🏈 The University HAS met with the NCAA on the Jones/Ingram matter...

[TerryP]

This just released from the Tuscaloosa News

The University of Alabama has not self-reported any NCAA violations related to a spring fishing excursion taken by football players Julio Jones and Mark Ingram, but at least one member of the UA compliance staff has flown to Indianapolis to discuss the situation with NCAA enforcement representatives, The Tuscaloosa News has learned. <!--
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--> <!-- GRAY BOX ARTICLE CONTENT--> <!-- /GRAY BOX ARTICLE CONTENT--> Neither Jones nor Ingram has been declared ineligible to play this season, but UA is consulting with the Southeastern Conference to determine whether the matter should be reported as a possible secondary violation.

UA has investigated for the past few months a Gulf Coast fishing trip taken by Jones and Ingram with Curtis Anderson, a 56-year-old resident of Athens who owns a condominium in Gulf Shores.

UA's investigation determined Anderson is not an athletic booster. Student-athletes accepting benefits from a booster, defined as a representative of a school's athletic interests, would be considered a possible major institutional violation of NCAA rules.

UA also determined the excursion did not violate NCAA Bylaw 12.1.2.1.6, which prohibits student-athletes from receiving extra benefits due to their status or reputation as athletes.
For benefits valued at $100 or less, student-athletes can repay the value of the benefit to a charity and continue to compete without losing eligibility. The value of the trip is not known, but UA's investigation determined that Jones and Ingram did not receive any exta benefit due to their status or reputation as athletes.

If Jones and Ingram were determined to have received improper benefits, they would have to be declared ineligible and UA could appeal to have their eligibility reinstated after repayment of the value of the benefit. If the value of the benefit exceeded $100, Jones and Ingram would have to sit out a portion of the season as a penalty.
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[bamabarney]

So those this mean this is over with or waiting on NCAA again?

 

[BigAl]

I sorta have a funny feeling that we are the only school that the Nazis would even question, anybody else this wouldn't even raise an eyebrow. This pmo to even think about having to explain this. :swear:

 

[jdpas29]

this kind of junk is just ridiculous. they went fishing. they didn't go to vegas and entertain strippers in a hot tub. i scoff.

 

[Southern Bama]

Yea......this is so friggin trivial:swear::swear::swear: Reggie Bushs family eas living in a mansion...paid for by who :lance: and did nothing.....nothing.....and these two go and wet a hook with John Q citizen and #@!#@#@!#@!#@!#@!@!#@!@@###@#@!#:swear:

 

[joeman546]

Nothings going to happen, they are just doing the formal stuff I imagine.

Theyll play, and even if the NCAA wastes money on its own investigation, theyll just find alot of hot air that resembles smoke when looked at freom a distance.

I mean, you cant set a value on a trip like that anyway, so on top of him not being an ALABAMA booster, theyd have nothing to go on.


So no worries.

 

[RollTideinGA]

This goes to show you there way too many silly NCAA laws regarding atheletes. Extra benefits (cars, houses, money, jobs, etc) or parties hosted by boosters, and junk like that I get.

So 2 college kids go fishing. One has known the family since his high school days. And that family happens to be fans of a rival school.

Its not as if some booster of the Tide invited two players to his private boat to go deep sea fishing and had them out on the town in Miami.

I sure hope they dont find out that the football team is using toilet paper other than the official tp of the NCAA. Then we'll be screwed! :lance: