Louisville post-seaon ban punishes innocent players and does not change the past

Louisville has become a national powerhouse in men's basketball, but will not get a chance to hoist the championship trophy this year. After allegations surfaced that a staff member provided escorts and strippers, Louisville President James Ramsey made a bold move. Midway through the season, he self-imposed a postseason ban on the men's basketball team. 

As players left their blood, sweat, and tears on the basketball court to prepare for the biggest tournament in basketball, one man took their dreams away. The problem is that innoncent players that had no involvement in the alleged incident, had their dreams destroyed. When players do something wrong, penalites must be served. In this case, as morally and ethically wrong that people think it is, it did not give the Lousville basketball team an advantage on the court. Instead of punishing players like Trey Lewis and Damion Lee, who transferred to to Louisville with one year of eligibilty left, Ramsey should have taken a step back and made approrpriate decsions that involved those who were responsible.