Around the SB Nation: Florida on auto-pilot to national championship

by Joel on Aug 24, 2009 12:00 PM EDT in Rocky Top Talking Points Comment 6 comments

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Hmm. He does have teeth.

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Football

Sorry, Big Ten fans, but even The Rivalry, Esq. thinks that your conference is not ready to win a national championship.
Who is ready to win a national championship? The Florida Gators, who are an overwhelming preseason No. 1, a fact that has Alligator Army nervous.
Tomahawk Nation attempts to identify the non-money factors that go into a player's decision to leave early for the NFL.
Maize N Brew pokes fun at Lou Holtz's 2009 Notre Dame prediction.

Basketball

Should Memphis forfeit those wins? No, says A Sea of Blue.
Black Shoe Diaries takes an in-depth look at Penn State's challenging in-conference basketball slate.
Tomahawk Nation wonders whether Derwin Kitchen can lead Florida State to another NCAA Tournament appearance.

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The mystery of Meyer's teeth

revealed.

by Hooper on Aug 24, 2009 1:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Regarding the question of Memphis's forfeit that A Sea of Blue asks.

There’s a principle involved in this particular case that the NCAA really wants to be careful about. Had the NCAA upheld Rose’s eligibility due to the pre-season ruling of the Clearinghouse, the Rose incident could set have set a precedent where cheating on admissions is admissible if the Clearinghouse signs off on it. The NCAA quite obviously wants the ability to review all decisions from the Clearinghouse, even after the Clearinghouse makes their rulings, and I think it’s an ability that the NCAA should have.

It’s a principle that works both ways. Organizations like the <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.innocenceproject.org%2F&ei=Pc-SSpWIL8SGtgePnYzPBA&rct=j&q=innocence+project&usg=AFQjCNGzTeGgU-8EXVoLb_KbTT3PvAsIUw" >Innocence Project use the same concept of post-verdict discovery to change rulings to see improperly jailed people free.

The bottom line they’re protecting is that cheating is cheating, even if it flies under the radar on the first pass.

But that’s my $0.02, and I’ll stay out of it otherwise. I hate getting into these kinds of arguments; they never get anywhere.

by Hooper on Aug 24, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh, right.

Never, ever trust a Google link to give you an intelligible hyperlink. Let’s try that again:

It’s a principle that works both ways. Organizations like the Innocence Project use the same concept of post-verdict discovery to change rulings to see improperly jailed people free.

Ah, better.

by Hooper on Aug 24, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs