NCAA Oppresses Improper Crocheting

[jwinslow]

More NCAA brilliance... the following is from deadspin.com

In a November 11th game against San Jose State, Boise State running back Ian Johnson suffered a collapsed lung and cracked ribs. And just in case the young man's spirits weren't low enough, the NCAA decided to stop in and take away his main source of income, which happens to be crocheting hats and scarves. And not only can he not make any money from them, he can't give them to charity, either. The NCAA has a star running back on their hands who is able to crochet, and willing to give hats and scarves to charities, and they've stepped in to stop the practice. I think they should have commissioned him to crochet Boise State's uniforms for next year.
I suppose there's some logic in there somewhere about "protecting student athletes," but I can't find it. Maybe they were afraid his crochet hook would slip and he'd poke himself in the bad lung.
But the good news for Ian Johnson is that he was healthy enough to get back in the lineup today for the big game against Nevada. He's had four carries for 9 yards in the first quarter of a scoreless game.
NCAA to Ian: No more beanies [KTVB.com]
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[OSUsushichic]

I wonder if he could give me lessons. I suck at knitting!

That's just stupid that he cannot give them to charity. :(

 

[CookyPuss]

And of course they found the gayest picture possible of him to post with this article.

 

[sandgk]

I for one applaud the NCAA for its stern stance on this issue, one that has been a suspected disgrace in college athletics for at least ten minutes. Closet crocheting college football players are a hidden menace that only the NCAA can tackle.
Football players knitting and crocheting, what was the poor lad thinking? Did he not see that his efforts to use his largely undisclosed brocade skills for personal gain would needle the NCAA?
This is the thin end of the wedge, the edge of the precipice, a slippery slope down which college football must not slide. There is no place for crochet in football. One can only hope this is a sign the NCAA will use broad investigative powers to eliminate competitive quilting bees, tatting, applique and cross-stitching wherever it festers on college campuses across the nation. Then they can move on to rein in bake-sales and other evidence of emasculating domestic skills in D-1A football.

 

[BB73]

This stance by the NCAA, preventing somebody from crocheting and giving the proceeds to charity, seems completely in sync with the ability of somebody to use some boxing skills and the fame of his name from being an NCAA football player to earn $25,000 in a boxing match.

 

[hawaiianbuckeye]

The NCAA is a bunch of fuckin wackjobs!

HAYN

 

[OsUPhAn]

I guese it is worse to crochet than to brawl in the middle of a game. Hmmm who would you rather have representing you? A UMiami Soldier or a Crocheter? Tough call NCAA. Way to do the right thing.

 

[bkochmc]

If you were given the list below and asked to choose which two the NCAA would rule are "illegal", which ones would you choose?

1) Boxing and receiving a $25,000 purse
2) Skiing and receiving endorsement money to pay for equipment, training, travel
3) Crocheting for a hobby

Silly, stupid NCAA. I wholeheartedly believe that their ruling also proves their favorable bias towards NoD also.

 

[Zurp]

The only thing that I can think of, from the NCAA perspective, is someone might say, "This dude is my favorite player. I'm going to buy this hat because he made it." The guy doesn't necessarily need a hat, and he's not looking for the best-quality hat. The guy is only buying the hat for the person who made it, who made a name for himself playing an amateur sport.

As for the charity, I guess the same argument could be made. That is, if the charity is going to sell the hat at an auction. Someone may bid on the hat simply because this dude made it. However, if he can't even go to the local soup kitchen and pass out hats to people who are cold, that's pretty stupid.

This stance by the NCAA, preventing somebody from crocheting and giving the proceeds to charity, seems completely in sync with the ability of somebody to use some boxing skills and the fame of his name from being an NCAA football player to earn $25,000 in a boxing match.

That's where my previous thought gets dismantled. No doubt that people saw Zbikowski simply because he's a Notre Dame football player. His popularity is higher because of that. So I can't think of any other explanation.

 

[Buck88]

If you were given the list below and asked to choose which two the NCAA would rule are "illegal", which ones would you choose?

1) Boxing and receiving a $25,000 purse
2) Skiing and receiving endorsement money to pay for equipment, training, travel
3) Crocheting for a hobby

Silly, stupid NCAA. I wholeheartedly believe that their ruling also proves their favorable bias towards NoD also.

Great points.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

"Obviously he is a very popular player not only in Boise but around the county and they were concerned that even if it was for charity you could never control them and people would sell them for some major profits on eBay or sites like that." said Todd Miles with BSU Sport Information.

So, Ohio State and other major powers can make a shitload of cash off the popularity of its players, but some player can't even give away his own wares--just because he has become popular--due to the fact that others in no way associated with him may turn around and sell them for a profit. Someone needs to butt-fuck the NCAA committee with a splintered log...