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12-24-2007, 08:47 AM
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Ohio state football
Minor violation brought no penalty
Monday, December 24, 2007 2:56 AM
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Calling it "old news," Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said yesterday the NCAA did not penalize the school for a minor NCAA rules violation committed by coach Jim Tressel. OSU rules compliance director Doug Archie reported to the NCAA soon after the incident last spring.
The report became public in Saturday's Plain Dealer of Cleveland. Tressel arranged for receiver Anthony Gonzalez and fullback Stan White Jr. to join him and others on a private jet flight to Atlanta to watch Ohio State beat Georgetown in a men's basketball national semifinal.
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12-25-2007, 10:14 AM
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My reality check bounced.
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Dispatch
Ohio state football
Minor violation brought no penalty
Monday, December 24, 2007 2:56 AM
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Calling it "old news," Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said yesterday the NCAA did not penalize the school for a minor NCAA rules violation committed by coach Jim Tressel. OSU rules compliance director Doug Archie reported to the NCAA soon after the incident last spring.
The report became public in Saturday's Plain Dealer of Cleveland. Tressel arranged for receiver Anthony Gonzalez and fullback Stan White Jr. to join him and others on a private jet flight to Atlanta to watch Ohio State beat Georgetown in a men's basketball national semifinal.
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Just curious, does anyone know when in a former player's life his former coach can take him out to dinner and pick up the tab without it being a NCAA violation? i.e. When does a player that has already played in his last college game cease to be under NCAA rules?
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12-25-2007, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by ScriptOhio
Just curious, does anyone know when in a former player's life his former coach can take him out to dinner and pick up the tab without it being a NCAA violation? i.e. When does a player that has already played in his last college game cease to be under NCAA rules?
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Just speculating, but with Brand and his flunkies cracking down, probably when either the coach or former player is dead, then the coach can take said player out and treat.
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12-25-2007, 11:23 AM
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Just speculating, but with Brand and his flunkies cracking down, probably when either the coach or former player is dead, then the coach can take said player out and treat.
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Or if you attend USC 
they just use boosters though.
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12-25-2007, 02:14 PM
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Puck you, NCAA
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Originally Posted by ScriptOhio
Just curious, does anyone know when in a former player's life his former coach can take him out to dinner and pick up the tab without it being a NCAA violation? i.e. When does a player that has already played in his last college game cease to be under NCAA rules?
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An athlete retains his status cradle-to-grave. That said, athletes who become donors are welcome to enjoy those benefits. Plus, occasional meals are allowable.
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12-28-2007, 11:48 AM
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kicked off the boat at the last minute
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