zls44
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OT - Howard University Suspends...Well...Everything
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Sad to see. Also means that's one less option for Rutty next season.
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lol...that was my first thought too.
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Not one less option for Rutty -- it means Rutty need another game, as Howard was coming to the banks of the Raritan on September 8.
Luckily for Rutgers, if you don't care about the quality of your I-AA game it can't be that hard to buy a replacement. Of course, Pernetti will want Marinnato to pay for it for some reason.
Luckily for Rutgers, if you don't care about the quality of your I-AA game it can't be that hard to buy a replacement. Of course, Pernetti will want Marinnato to pay for it for some reason.
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Its a suspension not a termination and could be short-term. Rutgers may still get their competitive game afterall.
Anyway it is sad that all athletics suffer from actions of some. Kind of harsh but necessary (or is it). A lot of blame to go around, but never, ever put money in a 'kids' hands and expect that they will always do the right thing. Adult oversight is usually helpful. But the whole athletic program suspended, wow?
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"The people who disbursed the money weren't properly overseeing the book vouchers," the student says. "Now that the budget is under scrutiny, and they're looking at all the money being disbursed, they're blaming it on athletes."
According to that student, some athletes received refund checks for unspent textbook voucher funds without being told where the money was coming from; other athletes knowingly spent the money improperly on items available in the bookstore like iPads; and others spent the extra money on school supplies like notebooks and pens. "Because there is such a turnover in athletic personnel, you hear different things about what you can purchase," the student says.
At no point, the student says, were athletes given guidance on how to spend their vouchers: "In order to take the heat off of them, [athletics officials are] pointing the finger at us."
Anyway it is sad that all athletics suffer from actions of some. Kind of harsh but necessary (or is it). A lot of blame to go around, but never, ever put money in a 'kids' hands and expect that they will always do the right thing. Adult oversight is usually helpful. But the whole athletic program suspended, wow?
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"The people who disbursed the money weren't properly overseeing the book vouchers," the student says. "Now that the budget is under scrutiny, and they're looking at all the money being disbursed, they're blaming it on athletes."
According to that student, some athletes received refund checks for unspent textbook voucher funds without being told where the money was coming from; other athletes knowingly spent the money improperly on items available in the bookstore like iPads; and others spent the extra money on school supplies like notebooks and pens. "Because there is such a turnover in athletic personnel, you hear different things about what you can purchase," the student says.
At no point, the student says, were athletes given guidance on how to spend their vouchers: "In order to take the heat off of them, [athletics officials are] pointing the finger at us."
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