Speaking of Midnight Rider, I wonder if he celebrated Mississippi's ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment.
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College Football Offseason: FEAR THE TREE (and other non-threatening PC mascots)
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bucknuticus
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Just weather the storm known as the offseason. Come regular season we should be back in our home known as the OT.
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
I dunno that there are any assurances we'll make it back there.
I'm all hand shy now.
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
It's like we've been banned from the OT campus, like those 3 Bama players.
ok, I think this time it's true, Alabama's new OLine Coach:
Mario Cristobal
Also:
Think it was that Rich Johanningmeier guy. :lol
Mario Cristobal
Also:
Think it was that Rich Johanningmeier guy. :lol
I'm not sure that was a possible pull, his wife is married to south beach, and everybody knew Miami was his dream job.
Here's a report on that NCAA/Miami fiasco. It's worse for the NCAA than I thought :lol
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/latest+news/2013/february/report+details+missteps+insufficient+oversight+ncaa+commits+to+improvements
The external review found select enforcement staff members:
Knowingly circumvented legal advice to engage Nevin Shapiro’s criminal defense attorney.
Violated the internal NCAA policy of legal counsel only being retained and monitored by the legal staff.
Paid insufficient attention to the concern that engaging the criminal defense attorney could constitute an inappropriate manipulation of the bankruptcy process.
Did not sufficiently consider the membership’s understanding about the limits of the enforcement staff’s investigative powers.
Did not violate a specific bylaw or law.
Additionally, the report found:
Enforcement leadership exercised insufficient oversight of the engagement of the criminal defense attorney.
The legal and enforcement staffs took appropriate action to rectify the situation once they realized select enforcement staff members had engaged the criminal defense attorney.
Some tweets
:lolol
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/latest+news/2013/february/report+details+missteps+insufficient+oversight+ncaa+commits+to+improvements
The external review found select enforcement staff members:
Knowingly circumvented legal advice to engage Nevin Shapiro’s criminal defense attorney.
Violated the internal NCAA policy of legal counsel only being retained and monitored by the legal staff.
Paid insufficient attention to the concern that engaging the criminal defense attorney could constitute an inappropriate manipulation of the bankruptcy process.
Did not sufficiently consider the membership’s understanding about the limits of the enforcement staff’s investigative powers.
Did not violate a specific bylaw or law.
Additionally, the report found:
Enforcement leadership exercised insufficient oversight of the engagement of the criminal defense attorney.
The legal and enforcement staffs took appropriate action to rectify the situation once they realized select enforcement staff members had engaged the criminal defense attorney.
Some tweets
:lolol
Hope they shove the "barrel of a shotgun" straight up his ass.
Yeah, he's neck deep in this. Sadly, only Julie and some other toadie got the boot. Julie's the one that had words with Chizik back during the Cam Saga.
This is the sort of mess that gives that Pennsylvania lawsuit over Penn State, a chance. That USC coach as well, wasn't he still suing the NCAA?
Yep, I'm sure there is much celebration down on the plains today.
http://deadspin.com/5985097/?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Actually, here's a more in depth report, that also "dumbs it down" for the laypersons (the rest of us Non-Lawyers)
Johanningmeier "retired" last year
Denied those glorious 2 words, "he's Fired."
Emmert's being thrown under the bus by the media now. LSU fans feel like he's been protecting his Buddy, Saban, during his time at Alabama. Might have to worry about something in the future, if Emmert is let go as well.
Actually, here's a more in depth report, that also "dumbs it down" for the laypersons (the rest of us Non-Lawyers)
Johanningmeier "retired" last year
Denied those glorious 2 words, "he's Fired."Emmert's being thrown under the bus by the media now. LSU fans feel like he's been protecting his Buddy, Saban, during his time at Alabama. Might have to worry about something in the future, if Emmert is let go as well.
Need either one of the ACC/Big 12 to collapse from being pillaged from the BIG/SEC/PAC
zyxwvu4321
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-Texas and Oklahoma to kidnap Arkansas and TAMU in the middle of the night to bring them back to the Big 12, which will be renamed "Southwest Conference Part Deux."
-SEC to kick out Missouri to restore the sacred Tiger/Bulldog ratio.
-SEC gets up to 16 teams by bringing in VTech, WVU, and either Miami or FSU, to be determined by a steel-cage deathmatch between Bobby Bowden and Howard Schnellenberger. Florida is OK with another team from the state because the East is renamed the "Go Gata Division."
-Duke and UNC convert to Catholicism so they can play basketball with the schools leaving the Big East. However, they are just sleeper agents that Swofford is using to destroy another conference when he invites them back to the ACC in 5 years.
GoldenEye 007
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ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
That's SECessionist talk.
The War of NCAA Aggression
perfectchaos007
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This would be one civil war in which the south would win
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
Well, I'm gonna get banned again.
Come back before the season!
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
That would be good. But its not Blame Space level banning.
BertramCooper
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For what, pray tell?
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
I called SeanSpeed a casual racist. But that it was OK.
BertramCooper
Banned
Well, at least you didn't call him a professional racist.
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
I don't like getting into other people's finances.
You are laying it on a little thick throwing out phrases like "yellow peril."
But God speed.ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
BertramCooper
Banned
I got banned once.
I deserved it for venturing into the gaming side. That was a bad life choice.
I deserved it for venturing into the gaming side. That was a bad life choice.
The University of Alabama will NOT be participating in the Harlem Shake fad: http://cw.ua.edu/2013/02/18/uapd-disperses-harlem-shake-crowd/
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
NEOPARADIGM
Banned
We blame Cyan.
Today's Texas Tech news that nobody cares about but me -
New Orleans LB Edward Williams, who wants to sign with Tech but whose parents won't sign the LOI, will apparently just say "screw the LOI, I'm going to Tech and signing the scholarship papers anyway" -
This follows what Tech fans have been thinking might happen for a while though I don't remember if I posted it here or not - basically, you have to be 21 to sign an LOI without your parents/guardian cosigning, but you only have to be 18 to sign scholarship papers and so long as you actually show up at school there is functionally no difference. Basically, if you sign the financial aid papers without an LOI then the school is committed to the player but the player isn't committed to the school; if you sign an LOI both are committed to each other.
Will surely cause some strife at home, of course, and it means we'll basically be sweating him showing up until he is actually photographed on the first day of fall camp reporting. Alex Collins could theoretically have done the same thing when his mother stole his LOI without signing it because she didn't want him to go to Arkansas.
Will be a great pickup at LB for Tech assuming he shows up, though. He'll basically be the highest rated LB we've recruited since 2000 or so when the various services started rating recruits. We don't really have any natural MLBs on the roster so the ones we signed this year (him, Kahlee Woods, maybe Zach Barnes though I can't recall if he's set to play MLB or OLB) each have great opportunities to start as true freshman.
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I guess Zach Barnes is listed at LB but is player DE, but Malik Jenkins is listed at DE and is playing OLB.
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In news other people may actually care about, how is Johnny Manziel handling being the big man on campus? By avoiding campus as much as possible.
New Orleans LB Edward Williams, who wants to sign with Tech but whose parents won't sign the LOI, will apparently just say "screw the LOI, I'm going to Tech and signing the scholarship papers anyway" -
@WGNOsports said:
This follows what Tech fans have been thinking might happen for a while though I don't remember if I posted it here or not - basically, you have to be 21 to sign an LOI without your parents/guardian cosigning, but you only have to be 18 to sign scholarship papers and so long as you actually show up at school there is functionally no difference. Basically, if you sign the financial aid papers without an LOI then the school is committed to the player but the player isn't committed to the school; if you sign an LOI both are committed to each other.
Will surely cause some strife at home, of course, and it means we'll basically be sweating him showing up until he is actually photographed on the first day of fall camp reporting. Alex Collins could theoretically have done the same thing when his mother stole his LOI without signing it because she didn't want him to go to Arkansas.
Will be a great pickup at LB for Tech assuming he shows up, though. He'll basically be the highest rated LB we've recruited since 2000 or so when the various services started rating recruits. We don't really have any natural MLBs on the roster so the ones we signed this year (him, Kahlee Woods, maybe Zach Barnes though I can't recall if he's set to play MLB or OLB) each have great opportunities to start as true freshman.
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I guess Zach Barnes is listed at LB but is player DE, but Malik Jenkins is listed at DE and is playing OLB.
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In news other people may actually care about, how is Johnny Manziel handling being the big man on campus? By avoiding campus as much as possible.
I don't even hold it against him. If the online classes count for everybody else there's no reason they shouldn't count for football players.
perfectchaos007
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I imagine he isn't even living in College Station and won't be until Spring practice starts up. He's probably chilling with his family in Kerrville Texas right now, or he's in Austin just to troll Mack Brown.
Edit: Also reading Texas Tech Confessions on Facebook sheds light as to why the infamous Raider Rash continues to spread. Oh you want examples?
Edit: Also reading Texas Tech Confessions on Facebook sheds light as to why the infamous Raider Rash continues to spread. Oh you want examples?
Can't say I blame Manziel for trying to avoid too much unwanted attention. He's not a senior taking a victory lap, he's a RS Freshman with years to go. Our fanbase has a way of being rich in extremists (Exhibit A: TexAgs).
re: Raider Rash
There was a TT grad in my group of grad school friends. We gave them so much grief about raider rash, though I think our preferred term was "panhandle sludge".
I almost felt sorry for them sometimes.
Please be a sign of Manziel maturing/quitting twitter
re: Raider Rash
There was a TT grad in my group of grad school friends. We gave them so much grief about raider rash, though I think our preferred term was "panhandle sludge".
I almost felt sorry for them sometimes.
OH MY GOD COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVING SEX WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO
BertramCooper
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The only reason it surprises me is that I would think both Manziel and the Aggie staff would want him to maintain continuous access to their training facilities and/or offseason strength training programs.
I'm not familiar with the quality of A&M's facilities, and I know that Manziel's family is pretty wealthy, but one would assume that it's in his best interests to stay in the area.
I'm not familiar with the quality of A&M's facilities, and I know that Manziel's family is pretty wealthy, but one would assume that it's in his best interests to stay in the area.
I would be incredibly surprised if he was not in College Station working out with the team whether he needs to be there for class or not.
So yeah.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbe...e-games-increases-likelihood-of-ncaa-breakup/
Gotta get your seat in one of the conferences when the NCAA splits up.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbe...e-games-increases-likelihood-of-ncaa-breakup/
Gotta get your seat in one of the conferences when the NCAA splits up.
BertramCooper
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If you rely on FBS schools to subsidize your program, you need to figure out whether or not it's in your school's best financial interest to maintain a football program.
Honestly, I think far too many schools sponsor football and would be better off getting rid of it.
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