Off the wall question, stirred by other thread discussion about NIL etc. Can a player (tennis, golf, etc) play in a pro tournament, and if by chance place in the money, collect said money, and NOT be considered a professional? Used to be they could enter as amateur, and if win something, could collect "expense" money, but not a big check etc. I know the logical answer, but unclear what the rules (if addressed at all!) are these days. NIL equates (to me at least) as 'pay for play', so am asking more learned folk. Thanks for clearing away the fog.

Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux said:

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Your definition of "everyone" is different from my definition of "everyone".
I don't know that I know of anyone who thought Florida State was joining the Big Ten.

heisman said:

If anyone actually cared about who is sleeping with who and how it affects the integrity of the sport, they would have completely dismantled the WNBA years ago.

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I don't think the NBA would give up its tax write-off that easily though

If anyone actually cared about who is sleeping with who and how it affects the integrity of the sport, they would have completely dismantled the WNBA years ago.

Woulda just had a plumber come out and install......"A man's gotta know his limitations", which I do. I need instructions on which end of the screwdriver to use....

buckeyemania11 said:

Im shocked I've managed to hover around the top of the standings so far. The eventual collapse will be brutal

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Yeah same - I think reality sets in this week since I am under a .200 winning percentage lifetime against @Ahiacitian

Im shocked I've managed to hover around the top of the standings so far. The eventual collapse will be brutal

Fungo Squiggly said:

.266 team OBP for the week. But don’t worry, when they did accidentally get a hit, it wasn’t for power either. .302 team slugging for the week. My entire fucking team was worse than Billy Hamilton. Honestly, this level of suck is so incredible that it somehow ends up being impressive.

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I'm still not sure how I won WHIP from you, given that I had Rhett Lowder and Hunter Gaddis shitting all over themselves on the mound....