Mayo Breaks NCAA Violations

[OX09]

Here's a cute story making the rounds:

Mayo May Have Broken NCAA Rule (http://http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/ncaa/01/23/bkc.mayo.tickets.ap/index.html)

Seriously?

[waggy]

That link doesn't seem to work for me. I sure there are or will be plenty out there.

CSTV... http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/012308abw.html


edit: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/ncaa/01/23/bkc.mayo.tickets.ap/index.html

[coasterville95]

The article is stating Mayo could use the angle that he received the tickets from Carmelo "as a friend" instead of "as a representative of the Nuggets". I would think that "as a friend" Carmelo would be versed in NCAA regs and know what kind of trouble this could bring, therefore looking out for Mayo's best interests "as a friend" and not provide the tickets. Either that. or Mayo could have had the responsibility to know what kind of trouble this could bring and refuse the tickets.

Ya know, I'm not sure how the ins and outs work, but I wonder if the whole thing would have gone unnoticed, if say Carmelo gave the tickets to Mayo's roommate (assuming the roommate is not on a sports team), then the roommate in turn invited Mayo to the game. Then he would have the defense "I never received tickets from Carmelo, my roommate gave them to me" I know thats a whole letter-of-the-law vs. spirit-of-the-law ethical debate.

And if you are going to throw caution to the wind and break the rules, don't use tickets that are located in such a conspicuous part of the arena... :rolleyes:

[Stonebreaker]

Yeah, Carmelo gave them to Mayo's friend. Sure.

[Muskie]

Apparently now Tim Floyd is saying that Mayo cleared taking the tickets through him, and that if anyone should be punished it's him (Floyd). Apparently Carmello didn't learn/remember the rules from his one season at Syracuse.

[XU Fan]

It'll be interesting to see how this is handled. Seems pretty clear, at least from that article, that this would hinge on whether or not Anthony is a "friend" of Mayo. Sounds like a violation to me.

[Muskie]

I'd have to pull the brochure that comes from All For One when you donate money. I'm not sure that being a "friend" gets Mayo off the hook.

[XU Fan]

I'm not sure that being a "friend" gets Mayo off the hook.

Exactly. If it did, then why wouldn't everyone in the past who has ever been busted for this sort of thing claim they were just friends. This appears to violate that rule. Too bad for USC, but no big surprise.

[Svoboda]

Reggie Bush and his parents took a HOUSE in SoCal and $230k in cash/gifts. The NCAA has signed receipts from Bush at casinos in Vegas paid by the agents and tape recorded conversations of his parents telling the agent Reggie would pay back the money.

If they aren't going to act on $750k in money and gifts, not sure they're going to touch $460 worth.

[Stonebreaker]

God forbid they let Ben Mauk at UC play another year, while USC and UF commit violation after violation.
All about the benjamins.

[D-West & PO-Z]

First off, this whole thing is ridiculous. This should in no way be a violation. And OJ and Melo have been friends since high school. Now if I happened to play an NCAA sport and one of my high school buddies invited me to a game and I said yes, how is it any different. Plus, I dont understand even if they werent friends, why this is a big deal. Melo has no ties to USC, the Nuggets arent "recruiting" Mayo, Melo isnt trying to be Mayo's agent. Its just stupid. One basketball player who is friends with another gave him tickets to a game. SO SINISTER! Call the FBI in to investigate. This is a stupid story.

[coasterville95]

Wwell, the NCAA hath spoken, and the NCAA found him guilty of an NCAA violation. However, I think he got off with a slap on the wrist. In lieu of a suspension or losing any eligibility, he is sentenced to donate the full face value of the tickets ($460+) to a charity. Said donation has been made by Mayo and his family, so his NCAA eligibility has been reinstated.

Article: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080126/SPT01/801260407

[D-West & PO-Z]

Wwell, the NCAA hath spoken, and the NCAA found him guilty of an NCAA violation. However, I think he got off with a slap on the wrist. In lieu of a suspension or losing any eligibility, he is sentenced to donate the full face value of the tickets ($460+) to a charity. Said donation has been made by Mayo and his family, so his NCAA eligibility has been reinstated.

Article: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080126/SPT01/801260407

I believe if any punishment was warranted, which I dont think was, this was the correct one. Anything ore would have been extreme and way off base. Some of the NCAA rules are so ridiculous and for no reason.