Bama suspends Outland Trophy winner

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

as long as they are in the program, players can have NO contact with agents period. they can't deal with agents until the officially enter the draft.
at one time texas and alabama had state laws against agents contacting "student athletes" (not sure if the still do). if this happened in NOLa nothing can be done under state laws.

I can understand a junior wanting to test the waters,but that's a heavy price to pay for 'suspect' info from an agent.

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

I can understand a junior wanting to test the waters,but that's a heavy price to pay for 'suspect' info from an agent.

well i think he graduated this month or graduates in may, so he's early. he has to go nfl draft now, he can't come back to play at Bama next year.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

well i think he graduated this month or graduates in may, so he's early. he has to go nfl draft now, he can't come back to play at Bama next year.

Yup....no cushion now for him

[Cannon Shell]

Personally I think that a player should have the right to hire an agent whenever they want. Why should they not have someone working on their behalf? The NCAA is a joke of an organaztion. These retards dont even have the sense to control their own members football "playoff" system. While many agents are bad guys, some of the advice these players get from their cronies, family, friends is worse.

[Crown@club]

Guy will most likely be a first round pick, yet alone a top 10 pick.

[ddthetide]

a buddy of mine in Tuscaloosa passed this along to me today.

"From the bits and pieces I have gathered some have told me that Andre didn't do anything but a family member, possibly his uncle or his dad, took out an insurance policy on Andre through an agent before the Bowl game. Another agent who wanted Andre turned them in. I'm not going to say this is etched in stone."

These kids are told over and over again what the rules
are concerning parents, contacts with agents , yada yada yada.

My daughter had to sit through four 1 hour presentations about
contact between colleges and players her junior and senior year
at AAU tourmanments not associated with school. Had to sign
forms that she understood... I had to listen
to the same Dick Vitale video on all the contact rules 4 different times
and sign papers. It is ridiculous how careful they are.

After kids sign up with a school they are pounded with all the other rules.
Most of them know these rules better than any class they are taking.

No excuses.
Except maybe stupidity.