I was sold on Posey, Adams, and Thomas' apologies. Pryor and Herron...not so much.



I got a chuckle out of the Dispatch today when they were talking about bowl budgets. The NCAA allows players to be given nearly $1,300 in travel expenses and whatever they do not use, they get to pocket. The article went on to say that many of the players found round trip flights for $300. So many of them get to keep nearly $1,000 in unused travel funds.



There's two avenues of thought here. The first one is why on earth did any of these players have the need to sell their shit? You get $700/mo for being a scholarship football player to cover living expenses. Plus you get these extra perks, like being able to pocket the extra money you don't use for travel. If you're sensible with your money, no reason you should only be able to scrape by. Considering other expenses like tuition, books, and food are already cut out.



Two, what the hell NCAA? You allow these kids to be given $1300 for travel and allow them to keep whatever is left of that. Yet they aren't allowed to sell personal property. I see both of these in the same sense. I consider the rings and travel expenses to both be gifts. But at least the rings and gold pants are things that these players were a part of and earned. The travel expense funds aren't something that is earned. So if you're going to suspend these guys for 5 games for selling their shit, then why not be a lot more strict when it comes to these travel expenses? IMO, make these players give back every dime of what they do not spend.

This X1,000,000,000



TP is going to get a huge gift sack from this bowl with phones, video games, jewelry........is he allowed to sell that for $?

stlouiedipalma;616863 wrote:Should have let their parents sell the stuff. That's how you get around that particular rule.

Tiernan;617299 wrote:The Seniors voted to have these pricks suspended for at least part of the game and it looks like Tress is at least going to do that.

vball10set;617303 wrote:need a link on this, T....it's news to me

wildcats20;617111 wrote:He can do whatever he wants after he leaves OSU.

Con_Alma;616624 wrote:They should not have apologized. I would have respected them more if the stood tall with the original position that the products were theirs and they had every right to sell them. I think they look controlled and like idiots for having apologized. They were forced to do so and it's not genuine.