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re: Had an interesting conversation with a former SEC football player
Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:54 am to MontyFranklyn
Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:54 am to MontyFranklyn
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about players getting paid. He said that most of the money that players get from boosters or whomever, goes back home to their mother or grandmother for things like what we saw in the Tunsil text messages. He told me of a story about one player that got like $2500.00 after a big game back in 2000. He said the player sent $1500.00 back home with his mom and he kept $1000.00. I know it isn't right by the letter of the NCAA's law, but not all of these guys are tpos that blow through the money, some actually look out for their loved ones. It's not, nor it should be, a child's responsibility to take care of a household, but some circumstances are not in their control. I commend Tunsil for looking out for his mom, it is obvious his pos step dad wasn't.
Regardless of how "honorable" their intentions are, it's against NCAA rules... IMO the rules MUST be black and white otherwise we have the LT and Albert Mean type shite shows!!
TO eliminate those type issues, how bout the NCAA pass a rule ALL schools have a set amount(50K a year) that is set aside for financially troubled IMMEDIATE family members.. The paperwork is submitted to the school and as long as it follows NCAA guidelines, the school approves it and there is a paper trail. Problem solved..
Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:56 am to tomsellecksmustache
quote:That is a great idea, but it will get voted down because most schools can't afford it.
TO eliminate those type issues, how bout the NCAA pass a rule ALL schools have a set amount(50K a year) that is set aside for financially troubled IMMEDIATE family members.. The paperwork is submitted to the school and as long as it follows NCAA guidelines, the school approves it and there is a paper trail. Problem solved..
Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:58 am to tomsellecksmustache
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TO eliminate those type issues, how bout the NCAA pass a rule ALL schools have a set amount(50K a year) that is set aside for financially troubled IMMEDIATE family members.. The paperwork is submitted to the school and as long as it follows NCAA guidelines, the school approves it and there is a paper trail. Problem solved..
yeah that would open a huge can of worms. if you have 50k to play with, that money is going to like 4 of each team's highest recruiting targets
Posted on 5/4/16 at 12:36 pm to tomsellecksmustache
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getting paid. He said that most of the money that players get from boosters or whomever, goes back home to their mother or grandmother for things like what we saw in the Tunsil text messages. He told me of a story about one player that got like $2500.00 after a big game back in 2000. He said the player sent $1500.00 back home with his mom and he kept $1000.00. I know it isn't right by the letter of the NCAA's law, but not all of these guys are tpos that blow through the money, some actually look out for their loved ones. It's not, nor it should be, a child's responsibility to take care of a household, but some circumstances are not in their control. I commend Tunsil for looking out for his mom,
it is obvious his pos step dad wasn't.
BS. Unless maybe it helps them get to see there kids games or visit. Where would they get $ to pay bills if the kid want a fb player on scholarship?
Posted on 5/7/16 at 5:04 pm to tomsellecksmustache
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TO eliminate those type issues, how bout the NCAA pass a rule ALL schools have a set amount(50K a year) that is set aside for financially troubled IMMEDIATE family members.. The paperwork is submitted to the school and as long as it follows NCAA guidelines, the school approves it and there is a paper trail. Problem solved..
Exactly how is that helping anyone? What happens to the "financially troubled" family when the kids time at the university is over? Are they counting on that kid being a sure thing in the NFL? What is the average timeframe that a player goes bankrupt after leaving the NFL? I believe that I read somewhere that it's around 5 years for a very high percentage of NFL players.
Our society is fricked up. I'm OK with my taxes going towards living expenses for individuals who are truly disabled and can't take care of themselves. I'm OK with my taxes going towards living expenses for individuals and/or families who lose jobs due to difficult economic situations. Colleges shouldn't have any responsibility for a prospect or current athlete's family. NONE. The school is helping that family by accepting financial responsibility for their kid. At most, the school should provide transportation and sleeping accommodations for 2 family members for each home game. That's it.
I have nothing against Ole Miss but they must be punished or the NCAA is done. Cheating is black & white and all of you idiots making excuses for OM, LT, and LT's family should step back and look at the reality of this situation. When cheating becomes acceptable, get ready for the ~10-15 teams with the highest athletic revenues to dominate college sports like never before.
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