How JFF will get away with the autograph sessions

[starkvegasdawg]

I just read an articel on ESPN that TX passed a law that makes a college able to sue a person or company if they caused an NCAA infraction that resulted in penalties against the school. Here is the excerpt from the law:
"To be liable, the person must have known or reasonably should have known a rule was violated and the violation must lead to disciplinary action against the student or institution."

All A&M will have to do is threaten to sue the brokers for everything they own if they talk. They refuse to cooperate with the NCAA and then there is no evidence and JFF gets off scott free.

 

[johnson86-1]

What would the NCAA do if Mississippi passed a law creating a civil action that allows the university to seek recovery from anybody causing a NCAA infraction that resulted in penalties against the school or ineligibility of one of its players?

It would basically create open season for MSU and UM to offer benefits (provided boosters were confident that the schools would not actually come after them for offering benefits if they weren't the ones talking), but should scare the hell out of anybody else actually involved in the infraction from talking.

 

[J-Dawg]

Is TX Leg in session right now? I wonder if this was slipped in as a rider.

 

[WrapItDog]

At a glance it looks like it may be a good law without the JFF situation. Agents, autograph buyers, AAU coaches have nothing to lose and a lot to gain. They would now have a little skin in the game. Get caught using a kid for personal gain and you could end up bankrupt.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

The law was passed in 1987.

http://espn.go.com/college-football...ograph-brokers-johnny-manziel-found-violation

 

[dogwhisperer]

This didn't happen in Texas. Can he still sue? didn't he do the autograph sessions in Florida?

 

[ezsoil]

Because the items were advertised and sold in Texas, there is jurisdiction....

 

[GTAdawg]

How will they be able to sue brokers in Florida(or and other state), where the signing took place in Miami(or any other city outside of Texas) based off of a Texas state law? If it took place else where, and we'll even say the memorabilia is being sold outside of Texas. I seriously am curious, this is not a SPS smart *** reply.

 

[mstateglfr]

At a glance it looks like it may be a good law without the JFF situation. Agents, autograph buyers, AAU coaches have nothing to lose and a lot to gain. They would now have a little skin in the game. Get caught using a kid for personal gain and you could end up bankrupt.

To be liable, the person must have known or reasonably should have known a rule was violated and the violation must lead to disciplinary action against the student or institution."


The student athlete who messed up for sure should know the rules, if it is determined that people not even associated with the NCAA should know the rules.

So the student athlete should be sued by the school too.

 

[DonDon.sixpack]

My question would be

did he pay taxes on the money he made?

 

[engie]

did he pay taxes on the money he made?

Of course not... and I'm betting he didn't deposit it either. If he did, I'm betting he did it in sums well below $5k...or he's a total idiot and looking to be audited anyway...