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January 07, 2004
Always a fan of the little guy, or in this case Diego Romero, 6'10", fighting for eligibility after making $2,400 over three years.....in Europe: 'See, with the NCAA's blessing, colleges are allowed to pursue (domestic) high school players with blatant bribery. Recruits basically take an all-expense-paid, 48-hour getaway to the campus of their choice -- planes and hotels, room service and leisure events. Recruits can do this at five different schools. They're called official recruiting visits, and the NCAA smiles.'
posted by garfield to basketball at 05:49 PM - 14 comments
Don't look now, but somewhere above is your hidden trick-geography lesson of the day.
posted by garfield at 06:23 PM on January 07, 2004
Hey, look what they did to Jeremy Bloom. Talk about a hose job.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 08:44 PM on January 07, 2004
garfield, I thought Argentina was in Asia..?
posted by smithers at 08:53 PM on January 07, 2004
What about the kid who was just in the Sugar Bowl--I think he plays for LSU--who was in the Cubs' minor league system for a few years? How did he get away with that?
posted by Justin Slotman at 08:17 AM on January 08, 2004
lbb, at least he found a way to do both. Any clue on how he got the loot to compete? Did he get some kind of deferred payment sponsorship? (I wonder if that's legal?) nice one, huh smithers? yipes. Justin, I couldn't tell ya squat about the Sugar Bowl. But I'd like to hear about it, especially if this is a different ruling on the same issue during the same time period. Was this kid domestic?
posted by garfield at 08:54 AM on January 08, 2004
QB Matt Mauk is the LSU guy. haven't found anything yet on why he's eligible to play college ball.
posted by goddam at 09:53 AM on January 08, 2004
You'll also find that Quincy Carter falls under this heading, as he played two years in the Cubs' farm system before signing with Georgia. I've been searching, but as yet have not come up with the rules of NCAA eligibility that allow for this. My only guess is that if someone participates in a different sport professionally than the one he or she chooses to do in the collegiate arena, eligibility is retained.
posted by wfrazerjr at 10:30 AM on January 08, 2004
The NCAA rule says different sports don't count against eligibility, which helps that skier/wide reciever at Colorado too.
posted by billsaysthis at 04:34 PM on January 08, 2004
The NCAA rule says different sports don't count against eligibility, which helps that skier/wide reciever at Colorado too. Jeremy Bloom (see above). It hasn't helped him yet, not to speak of.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 07:28 PM on January 08, 2004
Yeah, I'm trying to figure out why Jeremy Bloom can't be a pro skier but Mauk and Carter can be pro (albeit minor league) baseball players?
posted by Justin Slotman at 09:52 AM on January 09, 2004
NCAA : Not Coherent At All
posted by garfield at 10:08 AM on January 09, 2004
Romero has been reinstated
posted by goddam at 12:15 PM on January 12, 2004
Right on. I'm still a bit confused, and want a better explanation. What made the NCAA change their mind?
posted by garfield at 12:37 PM on January 12, 2004
"Florida State can barely conceal its disbelief in its correspondence to the NCAA, at one point using the NCAA president's words to support Romero's appeal: "President Myles Brand clearly stated recently that the NCAA must take a closer look at their legislation and how it adversely affects the welfare of student-athletes," according to one FSU missive. "President Brand stated in his 2003 State of the Association Address: 'Fairness also is an issue in the formation and enforcement of NCAA rules ... (W)ith regard to enforcement and rule violation, there should also be a place for good judgment. Fairness permits consideration of context.'"