Here's my question based on the Yahoo article on the recruit that got pulled over by the Nebraska cop, who in turn recruited him while in the back of his cruiser:
1.) Is this a recruituing violation if the cop is an alumnus, booster, or season ticket holder?
2.) Is this recruitment valid due to the fact that the cop had a position of authority over the recruit at the time of the recruiting (i.e. - the recruit was possibly under duress to avoid a ticket)?
Should the NCAA be investigating this?!
I look forward to the discussion on this one ...
Here's the link to the story, btw, for folks who haven't read it yet.
If he has ever bought tickets, it is technically a violation.
Or if he's ever given money to the university or it's athletic department.
Also, saw this comment to the article and thought it sounded about right, even though I don't know the NCAA rulebook chapter and verse (but who does, really):
Apparently not even the NCAA.....
Nebraska needs all the help they can get!
Reminds me again of that movie Johnny B. Good where Anthony Michael Hall's character was bailed out of jail for a rape he didn't committ in exchange for him going to his HS coach's college. Football aside that's just a gross abuse of power over a young adult.
"Sherman ran an option play right through the south" - Greatest.Civil.War.Analogy.Ever
Technically this guy is a booster as a fan, but (and this proceeding statement will be a slippery slope), I don't look at the NCAA all that differently from the Supreme Court in these cases. There is no precedent that they have to follow, and should look case by case to see what is able to be allowed in specific cases. If, and it seems like this is the case, the cop was being generally benevolent, this isn't a big deal. Certainly no different from what he's getting from twitter and other sources.