Florida Joins Parade of Schools With Agent Problems

"..may have been paid.."  Nice yellow journalism SN. 

Hey Florida enjoy the sanctions!

Oh, no!  Not the Gators, too!!!

This could be avoided if the NCAA would just letting players take a small cut. 

all this stems from someone sending an unsigned letter alleging this happened. for all we know it could have been SailorGabe.

Florida reported the anonymous tip to the police and the NCAA. if it’s found to be true then Florida will have to vacate the Sugar Bowl win. that’s it. unlike USC the staff didn’t know about it, they will be very forthcoming with the NCAA, there’s no lack of institutional control and Florida doesn’t have repeat offender status.

Not even sure I really care. Does anyone think less of the team’s overall potency because of this? Not I. Of course, this team OWNS my team, so I can’t really complain too much without sounding like I’m making excuses.

Good luck to the Gators on this one…won’t be pretty if it is true.

Name the runner, name the agency he’s working for, and then send scads of letters to the NFL Player’s Association demanding that the agent and agency involved be immediately decertified.  That would result in the agency being unable to represent any player in the NFL as either a negotiating agent for player contracts with teams, and also unable to provide financial advice to players.

The last time agents were gigged by the NFLPA for improper agent contacts (which were "early" contacts, before the end of the player’s junior season, and didn’t involve illegal payments), the NFLPA merely sent letters of reprimand.  The agents won’t change until the NFLPA imposes some sanctions (decertification) that agents actually will pay attention to.

And if it’s a runner, the agency should be made responsible for the runner’s  actions (and under applicable legal doctrine, the agency should indeed be responsible for the actions of a runner who’s "representing" it).  In the Mayo situation, that didn’t happen.  It has to, or these practices will continue.

This is the first time I’ve heard of any "shady" stuff since Meyer has
been there, and at this point it’s just allegations.  I would not be
surprised if there was something going on, but that tends to be the
nature of sports.

yea the 30 felony arrests and drug arrests arent eye popping atll. lol first time u heard anything since meyere been there cause epsn is all about meyer now and wont report what happens there they cover it up.
really he lets his players do whatever they want. Like this wasnt gonna happen eventually.

But what can be done? It’s a massive, daunting question. And a fair
number of the college football observers thought the scandal (and
subsequent punishment) that rocked USC was extraordinary because it was
baffling that the Trojans got caught.

Really? OH REALLY? Well, it’s not so baffling after all… and here’s a quickie recipe on how to concoct your own NCAA debacle at your own school:

1) Greed… lot’s of it… mix generously with remaining ingredients.

2) Judgement… remove wherever found… replace with greed

3) Character… see "Judgement" above

4) Parents…  use only after removing items 1 & 2 above mix generously with greed

5) Sports Agents… hire or formulate then combine with item 4 then add

6) Money…  blend generously with all of the above into a very viscous/paste-like consistency.

7) Student Athlete… add then apply item 6 to Student Athlete until completely covered. Set aside then add sports media… add various brands until sufficiently spicy.

8) Bake in NCAA ready oven until everything is thoroughly cooked… approximately a few months…  can and will burn if heat is applied to too long…  can be totally destroyed if elapsed time is four years or more.

This may have been a properly executed loan, but those chances are slim.Joel Segal – the agent, according to the Orlando Sentinel – should be disciplined by the NFLPA, but that body really doesn’t care, and the NCAA has no way to punish him.

Hey Trojanwar, got much time in you hands bro?

If they take his 3 years of college away, he’ll be the Maurkice de Sad.

All the kids have to do is ay no.How about this-illegal contact with an agent and you are not eligble for the N.F.L draft for TWO YEARS=and throw the agent and his runner in jail.

I’m gonna have to agree with sobe on this one. This happened (if it indeed really happened) just before Pouncey’s last game. The most that would happen would be the Gators vacating that one victory.

The really important points here are that there’s no indication anybody knew about it, and the university self-reported it as soon as they got wind of it. That’s two things those guys out of the left coast couldn’t claim, so they got slammed.

Vols, I mostly agree with you.  First, there’s now some serious doubt being cast as to whether the story’s true.  I don’t know one way or the other.  If it isn’t, someone in Canada either really has a grudge against Florida and/or has a really sick sense of humor.  One that most won’t appreciate.

The other thing, though, is that the NCAA might look at how Florida monitors its players, to see if they have adequate "due diligence" mechanisms in place. 

We’ll see what happens over the next few days.

The thing here is, as has been said in the past (the cheering gator fans who danced on USC’s head over the Reggie Bush affair) be careful what you wish for. ow it becomes interesting – does Florida get off with a slap on the writs, or should we all be screaming for the gallows? Personally, I hope the agnet get’s jail time. I hope Florida get’s a the same guidlines that should also be distributed to every other NCAA institution outlining how they are to monitor such cases – and that is all. UF is not to blame here. As much as I would like to see UF posters fry, there needs to be a real sit down with law enforcemnet and the NFLPA on stopping this practice. 

The thing here is, as has been said in the past (the cheering gator fans who danced on USC’s head over the Reggie Bush affair) be careful what you wish for. ow it becomes interesting – does Florida get off with a slap on the writs, or should we all be screaming for the gallows? Personally, I hope the agnet get’s jail time. I hope Florida get’s a the same guidlines that should also be distributed to every other NCAA institution outlining how they are to monitor such cases – and that is all. UF is not to blame here. As much as I would like to see UF posters fry, there needs to be a real sit down with law enforcemnet and the NFLPA on stopping this practice. Vol, you keep insinuating USC involvment. And using 20/20 hindsight, we don;t know that this would even be a blip on the radar for UF is USC didn’t get pressed like a grape for 5 years before being swallowed. UF has the opportunity of someone els’e experince, though this is neither here nor there.

im sure this happens all to often,  your talking about a 20 year old kid that mostlikely didnt grow up rich and then has someone putting $100 grand in his face. he knew he was leaving and took the front on what he would be getting paid once he signed with a team. not sure if they will ever stop this problem but to bad for florida he didn’t get paid b4 bama put it to them and they could wipe that game away too.

-Unsigned letter
-Postmarked in Canada
-Only "proof" offered is some pictures I could get off Google images claiming someone in the photo is a runner for an agent
-No exact payment date
-No proof of payment

Unless Maurkice was given $100 K in cash and kept it under his bed until after the draft then this won’t be that hard to track down if it indeed happened. The more that comes out about it the more it’s looking like someone’s cruel prank. By still having Mike Pouncey go to SEC Media Days tomorrow it seems like that’s what the UF athletic department feels this is.

This is fun.  I get to watch Florida (and SEC) fans put on a display of hypocrisy more odious than even the Republican party’s response to the oil spill in the Gulf.  Reggie Bush accepted improper benefits from an agent.  Maurkice Pouncey accepted improper benefits from an agent.  Hmmmmm…..  What to do, what to do?  Come on NCAA, show some consistency.  

This is great for Alabama. Now it’s a lock that they will win the SEC again. Hey Maurkice, feeling sorry for yourself? I hope you bust in the NFL.

Has Dillon Baxter been to Canada lately?

Let the Hypocrisy begin!!

I’ve been in banking for a few years and I’ve never heard of a "deferred line of credit." So, I’m wondering… is that like the same thing as a "deferred" lease/rental agreement?

…more odious than even the Republican party’s response to the oil spill
in the Gulf.

News flash No.1: Barack Obama (D) won the White House and the Democrats won Congress… both houses… in 2008.

News flash No. 2: Still there too!

Is it me or is this sounding more and more like the reggie bush thing at usc? Denial is fine if u are really innocent but the ncaa seemed to take the lack of help personally and hammered usc. Florida woudl be wise to just do what ncaa wants say yes sir and take there punishment. Its coming u know it is. Its just a matter of how long.

If this pans out to be true, then this is very similar from the student-athletes approach.  They would both be guilty of accepting improper benefits and should both face the same punishment.  In this case, UF should be forced to vacate the wins, the same as USC, during the period of time when that player would no longer be elegible.  UF should vacate the Sugar Bowl win if Pouncey is found to have accepted improper benefits.

As far as the school punishment is concerned, USC was aware that Bush was receiving benefits (as it’s stated in the report from the NCAA) and did nothing about it, hence the lack of institutional control.  UF has not been accused of having a lack of institutional control and unless it’s shown otherwise, the punishments will not be similar.

The NCAA has really gone into the "attack" mode of late—-and it’s been long overdue.

Sometime organizations go from "doing nothing" to "doing everything" and some programs are about to be rocked now that attitudes have changed at the NCAA as far as compliance goes.

Here’s todays NCAA Investigation Column from Stewart Mandel at SI.com:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/07/19/ncaa.agents/index.html?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin

His comment about other programs being tired of the "have’s"type big name programs having a secret pipeline to the NFL with agents talking/signing their players could have a lot of truth to it.

Some programs are probably shaking in their boots now—names are being named by rival programs and finally the NCAA is proactively going out and looking into these accusations.

Fasten your seat belts…more programs will likely follow this course soon.

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Florida, rules violation?  Not surprising.  Like USC and OSU, FLA is another corrupt program.  

NOTRE DAME – AMERICA’S TEAM

Pete,

I have wondered whether you were simply ‘silly’ at times or a complete, misinformed misfit. With your commentary about the ‘Republican’ response and weak comparison of the Pouncey situation to Bush’s exploits, you have removed any doubts that I had. It’s readily apparent that not only are you TERRIBLY poorly informed, but that you don’t reason well, either.

Of course, that’s why you’re a liberal.

BTW, good call, Trojanwar!

Another steelers first round pick of questionable charecter.

Akita, I am going to assume that you did not understand my comments.  I am expecting Florida fans to try to justify what happened with Pouncey despite having been very critical and, in some cases, taking great pleasure in USC’s troubles.  I guess you could say I am anticipating hypocrisy.  I’m going to assume that you don’t need that word defined.  I was comparing that to the hypocrisy displayed by numerous Republicans and conservative commentators when they blamed Obama for the spill in the Gulf of Mexico despite having shouted the Drill Baby, Drill slogan during the McCain-Palin campaign.  Obama inherited a mess from G.W. in many areas, including environmental law, and for men who supported him to act like this problem is a result of Obama’s policy is a travesty.That is the reason for my comparison.  That, and the fact that I wanted to get a rise out some of you Southern conservatives, but it was all in good fun.  Cheers. 

Anybody guessing the SEC is suddenly very interested in the USC appeal? 

These college football scandals aren’t going to end until the NCAA decides on a better way to monitor players.  I don’t know what the answer is, but having these players receiving vast sums of money is just too much of an incentive to cheat the system.  Hopefully they’ll figure it out before any more major programs go down, but I know this is getting me ready for college football season to start.  What do you guys think the best games this season will be?  My thoughts: http://purechatter.com/2010/07/19/what-to-watch-this-season-in-college-football/

All this talk of football is getting me excited for September 4th when this season kicks off. I’ve been thinking about what are going to be the best games this year and I’ve got Ohio St v. Iowa, Alabama v. Florida, and Boise St. v. Virginia Tech as my top three. What do you guys think will be the best games of the season? Here are Pure Chatter’s opinions:http://purechatter.com/2010/07/19/what-to-watch-this-season-in-college-football/