I think Bama/Saban has perfected playing in the gray area of the rules but doesn't intentionally break them. I'm pretty surprised too about the lack of whistle blowers, all I've heard from former recruits/players (and even from a couple former coaches) is that its a very widespread issue but they never go into specifics.
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What benefit does anyone getting illegal benefits have by squealing? It seems to me they would be forfeiting eligibility and cutting off the golden goose.
And those that haven't gotten benefits don't have much to report.To be a professional means that you don't die. - Takeru "the Tsunami" Kobayashi
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Some teams can benefit over the long term, by breaking the rules.
USC will probably be rewarded for their misdeeds by playing Alabama or LSU in the MNC game this year.
OlieO will probably be rewarded with a B1G Championship sometime in the next 2-3 years and play in the Rose Bowl for theirs. They might even qualify for the new BCS format 1-of-4 playoff berth.I don't always roll a joint, but when I do, its usually my ankle
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I can see kids going where they get paid the most, especially if they come from impoverished backgrounds. They don't really care or understand about character at that age, even though so many coaches promise their parents they'll build it into them - after giving them a pile of cash.
A wise man named Schembechler used to say that he didn't want kids who took extra benefits, because their lack of character would no doubt show up on the field when it mattered the most.I'll let you ban hate speech when you let me define hate speech.
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A wise man named Schembechler used to say that he didn't want kids who took extra benefits, because their lack of character would no doubt show up on the field when it mattered the most.
The lesson that OlieO, USC, and others have taught us over the years, is that they can cheat and still win, and end up reaping long term benefits from it.
Cheating is worth it.I don't always roll a joint, but when I do, its usually my ankle
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I have some fucking awesome beach front property on Mars for anyone who thinks Bo didn't play numerous players who took extra benefits. He may not have known about it, but you're the ultimate fu fucking kool aid drinker/homer if you think otherwise. Lol.
Fact is, M has been nationally irrelevant for do many decades because they just aint good enough.
Anywho, whatever fantasy allows you to imagine your program is relevant. Heh. A lot like Notre Dame. And with Domino Dave, the two-sided helmet is soon to come.Last edited by iam416; August 17, 2012, 08:29 PM.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.
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Originally posted by lineygoblue View PostI don't believe that Bo or Woody paid players to attend their schools.
If it happened, it was totally without their knowledge, and not with the "wink wink" stuff that "successful" coaches have gotten away with recently.Last edited by Rob F; August 17, 2012, 09:51 PM.
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Its galling to watch programs who cheat, and knowingly cheat, get rewarded with conference championships and MNC appearances, even after having had NCAA sanctions on the programs. Watch USC this year. One year off probation, and they'll be in the MNC game. Just watch.
Then, OlieO will be the next beneficiary of NCAA sanctions. Once they serve this year's slap on the wrist, they'll make a MNC appearance, I'd guess, no later than 2014.
Oklahoma has done it. LSU has done it. Alabama has done it. Auburn has done it with the NCAA's blessings. Florida has done it.
Cheating pays off. In wins.
Would you guys really want to win a MNC knowing that Michigan was no better than USC, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, or osu?I don't always roll a joint, but when I do, its usually my ankle
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