I guess becoming a member of Gator Boosters at the $2700 level would be a poor choice?
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone On Sep 9, 2011, at 12:31 PM, Woody <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -- 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
