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The SI article about Tressel

  • WebFire
    thedynasty1998;795888 wrote:That's the thing undone get. People are so quick to dismiss that drugs were more heavily involved at the tattoo parlor. Rife was certainly profiting off of them if he's willing to just give them cars. Some people on here think it's ludicrous to believe that drugs were involved. And it's not a story if it's just one guy on the team selling drugs. It's an issue if there are several involved, which shouldn't be easily dismissed.

    I absolutely believe drugs are involved. If you think college kids, many from the hood or troubled homes, hanging in a tattoo parlor with felons, didn't involve any drugs, you are pretty naive.

    Now, whether it can be traced or not is the real question.
  • LJ
    I don't doubt that they were getting some weed for memoribilia. I highly doubt that they were dealing.
  • WebFire
    LJ;795894 wrote:I don't doubt that they were getting some weed for memoribilia. I highly doubt that they were dealing.

    I agree.
  • vball10set
    LJ;795894 wrote:I don't doubt that they were getting some weed for memoribilia. I highly doubt that they were dealing.
    WebFire;795899 wrote:I agree.

    yup
  • thedynasty1998
    Them smoking weed isn't a story. Dealing is.
  • LJ
    thedynasty1998;795903 wrote:Them smoking weed isn't a story. Dealing is.

    Buying drugs is a crime you know.

    Them dealing would have come out a LONG time ago, especially in the, you know, FBI investigation.
  • Y-Town Steelhound
    LJ;795909 wrote:Buying drugs is a crime you know.

    Them dealing would have come out a LONG time ago, especially in the, you know, FBI investigation.

    This is what I'm thinking. We're supposed to believe that SI has better investigative abilities than the Federal Bureau of Investigation? If that's the case we have a much larger problem in this country than whether or not college athletes should be payed.
  • enigmaax
    vball10set;795813 wrote:I just received this email from a friend of mine down in Cbus--anyone here have an account that can confirm/refute this?

    Blah blah blah. I'll believe it when I see CCwinCC start a thread about it.
  • FatHobbit
    Y-Town Steelhound;795912 wrote:This is what I'm thinking. We're supposed to believe that SI has better investigative abilities than the Federal Bureau of Investigation? If that's the case we have a much larger problem in this country than whether or not college athletes should be payed.

    SI doesn't have to worry about the "innocent until proven guilty" thing. Very convenient for them.
  • vball10set
    enigmaax;795925 wrote:Blah blah blah. I'll believe it when I see CCwinCC start a thread about it.

    touche' :D
  • thedynasty1998
    Y-Town Steelhound;795912 wrote:This is what I'm thinking. We're supposed to believe that SI has better investigative abilities than the Federal Bureau of Investigation? If that's the case we have a much larger problem in this country than whether or not college athletes should be payed.

    I was under the impression that Rife refused to cooperate originally. Part of his plea deal is that he now has to fully cooperate so who knows what information is being shared.
  • thedynasty1998
    LJ;795909 wrote:Buying drugs is a crime you know.

    So is buying alcohol if you're 20.
  • LJ
    thedynasty1998;795962 wrote:So is buying alcohol if you're 20.

    And the news never reports on when players do that? That doesn't make SI?

    oh wait
  • thedynasty1998
    LJ;795970 wrote:And the news never reports on when players do that? That doesn't make SI?

    oh wait

    They don't go digging and try to find players who are doing it. If they are charged that's one thing. But they are not going to investigate it.
  • WebFire
    Hearing that Posey might be done as well.
  • password
    LJ;795842 wrote:If it's true and comes out on a Wed, I'll have to tell Password he is the king of the OC.


    LOL, I hope that one is not true. I am just hoping that Smith resigns on a Wednesday.
  • password
    Y-Town Steelhound;795912 wrote:This is what I'm thinking. We're supposed to believe that SI has better investigative abilities than the Federal Bureau of Investigation? If that's the case we have a much larger problem in this country than whether or not college athletes should be payed.

    The FBI is still investigating and only releases information when they feel that it won't interfere with their investigation. There are more agencies involved besides the FBI and NCAA, This is just getting started and it is already causing panic in Columbus and PA with many different people and businesses.
  • WebFire
    WebFire;796054 wrote:Hearing that Posey might be done as well.

    Also possibly Boom. Just speculation right now, but they seem to have Columbus sources.
  • dat dude
    @BillBankGreene
    Bill Greene
    Was told all but one of the new guys names in SI were cleared by NCAA. And the one might yet be cleared.
  • WebFire
    I honestly am not surprised. The NCAA doesn't have any solid proof to work on, and they aren't the FBI
  • Big Gain
    WebFire;796054 wrote:Hearing that Posey might be done as well.
    Hearing from who? RichRod?
  • WebFire
    Big Gain;801898 wrote:Hearing from who? RichRod?

    Welcome to the party. Better late than never I guess. It was obviously not true, but the rumor had made its rounds.
  • WebFire
    Well, this is interesting...
    1. NCAA investigators are coming to South Florida this week to look into the recruiting of several high-school football stars and the methods of several colleges in doing so, according to a source.

    Among the schools whose recruits are in question: Ohio State, Louisiana State, Auburn and Tennessee.

    Yes, rest easy, Miami, Florida and Florida State fans. This isn't about you. The schools involved have been successful for years in getting players out of South Florida, and enough red flags have been raised about money changing hands in the recruiting process to merit the investigation, the source said.

    High schools officials, street agents, seven-on-seven tournaments - they're all going to be asked questions by the NCAA.
    http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports/columnists/hyde/blog/2011/06/hyde5_ncaa_in_south_florida_in.html
  • bases_loaded

    A blog...Jesus Christ
  • WebFire
    bases_loaded;804551 wrote:A blog...Jesus Christ

    Oh, sorry. Who is on your approved list to post stuff from?