<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Iowa QB sinks hole-in-one, but has to forgo prizeESPN.com news servicesIOWA CITY, Iowa -- The golf course giveth -- and the NCAA taketh away.Iowa quarterback Drew Tate hit a hole-in-one at a charity golf tournament on Friday, a feat entitling him to $25,000 toward the purchase of a new car.James White, 31, of Cedar Falls, told the Iowa City Press-Citizen that Tate was prepared to cash in the prize and spend the winnings on a new Harley-Davidson.But Tate's visions of a thundering down Iowa highways on two wheels were short-lived.Iowa Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby, who was present for the tournament, let Tate know that he couldn't accept the prize. That would be against NCAA regulations, since Tate, the 2004 all-Big Ten quarterback, has a year of eligibility left.Using a 6-iron, Tate aced the 178-yard 6th hole at Finkbine Golf Course, the University of Iowa's golf course in Iowa City. Two of his playing partners told the Press-Citizen that Tate's shot flew a few feet beyond the hole, then spun back in.Was Tate angry about the motorcycle that got away? No, White told the newspaper."He said, 'No, not really because if it weren't for football and the university, I wouldn't be playing in this outing anyway,'" White said.</div>http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2471422
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bobferg @ Jun 5 2006, 04:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>whats the big deal.......he can buy 100 harleys next year.</div>He earned that prize....it wasnt a gift or anything like that, it was something that he earned. But the NCAA-Nazi's make him forego the prize...what a joke.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bobferg @ Jun 5 2006, 04:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>whats the big deal.......he can buy 100 harleys next year.</div>Let's not get a head of ourselves here bobferg. Tate is a great competitor and will make an NFL roster on that alone, but right now is no day 1 QB. He will have to compete for a roster position, something he is great at doing (competiting that is).
yes you are right.........but what is league min right now? 250K? 300k? somewhere around there. That is more like 10 harleys but still. you get my point.
