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[OCBucksFan]

you're silly

That's you're opinion.

 

[Muck]

Wait... they're selling individual players now?

You're thinking of the NFL.

 

[zincfinger]

I'm sure I'm not the only one who got this email last night... Given the circumstances, does anybody else think that this is in poor taste? Can't they at least wait for the suspended players to return before going back to pretending that there isn't an incredibly unfair double standard here?

I couldn't agree more. It always amazes me how comfortable the NCAA and all of its member universities are with their own hypocrisy . . .

I guess I can see calling that sales pitch ill-advised, but I can't see calling it hypocritical. Because nobody ever argued or implied that a University, and a student who plays football at the University, have the same set of rights and responsibilities under NCAA rules. Schools can do things that players can't. That's no more hypocritical than is the fact that state troopers can legally drive on the interstate at 120 mph and I can't.

 

[cjmik_75]

I guess I can see calling that sales pitch ill-advised, but I can't see calling it hypocritical. Because nobody ever argued or implied that a University, and a student who plays football at the University, have the same set of rights and responsibilities under NCAA rules. Schools can do things that players can't. That's no more hypocritical than is the fact that state troopers can legally drive on the interstate at 120 mph and I can't.

Then why do they bother making cars that go faster than 80 MPH?

 

[BUCKYLE]

I guess I can see calling that sales pitch ill-advised, but I can't see calling it hypocritical. Because nobody ever argued or implied that a University, and a student who plays football at the University, have the same set of rights and responsibilities under NCAA rules. Schools can do things that players can't. That's no more hypocritical than is the fact that state troopers can legally drive on the interstate at 120 mph and I can't.

It's not hypocritical if the Trooper is chasing a bad guy, but otherwise, it's just as illegal for them to do it as it is you.

I'm above the law.

 

[jlb1705]

I guess I can see calling that sales pitch ill-advised, but I can't see calling it hypocritical. Because nobody ever argued or implied that a University, and a student who plays football at the University, have the same set of rights and responsibilities under NCAA rules. Schools can do things that players can't. That's no more hypocritical than is the fact that state troopers can legally drive on the interstate at 120 mph and I can't.

Of course nobody is arguing that it's hypocrisy under the rules - we all know what the rules are. What we are arguing is that the rules are hypocritical in and of themselves.

Besides, what's going on here isn't the equivalent of a cop driving at excessive speeds to enforce the law. It's the equivalent of a cop busting you for speeding, impounding your car and then drag racing it in front of your house while you await your day in traffic court.

 

[jwinslow]

I guess I can see calling that sales pitch ill-advised, but I can't see calling it hypocritical. Because nobody ever argued or implied that a University, and a student who plays football at the University, have the same set of rights and responsibilities under NCAA rules. Schools can do things that players can't. That's no more hypocritical than is the fact that state troopers can legally drive on the interstate at 120 mph and I can't.

jlb's example is not hypocritical, as cam can legally sell it now also.

It is hypocritical to outlaw all profiting off of Pryor's likeness because he is an amateur and then turn around and sell tens of thousands of Pryor jerseys that you claim are anonymous & coincidental

 

[jlb1705]

jlb's example is not hypocritical, as cam can legally sell it now also.

Besides, the point of my original point was not about Cam's jersey specifically. It's about the shamelessness of the whole thing. Regardless of the legality, Ohio State selling this stuff right now looks as bad as Pete Rose celebrating the anniversary of 4192 at a casino.

 

[zincfinger]

It is hypocritical to outlaw all profiting off of Pryor's likeness because he is an amateur and then turn around and sell tens of thousands of Pryor jerseys that you claim are anonymous & coincidental

This is just a disagreement about the meaning of the word "hypocrisy". In my opinion, if you openly state that there are two sets of rules, one for you and one for the other guy, you aren't being hypocritical. It's possible, although not necessarily true, that you're being unfair, but not hypocritical.

 

[zincfinger]

Besides, the point of my original point was not about Cam's jersey specifically. It's about the shamelessness of the whole thing. Regardless of the legality, Ohio State selling this stuff right now looks as bad as Pete Rose celebrating the anniversary of 4192 at a casino.

I know; in fact you never did call it hypocritical, you called it in poor taste, given the timing. And I would probably tend to agree with that.

 

[smitty03]

The NCAA might as well build a headquarters in Columbus...

ESPiN Report: Ohio State faces more scrutiny

 

[3074326]

The NCAA might as well build a headquarters in Columbus...

ESPiN Report: Ohio State faces more scrutiny

I wish we'd just stop fucking around. This is getting ridiculous. I'm not surprised at all.

 

[OhioState001]

Oh god I would be shocked if they didnt find anything.

 

[Bucknut24]

i thought this has been looked into already?

 

[smitty03]

A more detailed article with some of the athletes that have purchased cars from the dealerships...

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