http://www.rollbamaroll.com/2009/10/13/1083853/bama-demolishes-the-coi-in-rebuttal

Vol fan and Bama fans agree on something. Normally, we just plain don’t like each other when the subject of football comes up. Great rivalries will do that to otherwise sensible and kind people. And, the Tennessee-Alabama rivalry is one of the great ones. Thanks to the Bear and General Neyland and everyone else who helped build it.

We may give you a hard time about this subject in the next couple of weeks leading up to the "Third Saturday in October", but -rest assured – in our heart of hearts nobody thinks that the NCAA has any credibility on this issue. Most of the NCAA rules are downright silly.

So from one Vol fan to the Bama Nation, we agree deep down that the textbook thing wasn’t like "real cheating" and it just needs to go away.

Please know that the only vacating any of us really believe in has more to do with being on the beach somewhere with a cold beverage in our hand.

by memphispete on Oct 14, 2009 10:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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We are essentially saying the same thing – minor cheating resulted in massive unfair penalties.

Students finding a loophole in the system and giving/selling textbooks to friends is not a serious offense, in my opinion. Not brilliant because you might get caught but also not a felony at a night club, either. (Yes, Florida trolls, that was for you).

It’s equally true that Kiffin’s secondary violations are minor as well. Mentioning a recruit’s name on the radio, doing the Miami smoke screen entrance into the stadium, and that sort of thing just aren’t that big a deal. Do you realize that UT only had 6 secondary violations when the SEC basically said stop? (And, little known fact, he has.) Do you also realize that Ole Miss had 5 secondary violations for their football program over the same time period? Which program got the headlines and the bad boy rep? Not saying it didn’t benefit Tennessee but a little perspective would be helpful.

In any event, neither Bama’s nor Tennessee’s minor infractions are as serious as Calipari’s use of Worldwide Wes to garner top recruits (someone’s gotta be getting paid there, don’t you think?) or having recruits falsify SAT tests. Yet, Bama and Memphis both vacate wins while Calipari nets a contract worth multiple millions and garners a top recruiting class at Kentucky.

How is the NCAA right in all that?

by memphispete on Oct 14, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs