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You can; see Choppin's post below. I don't know how anyone would find time to have a job, but the NCAA isn't telling you that you can't have one.
A. You can't just kick a kid off the team because of those issues. There are NCAA rules that need to be followed. And Tech is following them.
B. See above. Why are you disappointed in Beamer and the rest of the coaches "for letting this happen"? It's a standard practice. And you disappointed in all NCAA institutions for this practice?
C. Whit did know, and was doing damage control. Read some more in this thread and in a few others. The AD was not in the dark. Frank has run a clean program, and will continue to do so.
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# | Report: Cincinnati's Tommy Tuberville may withhold money from players (Sports Illustrated) "Cincinnati's senior associate of athletics Maggie McKinley confirmed that the wording in the players' grant-in-aid contracts freely allows the university to reduce or discontinue the funding at its discretion."
"Those funds are there to specifically help these kids pay for what isn't covered in their scholarship"
You mean $150.00 for a messy dorm room is not a normal expense that would be covered under the scholarship?
Its kind of ridiculous.
Make them run, make them get up early.....punish them on the field, not in the wallet
Okay, fine. My opinion has changed. I'd keep Corey inside and put Dooley in instead of Mihota. Geez, semantics. Point is, Corey = DT, Corey != DE to me. If Mihota and Dooley and Dadi all go down, then we can talk about Marshall at DE. Until then, it's just a talking point and not a consideration. Kinda like moving Trey to LB.
when has vinny seen ANY reps at DE? Corey got reps at DE last year. I agree it's his better position, but we have much better depth at DT than we do at DE and it's not questionable.
seth dooley got a few snaps a game and had no significant stats (100 snaps). He also has missed quite a bit of scrimmage time including back in the spring when he won the award.
Baron and Nigel Williams have shown they are more capable backups, thus far, then either DE backup and corey would be our 3rd most productive DE behind the two starters IMO.
"Their performance on the field is NOT reflective of your degree."
#ThingsMyWifeSaysAfterEveryLossToConsoleMe
Me: "Yes, dear."
good deal, we probably suffered through 4006 together.
You also cost the company more money than you're paid. That's also how it works.
Foxtrot, Uniform, Charlie, Kilo !!
Okay, even with Baron as #3 DT, my opinion is unchanged. Corey hasn't seen significant game reps at true DE since, what 2012? 2013? Dooley played in every game last year, though just under 50% of his snaps were at DE. He was also given the Coaches' Award for a great spring. Corey is explosive from DT. Different kind of explosiveness needed at DE. Corey is a great player and I love watching him play, but I wouldn't move him away from DT.
Wait until they get to the part in the book that says its a $1600.00 fine.
How could the coaches even let a player get to that point? Don't you suspend or kick a kid off the team after he has already been fined 5 times?
The total fine amount, by the time they get to a $1600.00 fine is $3900.00
I am just really disappointed in Beamer and the coaches for letting this happen. The fact that Whit Babcock didn't know about it, really made this look even worse.
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# | Bitter blog - Babcock offers clarification on player fines, shuts down entire practice Yep, and it was used like this through our Big East days, until we changed Cassell design with ACC admittance in 2004.
Looked like this: 
By the way, based on this Google Image search I found the site by the guy who designed that center court logo and how to properly draw the VT: About the VT Logo
Aren't you not allowed to have a job in season?
With a little searching I can pull more fine sheets from other schools if that would help?
Trust me I have worked for 2 NCAA schools in the academic athletic department- both schools have a fine chart, both schools charts looks eerily similar to me.
The biggest issue I have is that this was out in the public to see.. it should never be on a tv screen ever ever ever.. because it leads to this mess. people only see the $ and not the LOGIC behind it.
Welcome to the real world. You're never going to get compensated for the full value you provide. I make far more for my company than what I'm paid. That's the way it works.
The Hokies last won an ACC title in December 2010. How long ago was that? I've been engaged, married and divorced since.
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First Baron apparently has passed Williams and is the 3rd tackle and corey at least has significant game reps at the DE spot. Mihota and dooley do not plus corey is more explosive and stronger than mihota.
The largest fine I see in this is 10 bucks.
This doesn't look so bad...
$100, $200.....$1600.00?
It looks pretty bad.
I respect your opinion but I find it really, really hard to believe that this has ZERO negative impact on recruiting.
You and I just disagree on that point. I'd rather keep Corey at DT and have Mihota in than have him out at end and Williams in. Not a knock on Williams as he's a great player, but Corey is no longer a DE and is far more productive from the DT position.
At the 2007 game against FSU, there were two Nole fans sitting behind us. Absolutely among the coolest visiting fans ever. By the end of that game (a great night for us), they were heckling Bowden as much as we were. Traded some stories, shook hands, and departed as friends.
Thanks for the insight. And yes, just a game. But damn....
I went to the FSU vs UVA game last year (my GF is a nole) and I wore a hokie shirt and noles were yelling H-O-K-I-E-S!! at me haha. only 2 (but different groups) but it got me pretty pumped! and then the game started..... also went to the FSU vs BC game. the same day we lost to WF. it was raining the whole time and just a miserable day.
Indeed. Congratulations and my condolences.