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re: Ohio St receives notice of allegations from the NCAA
Posted on 4/25/11 at 10:21 am to finallyfastohio
Posted on 4/25/11 at 10:21 am to finallyfastohio
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It was kids selling their own property
That's the one thing I don't get. And I'm surprised no one has challenged it in court.
If I am the outright owner of an item, don't I have the right to do with it as I please? And then use the proceeds for any legitimate purpose, even if someone may consider it "waste"?
Did the NCAA push the matter because these kids blew their proceeds on bling, knowing the general public would probably side with them?
What if, instead of taking the money and blowing it on bling, one of the kids had sold his jersey and paid back rent to keep momma from being evicted? Would the NCAA have dared come down on him then? Or would the backlash from the public be so great that they would have backed off?
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Posted on 4/25/11 at 10:25 am to Quidam65
At this point though all of that is a moot point. The NCAA ruled on the players and none of that has changed.
All of this is about the cover up by Tressel. Players selling their shite is peanuts compared to what he did.
All of this is about the cover up by Tressel. Players selling their shite is peanuts compared to what he did.
Posted on 4/25/11 at 10:44 am to Quidam65
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If I am the outright owner of an item, don't I have the right to do with it as I please? And then use the proceeds for any legitimate purpose, even if someone may consider it "waste"?
If this logic is ever put in play, OSU and other teams will stop giving players Gold Pants; they will give them Gold Bricks.
The purpose is to make sure teams are not paying players (ie giving them goods for free which in turn they can sell for cash).
For what you are suggesting to make sense, you would have to ban teams giving players anything (rings, trinkets, jerseys... whatever).
Posted on 4/25/11 at 11:32 am to Quidam65
quote:Yes. It's why you can sell your Heisman trophy.
If I am the outright owner of an item, don't I have the right to do with it as I please?
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And I'm surprised no one has challenged it in court.
But we're talking about eligibility, and the NCAA controls that through their bylaws. Student athletes accept these bylaws when they accept a scholarship so they've already agreed to abide by these rules...therefore what is there to challenge? There are many other rules in place that determine what student athletes can and cannot do while under scholarship. How is that any different?
Posted on 4/25/11 at 1:08 pm to Quidam65
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If I am the outright owner of an item, don't I have the right to do with it as I please? And then use the proceeds for any legitimate purpose, even if someone may consider it "waste"?
The reason you cant sell stuff like jerseys, or gold pants is that every student doesnt get those. So by selling them it is a benefit that the general student body doesnt recieve.
ETA: heres an article from 04. Has nothing to do with the above, but interesting none the less.
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This post was edited on 4/25/11 at 1:10 pm
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