tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790188512379642654.post1991588042816729167..comments2024-03-28T16:23:29.940-04:00Comments on Trouble Afoot!: Rice and Shattles celebrate America's birthday with Valdosta 5K winsHerb Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13689874271303733830noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790188512379642654.post-52912798183001019282012-07-14T05:48:08.522-04:002012-07-14T05:48:08.522-04:00Thanks Herb! Lucky for me my feet and lungs keep m...Thanks Herb! Lucky for me my feet and lungs keep me from Winning, Placing, or even Showing. My unused high school, college, and Fantasy Grand Prix dreams and eligibility remain safely tucked away.Dismalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313323631249022525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790188512379642654.post-39114130053044218932012-07-13T21:50:43.873-04:002012-07-13T21:50:43.873-04:00If you remember the story of Jim Thorpe, you'l...If you remember the story of Jim Thorpe, you'll recall that he was stripped of his Olympic medals after it was discovered that he had accepted a few bucks for playing on a semi-pro baseball team. Organized athletics isn't quite as anal-retentive about amateur status anymore, except in high school and college sports. I recall a case a few years ago where a woman lost her NCAA eligibility after accepting a prize of a few hundred dollars at a road race. An amount that, by the way, is much less than what the typical college football player receives in "gifts" for participating in a bowl game.<br /><br />Anyway, the "Refused prize money" notation that I saw associated with a high school athlete. Rather than throw away a high school sports career and a potential college sports career, the athlete turned down the cash.<br /><br />Pro status wouldn't make you ineligible for Fantasy Grand Prix, but it would probably be strongly correlated with utter disinterest in it.<br /><br /><a href="http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Herb</a>.Herb Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689874271303733830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790188512379642654.post-25569471126524393122012-07-13T19:46:42.154-04:002012-07-13T19:46:42.154-04:00Herb, I see a comment "refused prize money&qu...Herb, I see a comment "refused prize money". Would acceptance of the money disqualify the person from the GWTC fantasy grand prix competition or something as drastic as that?Dismalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313323631249022525noreply@blogger.com