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re: Bama team gets a nice gift from Amari Cooper
Posted on 1/10/16 at 12:17 am to Tuscaloosa
Posted on 1/10/16 at 12:17 am to Tuscaloosa
Did they get a liter-o-cola? It's french for give me some frickin' cola.
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Posted on 1/10/16 at 12:20 am to Tuscaloosa
Cooooop
Posted on 1/10/16 at 1:05 am to UltimateHog
Coop is tGOAT 
Posted on 1/10/16 at 6:49 am to alabamabuckeye
Posted on 1/10/16 at 7:40 am to Tuscaloosa
Beats by Dre are overpriced shite
Posted on 1/10/16 at 7:53 am to Tuscaloosa
Those are like less than 400 bucks. It would be a nice gift for a high school team.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 9:44 am to TailbackU
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Totally! It's the Bama rules, which is to say there are no rules.
Why is it that the barners are ALWAYS whinny little female dogs?
Posted on 1/10/16 at 10:34 am to Tuscaloosa
Cool gift but don't most of those guys already have those?
Posted on 1/10/16 at 10:37 am to BowlJackson
Has precedent, not a violation, not a story. 
Posted on 1/10/16 at 10:39 am to cyde
Nice gesture from Coop. Nothing more, nothing less.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 11:32 am to idlewatcher
quote:Now they have a backup. Or, I guess they could sell them online for a little extra cash.
Cool gift but don't most of those guys already have those?
Posted on 1/10/16 at 11:36 am to tylerdurden24
Mark Emmert (former Tiger 
) asked for comment says:
"I KNOW NOTHING! I SEE NOTHING!!!"
) asked for comment says: "I KNOW NOTHING! I SEE NOTHING!!!"
Posted on 1/10/16 at 12:50 pm to Tuscaloosa
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Are there any rules in place to stop any former players from dropping however much money he wants on his former team mates?
I remember when some were mad when Peyton bought a bunch of pizzas for his teammates while at UT.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 12:53 pm to LSUDonMCO
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Mark Emmert (former Tiger ) asked for comment says:
"I KNOW NOTHING! I SEE NOTHING!!!"
Don't be so sad. Life is good.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 12:57 pm to idlewatcher
You see those wires. Wires are like cancer for Swag.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 1:05 pm to cyde
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Has precedent, not a violation, not a story.
How is it not a violation? Honest question and not a troll. Gifts are a violation plain and simple unless he had them repay him. Wasn't it Jones and Engram that went on the fishing trip in Mobile and had to repay the guy even though Jones knew him for a long time or something?
Posted on 1/10/16 at 1:19 pm to Warfarer
Bama players also all come from family's that can buy them customized new dodge chargers and tahoes while they're in college.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 1:37 pm to Warfarer
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How is it not a violation? Honest question and not a troll. Gifts are a violation plain and simple unless he had them repay him. Wasn't it Jones and Engram that went on the fishing trip in Mobile and had to repay the guy even though Jones knew him for a long time or something?
Because teams always get gifts during bowl games. Lots of gifts, go look them up.
The only thing that has to be done is they have to be approved before hand. Kind of like people can take players out to dinner and such, but it has to be approved before. If you don't get it approved, then it's a violation.
Clemson's team also got them I read, but I'm not sure from what source.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 1:52 pm to Tuscaloosa
Are there any rules in place to stop any former players from dropping however much money he wants on his former team mates?
None of those guys were his team mates. And if former players dropping gifts is okay, then Arkansas is about to become a huge SEC power as a former Hogs running back suddenly has the ability to give gifts.
None of those guys were his team mates. And if former players dropping gifts is okay, then Arkansas is about to become a huge SEC power as a former Hogs running back suddenly has the ability to give gifts.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 1:53 pm to 3down10
Welcome to bowl rules. I still remember back in the like '99 when I knew some Bama and UT players hearing the stories then, and it's an even bigger deal now. I think it was UT that got PS1s, clothes, shoes, and all sorts of other promos. All the players had PS1s so those all went on eBay. And if you made your own way to the bowl you were paid mileage. So, 6 players jam into one car, split the has bill, and get a collective $3 per mile.
I can't remember exactly which year 98, 99, or 2000, but between mileage and selling swag every player made as much as $2k, which when not reported for taxes is a lot of money for a 18-21 year old.
They have a financial limit for gifts but that limit has risen and the vendors fudge the numbers down a bit to get the players more stuff. I seem to recall talk of some of the sports type clothes players got being valued at only a few dollars when it was probably ten times that on the store shelves.
I imagine with Bama having 2 bowls this year he players are probably elbow deep in stuff. Everything is by the rules so long as everything comes in the form of items from NCAA advertisers and sponsors. The NCAA wants players promoting these sponsors, it's part of the wink wink nod nod deal of them buying advertising for amateurs.
I can't remember exactly which year 98, 99, or 2000, but between mileage and selling swag every player made as much as $2k, which when not reported for taxes is a lot of money for a 18-21 year old.
They have a financial limit for gifts but that limit has risen and the vendors fudge the numbers down a bit to get the players more stuff. I seem to recall talk of some of the sports type clothes players got being valued at only a few dollars when it was probably ten times that on the store shelves.
I imagine with Bama having 2 bowls this year he players are probably elbow deep in stuff. Everything is by the rules so long as everything comes in the form of items from NCAA advertisers and sponsors. The NCAA wants players promoting these sponsors, it's part of the wink wink nod nod deal of them buying advertising for amateurs.
This post was edited on 1/10/16 at 1:56 pm
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