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Posted on 9/11/13 at 8:38 pm to
Posted by Bama Bird
Member since Dec 2011
Member since Mar 2013
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Posted on 9/11/13 at 8:38 pm to
This isn't the NCAA's fault. It's the NFL's.
Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
44456 posts
Posted on 9/11/13 at 8:58 pm to
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This isn't the NCAA's fault. It's the NFL's.



Exactly. There is nothing the NCAA can do about a poor 21 year old college student with a 1 year old child of his own being tempted by an agent offering him thousands of dollars. The NFL has the power to revoke their certification though. They choose not to exercise that power.
Posted by chattabama
12essee
Member since Jun 2012
19315 posts
Posted on 9/11/13 at 9:00 pm to
True, but how do you ever enforce these rules? Do you hammer down on some while others skate by?

This kind of crap goes on at every institution. The thing that especially ticks me off is that it isn't like our coaches are handing the kids these checks. That is something the university can control and where the university should be liable.

But how do you ensure that these kids don't get money outside of the athletic complex? Simple. You can't. And neither should you. As I'm applying for grad school, I'm looking at schools that will pay me to go. That does not negate my eligibility as a student. There is no way that these student athletes can work a part time jobs during the season because of the requirements of the sport. They bring in lot of money to the university, so why shouldn't they get a small percentage of it?

The rules are antiquated and should be changed.

Lets face it. If we learned anything from $cam, Oregon, JFF, it is that the NCAA has way more rules than they can enforce. And if they did enforce these rules across the board, almost all programs would have sanctions.
Posted by RJYH
Member since Aug 2010
6923 posts
Posted on 9/11/13 at 9:51 pm to
The NCAA and NFL aren't to blame, the players are. It's personal responsibility, you can't break the rules, period. I won't bash them, but they're to blame.
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