NCAA Hall Monitors: Georgia’s Offensive Coordinator Suspended From Off Campus Recruiting Over Two $8 Tennis Tickets

All, College Football Ty Duffy September 27th. 2012, 11:30am

This is not quite cream cheese on a bagel, but it is close. Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo has been suspended from off-campus recruiting for one-month after committing a secondary violation. The violation? He brought a recruit and his mother into the NCAA Tennis Championships, without having them buy an $8 ticket.

“A member of the ticket office staff reported this incident to the compliance office,” McGarity wrote. “… The family has been notified and subsequently submitted restitution in the amount of $20.”

Eight dollar-tickets? Where will the decadence end?

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35 Responses to “NCAA Hall Monitors: Georgia’s Offensive Coordinator Suspended From Off Campus Recruiting Over Two $8 Tennis Tickets”

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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Well, it’s kind of an obvious rule. What difference does the value of the tickets make? Where do you draw the line? $10? $50?
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:41 AM
typical Dawgs.
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Jason McIntyre Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:45 AM
what a joke
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ButtersBC Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:46 AM
As someone who attended the ’98 Outback Bowl where he completed 22/24 passes which still gets referenced in bowl games anytime some QB starts out 7/7 or whatever I say to hell with Mike Bobo and bring the death penalty to Georgia for this crime
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payaso Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:46 AM
I think rules should be broken based on a subjective opinion of value.
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The Wayne Fontes Safari Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:48 AM
I love it when someone uses tennis tickets to gain a recruiting advantage.
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Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:48 AM
First of all, I KNOW it wasn’t Richt that actually committed this crime.
That said, he IS responsible for creating the culture of deceit that allows this kind of behavior to happen. Shut ‘em down.
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Trey Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:49 AM
what a joke
Sure J-Mac. Violate a clear well written and known rule, a limited suspension is a joke.
The punishment fits the crime, but I don’t expect you to understand that.
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Faulkner Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:50 AM
Agree completely with the alternate solution offered.
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Jason McIntyre Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:50 AM
Trey – how does that punishment fit the crime? I’d love to know.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:53 AM
FREE BOBO!
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Trey Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Trey – how does that punishment fit the crime? I’d love to know.
The guy broke a rule. One that is hammered into coaches heads.
The rule breaking happened to be to an event no one cares about.
He can’t go off campus to recruit for one month…during football season. Meaning, he’ll miss the 3-5 days of off campus recruiting he’d actually be doing.
How doesn’t it.
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sousedbergin Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:54 AM
You don’t want serfs fraternizing with other serfs or witnessing a different crop harvest as it breeds discontent.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo has been suspended from off-campus recruiting for one-month after committing a secondary violation.
How does the punishment NOT fit the crime? An OL coach can’t recruit off campus for a month? Seems like a slap in the wrist to me.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:55 AM
The rule breaking happened to be to an event no one cares about.
The Outback Bowl?
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Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:57 AM
The Outback Bowl?
Blooming onion swag
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tedkerwin Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 11:59 AM
You mean same day tickets for this NCAA Tennis Championship were available? Shocking.
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Roethlishotdog Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Trey – how does that punishment fit the crime? I’d love to know.
He committed a minor violation by providing a monetary advantage to a recruit, and the NCAA in turn gave him a minor punishment.
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sousedbergin Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:05 PM
How is bringing a football recruit to tennis a good idea? I would just sit there, looking at the infrastructure, officials, apparel and empty seats thinking ‘can’t believe I have to pay for this shit.’
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rittyrich Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:10 PM
How is bringing a football recruit to tennis a good idea? I would just sit there, looking at the infrastructure, officials, apparel and empty seats thinking ‘can’t believe I have to pay for this shit.’
Tennis is actually a pretty big deal at UGA.
http://www.collegetennisonline.com/Uploads/501/Images/MagillComplex(1).JPG
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:11 PM
Didn’t Ohio Stae get dinged for (among other thigs) having pizza sit out in the office because a “student-athlete” could grab a slice?
NCAA needs to rewrite its bloated rule book.
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Walking Underwear Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:11 PM
the real story here is the snitch. what a prude
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Walking Underwear Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:12 PM
seems like a decent place to bring a recruit. women’s college tennis must have some lovelies, and maybe mom is a tennis fan. women’s gymnastics meet would have worked too
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HtownHacker Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:13 PM
Tennis is actually a pretty big deal at UGA.
Yeah, it is. Plus it was the NCAA championships. Anyone know who the recruit was?
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:14 PM
women’s gymnastics meet would have worked too
A 20 year old who hasn’t had her period yet? No thanks.
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sousedbergin Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Tennis is actually a pretty big deal at UGA.
http://www.collegetennisonline.com/Uploads/501/Images/MagillComplex(1).JPG
Wow, going to go out on a limb and say college tennis enthusiasts paying $8 ticket prices for a championship match did not pay for that tribute to the gentry.
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Walking Underwear Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:16 PM
nah, milk steak, college is still a step below the world class 13 year olds. i bet you can google some college gymnasts that would make your eyes and then dick happy
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gfunk supreme Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:21 PM
the real story here is the snitch. what a prude
I think that’s the part of the story that makes it so obvious why there shouldn’t have been a post on this. This seems to be a pretty standard process for handling the violation (including the minor punishment).
If you have an idea for how the NCAA could amend its rules and procedures to exempt minor infractions like this, then how about a post on that. I think you will find though that writing rules that cover exactly the situations you want them to cover, and only those situations, is harder than you might think.
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Walking Underwear Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:25 PM
the real story here is the snitch. what a prude
I think that’s the part of the story that makes it so obvious why there shouldn’t have been a post on this
not sure i understand, gfunk
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Big fan of when Jmac drops in here from on high, throws out a question, gets a logical response, and is never heard from again.
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gfunk supreme Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:28 PM
not sure i understand, gfunk
Yeah poorly written. I just mean, it seems like such a minor thing to snitch about, the only explanation is that the ticket office knows the NCAA takes this sort of thing seriously and didn’t want to get in trouble, so they reported it to the compliance office.
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gfunk supreme Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:29 PM
Which means it’s just a standard compliance issue of which there are probably thousands per week, but only this one allows them to use the headline “Georgia’s Offensive Coordinator Suspended…”
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Walking Underwear Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:37 PM
ok. that’s some quality paranoia on the TO person’s part. Try to imagine how the violation would be discovered if no snitching.
Even if someone from the crowd snitches and the ncaa wants to ask the TO how this could happen, the ticket seller could say Mike who?
here’s my conspiracy theory: ticket seller had an ax to grind with bobo or the fb program
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gfunk supreme Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:52 PM
That’s kind of the point. The likelihood of being caught appears to be basically nil. But I think it’s just the mundane nature of reporting any breach of protocol to the compliance office rather than paranoia.
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ohheelyeah Says:
September 27th, 2012 at 12:55 PM
Gotta go with Trey on this one. Minor violation = minor punishment. If you will suspend your vehement support of paying the players and blowing up the NCAA, you may recognize that a clearly defined rule – one which these coaches get told EVERY year – was broken and an appropriate punishment was given. Don’t like it? Blow up the NCAA. However, you can’t cherrypick which rules get followed.