He took a calculated risk. Accept a secondary violation and get a slap on the wrist, or lie, have your assts lie, and ask a recruit and his father to lie and hope the NCAA can't prove anything, knowing if they can, it now becomes a major violation. My math says that was bad arithmetic on CBP's part. Does someone who takes such a pointless risk deserve to keep his employment? If you believe so, then we'll just have to agree to disagree. And for the record, he only came clean when he knew he was caught. He didn't do it because it was the right thing to do. That does make a difference, whether you want it to or not. As for the everyone lies arguement, you're right. But not since childhood have I told a lie that would get others in trouble. I take responsibility for my actions and face the piper when I get caught, but I never drag others down with me. Pearl hurt the entire university with one, poorly thought out lie. If he had integrity, he would end all of this and fall on his sword by tendering his resignation. He should not take the program down with him.