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MySpace v. NCAA

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:16 PM EDT
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MySpace may not have taken over the world just yet, but it is causing quite a commotion among the NCAA Recruiting Subcommittee, which is now facing the reality that an Everyday Joe can post a message to a top high school recruit urging him to attend a certain school, and technically, this message constitutes a recruiting violation . For example, the MySpace page of the nation's top high school player, OJ Mayo, has drawn comments from fans of USC (to which Mayo has reportedly committed), Syracuse, Florida, Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio State, Memphis and Cincinnati. Thus, all eight schools are in violation of the NCAA's strict recruiting standards.

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Jynne

I think the NCAA needs to rethink some of their ideas of recruitment violations. Obviously they are not going to be able to monitor every area in which a recruit is approached, especially when we factor in the internet.

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    Reply#1 - Sun Jul 30, 2006 12:48 AM EDT
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    MartinEZ

    The NCAA is a ridiculous entity.

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      #1.1 - Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:10 AM EDT
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      Sasha

      The NCAA has a difficult, yet important job of protecting young people throughout the recruiting process. Some of the rules seem ridiculous but they do guard prospects from being harassed and constantly bombarded.

      The internet becomes a very difficult place to regulate contact but the NCAA does define who is considered a representative of an institution. A person off the street wearing school colors is not defined as representing the institution. Asking a school to self-report when they become aware of a violation is not ridiculous.

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        Reply#2 - Sun Jul 30, 2006 3:18 AM EDT
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        Jynne

        It is important for the NCAA to have rules and regulations governing recruitment of players, but there is a need for them to address these new issues concerning the internet. According to their rules:

        13.01.4: Recruiting by Representatives of Athletics Interests
        Representatives of an institution's athletics interests (as defined in Bylaw 13.02.13) are prohibited from making in-person, on- or off-campus recruiting contacts, or written or telephonic communications with a prospective student-athlete or the prospective student-athlete's relatives or legal guardians. Specific examples of the exceptions to application of this regulation are set forth in Bylaw 13.1.2.2.

        • 13.02.13: Representative of Athletics Interests
        A "representative of the institution's athletics interests" is an individual, independent agency, corporate entity (e.g., apparel or equipment manufacturer) or other organization who is known (or who should have been known) by a member of the institution's executive or athletics administration to [non-applicable sections omitted]:
        (c) Be assisting or to have been requested (by the athletics department staff) to assist in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes;
        (e) Have been involved otherwise in promoting the institution's athletics program.

        Although this could be considered nitpicking, any team would be wise to get clarification, so that they can avoid allegations of improper contact through their fans.

        In September, the NCAA plans to address contact through the internet. I guess we will wait and see what they come up with, if anything. The above information can be found here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/luke_winn/07/26/myspace.violations/index.html

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          #2.1 - Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:06 AM EDT
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