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‘Gurley bill’ passes Georgia House
Posted on 3/14/15 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 3/14/15 at 2:11 pm
So, the athlete in the State of Georgia has zero liability in these situations?
‘Gurley bill’ passes Georgia House
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Georgia lawmakers on Friday stepped in to try and prevent another debacle like the one that sidelined former University of Georgia running back for four games last season.
House Bill 3 — which just happens to have been Gurley’s uniform number — stiffens penalties for anyone who enters into a contract with a student-athlete if that person or company knew the transaction would jeopardize that athlete’s scholarship, eligibility or amateur standing.
The offense could lead to jail time and a $25,000 fine.
‘Gurley bill’ passes Georgia House
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Posted on 3/14/15 at 2:14 pm to SavageOrangeJug
I think jail is absurd.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 2:15 pm to UnAnon
Then stay in LA
Posted on 3/14/15 at 2:16 pm to SavageOrangeJug
Alabama has something similar.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 2:18 pm to SavageOrangeJug
You can not legislate this. See what the State of Alabama tried to do to stop agents after the Langham situation. It did stop the problem.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 2:36 pm to Irons Puppet
I want to know what the criminal penalties are for the athlete?
Posted on 3/14/15 at 2:46 pm to Irons Puppet
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You can not legislate this. See what the State of Alabama tried to do to stop agents after the Langham situation. It did stop the problem.
Unfortunately this is true and to be fair there are very, very, few football players on full scholarship in the SEC that aren't taken care of and often better than they've been in their lives.
There just aren't too many guys like Mo Couch, who took a pittance from an agent because he was married and trying to support his baby. Even then it was nothing. Mo and his wife had talked about her and the baby moving back across the country to her parents house (someplace like OK) because of the bills (many medical) until they could get in a better financial position. So he took a couple of hundred dollars in the Fluker mess and was the only one punished because he was the only one left but Mo admitted what he did and apologized.
IOW, he took responsibility for it. He knew it was against the rules and did it anyway and would've done it again because of his circumstance. BUT most of these guys aren't anywhere close to Mo's situation although there's a lot of pretending they are and very few own up to it even when caught.
Point being, these guys are taken care of and they know the consequences. Some just do it anyway and the ones who cause scandals got reckless. They could've made plenty via other means but again recklessness + greed.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 2:52 pm to SavageOrangeJug
I think the point is to hold agents/lawyers/grown arse men to a higher standard than a 20 year old athlete that's raking in millions for the school, yet doesn't have a pot to piss in. If you're a 40 year old lawyer, you know better.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 2:56 pm to SavageOrangeJug
Yes, half a season suspension when you're leading the nation in all purpose yards and TD's and the Heisman trophy front runner is nothing.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 3:01 pm to Tantal
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I think the point is to hold agents/lawyers/grown arse men to a higher standard than a 20 year old athlete that's raking in millions for the school, yet doesn't have a pot to piss in. If you're a 40 year old lawyer, you know better.
Legally you can't really do that. I mean you can with these sly laws like this but once you're 18+ you're the same as a 40 year old. Besides, these autograph brokers and agents aren't any more mature than a college athlete in MANY cases. College athletes know the rules and believe it or not if you do what most do and not get too greedy you'll never get caught.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 3:02 pm to Tantal
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‘Gurley bill’ passes Georgia House
I think the point is to hold agents/lawyers/grown arse men to a higher standard than a 20 year old athlete that's raking in millions for the school, yet doesn't have a pot to piss in. If you're a 40 year old lawyer, you know better.
The real purpose is, knowing you really can't police it, is to keep loser pricks with hurt feelings from doing what Gurley's guy did and ruining college football.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 3:31 pm to SavageOrangeJug
Yeah, this will clearly be shot down by the courts if challenged. But nice political points scored by the GA house.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 3:42 pm to SavageOrangeJug
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So, the athlete in the State of Georgia has zero liability in these situations?
You aren't really this dumb, are you? How many college athletes do you know of that has been arrested for signing autographs? The liability comes from the NCAA not from legislation.
However, please tell us, what kind of liability does the state of Tennessee lay on a student athlete?
I take t back. I guess you can be that dumb.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 3:43 pm to SavageOrangeJug
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I want to know what the criminal penalties are for the athlete?
Same as in Tennessee I would think.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 7:08 pm to CountryVolFan
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Yeah, this will clearly be shot down by the courts if challenged. But nice political points scored by the GA house.
Alabama's has held up just fine and actually been used in at least one successful prosecution.
Posted on 3/15/15 at 8:18 am to DawgsLife
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You aren't really this dumb, are you? How many college athletes do you know of that has been arrested for signing autographs? The liability comes from the NCAA not from legislation.
However, please tell us, what kind of liability does the state of Tennessee lay on a student athlete?
I take t back. I guess you can be that dumb.
I'm sorry that the point sailed over your pointy little flea-bitten head.
Why arrest the pimp and let the prostitute walk free?
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Same as in Tennessee I would think
We have no such laws that I am aware of.
This post was edited on 3/15/15 at 8:21 am
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