The ONLY solution is very simple.

• Big Gain

  ANYTHING that could be considered "memorabilia" is kept under lock and key by the athletic department until the athlete's eligibility runs out, he quits the team, transfers or leaves early for the draft.
  
  A copy of all car titles, for cars athletes are driving, must be given to the athletic department and must pass scrutiny.
  
  An athlete's living quarters must pass inspection by the athletic department.
  
  Pictures of all athletes and their tattoos are taken on a monthly basis(less often if deemed acceptable) and a receipt must be provided to the athletic department for all new tattoos.
  
  The NCAA could make them their rules if they have any balls or a University could make them a Compliance Department's responsibility.
  
  That won't solve all issues, but about the only thing left are the $500 handshakes and the selling of autographs on a piece of paper.....or underwear.
• Writerbuckeye

  

  Would like the nanny to embroider their names on their jockstraps, too?
• FatHobbit

  

  Can't we just keep them all in a box until Saturday? Then they wouldn't get in any trouble.
• Big Gain

  Writer, you wear an embroidered jock strap?? Do you have a limp wrist?.......not that there's anything wrong with that.
• Big Gain

  Fatso, the box is for the memorabilia!!! The NCAA says they can't sell it. The NCAA says they can't even give it away, because that person could sell it for a big profit and who knows where that money goes. They can't even LOSE it, they could advertise a big reward for it's return and miraculously it's found. Sure doesn't sound like they should even be allowed to touch the stuff, only bad things can happen.
• OneBuckeye

  

  Are they supposed to lock up their practice shirts/jersies, shoes after every game and practice?
• Big Gain

  The managers are responsible for washing the game and practice shirts/jerseys every day and cleaning the shoes. Seriously, you didn't actually believe the players did that themselves??? LOLOL
  
  Hell they even did that for us in high school.
• OneBuckeye

  

  Big Gain;792193 wrote:The managers are responsible for washing the game and practice shirts/jerseys every day and cleaning the shoes. Seriously, you didn't actually believe the players did that themselves??? LOLOL
  
  Hell they even did that for us in high school.

  
  What about t shirts, gloves etc.. you can't account for that stuff.
• FatHobbit

  

  Make sure you lock up those autographs too!
• Big Gain

  Why not, only plain white t-shirts will be issued and if you're issued a pair of gloves you must turn them in after every practice and game.
  
  This is all simple stuff compared to the vast majority of the hoops the NCAA wants everyone to jump through.
• Big Gain

  FatHobbit;792208 wrote:Make sure you lock up those autographs too!

  If you read carefully instead of unintelligently flappy your yap, you would have seen I already covered that and said it is about the only thing that can't be accounted for. Although, how much would you pay for an autograph on a piece of paper or smelly underwear?
• FatHobbit

  

  Big Gain;792240 wrote:If you read carefully instead of unintelligently flappy your yap, you would have seen I already covered that and said it is about the only thing that can't be accounted for. Although, how much would you pay for an autograph on a piece of paper or smelly underwear?

  
  Your idea is dumb. Responding to your nonsense is worse.
• ts1227

  

  Or, don't break the existing straightforward rules in place, regardless of how stupid they may seem/be.
  
  It wasn't like any if this was on a technicality. They broke the most obvious rule in the book, lol
  
  The outside pressure may be strong from boosters, but they are grown ass men and can make their own (poor) decisions.
• Big Gain

  FatHobbit;792250 wrote:Your idea is dumb. Responding to your nonsense is worse.

  Sounds like that of losers of all debates, with nothing of substance to add.....thanks for playing....loser.
• Big Gain

  ts1227, if you know this is "the most obvious rule in the book", then please enlighten us, what is the 2nd "most obvious rule in the book"?
  
  If you think this isn't a national problem just look at the arms and legs of basketball and football players at the top schools in the country. The BIG tattoos, for BIG body parts, on BIG athletes cost upwards of $1000. Why do you suppose the general student population doesn't have BIG tattoos like the athletes? If an athlete has BIG tattoos the vast majority MUST have cheated to get them.
• ts1227

  

  It's a national problem because of corrupt boosters and entitled athletes with most of your large schools (and even the small ones with big boosters). It's blatant disregard of the rule on a large scale, not ignorance to it
• Big Gain

  ts1227;792277 wrote:It's a national problem because of corrupt boosters and entitled athletes with most of your large schools (and even the small ones with big boosters). It's blatant disregard of the rule on a large scale, not ignorance to it

  Agreed, also add, ordinary people who want to say they're close to the "STAR". Will do what ever it takes to become or THINK that he's become, part of "the posse".
• stlouiedipalma

  Big Gain;792193 wrote:The managers are responsible for washing the game and practice shirts/jerseys every day and cleaning the shoes. Seriously, you didn't actually believe the players did that themselves??? LOLOL
  
  Hell they even did that for us in high school.

  
  Check out Mount Union. The last I saw, the quarterbacks were responsible for laundering the uniforms.
• enigmaax

  Big Gain;792262 wrote:ts1227, if you know this is "the most obvious rule in the book", then please enlighten us, what is the 2nd "most obvious rule in the book"?
  
  If you think this isn't a national problem just look at the arms and legs of basketball and football players at the top schools in the country. The BIG tattoos, for BIG body parts, on BIG athletes cost upwards of $1000. Why do you suppose the general student population doesn't have BIG tattoos like the athletes? If an athlete has BIG tattoos the vast majority MUST have cheated to get them.

  
  For starters, I wouldn't assume that every single athlete comes from a poor family. And then I wouldn't assume that every tattoo costs upwards of $1000. And finally, I'd be interested to know how many student-athletes per year are penalized for breaking the rule. I know it isn't a large percentage, which means that the vast majority of athletes "gets it". I'm not sure why you keep whining about "the system" when it is only a handful of fucktards who can't play by the rules.
• wildcats20

  

  Big Gain;792262 wrote:ts1227, if you know this is "the most obvious rule in the book", then please enlighten us, what is the 2nd "most obvious rule in the book"?

  
  Don't lie to the NCAA.
• jordo212000

  

  Actually I'm inclined to agree with Big Gain. Keep gold pants and rings in a safe until eligibility runs out, they declare for the draft, or they transfer. Not a bad idea at all.
• Big Gain

  "I wouldn't assume every single athlete comes a poor family".
  
  You are a BIGGER LIAR than Tressel and the Tat Five.
  
  MY EXACT WORDS were "the vast majority".
• Big Gain

  "Check out Mount Union." LOLOLOLOL I'm willing to bet my net worth vs yours that not a single Top 50 program in basketball or football has athletes do the laundry.
  "Check out Mount Union." LOLOLOLOL
• ytownfootball

  

  This actually may be something OSU will think about. If all these little damn trinkets are going to be a hot commodity and our "young" athletes are unable to treat them in a manner commensurate with directed guidelines...then fuck 'em...you'll get your shit on the way out. You wanna act like a kindy gartener? then we'll treat your ass like one. Certainly not worthy of an NCAA look though.
• Big Gain

  Enigma.......For starters, YOU are a bigger LIAR than Tressel and the Tat Five. You said "I wouldn't assume that every single athlete comes from a poor family".
  
  MY EXACT words were "vast majority". YOUR "every single" is NO WAY NEAR my "vast majority".
  
  DO NOT BE A LIAR......I thought it has just been proven that LYING does not pay.