Okay... according to Dozo on Pat Dooleys new radio show that he's about to leave lol.. he called someone to clarify whether Sharriff needs to pay the whole amount or just make arrangements to pay it... and apparently the deal is.. he does only have to make arrangements to pay it back to the charity of Sharriff and UFs choice.
Woody On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Woody <[email protected]> wrote: > Unfortunately, Zeb is right. If Sharriff has no money and he suddenly > comes up with it to pay it back... that would raise all sorts of alarms... > > Now.. to Steves point earlier... I do see this worded very differently.. > some saying he has to pay the entire amount back.. and some saying he has to > make arrangements... im trying to get a clear answer on that.. > > and at this point.. he may not see any playing time at all this season > because of this if he has to pay back the full amount before he is ruled > eligible again... so if he appeals and cant play cant play anyway...not sure > there is much of a difference. Theres nothing that says he cant find ways > to raise the money in the meantime. > > The more I think abou this the more incensed I get over it... I really feel > bad for that guy... because he didnt even use it to visit UF... > > Granted.. we were not in the meeting..we dont know what came up or what was > said that led the NCAA to not the decision.. that i understand... I am > trying to understand the suspension. > > You know that non-profit group is going to have Yahoo Sports and all these > other entities looking into who all they "assisted".. > > Woody > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 11:35 AM, John Vega <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On Sep 9, 2011, at 11:27 AM, Helen Huntley wrote: >> >> On the point about appealing the decision--I read that if the decision >> is appeal, the player remains ineligible until the appeal is decided. >> >> I wish someone would explain what alternatives there are for Sharrrif to >> raise the money. Can his teammates take up a collection? Can he get a loan? >> >> >> These, to my eye, would actually be improper benefits. >> >> If a normal student would be ineligible for a $2,700 loan, then a >> Gainesville bank giving Floyd one is giving him an improper benefit. Given >> his financial background and that he has no job, I can't imagine that a >> normal student in his situation would receive a loan. The one NCAA-approved >> exception to this rule that I know of is to buy disability insurance. >> >> Maybe a friend/teammate could loan the money. That's possibly bad as well. >> If the equivalent of a Gator Getter student loans money to top athletes once >> they make it to campus, that would be an inducement even though it happened >> after enrollment. >> >> Our Gator club once raised money for a local basketball player who had >> played for UF. He was not NBA-caliber, but had joined a Christian-outreach >> basketball team that travelled. We had raised the money through a golf >> tournament so that he could afford to go with the team to Europe. As good >> little boosters, we checked with UF Compliance and, sadly, were told that we >> could not give him the money even though he was no longer a student. >> >> So, I'm not real sure how Floyd comes up with the money without creating a >> worse problem. >> >> -Zeb >> >> -- >> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >> 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >> 2008 National Football Champions | >> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel >> (1996), >> Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us >> > > -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
