NCAA vs. kicker

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Bluethunder

Bluethunder

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Interesting battle brewing between a USF kicker and the NCAA. Basically the kid has a youtube channel where he posts vidoes about the college experience and being a part of the football team, and the NCAA has said he can have one or the other (be on the team or be in videos) but not both.

I am sure if the NCAA was paid by a third party to film the team for a documentary (and the kicker) they would have no problem at all with him being online, but since he is doing it himself and trying to make a little money, can't have that.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article156193339.html
 

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Bluethunder said:
Interesting battle brewing between a USF kicker and the NCAA. Basically the kid has a youtube channel where he posts vidoes about the college experience and being a part of the football team, and the NCAA has said he can have one or the other (be on the team or be in videos) but not both.

I am sure if the NCAA was paid by a third party to film the team for a documentary (and the kicker) they would have no problem at all with him being online, but since he is doing it himself and trying to make a little money, can't have that.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article156193339.html
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I'd say that the NCAA is overstepping their boundaries by limiting the "free speech" activity of the athlete in blanket format. The college itself could "reasonably" place limits on scholarship player activities, but the NCAA is going way beyond their regulatory authority on this. "Reasonableness" can vary among institutions and communities, according to values. What's acceptable at Hanover is not likely to be "community standard" @ UCLA. In essence, "home rule" principles still should apply, thus preserving the integrity of an institution.
 
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The reason the NCAA has taken issue is the kid has monetized his YouTube channel.

I bet you $10 that the NCAA wouldn't have said anything if the kid didn't do that because there are some other D1 athletes that had non-monetized YouTube channels that I've watched before.
 
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