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[QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 4661155, member: 237"]
You are arguing from a position of challenging the rule which I get. I don't see an argument for eliminating the rule at all. Obviously there are more than a few financial misteps one can take as a young person. That said zero tolerance for impacting the integrity of the sport seems more than fair. This isn't a cure to the ails of the game by any stretch but the rule has a net good effect unless it's resulting in mass suspensions over the equivalent of a scratch off. Which there is no evidence of whatsoever.

Many rules are intended to address moral hazard. That's a very common component. You have both impact to the sport, program and student athlete with betting on games irrelevant on sport. It's not a freedom issue- as a student athlete can just decide to gamble and not play. The two combined is sensible.

Backing out of the various rabbit holes I don't see a reason to reverse the rule unless it is having a significant negative impact on student athletes that outweighs the hazards the rule was intended for. That's the piece I haven't heard about or read and was driving at that I don't see in any of your criticism of the rule. No animus here either.
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