David J. Neal, who covers FIU sports for The Miami Herald, points out that schools cannot use money budgeted for recruiting expenses to show prospective signees naked ladies.
“Diamond or the Twerk Twins might not care what money you contribute to their hairstylist,” Neal wrote. “The NCAA or the state of Florida might.”
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Neal also provides a very easy-to-follow rule covering the “basics of college athletics”:
“When in the process of recruiting for a Division I school and the other D1/FBS school in town is under NCAA investigation for improper recruiting practices, among other things, DO NOT TAKE THE RECRUIT TO THE STRIP CLUB! Show the recruit the strip club. Point out that if he chooses to attend your university, he can visit the strip club. If you’re in South Florida, show the recruit the many places where he can see just as many attractive women showing skin and behaving in a flirtatious manner as the strip club, including your own campus. But DO NOT TAKE THE RECRUIT TO THE STRIP CLUB!”
While the accounts have since been deleted, FIU defensive back Demarkus Perkins (@DPerk_15) and defensive tackle Isame Faciane (@ICEem_down) discussed their visit to the strip club in a Twitter back-and-forth:
This rule seems easy to follow, right? When showcasing your university to a potential student-athlete, take the recruit to the strip club. Do not! Do not take the recruit to the strip club! See, it’s an easy mistake to make. Also, look for new FIU coach Ron Turner to implement a team-wide Twitter ban in short order.
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