Uh Oh

This is more like the Matt Leinart situation than the Reggie Bush situation - the one where Leinart's dad paid for some stuff that he and his roommate shared.
 
Meals can only be offered at private residences. Did Thompson host meals for Kabongo? Because I'm pretty certain that's not what this is all about. Trying to turn it into an argument about "I can do this-or-that with student athletes" is so beyond the scope of what this issue entails. The bottom line is that you can't do JACK outside of an in-home meal.Here's the list of Extra Benefits:
Special discounts, free or reduced fees for purchases or services
Loans or co-signs of any kind to the student-athlete or relatives
Giving money, clothing, equipment, or other merchandise
Providing a meal at a commercial location or restaurant
Use of a car or other mode of transportation, housing
Providing a ticket to any athletic, institutional, or community event
Giving any type of gift, gift-in kind, or general funding
Allow use of a telephone to make free long distance calls
Allow use of the name, picture, or appearance to promote sales or use of commercial product or services.

Where on the list does it say it's ok to "pay him back later?" The answer is you can't. He's right that this wouldn't have been an issue if Kabongo's family had paid for whatever he got up front.

There's no such thing as a "prior relationship" when it comes to boosters or gifts.

"That rule doesn’t apply. They went to ******* high school together. The "booster" rules don't mean **** in this situation."

You're just so wrong. Thompson is a booster. Kabongo is a student-athlete. Every rule for boosters applies.
 
Family members don't apply. And you know that. Is Thompson Kabongo's brother? Or daddy?

Hell, even teammates don't apply. Ricky used to pay for everyone's meals at fancy restaurants. Now, if the NCAA could prove that he got his baseball money in an illegitimate manner, there might be some problems. Chris Mihm used to buy swag for his friends on the team all the time. Chances are, that money was his dad's and not his own. But the NCAA wouldn't waste a ton of time determining how Chris acquired the money because he's on the team, not a recent graduate.

But the moment that Thompson left campus, he became a booster. Whether he likes the distinction or not.
 
Yes, if the NCAA uses Thompson's statement as evidence for the disallowed benefits. Now, I'm sure he can twist it within the next few weeks to say something like "his family member paid me for the tickets/etc. before Myck ever received them."

Regardless, I'm tired of Texas being in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. Staying outside of the gray area stuff for NCAA compliance should be the least of our worries, but thanks to TT/Myck, we have to worry about it.
 
"Did I pay for him? Well, yes and no. You know, I actually had to pay for it and then had his brother reimburse me, which is totally fine with the NCAA. We discussed that. Again, we want to respect the process. I think everything's going to work out. I don't see no eligibility issues, but that's for the NCAA to work out."

He's right about one thing: that's for the NCAA to work out.

Kabongo will be declared ineligible if the NCAA can prove that he received the benefits without paying for them in advance (i.e. having the brother, whoever that is, prove that he paid for the benefits before they ever touched Kabongo's hands). TT throwing out the second quote about his prior friendship with Kabongo has absolutely nothing to do with NCAA rules and regulations.

Kabongo will not be declared ineligible if the NCAA can't find anything about the timeline for when the agent, trainer, TT, and his brother bought or paid for the benefits. I'm guessing this is more likely at the moment. By the same token, I'd rather our athletics department not have to deal with crap like this. It's not like we don't have a fleet of compliance people who can tell Myck, "hey maybe pay for that flight or workout yourself before you head up to see them."
 
Granted, I have not been keeping up with this story, and have just read the posts here and a few written stories, but when I first saw this I thought MK was going to be suspended for 5-10 games (similar to Balbay's suspension a few years back). Nothing I have read changes that opinion.
 
If Kabongo had made the nba then the nba is incredibly weak. He could become a good player in a few years but right now I think I could take him one on one.
 
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