NCAA Violations at Nebraska...

• the_system

  for textbooks? I'm sure it will be a non-issue as it was self-reported, but textbooks?
  
  It amazes me how much time, money, and effort schools go through monitoring stupid ass rules the NCAA puts in place.
  
  http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/2011-07-05/nebraska-self-reports-ncaa-violations
• wildcats20

  

  the_system;822148 wrote:for textbooks? I'm sure it will be a non-issue as it was self-reported, but textbooks?
  
  It amazes me how much time, money, and effort schools go through monitoring stupid ass rules the NCAA puts in place.
  
  http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/2011-07-05/nebraska-self-reports-ncaa-violations

  
  Obviously not enough if the rules keep getting broken all around the country.
• LJ

  

  Dumbest violation ever. If it's on the syllabus, you should be able to buy it. Just because the prof didn't list them as "required" and only "reccomended" they can't use scholarship money. Way to go NCAA.
• Tobias Fünke

  

  Wow. How dumb.
• Fly4Fun

  

  I stick up for the NCAA is certain situations, but this is not one of them.
  
  No reason "recommended" textbooks shouldn't be covered. Since the primary idea behind the NCAA and college athletics is supposedly so people can experience an education of the whole body (mentally and physically), then why impede that?
  
  STUDENT-athletes are not allowed to get recommended textbooks, but receiving gifts from post-season tournaments/bowls is okay?
• ksig489

  Im sure the point of the rule is to prevent the athletes using scholarship money to buy all of their friends textbooks as well...or from buying up a bunch of extra books and then selling them for their own money.
• Fly4Fun

  

  ksig489;823323 wrote:Im sure the point of the rule is to prevent the athletes using scholarship money to buy all of their friends textbooks as well...or from buying up a bunch of extra books and then selling them for their own money.

  
  1) They keep track of their student athlete's class schedule and know what books they need. They wouldn't get away with buying friends books.
  2) The student-athletes aren't allowed to sell the books back, they can either keep them or donate them back. (But realistically they all are probably selling them to friends or people taking that class if the book is used again in the syllabus).
• ksig489

  ^^Probably all true, but Im sure the NCAA would give a reason like what I posted if asked why the rule was in place. Just something to make it sound like they had legit intentions when creating the rule.
• oldtimer1979

  D1 players on scholarship do not purchase the books as part of there package. They are all placed on a Book Loan program, and at the end of the semester or quarter, the books are turned back in and the next set of books are issued.