Would/Should the NCAA rule the thousands and thousands of dollars that the family of Nathan Bain received via GoFundMe following his last second shot for SFA to beat Duke as an impermissible benefit?
If not, why not just have all players' families set up a GoFundMe page that 'supporters' can contribute to?
Hmm.
Quote from: mug644 on November 27, 2019, 04:11:01 PM
Would/Should the NCAA rule the thousands and thousands of dollars that the family of Nathan Bain received via GoFundMe following his last second shot for SFA to beat Duke as an impermissible benefit?
If not, why not just have all players' families set up a GoFundMe page that 'supporters' can contribute to?
Hmm.
Kid should lose his scholarship. Slippery slope
SQUIRMY
I don't know what the GoFundMe is for. Does a family member have cancer and they're trying to pay for it? Is he just going to use it for personal expenses?
More details.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.si.com/.amp/college/2019/11/27/stephen-f-austin-nathan-bain-fundraiser-goal-update
The campaign was launched on Sept 17 to help Bain's family recover from hurricane Dorian. Seems legit. It was started by the SFA athletic department though, which seems questionable.
It was started by SFA compliance. I'm sure that means they got the all clear from the NCAA.
Quote from: BM1090 on November 27, 2019, 04:40:04 PM
It was started by SFA compliance. I'm sure that means they got the all clear from the NCAA.
There goes the SFA women's gymnastics team
I'm sure SFA compliance is making sure there are no boosters donating. No reason not to celebrate this as a good cause.
Quote from: rocky_warrior on November 27, 2019, 04:32:54 PM
More details.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.si.com/.amp/college/2019/11/27/stephen-f-austin-nathan-bain-fundraiser-goal-update
The campaign was launched on Sept 17 to help Bain's family recover from hurricane Dorian. Seems legit. It was started by the SFA athletic department though, which seems questionable.
This sounds like a genuine case. It just so happens the kid was given a nice platform to share his story.
The gofundme pages that have the most donations are usually pretty obvious and make sense (hurricane relief, cancer, etc.). Some random Kansas recruit's family being one of the top pages would be really obvious, so I don't think this opens the door for sleazy programs to take advantage of.
This is similar to the account started by Marquette for Tori McCoy, from a compliance standpoint.
I hope the NCAA does a full audit to make sure all of that money is going for only hurricane relief and nothing else.
Quote from: Boozemon Barro on November 27, 2019, 08:22:56 PM
I hope the NCAA does a full audit to make sure all of that money is going for only hurricane relief and nothing else.
It's none of the NCAA's business.
I presume none of these GoFundMe donations qualify as 501c (tax deductible), correct?
Quote from: Benny B on November 27, 2019, 08:25:58 PM
I presume none of these GoFundMe donations qualify as 501c (tax deductible), correct?
Correct.
Quote from: Boozemon Barro on November 27, 2019, 08:22:56 PM
I hope the NCAA does a full audit to make sure all of that money is going for only hurricane relief and nothing else.
Say they use the money to take a vacation instead. Would it then be a NCAA violation?
Quote from: Fluffy Blue Monster on November 27, 2019, 08:34:08 PM
Say they use the money to take a vacation instead. Would it then be a NCAA violation?
I am sure Chicos can find a doctor to prescribe the vacation.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/sfa-athletics-fundraiser-for-nate-bain039s-family
Quote from: BM1090 on November 27, 2019, 04:40:04 PM
It was started by SFA compliance. I'm sure that means they got the all clear from the NCAA.
You're far too kind (naive?) in your assumption.
Quote from: Jay Bee on November 28, 2019, 10:23:24 AM
You're far too kind (naive?) in your assumption.
Maybe!
Quote from: forgetful on November 27, 2019, 04:48:04 PM
I'm sure SFA compliance is making sure there are no boosters donating. No reason not to celebrate this as a good cause.
you can bet the dukies are gonna take a good look at it now
trust but verify though, Aay nuh?
Quote from: Pakuni on November 27, 2019, 08:24:21 PM
It's none of the NCAA's business.
Like hell it isn't. The thought of that kid making any more money than his scholarship makes me want to puke. It's the NCAA's job to make sure that doesn't happen to protect the sanctity of amateur athletics.
Up to almost $135,000. Also, just quickly looking at the comments, I saw a couple people specifically identifying themselves as SFA alums. Let's be honest, before this went viral after the Duke game, I would think that it would have been pretty much exclusively SFA fans.
I really hope the NCAA doesn't get involved in this. I'm not particularly optimistic.
Quote from: StillAWarrior on November 29, 2019, 10:41:33 AM
Up to almost $135,000. Also, just quickly looking at the comments, I saw a couple people specifically identifying themselves as SFA alums. Let's be honest, before this went viral after the Duke game, I would think that it would have been pretty much exclusively SFA fans.
I really hope the NCAA doesn't get involved in this. I'm not particularly optimistic.
The ncaa got involved last year with a lesbian cross country runner at Canisius when her family disowned her after coming out...she had no money, no family anymore. Ncaa permitted the go fund me donations for her under guidelines and monitoring by Canisius because it was a significant life event change.
The problem will arise when people abuse the system...which of course a-holes will do because people being people to scam the system. That's the unfortunate part and is sure to come which will make it hard for those that are legitimately in need.
Quote from: Boozemon Barro on November 29, 2019, 10:13:34 AM
Like hell it isn't. The thought of that kid making any more money than his scholarship makes me want to puke. It's the NCAA's job to make sure that doesn't happen to protect the sanctity of amateur athletics.
"Sanctity of amateur athletics." Lol.
Quote from: Boozemon Barro on November 29, 2019, 10:13:34 AM
Like hell it isn't. The thought of that kid making any more money than his scholarship makes me want to puke. It's the NCAA's job to make sure that doesn't happen to protect the sanctity of amateur athletics.
FIFY