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One thing I haven't seen discussed about the NCAA & Cecil's alleged solicitation of money is the fallout from an NCAA ruling making Cam ineligible at Auburn. It would literally open Pandora's box, and would invite schools to turn each other in to the NCAA in huge numbers.

The bammers and some of the so-called sports media argue that the NCAA can't afford to let a family member ask for benefits without punishing the student-athlete by ruling him ineligible. But think about the outcome of a ruling that a student-athlete is ineligible at all schools simply because he or someone close to him solicited a benefit. (Montgomery attorney Donald Jackson said this happens every weekend without any penalty, and I believe he is telling the truth).

I know that I have heard of bammer players who asked for extra benefits to come to Auburn. If this is an NCAA violation that renders them ineligible to play at bammer, then I suppose Auburn has a duty to report it to the NCAA. This sort of ruling could quickly turn into fans of one school with a hidden tape recorder trying to entice recruits into asking for extra benefits so they could turn them in and get them declared ineligible.

Clay Travis and some bammers want to argue that the NCAA can't afford to rule that Cam is eligible because of the consequences of such a ruling. But I don't think they've thought of the consequences of a contrary ruling. I do not believe the NCAA rules provide for ruling an athlete ineligible based on a "solicitation" and I don't believe they are going to create a new interpretation to rule against Cam.

But if they do, then I say, "Lock and load."

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One thing I haven't seen discussed about the NCAA & Cecil's alleged solicitation of money is the fallout from an NCAA ruling making Cam ineligible at Auburn. It would literally open Pandora's box, and would invite schools to turn each other in to the NCAA in huge numbers.

The bammers and some of the so-called sports media argue that the NCAA can't afford to let a family member ask for benefits without punishing the student-athlete by ruling him ineligible. But think about the outcome of a ruling that a student-athlete is ineligible at all schools simply because he or someone close to him solicited a benefit. (Montgomery attorney Donald Jackson said this happens every weekend without any penalty, and I believe he is telling the truth).

I know that I have heard of bammer players who asked for extra benefits to come to Auburn. If this is an NCAA violation that renders them ineligible to play at bammer, then I suppose Auburn has a duty to report it to the NCAA. This sort of ruling could quickly turn into fans of one school with a hidden tape recorder trying to entice recruits into asking for extra benefits so they could turn them in and get them declared ineligible.

Clay Travis and some bammers want to argue that the NCAA can't afford to rule that Cam is eligible because of the consequences of such a ruling. But I don't think they've thought of the consequences of a contrary ruling. I do not believe the NCAA rules provide for ruling an athlete ineligible based on a "solicitation" and I don't believe they are going to create a new interpretation to rule against Cam.

But if they do, then I say, "Lock and load."

I see your point.  It wuold basically be the end of the NCAA.  It would be like a new world order of college football because the old regime would crumble with everyone turning in everyone

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Very well put. Like you said, pretty much any average fan could try to get a recruit to ask for extra benefits. It's a dangerous, slippery slope that they would be going down.

By the way, I really want to beat Alabama. Their fans seem to have somehow gotten cockier this year than they were last year...with 2 losses under their belt now. Who knows what goes through their brains

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One thing I haven't seen discussed about the NCAA & Cecil's alleged solicitation of money is the fallout from an NCAA ruling making Cam ineligible at Auburn. It would literally open Pandora's box, and would invite schools to turn each other in to the NCAA in huge numbers.

The bammers and some of the so-called sports media argue that the NCAA can't afford to let a family member ask for benefits without punishing the student-athlete by ruling him ineligible. But think about the outcome of a ruling that a student-athlete is ineligible at all schools simply because he or someone close to him solicited a benefit. (Montgomery attorney Donald Jackson said this happens every weekend without any penalty, and I believe he is telling the truth).

I know that I have heard of bammer players who asked for extra benefits to come to Auburn. If this is an NCAA violation that renders them ineligible to play at bammer, then I suppose Auburn has a duty to report it to the NCAA. This sort of ruling could quickly turn into fans of one school with a hidden tape recorder trying to entice recruits into asking for extra benefits so they could turn them in and get them declared ineligible.

Clay Travis and some bammers want to argue that the NCAA can't afford to rule that Cam is eligible because of the consequences of such a ruling. But I don't think they've thought of the consequences of a contrary ruling. I do not believe the NCAA rules provide for ruling an athlete ineligible based on a "solicitation" and I don't believe they are going to create a new interpretation to rule against Cam.

But if they do, then I say, "Lock and load."

I see your point.  It wuold basically be the end of the NCAA.  It would be like a new world order of college football because the old regime would crumble with everyone turning in everyone

One thing I haven't seen discussed about the NCAA & Cecil's alleged solicitation of money is the fallout from an NCAA ruling making Cam ineligible at Auburn. It would literally open Pandora's box, and would invite schools to turn each other in to the NCAA in huge numbers.

The bammers and some of the so-called sports media argue that the NCAA can't afford to let a family member ask for benefits without punishing the student-athlete by ruling him ineligible. But think about the outcome of a ruling that a student-athlete is ineligible at all schools simply because he or someone close to him solicited a benefit. (Montgomery attorney Donald Jackson said this happens every weekend without any penalty, and I believe he is telling the truth).

I know that I have heard of bammer players who asked for extra benefits to come to Auburn. If this is an NCAA violation that renders them ineligible to play at bammer, then I suppose Auburn has a duty to report it to the NCAA. This sort of ruling could quickly turn into fans of one school with a hidden tape recorder trying to entice recruits into asking for extra benefits so they could turn them in and get them declared ineligible.

Clay Travis and some bammers want to argue that the NCAA can't afford to rule that Cam is eligible because of the consequences of such a ruling. But I don't think they've thought of the consequences of a contrary ruling. I do not believe the NCAA rules provide for ruling an athlete ineligible based on a "solicitation" and I don't believe they are going to create a new interpretation to rule against Cam.

But if they do, then I say, "Lock and load."

I see your point.  It wuold basically be the end of the NCAA.  It would be like a new world order of college football because the old regime would crumble with everyone turning in everyone

The NCAA could not investigate this mess  anyway they don't have enough personnel.

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I see your point and I think it is a valid one but IF any of these allegations prove to be true, I just don't see how the NCAA could not address it.  Either way, this issue is going to set a precident that will redefine recruiting from here on out.  Interested to see how it all unfolds.................

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The problem is that this rule can't be cut and dry.  If an athlete ask for a hat or jersey does that mean he is technically ineligible from that point on?  What if a star athlete's third cousin tells a coach he can get the player for a sum of money, is that player now ineligable even if he doesn't know the cousin.

The problem with this rule is that it opens up a whole can of worms and there will be no way to determine what is too much.

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I see your point and I think it is a valid one but IF any of these allegations prove to be true, I just don't see how the NCAA could not address it.  Either way, this issue is going to set a precident that will redefine recruiting from here on out.  Interested to see how it all unfolds.................

I think this is a major reason the NCAA and the SEC where happy with keeping this case on the down low until somebody  :-\ let the cat out of the bag.

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