USC Frosh / soon to be pro OJ Mayo in trouble?

mslacat · Post by **mslacat** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:14 pm

USC's superstar freshman basketball star OJ Mayo received Laker court side tickets for a Denver / Laker game from Carmelo Anthony. This is normally a NCAA violation. The NCAA is mulling it over, but I guarantee you if this was an MSU basketball play (with most likely no chance of playing pro in the future) They would have thrown the book at MSU and the player. It will be real interesting to see what the NCAA will do about a this situation.

link:

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-usc ... &cset=true

catamaran · Post by **catamaran** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:16 pm

I think the out for them will be that Carmelo isn't related to USC basketball

Post by **rtb** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:20 pm

catamaran wrote:I think the out for them will be that Carmelo isn't related to USC basketball

Put Melo is connected with Nike who is likely looking for their next shoe contract. I think it is pretty fishy and NCAA needs to apply their rules evenly or just sell out and turn into the world dominating sports league they want to.

longhorn_22 · Post by **longhorn_22** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:20 pm

The NCAA should leave this alone.

RMD · Post by **RMD** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:42 pm

longhorn_22 wrote:The NCAA should leave this alone.

why should they leave this alone if it is against the rules?

longhorn_22 · Post by **longhorn_22** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:55 pm

RMD wrote:
longhorn_22 wrote:The NCAA should leave this alone.
why should they leave this alone if it is against the rules?

I don't think it's against the rules and it shouldn't be. It's not like Carmelo is singling out his favorite collegiate athletes and giving them free tickets. He has done this before with kids. The NCAA needs to piss off.

kstack · Post by **kstack** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:57 pm

My favorite part of this whole story is Mayo expressing amazement at Melo for staying out so late on a game night and Melo playing it off like it was nothing. He was probably like, "Man, that young guy has a lot to learn, all us NBAers booze and carouse till 5 in the morning."

Billings_Griz · Post by **Billings_Griz** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:34 pm

RMD wrote:
longhorn_22 wrote:The NCAA should leave this alone.
why should they leave this alone if it is against the rules?

Why is it a rule?

(I know "why", but I think it's a dumb rule, IMHO)