How Well Do You Know NCAA Rules?
Quiz from the Cleveland Plain Dealer about NCAA rules. It's interesting to think about how difficult it must be to actually get 18 year-olds to understand the various minor violations.
Ex:
2. The team's star linebacker is headed to the local banquet hall to speak (for free) at a pee-wee football dinner. He swings by the athletic offices, where the head coach notices he's not wearing a tie. The coach pulls one from his drawer, tosses it to the linebacker and wishes him good luck with the speech.
4. After practice, the team trainer notices a few players walking to their off-campus apartment in a snowstorm. He stops to give them a lift.
I only saw 13 questions, I got 11 right and the other 2 im not sure about, question 2 and 13 dont have a definate anwser.
I got 6 right. Yes, I work for OSU compliance.
I know all the answers, but I just don't follow them. I am the true OSU compliance officer. You, sir, are an imposter. An imposter, I say !
Overachiever.
nobody told me this...
OSU....
Those one was #2, which isn't clearly one way or the other in the example ("Possible"), though I didn't know a quick loan of one item would be a violation. I got #4 wrong, because as it states, the rule changed, and I wasn't aware of the new (and more reasonable) standing. And I got #8 wrong, but I don't even see that as correct. No where in the example is he going to the booster's house for his "participation". And he's not going to a parent's house in the example, but a flat out booster, which in the example has no ties to anything the player has done, or to the player, or to even another player. Just the program. So while it may fall under the parameters of "occasionally", I don't think it qualifies in any of their categories. So I'd say it's far more "possible violation" than permissible, and question how wrong I really was on that one.
It seems to me that, according to the Plain-Dealer, boosters are allowed to give the team meals "occasionally" as long as it is at the booster's house house or on campus. That does seem a little surprising though.
Where do I sign up to start having the team over for meals?
I can't believe the NCAA has rules about pay-per-view. Is there a cap on the amount of channels they can order?
The tie rule caught me off guard.
The scenarios are presented in a way which makes each opportunity seem quite innocent and above board - but because we are now a nation of rules lawyers, every act can be seen to be a precedent setting decision.
I took one like this around when the Cam Newton thing was going on and got 14 out of 15.
Well ZL, you have better knowledge than my girlfriend (who is a current NCAA D1 athlete) so congratulations.
I've spent at least three years trying to explain to my wife why U-M will never play the San Diego Chargers, and I still don't think I've gotten that one through . . .
100% but I just finished up dealing with compliance for 5 years.
but is it ok for me to hate some of these rules?
Yes these are hair-splitting "possible" violations. These are nothing like what Tressel did. His are so obvious even my dog knew they were wrong.
1. During dinner, a super fan of the local college basketball team notices a few of the players glued to the big-screen TV at a nearby sports bar. To show his appreciation, he buys them a pitcher of pop and an extra-large bucket of spicy wings. He's not an official booster.Stopped reading after this one... it's Soda, not pop... and who buys a pitcher of it anyway? Seriously though, I failed.
You're obviously not from Michigan.
Pop>Soda>>>Soda pop.
I've purchased pitchers of pop on several occasions. Family dinners, dinner with teams, birthday parties, etc. Its not all that uncommon.
Hell I've bought teams pitchers of pop...
A player can get there to rescue him but it requires borrowing a car from a dealership which is really tricked out and awesome. Can he save the puppy?
Come on. Yes many of the rules are stupid and potentially hard to navigate. That's why there is an office filled with people to help navigate them. The motivation behind this quiz is pretty obvious. How 'bout another?
A star quarterback receives $40 k for singning items for a booster, several nice cars and some tatoos. The coach and compliance are aware and ignore that the whole team is making out like it's Christmas. Is this a violation?