tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637181995607225218.post4047798048569245321..comments2023-10-26T09:24:06.206-05:00Comments on The Hawkeye Compulsion: Kirk Ferentz: Reading between the linesJHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825560592134094124noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637181995607225218.post-42664672952769594192007-08-24T15:03:00.000-05:002007-08-24T15:03:00.000-05:00I've seen the NCAA rulebook on what is allowed and...I've seen the NCAA rulebook on what is allowed and what isn't (I volunteered for the compliance officer while in school), and it's sick. I have no idea if using somebody else's credit card, to be paid back, is a violation of NCAA rules. It was merely a suggestion, or an alternative to the discussion as to how quickly Bowman and Douglas will be hung out to dry.Fun With Clientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01223888498751368018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637181995607225218.post-31152566667969664882007-08-24T11:29:00.000-05:002007-08-24T11:29:00.000-05:00Exactly. If DD and Bowman used credit cards given...Exactly. If DD and Bowman used credit cards given to them by their parents or relatives, that would be one thing (though it probably wouldn't result in a reported theft, let alone criminal charges). But if they came from someone else, it has to be someone connected to the program. And that, my friends, is a "holy shit" moment. The possible conspiracy theories are endless.Hawkeye Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894608148962290244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637181995607225218.post-81852873044573937112007-08-24T10:47:00.000-05:002007-08-24T10:47:00.000-05:00Wouldn't the permitted use of borrowed credits as ...Wouldn't the permitted use of borrowed credits as a "loan" be something the NCAA would be interested in? That line of defense could open up a whole different, and potentially much more dangerous, can of worms.MetsFanVIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11417008245295722706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637181995607225218.post-43649118643280774042007-08-24T10:28:00.000-05:002007-08-24T10:28:00.000-05:00Preach it, lawya!Preach it, lawya!JHChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825560592134094124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637181995607225218.post-48616939123608387822007-08-24T10:19:00.000-05:002007-08-24T10:19:00.000-05:00While I'm not the resident legal expert, I will th...While I'm not the resident legal expert, I will throw in my opinion regardless (J.D. with my name on it gives me some credence). Yes, what Ferentz is saying is correct from a coach's standpoint. He's got to have the team move on, or risk losing the season before it ever starts.<BR/><BR/>As for everything else: what if Douglas and Bowman told KF that they were given permission to use the cards? What if they said that they honestly believed that the cards were being used as a loan, because they didn't personally have credit cards in their own names, and they would pay cash for what was purchased to the cardholders? How can you, without any more knowledge as to what was said to KF, categorically say they were lying? Isn't that unfair to them?<BR/><BR/>There is absolutely no way to determine what will happen to these guys without knowing more. Assuming they're guilty, it is likely that they'll get probation, etc. But if they have defenses to the charges, that KF knows of but is legally required to not pass along, then they could very easily get off and rejoin the team mid-season. I'm not saying that's the case, but before you say they're 100% guilty and claim their "story" (even without knowing what it is) is false, we should wait for things to play out in the courts a little bit.Fun With Clientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01223888498751368018noreply@blogger.com