Eric the Red Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 saw this at RSS. . Message from the Nebraska Athletic Department Compliance Staff: On behalf of the University of Nebraska student-athletes, we are so thankful to have your support as we continue to build championship teams in every sport. Because of the ease in which people communicate online with each other today, we thought an educational message is appropriate to clear up any confusion that exists about contacting recruits. NCAA rules and regulations are complex to say the least, but one area that is completely straightforward is fan communication with recruits. If any fans, boosters, alumni (or any other supporters) of Nebraska has any contact (e.g., in-person, instant message, text message, e-mail, fax, etc.) whatsoever with a recruit there are could be serious consequences such as: The University of Nebraska would have an NCAA violation to report to the NCAA enforcement staff; The recruit would become ineligible to participate in athletics at Nebraska, and before any of our coaches could continue to contact the recruit, we would have to rule him/her ineligible and then seek reinstatement through the NCAA office; and The fan/booster/alumni involved could jeopardize their standing with the University of Nebraska athletic department. We know that fans of Nebraska are the most dedicated and supportive in the country so please if you have any questions about NCAA rules, contact our office at anytime at 402.472.2042 or e-mail compliance@huskers.com Thank you for helping Nebraska Athletics stand by our building blocks of TRADITION, TEAMWORK, and INTEGRITY. Josh White Director of Compliance University of Nebraska Quote Link to comment
huskerfan500 Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 so that means if anyone talks to a recuirt they become ineligible, what if you went to the same school, I know NCAA wouldn't actually do anything but those rules are crap Quote Link to comment
Ohio Pete Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 so that means if anyone talks to a recuirt they become ineligible, what if you went to the same school, I know NCAA wouldn't actually do anything but those rules are crap If he's your lab partner in Biology, I'm pretty sure you are allowed to talk to him. I'm sure this is just CYA to prevent the appearance of impropriety. Quote Link to comment
westgatehusker Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 so does that mean we should try to publicly convince Trevor Robinson to go to ND Quote Link to comment
DaveH Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 so that means if anyone talks to a recuirt they become ineligible, what if you went to the same school, I know NCAA wouldn't actually do anything but those rules are crap There are obviously exceptions such as family or just plain running into the guy, or if you are friends of course. The rules aren't crap. They are meant to keep boosters and fans, who think they are doing good for the university, from ruining a good thing. Quote Link to comment
HuskerExpat Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Last time I read the rules a few weeks ago, those weren't the rules. The actual rules are much narrower than the letter above implies, but it makes sense that the compliance department would be very, very broad in their interpretation, for a letter to a message board. Quote Link to comment
T_O_Bull Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 so that means if anyone talks to a recuirt they become ineligible, what if you went to the same school, I know NCAA wouldn't actually do anything but those rules are crap The rules may very well be crap but they are the rules and until they are changed we need to abide by them. >>>T_O_B Quote Link to comment
HUSKER 37 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 With 15 Notre Dame verbal Commits playing in Saturday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl.. How hard would it be to become a convincing ND fan? ..And contact them about the joys of South Bend? Hey..Might work better to become a temporary USC fan to tie up their recruiting class for awhile. Quote Link to comment
huskerfan500 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 does this mean some of these guys myspace communication, I think so that means stay away Quote Link to comment
kstatehater Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 does this mean some of these guys myspace communication, I think so I think they covered the topic on 60 minutes or maybe it was that new espn show. At present time I don't think it is enforced but that technically yes it would be a violation. Quote Link to comment
HuskerExpat Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Like I said above, I believe the rules are actually much narrower. Last time I read the them, the rules on communication only applied to persons officially connected with a program, or those with sufficient ties to be considered boosters (donate money, etc). You are not a booster simply because you are a fan. Don't believe me, go to the NCAA Web site and read the rules. Think about it, if the rules applied simply fans of a college football team, without any ties to a team, a recruit couldn't talk to any fan of college football, which probably applies to just about everyone he knows. Alternatively, if those were really the rules, I'd just declare myself a fan of USC or some other team and bring their program down by contacting all their recruits. That would be absurd, and it is not how the rules work. I understand that they are erring on the side of caution. It is better to tell everyone not to contact a recruit, because then no one can accidentally cross the line. That doesn't change the fact that the rules are much narrower than reported by the letter above... Quote Link to comment
BOBELIEVER Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I agree with expat... what a ridiculous rule that , if true, would be broken all the time everywhere across the nation Quote Link to comment
JTrain Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 If any fans, boosters, alumni (or any other supporters) of Nebraska has any contact (e.g., in-person, instant message, text message, e-mail, fax, etc.) whatsoever with a recruit there are could be serious consequences... JAY GUY, DL, 6-1, 300, 5, ALDINE (EISENHOWER), TEXAS “I liked everything, fans, coaches, atmosphere great program. Everything about it was great. I’m really excited about Nebraska I’m going up their midterm.” Guy said about his college choice to Nebraska “I went to the Oklahoma game it was a good game. It was crazy 86,000 fans. Everybody was into it, fans knew who all the recruits that were there” Fans Knew Welcomed Guy “Many of the people in the crowd knew my name, knew who I was and wanted me to go there (Nebraska). Fans came up and talked to me and even wanted photo’s” Guy said Link So I guess Guy is ineligible? That's a shame, I was sort of excited to see what Carl could turn him into. Quote Link to comment
ESPY Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Last time I read the rules a few weeks ago, those weren't the rules. The actual rules are much narrower than the letter above implies, but it makes sense that the compliance department would be very, very broad in their interpretation, for a letter to a message board. If nothing else, take it from a compliance analyst. Broad interpretations are a good thing, especially in a message board like this. Quote Link to comment
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