What bullshit. Bloom, I can see but don't agree with. Baseball players are fine, and Zbikowski is fine. But not being able to accept this prize? What if he wins the lottery? Better yet, what if he wins a free hat from a Mountain Dew bottle? Fucking joke.
Monday, June 5, 2006
Iowa QB sinks hole-in-one, but has to forgo prize
ESPN.com news services
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The golf course giveth -- and the NCAA taketh away.
Iowa quarterback Drew Tate hit a hole-in-one at a charity golf tournament on Friday, a feat entitling him to $25,000 toward the purchase of a new car.
James White, 31, of Cedar Falls, told the Iowa City Press-Citizen that Tate was prepared to cash in the prize and spend the winnings on a new Harley-Davidson.
But Tate's visions of a thundering down Iowa highways on two wheels were short-lived.
Iowa Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby, who was present for the tournament, let Tate know that he couldn't accept the prize. That would be against NCAA regulations, since Tate, the 2004 all-Big Ten quarterback, has a year of eligibility left.
Using a 6-iron, Tate aced the 178-yard 6th hole at Finkbine Golf Course, the University of Iowa's golf course in Iowa City. Two of his playing partners told the Press-Citizen that Tate's shot flew a few feet beyond the hole, then spun back in.
Was Tate angry about the motorcycle that got away? No, White told the newspaper.
"He said, 'No, not really because if it weren't for football and the university, I wouldn't be playing in this outing anyway,'" White said.
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That and the fact he's going to be picked by the first 10 teams in the draft Beltran-style...he'll be able to buy 10 of them.Killian wrote:"He said, 'No, not really because if it weren't for football and the university, I wouldn't be playing in this outing anyway,'" White said.
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IndyFrisco wrote:That and the fact he's going to be picked by the first 10 teams in the draft Beltran-style...he'll be able to buy 10 of them.Killian wrote:"He said, 'No, not really because if it weren't for football and the university, I wouldn't be playing in this outing anyway,'" White said.
Honestly though, using the exact quote you cited, how is it different than Zbikowski getting to box at MSG? Do you think that if he wasn't a potential all american football player for Notre Dame he'd be allowed anywhere near the undercard? I doubt it.
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MuchoBulls wrote:I read that in SI and it was quite upsetting that NCAA couldn't help the dude out.Sky wrote:Did any of you guys hear about that guy from Carnegie Mellon, (DIII) track guy who couldn't run his race becaue the NCAA is a bunch of pricks?
I read that too. His coach clicked on the 5000 m race instead of 10,000 m when he registered him online. They wouldnt let him change it back even though he notified them 17 hours after he did it and the race wasnt even full yet.