Oregon tracks players' game-worn memorabilia

The Will Lyles stink isn't going away ... no matter how many fluff pieces The Oregonian decides to run.

players should be allowed to sell their own personal property without it efecting their eligibility. my $0.02

Insidious...Really....

If you want amateurism in college sports, go to Div. I-AA or lower.

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Originally posted 02:56 PM ET  07.31 by MKDAWUSS

If you want amateurism in college sports, go to Div. I-AA or lower.

If you want professionalism in CFB-age. start a "minor league" and let them have at it....and the teams cannot have anything to do with any college or university...

just my $0.02

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Originally posted 12:26 PM ET  07.31 by no friend of mine

Insidious...Really....

Started watching and then noticed the ad for BO and had to stop it. Guess it might be a good movie....

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Originally posted 04:16 PM ET  07.31 by colonel

Me too.

+1 here. If the NCAA really does want to kill this though simply don't give players those kind of items until they graduate or leave school. Problem solved with the miracle of storage technology....

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Originally posted 11:21 AM ET  07.31 by PDX Dawg

players should be allowed to sell their own personal property without it efecting their eligibility. my $0.02

This will make you laugh. I was a 4 year scholarship athlete in the sport of..... ya ready?, rodeo. The thing about this that is funny, is that in rodeo while participating at a school event you actually make money. And can go to other rodeos at any given time and compete for more money. There are many professional rodeo cowbows that won hundreds of thousands of dollars while still in college. Google Ty Murray.

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Originally posted 08:49 PM ET  07.31 by troypride

This will make you laugh. I was a 4 year scholarship athlete in the sport of..... ya ready?, rodeo. The thing about this that is funny, is that in rodeo while participating at a school event you actually make money. And can go to other rodeos at any given time and compete for more money. There are many professional rodeo cowbows that won hundreds of thousands of dollars while still in college. Google Ty Murray.

I seem to recall reading somewhere just this past week that rodeo is NOT an officially NCAA sanctioned sport....the rodeo schools have gotten together to organize their own championship....am I wrong? If I am not wrong, then that would explain how rodeo participants can make money while still i college

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Originally posted 11:21 AM ET  07.31 by PDX Dawg

players should be allowed to sell their own personal property without it efecting their eligibility. my $0.02

I agree as well. I know it comes down to Tressel lying, however, for anyone to think their high and mighty athletes at their school of choice is not doing this your head is in the sand.

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Originally posted 11:21 AM ET  07.31 by PDX Dawg

players should be allowed to sell their own personal property without it efecting their eligibility. my $0.02

Also, just go on ebay and search any of the popular college players. First you have to make sure they are real. But don't tell me none of these guys were compensated for a signed jersey, 8X10 or football.

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Originally posted 11:23 PM ET  07.31 by Really??

I seem to recall reading somewhere just this past week that rodeo is NOT an officially NCAA sanctioned sport....the rodeo schools have gotten together to organize their own championship....am I wrong? If I am not wrong, then that would explain how rodeo participants can make money while still i college

You could be right. I graduated in 1995. I do know then it was sanctioned by the NCAA. I had scholarships just like any other sport. The controversy then was that I made money and still was on the wrestling team. Our divisions were not the same as only 40-50 schools have rodeo teams. If your post is true, do you know if when they go to a rodeo if that would eliminate them from playing other sports?

Envelope hand shakes, selling old gear, money for autographs, its been going on forever...Not going to no matter what the NCAA does. You can't watch every kid at every school all the time.

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Originally posted 11:23 PM ET  07.31 by Really??

I seem to recall reading somewhere just this past week that rodeo is NOT an officially NCAA sanctioned sport....the rodeo schools have gotten together to organize their own championship....am I wrong? If I am not wrong, then that would explain how rodeo participants can make money while still i college

The reference to Rodeo was in Andy Staples article about the BCS schools leaving the NCAA and forming LOOT.

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Originally posted 10:39 AM ET  08.01 by troypride

You could be right. I graduated in 1995. I do know then it was sanctioned by the NCAA. I had scholarships just like any other sport. The controversy then was that I made money and still was on the wrestling team. Our divisions were not the same as only 40-50 schools have rodeo teams. If your post is true, do you know if when they go to a rodeo if that would eliminate them from playing other sports?

I don't know if what I posted is true,but I do know that you can be a professional in one sport (and not play that sport in college), but still be eligible to play at the college level in another sport....for example, Danny Ainge played minor league baseball for the Blue Jays while also playing BYU basketball in the same years....

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Originally posted 02:24 AM ET  08.02 by Really??

I don't know if what I posted is true,but I do know that you can be a professional in one sport (and not play that sport in college), but still be eligible to play at the college level in another sport....for example, Danny Ainge played minor league baseball for the Blue Jays while also playing BYU basketball in the same years....

Correct. You can play baseball in the minors while playing basketball or football. A lot of athletes do that.

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Originally posted 02:26 AM ET  08.02 by DJRoxalot

Correct. You can play baseball in the minors while playing basketball or football in college. A lot of athletes do that.

Fixed.

PUNISH THEM ALL!!!