Bama to forfiet games?

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Looks like Bama will forfiet as few as 10 and as many as 21 games for textbooks of all things and be placed on three years probation.

In other news: Reggiegate probes are nowhere to be found!

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I am just impressed that the Bama players knew where to get the text books, so that is a start!

Reminds me of an old joke:

Did you hear that the Florida State library burned down? The real tragedy is that half the books were still uncolored...

[thevictors09]

Bama to forfeit games ... FSU to forfeit games ... and I guarantee there will be something that comes of the Reggie Bush scandal at USC eventually. But textbooks?? Come on, you know there is far worse taking place in Tuscaloosa than just a few textbooks floating around!

If that's the standard for an NCAA violation, there are a lot of programs in trouble. But isn't Bama coming out of a sanction period? Is the NCAA watching them closer? I heard Tirico and VanPelt talking about having a separate "commission" for the Top 25-40 programs in addition to the NCAA due to the breadth of NCAA responsibilies beyond football and basketball.

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Jun 11, 2009 11:29:41 GMT -5 @thevictors09 said:

Bama to forfeit games ... FSU to forfeit games ... and I guarantee there will be something that comes of the Reggie Bush scandal at USC eventually. But textbooks?? Come on, you know there is far worse taking place in Tuscaloosa than just a few textbooks floating around!

If that's the standard for an NCAA violation, there are a lot of programs in trouble. But isn't Bama coming out of a sanction period? Is the NCAA watching them closer? I heard Tirico and VanPelt talking about having a separate "commission" for the Top 25-40 programs in addition to the NCAA due to the breadth of NCAA responsibilies beyond football and basketball.

I have a friend that used to be a grad assistant in the SEC, and he basically said Bama was the worst of any team out there. Maybe they think admitting to this infraction will take away the attention from things like buying players Escalades...

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Jun 11, 2009 11:13:15 GMT -5 @cincycanesfan said:

I am just impressed that the Bama players knew where to get the text books, so that is a start!

Reminds me of an old joke:

Did you hear that the Florida State library burned down? The real tragedy is that half the books were still uncolored...

Didn't Spurrier say that?

[GoBlueInAtlanta]

It was actually first said about UOS, except that it was true!

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Jun 11, 2009 11:43:43 GMT -5 @buckina said:

Jun 11, 2009 11:13:15 GMT -5 @cincycanesfan said:

I am just impressed that the Bama players knew where to get the text books, so that is a start!

Reminds me of an old joke:

Did you hear that the Florida State library burned down? The real tragedy is that half the books were still uncolored...

Didn't Spurrier say that?

No, he was not that clever!

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Jun 11, 2009 11:47:30 GMT -5 GoBlueInAtlanta said:

It was actually first said about UOS, except that it was true!

UOS?

[thevictors09]

HAHAHA! I think it's a universal joke along the lines of paying the pizza boy to get the _____(UOS)_________ alum off your porch.

[mikeytbuckeyes]

Jun 11, 2009 11:50:34 GMT -5 @buckina said:

Jun 11, 2009 11:47:30 GMT -5 GoBlueInAtlanta said:

It was actually first said about UOS, except that it was true!

UOS?

University Of Osnabrueck (Osnabrueck, Germany)
UOS University of Seoul
UOS University Operations Services (Harvard University, Cambridge, MA)
UOS University of Sheffield (Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK)
UOS University of Sunderland (UK)
UOS University of Salford (England)
UOS University of Sharjah

Any of these hit the mark?

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It goes back to what Pryor said when he announced where he was going - he started his announcment with University and then said Ohio State - UOS.

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Jun 11, 2009 12:13:45 GMT -5 @grumor said:

It goes back to what Pryor said when he announced where he was going - he started his announcment with University and then said Ohio State - UOS.

Did not hear that...

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Jun 11, 2009 12:18:33 GMT -5 @buckina said:

Jun 11, 2009 12:13:45 GMT -5 @grumor said:

It goes back to what Pryor said when he announced where he was going - he started his announcment with University and then said Ohio State - UOS.

Did not hear that...

Seriously? Were you living in a cave when he signed with us?

[GoBlueInAtlanta]

Jun 11, 2009 12:13:45 GMT -5 @grumor said:

It goes back to what Pryor said when he announced where he was going - he started his announcment with University and then said Ohio State - UOS.

Bingo!

BL for Grumor

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Jun 11, 2009 12:19:42 GMT -5 @jtrbucks said:

Jun 11, 2009 12:18:33 GMT -5 @buckina said:

Did not hear that...

Seriously? Were you living in a cave when he signed with us?

No! I was all over the his local websites at the time he was suppose to announce. I even called a local TV station.

I must have had to get back to work.