In article <[log in to unmask]>, Mike Machnik
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>My NC$$ Manual is at home, but I wonder if anyone else can explain the
>rule being applied here.  I'm going to guess it has something to do
>with SAs receiving "benefits" that other students do not get, such as
>getting into the game for free.  However, it seems to me that since
>anyone can be asked to throw out the first ball, and that this
>decision does not have to be made based on athletics, then such a rule
>should not apply.
 
While the decision as to who gets to throw out the first pitch doesn't
have to be made based on athletics, we all know it WAS made based on
athletics. The NCAA regulates college athletics; it has nothing to do
with regulating students who aren't athletes. The NCAA rules say thou
shall not accept extra benefits offered on the basis of athletics.
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