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Kyle Guy can't get wedding gifts

Knownothing said:
Because the NCAA is completely and totally stupid. This is why guys like Wigginton go pro even if they won't get drafted. The NCAA rule book is soooo stupid.


https://www.foxnews.com/sports/virg...told-him-wedding-registry-was-rules-violation
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I'm all for shitting on the NCAA whenever possible but read the article at least.
While the NCAA is typically the "bad guy" in stories about ridiculous regulations, in this case, a very cautious administrator at Guy's own school turned out to be behind his registry's benching.
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Mr Janny said:
Agreed. This was a compliance department that was being overly cautious. However, the fact that the NCAA even had to comment on this to clarify is a joke.
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In a roundabout sort of way it is still kind of an indictment of the NCAA because the compliance officer even considered the possibility that they would be impermissible gifts under NCAA rules.
 
I actually agree with what the compliance office was doing. They told him he can't make his registry public, which I think is right. When anybody does a registry, they expect only their guests to buy gifts.

They weren't saying he can't get any wedding gifts. They didn't want it random fans buying him gifts.
 
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The compliance guy had to do it to not break the NCAA rules. So yeah he did it but the fact that it is even an issue is the NCAA's fault.
 
jbindm said:
In a roundabout sort of way it is still kind of an indictment of the NCAA because the compliance officer even considered the possibility that they would be impermissible gifts under NCAA rules.
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agreed. The fact that it wasn't just common sense is still damning to the NCAA.
 
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WastedTalent said:
I actually agree with what the compliance office was doing. They told him he can't make his registry public, which I think is right. When anybody does a registry, they expect only their guests to buy gifts.
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They do, but most registries are public. If I want to buy a gift off of someone's registry at Target or BB&B, the vast majority of the time, I don't need a password or any credentials to find their registry. I just need their name. Why should it have to be more difficult for Kyle Guy?
 
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It makes sense if you look at it from someone like Zion. If he had his registry out there, you know he would get everything on there bought for him.

This guy is a senior and isn't going pro. A little bit of nuance from the NCAA should be required. Though from my understanding this was Virginia's compliance department.
 
Mr Janny said:
They do, but most registries are public. If I want to buy a gift off of someone's registry at Target or BB&B, the vast majority of the time, I don't need a password or any credentials to find their registry. I just need their name. Why should it have to be more difficult for Kyle Guy?
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Because it's much more likely that random Virginia fan will buy him a gift. If that happened, that would be the definition of an impermissible benefit, which is a NCAA violation.

This all came about because a fan tweeted about his registry the week of the final four. If you're the compliance department, the last thing you want is eligibility issues during the final four. They weren't saying that it was a ruled violation, but they were trying to avoid any situation that might be. Which is the job of the compliance dept.

Is it that freaking hard to have a closed registry?
 
ISUCyclones2015 said:
It makes sense if you look at it from someone like Zion. If he had his registry out there, you know he would get everything on there bought for him.

This guy is a senior and isn't going pro. A little bit of nuance from the NCAA should be required. Though from my understanding this was Virginia's compliance department.
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He's a JR. And will be a star for this final four, and all next season.
 
More importantly, why the heck is he getting married during college? If his fiance is pregnant I renounce this statement.
 
Playing devils advocate with an extreme example....what if someone registered for a $100,000 car, lavish trip around the world, new home, complete home tv/speaker set up, etc and a booster from Kansas bought it for them?

We would all be pissed and claim that was cheating.
 
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jcyclonee said:
More importantly, why the heck is he getting married during college? If his fiance is pregnant I renounce this statement.
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Some people find their true love in college and that's why.

Some people want better housing arrangements and that's why.

Some people want access to need-based scholarships and that's why.

Some people want to party all through their 20's and wait until they turn 30 to get married. That's me.
 
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farminclone said:
Playing devils advocate with an extreme example....what if someone registered for a $100,000 car, lavish trip around the world, new home, complete home tv/speaker set up, etc and a booster from Kansas bought it for them?

We would all be pissed and claim that was cheating.
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Well I assume this has happened at Kansas so we can defer to the Kansas Fan. Pretty sure if there was a huge gift everyone would report the violation. However, If Mr Janny buys Mariol Shayok a ten dollar toaster for his wedding. Is that a problem? Really?
 
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