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The Great Mississippi Billboard Wars: Enter the Southern Aggressors

January 19th, 2012 · 1 Comment

You fight with facts…this is not fair Just as the two warring factions in the now infamous Billboard Wars of the Magnolia state came word that a rag tag bunch of a misfit’s militia has sent volleys at both sides of this great conflict with intents to enter the fray.  Southern Miss, they of the Top [...]

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Tags: Mississippi State Football · Ole Miss Football · Southern Miss

South Carolina’s NCAA Violations Just Got Upgraded to at Least an Executive Suite

September 19th, 2011 · No Comments

Either South Carolina football players have found some sort of Hilton Honors Points loophole that the rest of us are not aware of or they’ve been receiving impermissible benefits from a certain Columbia hotel…the NCAA, via this letter, thinks it’s the later.  Add in some recruiting violations that include boosters paying for trips and incidentals [...]

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Tags: SEC Football · South Carolina

The NCAA Has Impeccable Timing

July 19th, 2011 · 3 Comments

The NCAA, in an effort to make Les Miles’ visit to Birmingham for the SEC Media Days as uncomfortable as humanly possible, has scheduled a conference call to discuss the school’s internal investigation into illegal contact between a coach and a former recruit. LSU had self reported the violation and imposed sanctions on itself.  The [...]

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Tags: LSU football

Sex, Lyles, and Videotape

March 15th, 2011 · No Comments

LSU, turning over all tapes in their possession to the NCAA In the wake of the report that Oregon paid recruiting service owner and reported “Street agent” Will Lyles upwards of $25,000 for recruiting tapes that it hasn’t yet publically produced, it was also revealed that LSU had paid for Lyles services, or more specifically [...]

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Tags: LSU football

The Cam Newton Case Was Not Taken Pro Bono

February 10th, 2011 · No Comments

Oh, you have some outstanding legal bills?…[HT: Ghost of Roy Hobbs for the pic] AL.com reported today that Auburn has spent approximately $170,000 defending Cam Newton’s eligibility during the 2010 football season.  In a prepared statement, Cecil Newton, Cam’s father, responded “Christ! That’s almost enough money to bring a dilapidated house of worship up to code!” [...]

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Tags: Auburn Football · College Football

Ohio State Trades Ink for Ink

December 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment

There are rumors of improper benefits taken by some Ohio State players recently from a local businessman.  It wasn’t anything hack like money or cars, but rather was an exchange of art and creativity, or free form thinking and personal expression…but more specifically,an autograph in reutrn for a sweet barbed wire arm band.  So if [...]

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A.J. Green May Be Back This Weekend: UPDATE

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Little Timmy, aiding and abetting an NCAA violation, bowls with two hands like a not-able-to-tie-his-own-shoes sissy Georgia wide receiver AJ Green, who was held out of the Bulldog’s game against ULL last week could be reinstated as early as today, this according to those know it alls over at ESPN.  Green was held out after details [...]

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Tags: Georgia Football