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SVCBeercats said:
Pray tell, how does this put the athlete in an awkward position? The player should simply decline the money and politely explain to the fan why the money cannot be accepted. Or accept the money and give it to a charity being careful to document the transaction and report it. I'm sure all of these players are capable of determining the correct choice. This is not awkward at all. They should feel good about educating a fan!

$40 dollars! What a cheapskate! :D
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I don't see it as that cut and dry. We're talking teenagers/young adults who are figuring out things and how to handle different situations. It's easy to assume that the player could simply do so, however they may not have felt comfortable in doing so.
 
cancontent said:
I don't see it as that cut and dry. We're talking teenagers/young adults who are figuring out things and how to handle different situations. It's easy to assume that the player could simply do so, however they may not have felt comfortable in doing so.
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They are young college women with a more than adequate IQ. If they cannot figure this out God help them in LIFE. Stop treating them as children. I'm sure CD at a minimum has reviewed such situations. Plus for all we know the player did the right thing which is why it was reported.
 
SVCBeercats said:
They are young college women with a more than adequate IQ. If they cannot figure this out God help them in LIFE. Stop treating them as children. I'm sure CD at a minimum has reviewed such situations. Plus for all we know the player did the right thing which is why it was reported.
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People can be socially awkward as adults without it being obvious to the naked eye. I know people much older than me who struggle with situations where they have to politely decline something.

Let's just chalk it up to "agree to disagree" as we have different perspectives on this.
 
SVCBeercats said:
They are young college women with a more than adequate IQ. If they cannot figure this out God help them in LIFE. Stop treating them as children. I'm sure CD at a minimum has reviewed such situations. Plus for all we know the player did the right thing which is why it was reported.
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how do you know CD was the player?
 
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shiverz45 said:
With NIL, I am surprised the NCAA is worrying about 40 bucks.
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NIL aside: The NCAA has always worried about student athletes' getting money, no matter how trifling the amount. While I was at SVC we qualified for the NCAA National Championship Bowling tournament. Father Mo, our coach, received a letter from the NCAA saying we were disqualified because we had gambled. We were stunned. Gambling? Father Mo discovered after we won the regional tournament which qualified us; one of our teammates was asked how we remained so poised throughout the tournament? He disclosed we bowled in a men's scratch handicap league. It was a highly competitive league. To feel even more pressure during each game we would put 50 cents into the "pot." High game won the "pot." Gambling!!! The team that finished second to us called the NCAA.

Epilog: The NAIA quickly invited us to play in their tournament. Our first series was against Univ. of Wisconsin who was rated as the best team in country. Their anchor bowler already had won the NCAA singles championship. He then went to Paris and won the world amateur championship. Why were they in NAIA tournament? Well they bowled in a highly competitive men's scratch league etc., etc., etc. True story!
 
socal613ws said:
how do you know CD was the player?
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See this is why we should stop with the CDing every player with CD initials. I was referencing THE CD, Chris Dailey. She and others at UCONN no doubt have educated the players regarding such a circumstance of gifting from a misguided fan. If players can make decisions regarding NILs, then surely they know how to handle this situation.
 
socal613ws said:
yea there's also Doty, idk why people just can't write out the person's name.
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Doing so would eliminate confusion and misunderstanding as in this case. The poster “assumed” his readers knew the “CD” he was referring to.
 
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SVCBeercats said:
See this is why we should stop with the CDing every player with CD initials. I was referencing THE CD, Chris Dailey. She and others at UCONN no doubt have educated the players regarding such a circumstance of gifting from a misguided fan. If players can make decisions regarding NILs, then surely they know how to handle this situation.
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Chris Dailey has been 'CD' for a lonnnngggggggg time.
 
Vancat said:
Chris Dailey has been 'CD' for a lonnnngggggggg time.
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If posters were allowed to use the numerical suffix without being subject to auto-editing, it would resolve the problem. I still don't understand why that has been (in effect) prohibited.
 
The 40 bucks was self reported. If the player never brings it up, no one is ever the wiser. I guarantee things like this happen a lot, but are just not reported. NIL or no NIL, envelopes full of cash for college athletes is still going to be a thing. As long as people keep their mouths shut, their is no way to catch it.
 
Vancat said:
Chris Dailey has been 'CD' for a lonnnngggggggg time.
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Yes, but not to readers/ visitors that are new to the Boneyard. If you want EVERYONE who would read your posts to completely understand your meaning and thoughts, avoid the use of initials. ;) It only takes a moment to spell out the name.
 
Cd2
 
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HuskyNan said:
The site owner wants us to call players by their names
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Personally, I don’t mind the auto change feature. It allows the poster to use shorthand and people to still read the full name. Everyone wins.

JMO
 
cancontent said:
From what I read, the one's associated with the WBB team are minor.

The CashApp transfer one though, that sucks. I'm sure the fan meant well, but I'm shaking my head there too because it puts an athlete in an awkward position.
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Cash in a plain envelope, cash in a plain envelope.... Didn't we learn anything from the well-known cheaters? Technology is not your friend....

***Before I get a time out from Admin, I'm joking. I don't support breaking the rules, just pointing out how easy it is to break them.
 
AgStatesman said:
The 40 bucks was self reported. If the player never brings it up, no one is ever the wiser. I guarantee things like this happen a lot, but are just not reported. NIL or no NIL, envelopes full of cash for college athletes is still going to be a thing. As long as people keep their mouths shut, their is no way to catch it.
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I think most players would report such a thing, they are, after all, concerned about their eligibility and it would be much worse later if they did something that turned out to be a no-no.

Yes, lots of things happen. I have previously shared the story of an incoming Rutgers player who was on-campus going to a NY Liberty game on a bus with the fan club. That was a violation, resolved by getting a check from the player's mother for the bus fare, tickets and lunch and swearing that no one purchased anything for her on the trip (which was true, the fans knew they couldn't). We were told it was one of 3 "minor" violations Rutgers was reporting to the NCAA, the others were not specified as they didn't involve fans.

As long as things are minor and self-reported, its all good. More major violations, which are also often self reported to the NCAA, are where the problems are. Typically, the minor violations are not publicized, I was surprised these were. Perhaps it was the number of them (which sounds a bit high) or more likely an effort to "teach" the public.

Another Rutgers one was the similar to several of the UConn violations relating to participating in a (sanctioned) league. Rutgers had a player do so, without getting permission at all, and she was suspended a couple games. That said, I can only imagine the punishment at the time if it had been "unsanctioned".
 
A booster is a member of “a group that supports athletic teams”. Therefore all Boneyard members are to be considered Boosters??
 
One would hope the NCAA would have bigger fish to fry than these extremely minor things. ..... Especially their own.
 
sno-cat said:
A booster is a member of “a group that supports athletic teams”. Therefore all Boneyard members are to be considered Boosters??
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Probably safest to assume that, yes.
 
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Eyes playing tricks. Volnation? :rolleyes:
 
socal613ws said:
will the Ncaa give Uconn a punishment? When will they decide?
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No, there is never any punishment and rarely any response at all for these minor self-reported violations. There would only be some action if there were repeated violations of something within UConn's control.
 
SVCBeercats said:
Pray tell, how does this put the athlete in an awkward position? The player should simply decline the money and politely explain to the fan why the money cannot be accepted. Or accept the money and give it to a charity being careful to document the transaction and report it. I'm sure all of these players are capable of determining the correct choice. This is not awkward at all. They should feel good about educating a fan!

$40 dollars! What a cheapskate! :D
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How often in the past has UConn Admin told fans to not give anything to POTENTIAL recruits. It would appear something minor causes problems far above the dollar value.
I agree the Student Athlete are taught the rules and it should be uncomfortable probably but if she just speaks "UConn/the NCAA won't allow me to accept".
 
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