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MailCall Mar 15th, 2011 07:03 AM

Under Pressure
 
The bottom line is this: we are all human. The college sports world in particular is a demanding and unforgiving sort--i.e. Oklahoma just fired Capel in a season fraught with coaching changes. AD's, coaches and even university presidents are under pressure to keep the NCAA ATMs running. It may be wrong to bend the rules, but it is understandable given the climate.

MailCall Mar 15th, 2011 11:54 AM

Herbstreit Forced Out
 
Ha! Look at this. Former Buckeye and now talking head Kirk Herbstreit has moved from Columbus to Nashville.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...urn=ncaaf-wp39

Babs Mar 15th, 2011 02:48 PM

Never really did like that Herbstreit guy.

Pentegarn Mar 15th, 2011 04:36 PM

Nobody in Columbus likes Herbstreit though

Used to be one guy that did but he moved to Nashville :lol

Babs Mar 16th, 2011 05:29 AM

Wasn't he a pretty disappointing quarterback?

Pentegarn Mar 16th, 2011 06:04 AM

He was a notch below Germain's skill level if memory serves

MailCall Mar 16th, 2011 05:48 PM

Herbstreit's Stats
 
http://www.totalfootballstats.com/Pl...asp?id=1218327

Not too impressive.

Pentegarn Mar 16th, 2011 06:01 PM

That's even less impressive than I remember

Babs Mar 18th, 2011 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pentegarn (Post 715516)
That's even less impressive than I remember

Can I even concur beyond concurring in this point?

Pentegarn Mar 19th, 2011 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Babs (Post 715647)
Can I even concur beyond concurring in this point?


Pentegarn Mar 20th, 2011 06:57 PM

Wrong thread edit

WhiteRat Mar 25th, 2011 01:57 PM

Jim Tressell in more hot water:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6257370

WhiteRat Mar 26th, 2011 02:47 PM

Remember the 13 year old that Lane Kiffin offered last year? Well now the kid has attended his first practice. Go Lane!

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports...lks-usc-offer/

Colonel Flagg Mar 27th, 2011 12:14 AM

Does the kid have an agent yet?

Pentegarn Mar 27th, 2011 09:15 AM

If he is doing radio interviews he has a handler at least

WhiteRat Mar 28th, 2011 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pentegarn (Post 716260)
If he is doing radio interviews he has a handler at least

If I remember correctly his dad and the recruiting video service he hired to pimp out his kid are already doing all the handling at this point.

Colonel Flagg Mar 28th, 2011 01:09 PM

So, then. Everyone is bending the rules. Or found a loophole they could drive a Big Wheel through anyway.

Babs Mar 28th, 2011 05:35 PM

the NCAA is turning into Disney.

WhiteRat Mar 28th, 2011 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colonel Flagg (Post 716310)
So, then. Everyone is bending the rules. Or found a loophole they could drive a Big Wheel through anyway.

I should make it clear that no rules are being broken here. Kiffen never actually offered him a scholarship, basically the kid made a verbal commitment which Kiffen accepted. As far as going to practice is concerned, Kiffen is in the clear on this as well as the kid is still in 8th grade...once he completes 8th grade he will no longer be able to attend practice, you know, since sane coaches don't cozy up to 8th graders anyway.

I hate Kiffen and I think he's morally wrong here but no rules were broken.

Pentegarn Mar 28th, 2011 09:33 PM

I wonder if a new rule will be implemented because of this?

The real laugh here is how do we really know this 8th grader's talent won't plateau early? If it does won't Lane look the fool

Colonel Flagg Mar 28th, 2011 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiteRat (Post 716326)
I hate Kiffen and I think he's morally wrong here but no rules were broken.

You are probably spot on, but I can't really comment, since I am not an expert on NCAA rules violations. However, I submit that no rules were broken because even the NCAA in its wildest imaginings never considered something like this occurring.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pentegarn (Post 716331)
I wonder if a new rule will be implemented because of this?

Exactly.

WhiteRat Mar 29th, 2011 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pentegarn (Post 716331)
I wonder if a new rule will be implemented because of this?

The real laugh here is how do we really know this 8th grader's talent won't plateau early? If it does won't Lane look the fool

Yeah the article mentions that. It's interesting because it could put Lane (or another coach if he's canned in the future) in a tough situation. Kid hits his peak after his sophomore year and is more of a Sun Belt or a 1AA player, Lane pulls the scholly and the kids dream is shattered. He's proven himself to be scummy enough to do such a thing. On the flip side though he could try to save face and give the kid a scholly anyway but he's just taking up a scholly that could be used on a better player.

It'll be interesting to see how this whole thing plays out in 4 years.

Pentegarn Mar 29th, 2011 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiteRat (Post 716383)
Lane (or another coach if he's canned in the future)

Which is about a 50/50 chance if you ask me

WhiteRat Mar 30th, 2011 04:17 PM

Could this be the tip of the iceberg? I still predict that Auburn will eventually lose their crystal ball.

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefoot...details-032911

Pentegarn Mar 31st, 2011 12:22 AM

They may lose the ball, but not that bowl money they got for it. I think they both knew/didn't care about it


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