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    Boras, a lawyer, said he adheres to NCAA regulations by charging a fee to players whom he advises in the draft. "We are compliant with the NCAA rules by mandate ... We have to go to families and charge them for information that we would otherwise not charge for. And we have to go through the bailiwick of having the parents deal with the teams through our counsel, which is crazy." Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin, whose program has sent pitcher David Price and several other high picks to professional ball in recent years, considers the NCAA's latest efforts a positive step in distinguishing between qualified advisers and inexperienced, rogue agents who stalk high school and college players in the quest for a commission. Full Article at ESPN
    We are compliant with the NCAA rules by mandate ... We have to go to families and charge them for information that we would otherwise not charge for. And we have to go through the bailiwick of having the parents deal with the teams through our counsel, which is crazy.
    Scott Boras – Scott Boras SOURCE: ESPN 2 months ago
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Crasnick: NCAA issues new rules for baseball advisers
  1. The court ruling said a player is allowed to have representation like anyone else in America
    Scott Boras – Scott Boras SOURCE: ESPN 2 months ago
  2. The kids need advisement when they get to that level
    SOURCE: ESPN 2 months ago
  3. Our position is, we draft a kid, he tells us who he wants to deal with, and that's who we deal with
    SOURCE: ESPN 2 months ago
  4. It is important that the Eligibility Center gather all necessary information in order to make an accurate determination ... As such, it has previously sent similar requests for information to prospective student-athletes in other sports, including golf and soccer.
    SOURCE: ESPN 2 months ago
  5. Are you going to have Joe Bob the refrigerator repairman negotiating with the New York Yankees?
    SOURCE: ESPN 2 months ago
  6. Why should an 18-year-old kid not have the benefit of counsel when dealing with a professional franchise? It makes no sense.
    SOURCE: ESPN 2 months ago
  7. It illegally and unethically seeks attorney-client privileged information, and it misstates the NCAA's bylaws and what is required of student-athletes, who are not required to disclose this level of information, sign releases, etc., without any probable cause or due process
    SOURCE: ESPN 2 months ago
  8. Student-athletes, who are young, generally unsophisticated and unable to hire legal counsel, are being intimidated to give up all sorts of rights that no sane person would agree to do
    SOURCE: ESPN 2 months ago

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