PSU will get some of that benefit too I assure you, even Illinois will reap some reward from this fallout
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Minor twist in the SI story, according to this they may not have all their facts straight
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Bottom line is if this is true and SI fabricated some of the facts for this article, it will result in a shitstorm where those like me who have maintained the media has favorites in sports and those darling schools get a blind eye turned on their wrongdoing while Big 10 schools get put under a constant microscopic surveillance, will be out in force because this would put a piece of valid proof that our theory is correct out there. |
For what it's worth, the SI author, George Dohrmann won a Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for exposing the academic scandal within the Minnesota men's basketball program, so I'm hard pressed to believe that he simply fabricated information.
Even if you throw those allegations out the window, there still is this whole matter: http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/docs-o...mpliance-29737 There's simply too much smoke at OSU right now for there to be no fire. |
Probably right, I was simply saying that if there was even a little fabrication (and if these 2 dads are accurate in their statement there is) it will call the whole article into question, and will make people question why SI published it and further supported it in the first place. Especially when every football program south of the Mason-Dixon line has smoke of their own, most of which have gone not investigated by any media outlet for years.
The more this sort of stuff goes on, the more I think the whole system needs to change, if we are going to treat men's college football and basketball like a business, we have to start paying all its employees. Right now the NCAA gets away with not only being a monopoly but it also gets away with labor working below minimum wage (in fact the athletes work for the minimumest of wages :chappelleshow.) These 'football interns' work for a slight chance to go pro, but most of them never will go pro. The NCAA pretty much promotes slavery when they promote these draconian policies. |
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Many "experts" seem to think that MSU now has the upper hand in the BigWhatever. They return seven offensive and six D players, but lost Mark Dell and some key O-liners. Plus they start a couple of new secondary replacements and LB newbies. But Cousins will probably be one of the premier QBs in the conference if Dantonio can input the right people at the line...plus the Spartan RB corp returns in full.
On D, Worthy returns despite the LB issues, and the team is tough up the middle. But not at the outside. They also start some talented youth at secondary. Their schedule is not too bad, with the tougher teams and a discredited and weakened Buckeye team early. My choice? How about Nebraska? |
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I honestly believe defensive coordinator Luke Fickell is going to do an amazing job on both sides of the ball. I think you're going to see Barry and Hall run an explosive spread type offense with Braxton Miller engineering as the quarterback which seems to be a more practical and balanced duel threat QB (for atleast the first 5 games, quite possibly the whole season). I think Fickell is really going to utilize these guys, along with others, more than you would see in a Tressel style offense. Regardless, it is all about adapting for both the players and coach in a year full of turmoil.
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OSU isn't the only program with issues right now as WVU has forced out Bill Stewart allowing coach-in-waiting Dana Holgerson to take over a year earlier than planned. Gotta love how Stewart dug his own grave: http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports...ia-head-coach/ |
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Oh yeah, ESPN is loving this. It's what they have been wishing for for at least 9 years now
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So Pryor (in the ultimate match made in heaven) has signed Drew Rosenhaus as his manager.
First let me say :puke Then let me say :x I would like to add :suicide That is all |
I'm curious to see which 1st round pick a team is willing to give up to draft Pryor because Rosenhaus is convinced that's where he's going.
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Pryor is going to be on an ESPN special
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Looks like Oregon is the next program that could be in a heap of trouble. Chip Kelly may be going the way of the Vest:
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Fall is creeping ever so closer and with falling leaves and sweatshirt weather comes the great sport of college football. This off-season was one of the craziest in recent memory. Huge scandals in Columbus and Coral Gables, accusations of wrongdoing in Eugene and Baton Rouge, coaches unexpectedly fired (Bill Stewart at WVU and Butch Davis at UNC), and more conference musical chairs made for pure entertainment the past 8 months. Here's a quick refresher or for those who don't know the difference between FBS and FCS, a good primer. Let's take a quick look back at last season. Auburn, led by Cam ($Cam, as Bama fans like to say) Newton, won the BCS National Championship over the mighty Ducks of Oregon. Newton went on to be the number pick in the NFL Draft. TCU also finished out the season unbeaten with a win over Wisconsin the Rose Bowl. Another possible BCS spoiler, Boise State, had it's season crushed underfoot like a 6 inch heel and a testicle, with a stunning loss on the road to Nevada in the regular season. Nebraska, Utah, and Colorado bid farewell to the Big 12 and Mtn. West respectively as they enter new conferences this year. Nebraska joins the B1G while the Utes and Buffs join the newly minted Pac-12. The Big 12 now becomes the Big 12-2=10. Here's how the final AP poll shook out: The Scandals Now on to the scandals. Nobody died when Tressell lied, but his coverup of several players receiving several impermissible benefits cost him his job. Several players were suspended for part of the season including star QB Terrelle Pryor. Pryor subsequently left school and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 3rd round of the supplemental draft. http://espn.go.com/college-football/...tball-findings Miami once again reached into it's bag of dirty tricks and violations. If the accusations turn out to be correct (some players already have been suspended), this is the biggest scandal in college football since SMU putting recruits and players on their payroll in the 80's. The mountain of evidence compiled here suggests that Miami will suffer the wraith of the NCAA, sans the death penalty. If you want some great entertainment I suggest reading this damning and hilarious article: http://sports.yahoo.com/investigatio...trouble_081611 Oregon, Cal, and LSU might have committed a no-no when they paid notorious street agent Willie Lyles cash money for “Recruiting Reports” that were full of outdated info, making them essentially worthless. A check signed by Oregon coach Chip Kelly to Lyles himself made the rounds within the football world recently. Peep this shit if you like sleeze balls pimping out high school players for cash: http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports...regon/related/ Notable New Coaches Florida Out – Urban Meyer In – Will Muschamp (Former DC Texas) Miami Out- Randy Shannon In – Al golden (Former HC Temple) Pitt Out – Dave Wandstedt In – Todd Graham (Former HC Tulsa) Pitt had actually hired Miami (OH) HC Mike Haywood but then a week or so later he beat up his wife and got fired, thus opening the door for Graham. Michigan Out – Rich Rodriguez In – Brady Hoke (Former HC San Diego State) Ohio State Out – Jim Tressell In – Luke Fickell (Former OC Ohio State) Stanford Out – Jim Harbaugh In – David Shaw (Former OC Stanford) Minnesota Out – Tim Brewster In – Jerry Kill (Former HC Northern Illinois) Maryland Out – Ralph Friedgen In – Randy Edsall (Former HC Uconn) Heisman Contenders Last year Cam Newton blew the fuck up in his first year at Auburn, not only winning the NC but also the Heisman Trophy. With Newton leaving for the draft, here are 10 players that could very well win the award this year (in no particular order): LaMichael James, RB Oregon Andrew Luck, QB Stanford Trent Richardson, RB Bama Kellen Moore, QB Boise State Landry Jones, QB Oklahoma Marcus Lattimore, RB South Carolina Brandon Weeden, QB Oklahoma State Justin Blackmon, WR Oklahoma State Knile Davis, RB Arkansas Ryan Broyles, WR Oklahoma Conference Shakeup The B1G finally expanded to 12 teams with the addition of Nebraska. This also allows the league to FINALLY hold a legit conference championship game. This year's game will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The 12 teams are broken up into two divisions, which are so horribly named it isn't even funny: Legends Division -Iowa -Michigan -Michigan State -Minnesota -Nebraska -Northwestern Leaders Division -Illinois -Indiana -Ohio State -Penn State -Purdue -Wisconsin The newly upgraded Pac-12 welcomes the arrivals of Utah and Colorado. No craziness abounds when it comes to division names; the Pac-12 managed to keep it simple: Pac-12 North -California -Oregon -Oregon State -Stanford -Washington -Washington State Pac-12 South -Arizona -Arizona State -Colorado -UCLA -USC -Utah The site of the championship game will be held at the home stadium of the division champion with the best conference record. Also, next year Hawaii, Boise State, Nevada, and Fresno State leave the WAC for the Mountain West. Replacing them will be FCS (1AA) UT-San Antonio and Texas State. TCU will be leaving the Mtn. West for the Big East and it's automatic BCS berth. Also there are strong rumors that Texas A&M, incensed at Texas and it's monolithic Longhorn Network, will be bailing out of the Big12-2=10 for greener pastures in the SEC. Mormon powerhouse BYU left the Mountain West and is now an independent joining fellow rogues Notre Dame, Army, and Navy. New Threads Ok State got new jerseys. Supposedly they have 48 different uniform combos: Arizona State got a new logo and jerseys, including this sweet black alt: And of course Oregon has these new Pro Combat unis: Under Armour likes to rip off Nike's Pro Combat unis so they puked all over Maryland and gave them these hideous pieces of shit: These helmets are shit too: Addidas gave Michigan these throwbacks: A few other schools got new uniforms or Pro Combat editions but these are the ones that really stood out to me. Here is the pre-season AP Top 25 Poll: On the cusp: Texas 114, Penn State 75, Arizona State 67, Miami (FL) 32, Utah 25 Before each weekend hopefully by thursdays, i'll be doing a small preview of which games to watch and why and also various news and tidbits relevant to that weekend. Here's to college football! |
-I wonder why OSU is ranked so high preseason? I was expecting them to not be ranked at all with the uncertainty coupled with the loss of Prior and the suspension of the other players.
-I did a repair on Luke Fickell's windshield just before Tressel -you are not wrong about the names of the Big something's new divisions :puke |
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