More thoughts from Myles Brand

A couple of additional thoughts on Myles Brand's speech on Thursday:

*He said that college has completely random steroids tests, but it didn't sound like they enforced them that often. In the Q and A with the media, he essentially said it was more or less reactionary, where if a trainer sees an athlete bulking up rather quickly, they'll investigate. However, they test at all championships, and the penalties for getting caught are severe. One failed test and you lose a year of eligibility. Two failed tests and you are done. "It's just cheating," Brand said. "It's just flat out cheating."

*During the Q and A with the audience, Brand was asked if the day would come where college athletes were every paid. His simple response: "No." After some laughter, he did expound on that point: "If you want to play our games, you're going to have to follow our rules. And our rules say you're a student first. If you don't want to be a student, that's OK. It's not for everyone. Go somewhere else, go to Europe or to a developmental league."

*I was surprised that Brand didn't mention Wednesday's college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., in his general speech. He did make a quip about it with the media afterwards, and flashed a big smile. Brand was president of Indiana before becoming president of the NCAA. The Hoosiers upset No. 2 Wisconsin on Wednesday, ending the Badgers' 17-game winning streak. By the way, Brand was also the guy that fired Bob Knight.