Chuck Rounsaville sets the record straight...

[dawgstudent]

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Posted: Today 11:09 PM

This can be explained. . .


. . . the alleged exchange, if it's real, between John Miller and Laremy Tunsil is perfectly legal and common. There is something known as an "opportunity fund" to help players in financial need. Any money players receive is on a need basis and is part of the opportunity fund. There is also Pell Grant money and federal assistance funds players can apply for in times of need. Miller, Barney Farrar and Tom Luke help players attain these monies by helping them fill out the proper forms. All monies from these funds has to be approved through compliance.

What Tunsil meant by his statement in Chicago, I cannot interpret, but that is one possibility. Also, after the interview/press conference , Tunsil apparently recanted and reportedly said he didn't understand the questions regarding money.

Again, I was not there and did not hear tone or tenor of any of the conversations, so my account of what happened is not first-hand, but I am not going to panic over tonight's happenings.

 

[msstate7]

Yeah, that's it

Do you think this guy really believes that crap?

 

[coach66]

Weren't Tunsils parents so well off they moved to Oxford where she found a great

Job. Can't have it both ways ole miss.

 

[coach66]

No, but his readers will believe it.

Nm

 

[AlCoDog]

I just want to know why Hugh wasn't around to congratulate Treadwell and Headcase when they were selected?

 

[ShrubDog]

The electric and water bill is paid by an opportunity fund. Its been one heck of a ride.

 

[Shamoan]

Straws....grasping....and failing

 

[Drebin]

How does one become so jaded and blind to write something like this and actually expect everyone to believe it.

Remember Baghdad Bob? Well, say hello to Confederate Chuck. "All is well, all is well."

 

[Shamoan]

If you look at the screen shot of the text, "coach" is upset that the money is in addition to what they have previously agreed upon. This was no one time payment. This was an extra 3 bills

 

[Chesusdog]

Well you know the old saying, man. When opportunity throws rocks you must smoketh them.

 

[121Josey]

Well you know the old saying, man. When opportunity throws rocks you must smoketh them.

I think that you mean, "People who live in grass houses shouldn't smoke rocks."

 

[aTotal360]

Tell'em Chuck. Those Bullfrauds aren't gonna like the truth. Hotty Toddy!

Am I doing this right?

 

[Xenomorph]

Yeah man.. He was contacting head of football operations about his pell grant.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Of course.

It was an opportunity fund! It all makes sense, now!

 

[tatedog]

I wonder if Ole Miss officials discussed the "opportunity fund" with NCAA investigators already.

 

[Shmuley]

I need to find me a black bear footballer and get them to go ask John Miller for some "opportunity fund" to cover my car note. 'Cause that's how it works, right Rounsaville? Doesn't matter WHO needs some opportunity; just matters that the footballer is the one asking for some. Right, Chuck? Chucketty, Chuck, Chuck, Chuckster.

 

[tatedog]

I wonder what other kinds of issues funds are earmarked for in the "opportunity fund"?

-- Penicillin for hostesses?

-- Therapy for Ole Miss coeds exposed to coaching staff penis images?

-- Window/glass repair?

-- Replacement of all wood furnishings in the athletics office twice a year?

Also, are these gifts reported and taxed properly?

 

[bulldognation]

Man I wish I had a fat "opportunity fund" back when I was in college to help pay for those little things like the light bill and water bill.
I wonder if any of that "opportunity" found a way to help pay for the rental house that Scott Walker provided football players during black spring break. Trinity has been living the nightmare and needs a new pair of $1000 shoes to keep it all together ya know.
#TheNetwork

 

[PBRME]

Rumors posted here that were proven last night.

Ole Miss offers financial incentives to come to school there.

They use the party, drugs and alcohol, to make it even more appealing to impressionable youths.

The last domino to fall is the hourly rate female recruiters. Does Tunsil have any accounts left open to hack?

 

[Philly Dawg]

That is a good point. If she didn't have the money to pay her utilities, how is she moving to Oxford?

 

[Original48]

It was an opportunity fund! It all makes sense, now!

It would be more believable if they said it came from the Human Fund.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Was this what crooms

was referencing during the "seize the opportunity" speech?

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Water bill must be paid, ever had your water cut off?, It's a *****.

Can't flush.
Plus, gotta keep that pool full.

 

[thekimmer]

Wow

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Posted: Today 11:09 PM

This can be explained. . .


. . . the alleged exchange, if it's real, between John Miller and Laremy Tunsil is perfectly legal and common. There is something known as an "opportunity fund" to help players in financial need. Any money players receive is on a need basis and is part of the opportunity fund. There is also Pell Grant money and federal assistance funds players can apply for in times of need. Miller, Barney Farrar and Tom Luke help players attain these monies by helping them fill out the proper forms. All monies from these funds has to be approved through compliance.

What Tunsil meant by his statement in Chicago, I cannot interpret, but that is one possibility. Also, after the interview/press conference , Tunsil apparently recanted and reportedly said he didn't understand the questions regarding money.

Again, I was not there and did not hear tone or tenor of any of the conversations, so my account of what happened is not first-hand, but I am not going to panic over tonight's happenings.

Just one thing left to say.

 

[grimedawg1]

Is this for player or player's family'

Chuck says that an opportunity fund is a perfectly reasons explanation. But, I wonder if these payments are for player hardships or their families. Can't imagine momma's rent qualifies.

If there is one thing that will get you in trouble with ncaa, it is lying. There appears to have been some lying going on here.

 

[Longmire]

Somebody should tell Chuck that those federal grants such as Pell and anything else are usually applied for before school starts, not after because they run out of money.

 

[boatsandhoes]

Is this kinda like the "human fund"?**

 

[AFDawg]

I think those funds are for true emergencies--not rent or utilities.

http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/finances/student-athlete-benefits

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools...c_non_event/12-compliance-define-saf-saof.pdf

 

[Dawgzilla]

IIRC, she's a nurse. A good career, but not necessarily "well off". However, I also thought that Laremy lived somewhere else. Maybe I'm wrong, but if Tunsil has his own apartment then he can't get money to pay his mom's power bill.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

Here's a link to UM's Opportunity Fund Application:

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ole/genrel/auto_pdf/opportunity-fund-app.pdf

I thought this part was interesting (from page 3):

Limits
A student-athlete may receive only one SAOF grant per semester, limited to a maximum of $500.

Exceptions to these limits may be made when there is a justifiable hardship or emergency. The receipt of a SAOF

grant may impact other loans for which the student-athlete may qualify through the Financial Aid Office and may be

subject to taxes by the IRS.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

I think that you mean, "People who live in grass houses shouldn't smoke rocks."

a bong in the hand is worth two in a mask.

 

[Shmuley]

Somebody tell Rounsaville his spin is ****. Tunsil was never eligible for these funds. Was not an "incoming freshman" in Feb 2015. Was not a Mississippi resident as an incoming freshman. Spin harder, shitheads.

 

[coach66]

This Opportunity Fund is clearly being prepared as their defense. Parrish

Alford was just instructed to write a positive article on it there will be others for sure. Hopefully the NCAA isn't stupid enough to buy it.

 

[13thEagle]

Ok i wont name the source but from someone who has to understand the ncaa guidelines i get this. This "Opportunity fund" exists but it is intended for one time emergency situations. Example a player has a death in the family and needs funds for travel, NOT recurring payments for moms light bill.
Also we have heard about "the network" for months. Are they really stupid enough to have coaches putting their fingerprints on this???

 

[dotcomdawg]

this is the UM talking points memo of the day. It won't hold up. The greater problem for Ole Miss right now is that every media outlet has this as the top story. Hell, Rolling Stone is even reporting on it. The NCAA microscope just got a little stronger.

 

[bulldognation]

The existence or use of the "opportunity fund" doesn't matter in light of the nature of the replies found on his instagram.
What's more damning than anything is the COACH responding that the "number kept changing" on the "agreed to amt" which points to an understanding for a routine set of payments to be made to either the athlete or his family.
It's easy to imagine a coach recruiting a kid with his parents over the coffee table and coming up with an arrangement where mom and/or dad will be taken care of if the kid signs with them. Hell, it ain't far off to imagine that the assistance given to the parents... oh, i don't know... finds its way back to the athlete somehow.

You know... just part of what it means to be in the Ole Miss "Family".

But where this may have started to unravel is that Stepdad got left out of the cash flow. When the little misunderstanding went public, he got left out in the cold.

 

[ckDOG]

There are a few holes in the "opportunity fund" angle

Yes, it exists. Yes, it can be used for families. Let's assume for a second it could be related to that program.

However,

1) Very doubtful coaches would be administering it. This would most likely go through the compliance department.
2) The funds go from NCAA to SEC to University. There has to be documented reviews supporting these payments. If this was on the up and up, somebody is going to substantiate this ASAP bc of the hammering they are taking in the media. Maybe that happens today? If not, look out.
3) Barney Farrar told Joe Schad (check his twitter) that he has never given money to Tunsil nor has Tunsil ever asked him for money. He's all in. Legit payment program excuse is out the window.

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

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[Shmuley]

4) Of course, applications to access Opp Funds are submitted via text message.

 

[patdog]

Average nurse salary in Mississippi is over $56,000. Most of the people in our state would love to make that kind of money. And you're right, the Opportunity Fund can't be used to pay for his mom's rent and utility bills. They couldn't even be used to pay his own rent and utility bills.