BeachSkin Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 The asterisk beckons: http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/ex-auburn-tigers-players-reveal-pay-for-play-details-032911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 And boom goes the dynamite. I can't wait to see this come crashing down on their heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmySmith Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 If the NCAA turned a blind eye to Cam Newton, there is nothing to make me think they won't do the same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 If the NCAA turned a blind eye to Cam Newton, there is nothing to make me think they won't do the same here. I'm still hopeful... the NCAA had nothing but rumors to go on, unfortunately, so no evidence could be found. Hopefully a further investigation, especially with former players cooperating, will turn up something more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Auburn should be stripped of their title and the title should go to Oregon by default. We all know they run a clean program. [puke in mouth] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I'm still hopeful... the NCAA had nothing but rumors to go on, unfortunately, so no evidence could be found. Hopefully a further investigation, especially with former players cooperating, will turn up something more. There was evidence. The FBI was involved. But someone decided not to push it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Auburn should be stripped of their title and the title should go to Oregon by default. We all know they run a clean program.[puke in mouth] I think TCU finished 2nd... So, they should get it. :0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I think TCU finished 2nd... So, they should get it. :0 Yeah, because TCU has always run a clean program too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I think TCU finished 2nd... So, they should get it. :0:yes:$So Extremely Corrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoEd Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I love the "well everybody is doing it so it's ok" menatility. College sports are supposed to be somewhat honorable, if this stuff is going on it needs to be stopped. How is this not a priority for the idiots in Washington but Barry Bonds using steroids is? Seriously? Lets get our priorities straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I love the "well everybody is doing it so it's ok" menatility. College sports are supposed to be somewhat honorable, if this stuff is going on it needs to be stopped. How is this not a priority for the idiots in Washington but Barry Bonds using steroids is? Seriously? Lets get our priorities straight. I suspect that everyone in this thread agrees with you. I certainly do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 You'll never eliminate cheating in college sports. With players not getting paid, the tempation is too real with all the millions going down. Did you guys see that the Fiesta Bowl is being investigated and the BCS may drop them? Saw it on ESPN this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 You'll never eliminate cheating in college sports. With players not getting paid, the tempation is too real with all the millions going down.Did you guys see that the Fiesta Bowl is being investigated and the BCS may drop them? Saw it on ESPN this morning. Which the NCAA would drop the BCS :beatdeadhorse: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus87 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I'm still hopeful... the NCAA had nothing but rumors to go on, unfortunately, so no evidence could be found. Hopefully a further investigation, especially with former players cooperating, will turn up something more. There was evidence. The FBI was involved. But someone decided not to push it. If the NCAA turned a blind eye to Cam Newton, there is nothing to make me think they won't do the same here. The Auburn/Cam Newton case isn't finished. NCAA investigators were in Alabama investigating a few people believed to be connected to Auburn fund raising and Newton, just a few weeks ago. The problem is, the NCAA moves suuuuuper slow on these things. Unless of course, you come clean on your own and offer to help the NCAA punish your program. Then they come down on your quickly and hard. Which doesn't make sense, of course, but obviously it's not quite a perfect system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I love the "well everybody is doing it so it's ok" menatility. College sports are supposed to be somewhat honorable, if this stuff is going on it needs to be stopped. How is this not a priority for the idiots in Washington but Barry Bonds using steroids is? Seriously? Lets get our priorities straight. I suspect that everyone in this thread agrees with you. I certainly do. Personally, I'd prefer if the NCAA stopped pretending these adults weren't being paid, and instead of screwing the people putting their necks on the line, actually paid them for their work. Instead, now the NCAA pretends that no one "cheats," and then gives the schools billions of dollars earned on the backs of the "worker bee" athletes, who are then villanized for taking 500 bucks. Let's get over it. Make it pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I wish people would stop the players aren't paid rant. Most major sport athletes are paid. They get free room. Free school. Free books, free tutoring, and free food (plus a stipend). In exchange - they work for those luxeries via practices and games. Usually, they don't leave school 50k in debt like they rest of us - unless they are spending it on their rides and jewelry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 College sports are supposed to be somewhat honorable, if this stuff is going on it needs to be stopped. How is this not a priority for the idiots in Washington but Barry Bonds using steroids is? Seriously? Lets get our priorities straight. I don't see how this is something the federal government should be involved in. Even if it really were up to them to step in to sort things out, how do you stop boosters from handing a kid an envelope full of cash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolUsernameHere Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Being an Auburn student/fan, this stuff really hurts to hear. It kind of makes me want to stop watching college football. But what really blows my mind is McClover talking about people just putting sacks of money in his hand saying, "We'd like you to come to school X!" There were about four schools mentioned. Now, McClover was good, but the other three guys coming forward are names I barely even remember. If names that I can barely remember are getting money thrown at them by multiple schools, how much money have all the starting players in Division 1 football made? I assure you Auburn and LSU aren't the only schools with boosters throwing money at athletes. I'm sure it's probably done in most division 1 schools, and it really should be stopped. I'm just glad it's money from the boosters' pockets, and not my tuition. I'm considering throwing in the towel on college football. I'm so tired of all this crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I dont know why people care so much. the NCAA is a for-profit business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I Pray for the death penalty. The SEC has ruined the integrity of NCAA football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 The asterisk beckons:http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/ex-auburn-tigers-players-reveal-pay-for-play-details-032911 Because they outbid everyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I Pray for the death penalty. The SEC has ruined the integrity of NCAA football. U mad. The SEC won't get touched by anything that harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Yeah, because TCU has always run a clean program too. I had a friend in college who was POed that TCU did not put him up with a couple of Dallas-based call girls on signing day like it did with a couple of its other signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I suspect that everyone in this thread agrees with you. I certainly do. Uh, if what you're saying is that you think that Congress should get involved in something which (AFAIK) is not even suspected of violating any laws (OK, maybe tax evasion), but only of violating the rules of a college sporting event, then I assume you that there's at least one person who disagrees with you. Yeah, I'd love to see a serious investigation, with people under oath and prosecutorial powers and all of that stuff. When the claim was made that the FBI was treating it as a money laundering investigation I was really happy. But Congress? Seriously? I'm remembering Mark Russel once opening his routine by stating that the Majority Leader of the Senate thinks that Congress should become involved in the Elian Gonzales matter "to take the politics out of it". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 This is the whole problem with the NCAA, 1) the system encourages abuse, 2) the system takes too long to do anything about the violations until it's too late, 3) the system punishes schools after the offenders are long since gone. I say pay the kids, cap what they can make but pay them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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