caneballer
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No way any of the kids today know who DT is. It's a shame but it's true. I would say less than 5% of high school kids today have any idea who Derrick Thomas is
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Travell Dixon and Amari Cooper looking to start a new trend
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No way any of the kids today know who DT is. It's a shame but it's true. I would say less than 5% of high school kids today have any idea who Derrick Thomas is
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NotoriousJJE
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What happened with the cooper recruitment finally? The guy was good last night at the UA game. Did he never want us? Did we not get on him hard enough? Did he camp with us? I hope we don't lose the NW pipeline because as much as the 08 class was a disappointment for many reasons, there is top flight talent in that school.
Amari isn't a leet leet super stud a la Patrick Johnson, but he is a very nice prospect with great size/speed combo.
I'll guess about 50K cash
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ROLLTIDE4EVER
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On the bright side, he'll make more in the NFL than you ever will.
Clearly you don't know who Bomb is and the people that he knows.
LuvLipzHalCrazVishCRob
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Who does he know? Shapiro?
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CANE
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University of Alabama is placed on 3 years' probation for textbook violations in 16 sports
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The NCAA Committee on Infractions placed the University of Alabama on 3 years' probation today for "major violations" uncovered in the school's 2007 textbook investigation.
UA will be forced to vacate football victories from games during the 2005, 2006 and 2007 seasons in which one of seven "intentional wrongdoers" participated. Selected individual records in men's and women's track and men's tennis will also be vacated. There were no scholarship losses for any Alabama sports program.
The NCAA said 201 UA athletes in a total of 16 sports programs -- all but rowing -- violated rules regarding the impermissible receipt of textbooks. Only 22 athletes, however, were labeled as "intentional wrongdoers." Of that 22-person total, 14 were from the track programs, seven were from football and one was from the men's tennis team, thus the vacated records in those sports.
Roughly 125 athletes were found to have "unintentionally violated" textbook rules, meaning charges totaled less than $100. Per the NCAA's legislation, the majority of those athletes were not required to be suspended from competition.
The COI cautioned that it considered heavier penalties against Alabama, but commended the school for its handling of the case.
"Because of the institution's status as a repeat violator, the Committee on Infractions considered both a ban on postseason competition and the enhanced penalties for repeat violators," the NCAA report said. "The committee decided against those penalties because the violations were spread across several sports and other penalties, such as vacation of records, were more appropriate."
The NCAA cited "major deficiencies" in the school's textbook distribution process and also "serious deficiencies in the maintenance of these accounts within the athletics department."
"Had the university been carefully monitoring these numbers," the committee said, "it seems likely this increase (in textbook expenditures) would have been investigated."
An investigation that went back to fall of 2005 found that approximately $40,000 worth of material was obtained illegally, though $21,950 of that "obtained by student-athletes who were aware they were receiving impermissible benefits," the NCAA said.
"The value of the impermissible benefit obtained by these intentional wrongdoers ranged from a low of $32.30 by a women's track student-athlete to a high of $3,947.19 by a football student-athlete," the NCAA's report said. "The committee noted that the four highest amounts ($3,947.19, $3,344.10, $3,061.38 and $2,714.62) were obtained by football student-athletes."
As it stands, the probationary period begins today and lasts through June 10, 2012.
The school will also have to pay a fine of $43,900, which was value of benefits of the "intentional wrongdoers" times two.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The NCAA Committee on Infractions placed the University of Alabama on 3 years' probation today for "major violations" uncovered in the school's 2007 textbook investigation.
UA will be forced to vacate football victories from games during the 2005, 2006 and 2007 seasons in which one of seven "intentional wrongdoers" participated. Selected individual records in men's and women's track and men's tennis will also be vacated. There were no scholarship losses for any Alabama sports program.
The NCAA said 201 UA athletes in a total of 16 sports programs -- all but rowing -- violated rules regarding the impermissible receipt of textbooks. Only 22 athletes, however, were labeled as "intentional wrongdoers." Of that 22-person total, 14 were from the track programs, seven were from football and one was from the men's tennis team, thus the vacated records in those sports.
Roughly 125 athletes were found to have "unintentionally violated" textbook rules, meaning charges totaled less than $100. Per the NCAA's legislation, the majority of those athletes were not required to be suspended from competition.
The COI cautioned that it considered heavier penalties against Alabama, but commended the school for its handling of the case.
"Because of the institution's status as a repeat violator, the Committee on Infractions considered both a ban on postseason competition and the enhanced penalties for repeat violators," the NCAA report said. "The committee decided against those penalties because the violations were spread across several sports and other penalties, such as vacation of records, were more appropriate."
The NCAA cited "major deficiencies" in the school's textbook distribution process and also "serious deficiencies in the maintenance of these accounts within the athletics department."
"Had the university been carefully monitoring these numbers," the committee said, "it seems likely this increase (in textbook expenditures) would have been investigated."
An investigation that went back to fall of 2005 found that approximately $40,000 worth of material was obtained illegally, though $21,950 of that "obtained by student-athletes who were aware they were receiving impermissible benefits," the NCAA said.
"The value of the impermissible benefit obtained by these intentional wrongdoers ranged from a low of $32.30 by a women's track student-athlete to a high of $3,947.19 by a football student-athlete," the NCAA's report said. "The committee noted that the four highest amounts ($3,947.19, $3,344.10, $3,061.38 and $2,714.62) were obtained by football student-athletes."
As it stands, the probationary period begins today and lasts through June 10, 2012.
The school will also have to pay a fine of $43,900, which was value of benefits of the "intentional wrongdoers" times two.
kendallcanes
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According to the Wall Street Journal today, The U ranks #41 wealthiest College FBS programs at a value of $121.7 million. Texas is #1 at $805.1 million, Florida #2 at $630.2 million, Michigan #3 at $618.6 million, Notre Dame #4 at $581.2 million, Georgia #5 at $564.6 million, Alabama #6 at $522 million, Ohio State #7 at 520.9 million. Louisville is #43 at $120 million. What is even more concerning is that USF is #52 at $88.9 million.
There is a big disparity here with us and the big boys and it is growing. Why aren't we landing these recruits? It seems pretty easy to understand. Saban gets to fly around in private jets to go from Miami Dade to Broward and have flowers thrown on the walkway before he enters a recruit's house.
The U brand is only so strong. If you can't compete with money, it must be done with culture and winning. They took away the Orange bowl from us and with it a lot of our culture. We are a city team. A lot of us are poor. We don't need fancy seats and pro stadiums. That was not us when we were winning championships. We don't want our competitors comfortable when they come to play us. Dolphin's stadium is like a country club. We can't even fill that stadium. Why? Because it doesn't feel right. It's not the U. Culture sells. What recruit would want to play there? I don't even feel a home field advantage there.
Any other ideas to compete with the big boys?
There is a big disparity here with us and the big boys and it is growing. Why aren't we landing these recruits? It seems pretty easy to understand. Saban gets to fly around in private jets to go from Miami Dade to Broward and have flowers thrown on the walkway before he enters a recruit's house.
The U brand is only so strong. If you can't compete with money, it must be done with culture and winning. They took away the Orange bowl from us and with it a lot of our culture. We are a city team. A lot of us are poor. We don't need fancy seats and pro stadiums. That was not us when we were winning championships. We don't want our competitors comfortable when they come to play us. Dolphin's stadium is like a country club. We can't even fill that stadium. Why? Because it doesn't feel right. It's not the U. Culture sells. What recruit would want to play there? I don't even feel a home field advantage there.
Any other ideas to compete with the big boys?
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UMFarArcher
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There's this guy from Jersey named Vinnie . . .
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