ZRod Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I was looking down through that bowl swag list. How can they give all that stuff away and not run afoul of ncaa rules? Oh, I'm in favor of it--giving stuff to the players is GREAT. It just seems odd that players can get all this stuff from the bowl sponsors. But in other situations a player gets in hot water if someone buys him a sammich. Funny that. Because the NCAA allows it and monitors the gifts. They are only allowed to give so much of a dollar amount to each athlete. http://www.ncaa.org/...tes+can+receive Not only that, but I think the ncaa monitors gifts given to the players from their schools during the year and counts that against what they can get from the bowls. Like those gold pants the Ohio State players got have a monetary value and that counts against their bowl swag... or something like that. From the link it's sounds more like the institution can give an annual gift, that is separate from the bowl package. But the bowl package can have gifts from the institution and the bowl committee that both count towards the post season award, so together they couldn't exceed the limit. Quote Link to comment
Rocketsocks Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I was looking down through that bowl swag list. How can they give all that stuff away and not run afoul of ncaa rules? Oh, I'm in favor of it--giving stuff to the players is GREAT. It just seems odd that players can get all this stuff from the bowl sponsors. But in other situations a player gets in hot water if someone buys him a sammich. Funny that. Because the NCAA allows it and monitors the gifts. They are only allowed to give so much of a dollar amount to each athlete. http://www.ncaa.org/...tes+can+receive Not only that, but I think the ncaa monitors gifts given to the players from their schools during the year and counts that against what they can get from the bowls. Like those gold pants the Ohio State players got have a monetary value and that counts against their bowl swag... or something like that. From the link it's sounds more like the institution can give an annual gift, that is separate from the bowl package. But the bowl package can have gifts from the institution and the bowl committee that both count towards the post season award, so together they couldn't exceed the limit. Funny how ncaa rules could be confusing. This group can give this gift and that group can give that gift, but only so much and no more and if you trade your gift for tattoos you're the worst person ever and there has to be a big investigation. But it's all a gift, and you're still an amateur, thousands of dollars later. Quote Link to comment
ZRod Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Funny how ncaa rules could be confusing. This group can give this gift and that group can give that gift, but only so much and no more and if you trade your gift for tattoos you're the worst person ever and there has to be a big investigation. But it's all a gift, and you're still an amateur, thousands of dollars later. And the best part!... While everyone else has limits on what they can give the players... the NCAA can give unlimited gifts! Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I think the limit is a value of $550 per player. And, I believe the "gift suites" are a room where many vendors/manufacturers set up tables and the players get to pickout whatever suits their fancy (watches, sunglasses, iPods, etc.) up to the $550 limit of course. If you've ever watched the Sopranos episode with Ben Kingsley, I think it's kind of like that. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Brings to mind when Andre Jones tried to pawn the tv of teammate Dreu Young and claimed it was from his bowl swag bag. DOH!! Quote Link to comment
The Snork Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 At the Outback bowl the players get a $25 gift certificate to Outback? Talk about cheap! Won't even buy one decent steak. Quote Link to comment
GMoose Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Shawn Watson has swag for days Just look at the guy, his initials are the first two letters of SWAG for god's sake! Quote Link to comment
okaive Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 At the Outback bowl the players get a $25 gift certificate to Outback? Talk about cheap! Won't even buy one decent steak. Well they want the players to spend their hard earned.....errrrr wait, they don't earn any money. Quote Link to comment
GoonSquad Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I think the limit is a value of $550 per player. And, I believe the "gift suites" are a room where many vendors/manufacturers set up tables and the players get to pickout whatever suits their fancy (watches, sunglasses, iPods, etc.) up to the $550 limit of course. If you've ever watched the Sopranos episode with Ben Kingsley, I think it's kind of like that. At the end of the day the gift "suite" is just a list we give to players and they mark off the quantity and item they want... not as sophisticated as they'd make you think. Quote Link to comment
JTrain Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 This right here is my swag: Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt96 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I do remember the players got X-Box 360's at the Holiday Bowl in '09. I heard a rumor that most of the players sold them on ebay. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 Shawn Watson has swag for days Just look at the guy, his initials are the first two letters of SWAG for god's sake! Shawn Watson's A God Quote Link to comment
Blackshirts007 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I do remember the players got X-Box 360's at the Holiday Bowl in '09. I heard a rumor that most of the players sold them on ebay. i would if i already had one Quote Link to comment
Alamo City Husker Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 And I thought it was a bowl of swag....Oh well, I will have my 4:20 (Post) sober. Quote Link to comment
darkhorse85 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 ■ Capital One Bowl Citrus Bowl, Orlando Monday, Jan. 2, 1 p.m., ESPN $420 shopping trip to a local Best Buy, Timely Watch Co. watch http://www.sportsbus...Gifts-List.aspx Only because I love that show Fur sure. Quote Link to comment
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