*******Tulsa World article gives me hope*******

[AdaSooner]

I decided to post this article on a separate thread, because it seems to suggest that the action OU's compliance department and coaches took after the NCAA violation in Atlantis was discovered may limit its impact on the program.

Let's hope that what I am interpreting as the best possible outcome turns out to be accurate!

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsext...cle_d8fccf80-e428-56f1-b3b0-36e2aca2b2f0.html

Sources with knowledge of the situation told the Tulsa World that Szendrei was involved in the distribution of cash from a booster to players while OU played in the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas Thanksgiving week. One source called the cash “spending money.” Another said it was meant to be $100 per player, before OU discovered what was going on and stopped the distribution before it got around to all of the players.

One university source said OU’s compliance official on the trip “got everything back” as soon as he was made aware of the matter.

OU revealed that while it was still working with NCAA enforcement staff on the matter, it considered the violation to be “limited.”

A well-placed university source told the Tulsa World late Monday that the violation didn’t appear to reach Level I standards. Under the revised hierarchy of violations adopted by the NCAA in August of 2013, Level I violations are “severe” and “seriously undermine or threaten the integrity of the NCAA collegiate model as set forth in the Constitution and bylaws, including any violation that provides or is intended to provide a substantial or extensive recruiting, competitive or other advantage, or a substantial or extensive impermissible benefit.”

The source went on to say the violation should not affect players on the current OU roster moving forward.

 

[MercedeSooner]

Hope so Ada any mention of OU BBall and NCAA violations makes me really putrid. With all that our program has gone through in the last 10 years I still can't believe someone on our staff would have gotten caught up in such crap.

 

[Laxtothemax12]

Hope so Ada any mention of OU BBall and NCAA violations makes me really putrid. With all that our program has gone through in the last 10 years I still can't believe someone on our staff would have gotten caught up in such crap.

I know some people are better off than others, but come on guys...You are an NCAA athlete at a big time school. You all will be doing fine in 5 years, trust me. Save that $100 for after graduation. I'm not mad or upset at the kids, but rather disappointed at the booster who did this.

 

[BigTime]

Hope all that is right, Ada. I've been feeling ill thinking about this the last couple of days.

 

[coolm]

I cant believe some booster would be so stupid. I can't believe Yoyo would either. Very troubling.

 

[AdaSooner]

Hope all that is right, Ada. I've been feeling ill thinking about this the last couple of days.

You're not the only one, BT. Makes me sick to my stomach just thinking about how a stupid move like this could spoil everything LK has done to restore the progam the past three years.

 

[campbest]

I know some people are better off than others, but come on guys...You are an NCAA athlete at a big time school. You all will be doing fine in 5 years, trust me. Save that $100 for after graduation. I'm not mad or upset at the kids, but rather disappointed at the booster who did this.

Many athletes at big time schools (bball and football) do not do well financially post graduation. Over half of professional athletes go broke.

 

[playmakr]

I know some people are better off than others, but come on guys...You are an NCAA athlete at a big time school. You all will be doing fine in 5 years, trust me. Save that $100 for after graduation. I'm not mad or upset at the kids, but rather disappointed at the booster who did this.

Interesting. Do you have some perspective on this? It's been my experience that often times this isn't true at all.

Edit: Camp beat me to it

 

[Laxtothemax12]

Interesting. Do you have some perspective on this? It's been my experience that often times this isn't true at all.

Edit: Camp beat me to it

Well, most people don't know how to manage their financials, which is why they go broke. I've seen families making a lot less than professional athletes put 5 through college. If your yearly salary is at least the minimum in the NBA,MLB, MFL, or whatever (its like at least 200k), you should be able to have money after you retire, but poor judgment and irrational spending leads to going broke. I am an advocate for schools teaching these athletes finance, to avoid this problem. Being an NCAA athlete gives you a leg up on people. People are in awe, especially when you can show on your resume you could play high D1 ball and do well in the classroom. They are given more opportunities.

 

[ousooners1baby]

So that's why Buddy went in the crapper after our first game. They took the $100 back. Explains a lot.