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NCAA Rules Prevent Fans from Helping Veteran to See His Son Play
My guess is that the NCAA is doing everything in their power to just piss everyone off that they can.EFL RTWT "It hit me that he shouldn't have to bear the cost of the flight," says Hendrix, a 57-year-old marketing consultant from Signal Mountain, Tenn. "I was struck by the fact that not only was he serving the country, but as a parent this might be the best athletic moment of his son's career." So Hendrix posted on the message board on his favorite website, ugasports.com. "I said, 'You know guys, let's all kick in $100, get 25-30 of us and pay this guy's way to Sanford Stadium in recognition of what he is doing for the country.'" The response was overwhelming. Within minutes the money was pledged, not all $100 bids. Some Georgia undergrads offered $20 each. A few people only had $50 to spare. It was a community effort. A great idea. Everyone agreed. Until someone posted a joke, "what if this is against NCAA rules?" Someone checked with the compliance officers at both schools. Guess what? "We were in violation of two NCAA rules," Hendrix says. Athletes are prohibited from having friends or family receive free travel. In theory, the rule makes sense; you can't have boosters flying a player's mom and dad in for games. Allowing such would provide an unfair advantage to the big schools that can afford it. Posted by: badanov 2005-08-20 |
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