alt.sports.college.pac-10

"Bob Whiteside" wrote in message
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> "Paul Jepperson" wrote in message
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>> "Bob Whiteside" wrote:
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>>> "Zeb Quinn" wrote in message
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>>> I guess it's just a coincidence the UO football team was bussed over 100
>>> miles from Eugene to the Nike campus in Beaverton last Saturday for a
>>> closed
>>> workout in front of Knight and other new arena donors.
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>> Why the football team? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to send the
>> basketball team to perform for the donors?
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> That would be an NCAA violation for holding a formal practice with coaches
> present during a quiet period.
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> UO pimped out the football team instead and had to back off "promoting"
> the practice at Nike because that would be an NCAA violation. Instead
> they planted stories in the media around the theme they could not promote
> the practice at Nike. Kind of like a reverse, back-handed promotion
> intended to flaunt the NCAA rule against promoting what they were doing.

"I'm shocked, shocked to hear there's a football practice at this
establishment."