Lynch's mom and Irish Envy
I guess she's posting some more over there and hinting at an imminent commitment from Aaron.
I was looking over the Compliance pages on UND.com ( http://www.und.com/compliance/compliance-2.html ) and I think some of the breathless exhortations from the crowd towards Mrs. Lynch fall into a gray area of permissibility.
First of all, the definition of a "booster" is pretty broad:
You are a representative of Notre Dame's athletics interests, more commonly known as a "booster", if you meet any of the following conditions:
* you are an enrolled student or graduate of the University
* You have ever been a member of any organization that promotes Notre Dame's athletics program (e.g., Quarterback Club, Three Point Club, Fast Break Club).
* You have made a financial contribution to the Notre Dame athletics department or its booster organization.
* You are or have been a season ticket holder in any sport.
* You have provided benefits (e.g., summer jobs or occasional family meals) to enrolled student-athletes.
* You have ever, in any way, promoted the athletics program at Notre DameNOTE: Please remember that once you become a booster, you retain that identity indefinitely.
As a booster, here's what you can't do:
MAY NOT
* make any recruiting contacts with prospects or their relatives. This includes telephone calls, letters, emails, and facsimiles, along with any face-to-face contact either on or off-campus.
* assist Notre Dame coaches by picking up transcripts, films, or any other information pertaining to a prospect's ability from the prospect's educational institution.
* provide financial aid or benefit or any kind (e.g., clothing, special discounts, lodging, meals, transportation, tickets, loans of money) to prospects or their relatives.
* make contact with a prospective student-athlete or his/her parents when the prospect is on campus for and official or unofficial recruiting visit.
* contact a prospective student-athlete to congratulate him/her on signing a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Notre Dame.
* provide transportation or arrange for payment of transportation costs for a prospect or his/her relatives or friends to visit campus.
* earmark funds for specific prospects to attend a Notre Dame summer camp. Instead, you must donate the funds to the high school, and the school and the students will decide which camps they will attend.
* employ or arrange for employment of a prospect before ht completion of his/her senior year. After graduation, a booster may employ a prospect as long as compensation is for work actually performed and at a rate commensurate with experience and the going rate.
* provide ANYTHING to a prospect or the prospect's family or friends without prior approval from the Compliance Office.
I wonder if message board posting would fall under bullet #1. If so, a lot of those guys on Irish Envy need to STFU.