Re: Minnesota Gophers Offesason Thread: Back To 1896
Correct. In MN there is no such thing as a DUI. Some states the distinction is DWI is .08 and over DUI is under .08 if the arresting officer thinks alcohol has in someway impaired you driving (ie. being hungover).
The interesting thing will be what the NCAA might do if the moped was, in fact, registered to a coach as has been rumored seeing how horribly inconsistent they are about, well....everything.
Interesting point MNS on the potential for NCAA involvement. Generally speaking, if an owner of a vehicle loans it to another person they know is incompetent, reckless or unlicensed, only then can they can be held liable for whatever negligent action takes place with the vehicle.
Assuming Gabe had permission to use it, this MAY be considered an "extra benefit" and could be a violation of NCAA policy. An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or an athletics representative to provide a prospect or a student-athlete (or the prospect or student-athlete's relatives or friends) with a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation.
The following are examples of extra benefits:
Giving cash or loans in any amount.
Signing or co-signing a note with an outside agency to arrange a loan.
Employing relatives or friends of a student-athlete.
Giving gifts of any kind (e.g., birthday, Christmas, Valentine's Day) or free services (e.g., clothing, airline tickets, laundry, car repair, haircuts, meals in restaurants).
Providing special discounts for goods or services.
Providing use of an automobile.
Providing a meal other than in your home on special infrequent occasions (e.g., Thanksgiving, birthday).
Providing use of your summer home to go water skiing, hunting, etc.
Providing transportation for any purpose.
Providing rent-free or reduced-rent housing.
Providing a benefit connected with on- or off-campus housing (e.g., television set, stereo equipment).
Providing tickets to an athletic, institutional or community event.
Providing a guarantee of a bond.
Providing promise of financial aid for postgraduate education.
Promising employment after college graduation.
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