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[lineygoblue]

Nebraska will not regret joining the Big Ten. IMO it was a very smart move not just for the Huskers, but for the Big Ten as well.

I can't wait to see Nebraska in Big Ten football competition. I plan to watch as many of their games as possible.

[Jamie H]

I think Nebraska and Colorado read the tea-leaves correctly and got into places where the schools are (for the most part) in it for the greater good of the conference rather than just in it for themselves. Neither the Big Ten nor Pac 10 are perfect, but I don't think either conference has a Texas in them that will blow the whole thing up for their own ego gratification.

[lineygoblue]

Correct.

This will end up being one instance where the teams that moved quickly made the right move. Colorado is certainly going to do better in the Pac 10 than it would have by trying to stick with the soon dissolving Big 12. Nebraska will obviously be a better fit in every way in the Big Ten than in the Big 12.

[entropy]

I guess an ex-Florida player, on his radio show, talked about "hypothetically" selling his jersey's to a business man in Jacksonville

[entropy]

MIAMI -- Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder says college players should be able to sell their game jerseys -- something he "hypothetically" did when he played for the Florida Gators.

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Crowder discussed the subject during the debut of his new two-hour weekly talk show on WQAM radio in Miami.

"I'll say hypothetically I don't have any more of my Florida jerseys," Crowder said Sunday. "There were some Jacksonville businessmen that really hypothetically liked my play."

Crowder expressed support for quarterback Terrelle Pryor in connection with the scandal at Ohio State. Pryor left the program and coach Jim Tressel resigned amid an NCAA investigation into players' trading of signed equipment, championship rings and other memorabilia to a tattoo-parlor owner for cash and discounted tattoos.

The University of Florida declined comment. Crowder's agent, Joel Segal, didn't return calls seeking comment.

[entropy]

Former Arizona State wide receiver Kerry Taylor tweeted Sunday that he "Just did an interview about the problems of ASU football and why Dennis Erickson is NOT the right man for the job."

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[Hannibal]

Do players get to keep their jerseys when they are done playing? I'd be all right with that, but you can't have guys selling their stuff when they are still eligible. Talk about potential for abuse.

[entropy]

Do players get to keep their jerseys when they are done playing? I'd be all right with that, but you can't have guys selling their stuff when they are still eligible. Talk about potential for abuse.

that is basically what he said he did. He sold them as a player

[geo weidl]

If you asked Spielman/George/Herbstreit, its not the actual selling of the jersey/memorbellia that bothers them, its the fact that they have no pride or sense of accomplishment what they have done at their school. These kids did this for one thing, a quick buck.

[Jeff Buchanan]

In osu's case, from what we know so far, we are taking about a LOT of equipment. Not just one jersey.

Crowder's a dumb shit. First for saying what he said publically and second for thinking the equipment he wore while he played for UF was his to sell. It wasn't.

No CFB player should be able to sell, trade or get any benefits from giving his equipment to another party ..... like I said Crowder is a dumb shit but his probably represents the ridiculous entitled attitude of some top level CFB athletes like pryor.

This is simple ..... enforce the rules by kicking these players off the team the second it is discovered they're doing it. Then sanction/fine the coaches and equipment managers individually right away, not a year later after some complicated dumb-ass investigation by a bunch of idiots (the NCAA).

[Dr. Strangelove]

Can practically guarantee players at Michigan have sold their stuff. Maybe no one knew about it and it wasn't as pervasive as at OSU, but pretty sure it's done almost everywhere.

[entropy]

Pac12 to have a Colorado Weekend on it's own Network

To celebrate CU's greatest athletic moments this Friday, here's the lineup from the Pac 12 Office:

July 1:

12-2 pm: Kickin and Trickin....Katie Hnida Career Retrospective

2-4 pm: Canoes, Hookers and Sweater Vests: Getting our fashionable pimp on with Neuhizzle.

4 pm-8pm: "Arrested Development:" Gary Barnett drinks beer and reads names of all arrested Buffs over last 20 years.

8pm--815pm: Character matters: Eric Bienemy & Rae Carruth discuss.

815pm-Midnight: Hightlights of CU's Greatest Games

Texas 70 Colorado 3--CU falls just short in bid for big 12 title

Nebraska 69 Colorado 19--Nebraska escapes after fluke 48-0 3rd quarter....

Montana State 19 Colorado 10--Boulder home crowd couldnt overcome powerful Robert Cats.

Toledo 54 Colorado 38--Few teams walk out of Toledo intact...

Kansas 52 Colorado 45: CU leads 45-17 with 11 minutes left but couldn't keep Jayhawks off the free throw line.

[WM Wolverine]

So its okay if everyone does it, that is how OSU is going to explain this in front of the NCAA?

[WingsFan]

MADISON - To fans, Russell Wilson might be Wisconsin's ticket back to Rose Bowl - or even more. Even before he takes the field, Wilson's decision represents a major victory for the Badgers. In beating out Auburn for the quarterback, Bielema may have changed a perception about Wisconsin.

http://www.leadertelegram.com/sports/college/article_3ec41e88-a1fa-11e0-b6dc-001cc4c03286.html

[Dr. Strangelove]

So its okay if everyone does it, that is how OSU is going to explain this in front of the NCAA?

We will certainly be punished but the most severe penalties are going to come because of what Tressel did, not the actual violations.

"Everybody does it" isn't a defense, it's just a reality. Can you really tell me that no one on Michigan's football team has ever sold an autograph or gotten any sort of benefit simply by being a football player? It's impossible for anyone to confidently say that and the odds are heavily stacked against it. I think every program has some small-scale dirt surrounding it from time to time