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    Quote Originally Posted by traderumor View Post
    I thought there was an investigation going on there, perhaps I'm mistaken about that. I don't know what your snipe is supposed to mean, guess its a failure of my OSU degree to understand your fancypants insult.
    There hasn't yet been any formal allegations, but they were most definitely investigating and so based on your comments as you phrased them, you were absolutely correct.
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    With that being said, perhaps the Forde article is false, but to pretend that Auburn shouldn't be questioned or is beyond reproach is laughable.
    Who has argued that? Seriously.

    The NCAA exhaustively investigated Cam's recruitment.

    If the NCAA hadn't talked to Auburn about Memphis about a player Auburn signed, especially since Auburn was one of the schools that reported the transcript discrepancy despite the student athlete in question making it through both the NCAA's and Auburn's clearing house, THAT would be a story. In fact THAT would be a reason to get pitchforks and storm the castle.

    But THAT was not what actually happened. Forde acted like he had a scoop by repackaging old news with a little new salacious salt mixed in to make it seem like he had a nefarious yarn to spin. But Forde failed to also discuss all of things that made his new soup taste mostly bland and unappealing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brutus View Post
    There hasn't yet been any formal allegations, but they were most definitely investigating and so based on your comments as you phrased them, you were absolutely correct.
    The NCAA is investigating Memphis area recruiting and if one really wanted to say a focus was upon any particular institution, then the correct assertion would've been that the NCAA is investigating Memphis area recruiting with a focus upon MSU. As part of that investigation, the NCAA has talked to all institutions that have signed players from a particular school so naturally Auburn officials would be questioned. To suggest that Auburn is the focus of an NCAA investigation is not absolutely correct based upon everything known publicly.

    In a thread where the devils in the details have been treated with the utmost respect by some, almost like foreign dignitaries, its kind of surreal to see that spirit not be applied consistently.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jojo View Post
    The NCAA is investigating Memphis area recruiting and if one really wanted to say a focus was upon any particular institution, then the correct assertion would've been that the NCAA is investigating Memphis area recruiting with a focus upon MSU. As part of that investigation, the NCAA has talked to all institutions that have signed players from a particular school so naturally Auburn officials would be questioned. To suggest that Auburn is the focus of an NCAA investigation is not absolutely correct based upon everything known publicly.

    In a thread where the devils in the details have been treated with the utmost respect by some, almost like foreign dignitaries, its kind of
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    to see that spirit not be applied consistently.
    Seriously, this is a message board. "Surreal" will happen when one of the well known posters on here turns out to be a serial killer or terrorist. Consistency in argumentation surreal? More dramatic than my teenage daughter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by traderumor View Post
    Seriously, this is a message board. "Surreal" will happen when one of the well known posters on here turns out to be a serial killer or terrorist. Consistency in argumentation surreal? More dramatic than my teenage daughter.
    It's the inconsistency in argumentation that's surreal but if you prefer different language, how about, disappointing? But your post seems to argue that inconsistent standards are to be expected, so how about telling concerning the strength of the argument?
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    Trooper Taylor is a legend in the making.

    His name will forever go down as one of the shadiest characters in NCAA history. And that's a feat.
    This is the time. The real Reds organization is back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jojo View Post
    It's the inconsistency in argumentation that's surreal but if you prefer different language, how about, disappointing? But your post seems to argue that inconsistent standards are to be expected, so how about telling concerning the strength of the argument?
    Um, no, just brushing off your comments as melodrama. I know where you stand on Auburn, you made that clear during the Cam Newton trials. There seems to be a strange blinding that goes on with college athletics fans, whether they are OSU or Auburn or any other school. It just affects folks ability to face reality. We are all guilty, even you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by traderumor View Post
    Um, no, just brushing off your comments as melodrama. I know where you stand on Auburn, you made that clear during the Cam Newton trials. There seems to be a strange blinding that goes on with college athletics fans, whether they are OSU or Auburn or any other school. It just affects folks ability to face reality. We are all guilty, even you.

    I was right about Auburn though and there were reasons for chosing to stand where I stood that didn't have anything to do with a bias. Can others say where they stood was consistent with how the NCAA ruled about any of the programs being discussed in this thread? That isn't me calling anyone out. It's addressing the white elephant in the living room concerning the notion you're espousing above.

    I don't defend things that don't deserve defense. If there was even a shred of a reason to believe Auburn was involved in having the transcripts of student athletes altered for purposes of defrauding the NCAA clearinghouse, i'd have a dramatically different take on Forde's tripe.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sonny View Post
    Jonathan Hankins is going pro. OSU will have to replace entire defensive line next year.
    That's a good move for Hankins. It will stink not having him back, but I think between the last two recruiting classes there is enough to replace that line.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jojo View Post
    I was right about Auburn though and there were reasons for chosing to stand where I stood that didn't have anything to do with a bias. Can others say where they stood was consistent with how the NCAA ruled about any of the programs being discussed in this thread? That isn't me calling anyone out. It's addressing the white elephant in the living room concerning the notion you're espousing above.

    I don't defend things that don't deserve defense. If there was even a shred of a reason to believe Auburn was involved in having the transcripts of student athletes altered for purposes of defrauding the NCAA clearinghouse, i'd have a dramatically different take on Forde's tripe.
    A wise man wrote "pride comes before a fall."
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    Quote Originally Posted by traderumor View Post
    A wise man wrote "pride comes before a fall."
    Where is the pride? Ya popped off and got called on it in redszone tradition. Why not just let it go?
    "This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner

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    Quote Originally Posted by jojo View Post
    The NCAA is investigating Memphis area recruiting and if one really wanted to say a focus was upon any particular institution, then the correct assertion would've been that the NCAA is investigating Memphis area recruiting with a focus upon MSU. As part of that investigation, the NCAA has talked to all institutions that have signed players from a particular school so naturally Auburn officials would be questioned. To suggest that Auburn is the focus of an NCAA investigation is not absolutely correct based upon everything known publicly.

    In a thread where the devils in the details have been treated with the utmost respect by some, almost like foreign dignitaries, its kind of surreal to see that spirit not be applied consistently.
    The NCAA doesn't have jurisdiction over Memphis. It has jurisdiction over its member schools. So prima facie, it stands to reason that it's investigating Auburn and not Memphis recruiting.

    It might well be an investigation that involves multiple schools that were recruiting in the city of Memphis, but it's still inaccurate to suggest anything other than they're investing Auburn.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jojo View Post
    I was right about Auburn though and there were reasons for chosing to stand where I stood that didn't have anything to do with a bias. Can others say where they stood was consistent with how the NCAA ruled about any of the programs being discussed in this thread? That isn't me calling anyone out. It's addressing the white elephant in the living room concerning the notion you're espousing above.

    I don't defend things that don't deserve defense. If there was even a shred of a reason to believe Auburn was involved in having the transcripts of student athletes altered for purposes of defrauding the NCAA clearinghouse, i'd have a dramatically different take on Forde's tripe.
    Actually the NCAA ruled that Cam's father DID solicit money -- an allegation that you staunchly denied. And the NCAA basically said that it could not prove no money changed hands, it just could not show that it did.

    You went to great lengths to discredit the initial report by ESPN as being false and not having anything to do with Auburn. But as it turns out, the report that Cam's father was soliciting money in his recruitment was deemed to be accurate by the NCAA.
    "No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brutus View Post
    The NCAA doesn't have jurisdiction over Memphis. It has jurisdiction over its member schools. So prima facie, it stands to reason that it's investigating Auburn and not Memphis recruiting.

    It might well be an investigation that involves multiple schools that were recruiting in the city of Memphis, but it's still inaccurate to suggest anything other than they're investing Auburn.
    Actually they are investigating recruiting activities involving Memphis area student athletes. It's absolutely inaccurate to suggest that the NCAA is focusing upon Auburn Univeristy in this regard.
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