Why have a fundraiser for Dexter McCluster

[onewayquartetdawg]

Grenada Nissan had a fundraiser for Dexter yesterday. Can someone tell me why? I mean fundraisers are good for the needy but isn't he going to sign with someone? Oh yeah his agent was with him????

 

[LewisNixon]

I wouldn't think Dex would need any funds raised for him, but a private business can do anything they want to.

This is somewhat embarrassing, we try and pay our players enough to keep this type of thing from happening, most times.

 

[onewayquartetdawg]

I was told his scholly money was used up??? The whole thing confused me. Also, he couldn't sign footballs but he could sign pictures. Something about NCAA rules about possible sale of merchandise while in school. It all smells Akbarish!

 

[LewisNixon]

seriously I have never heard of anything like that, but he is not an NCAA athlete anymore, so none of that should apply. I am pretty sure he is not in school anymore, I think he was working out in Dallas the last couple of months.

Whatever, I am sure he will pay back anything he gets when he signs, I would guess. I agree, none of it makes any sense.

 

[Rebels7]

His eligibility is up and he declared for the draft. He can accept money from anyone. So, that doesn't make sense.

 

[JohnDawg]

not only has his college eligibility run out, he has hired an agent.

 

[Rebels7]

Just wasn't sure if there were some type of NCAA rules minutiae that kept him from signing things before he was drafted, etc. Many others are much more well versed on those things than I.

 

[alabamadog]

we need to get boosters to promise to hold fundraisers for recruits once they have lost amateur status. I'm not seriously suggesting Ole Miss is doing that, but I could one of the 120 D1 schools trying that.

 

[Rebels7]

we need to get boosters to promise to hold fundraisers for recruits once they have lost amateur status. I'm not seriously suggesting Ole Miss is doing that, but I could one of the 120 D1 schools trying that.

But promising to give them money after their eligibility is up is probably against the rules. Unless you're USC.

 

[dawgoneyall]

Unless you're USC or obviously Ole Miss.

 

[MedDawg]

If he's still in school this spring semester, then he has broken all kinds of NCAA rules.

 

[RebelBruiser]

Otherwise teams that have good players would take APR hits every year, because most football players that go pro don't complete their degree if they were 4 year players, at least they don't complete it in their 8th semester when they are going through combines, the draft and everything else.

He signed with an agent after he completed his eligibility. Even if he's still in school, he's no longer an amateur athlete, nor is he part of our team.