August 17th, 2011 at 8:08 AM ^
Did you see his name mentioned in the article? No? Oh, might as well go and just start libeling a kid.
August 17th, 2011 at 8:15 AM ^
Seems like a reasonable inference to me.
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<br>Also, the law nerd in me says that Seantrel would be considered a public figure for purposes of a libel claim, which means we're free to discuss and speculate about him all we want as long as we don't state something as fact with reckless disregard for whether its true or not.
August 17th, 2011 at 9:43 AM ^
I think the law nerd in you would likely be correct. (Note the use of the word "likely" - it is always necessary when opining because it gets you out of trouble if it turns out your opinion is wrong.)
August 17th, 2011 at 10:00 AM ^
For example, if we were to state as fact that Craig James Killed Five Hookers, we would be committing libel. However, if we were simply to suggest the possibility that Craig James Killed Five Hookers, even though it isn't true, we're not in libelous territory.
August 17th, 2011 at 11:11 AM ^
No, no, that's not what we meant by death penalty!
August 17th, 2011 at 11:32 AM ^
They're called call girls. And let me assure you, there is no way that Craig James went on a call girl murdering spree with an ice pick. Those are unsubstantiated rumors.
August 17th, 2011 at 11:43 AM ^
August 17th, 2011 at 8:21 AM ^
Are you serious? There is certainly a pattern that the OP is pointing out. Give him a break.
August 17th, 2011 at 8:23 AM ^
Again, 72 players listed, including current ones and recruits who went elsewhere, and no mention of Seantrel. Maybe give HIM a break?
August 17th, 2011 at 9:44 AM ^
Give ME a break.
August 17th, 2011 at 8:25 AM ^
to be pretty naive if you don't have the same types of thoughts as the OP.
August 17th, 2011 at 10:01 AM ^
it doesn't seem like you know what libel is.
August 17th, 2011 at 11:56 AM ^
August 17th, 2011 at 8:14 AM ^
Did he accuse him of anything? No. Did he word it for the reader to draw his on conclusions based on the facts of impropriatary occuring at both schools? Yes. Did Miami pay recruits....seems so....so what's your problem?
August 17th, 2011 at 8:19 AM ^
My problem is, when you have a list of 72 players who were involved, some of them not household names, and the number 1 recruit in the country isn't on that list, there's a decent chance it's because he wasn't involved.
August 17th, 2011 at 8:24 AM ^
there's also a decent possibility that SH benefited from the culture of corruption at the U through someone other than Shapiro
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August 17th, 2011 at 8:32 AM ^
Sure, just like it's possible that he received no benefits at all. Nevermind that the reason he chose not to go to USC was because of the sanctions they receieved which is a perfectly reasonable reason that wouldn't involve a bigger payday from Miami.
August 17th, 2011 at 8:35 AM ^
Seantrel has you to champion his cause. If you have trouble sleeping over this I recommend a fifth of Kettel One and some valium.
August 17th, 2011 at 8:44 AM ^
Truthfully, I could use both. In full disclosure, I spent my undergrad days at Miami. So, I'll admit that there's a good chance me rushing to this kid's defense is just trying to hold on to a little bit of hope that someone wasn't bought and paid for on my second favorite football team. I'm not in denial, I swear!
August 17th, 2011 at 11:47 AM ^
If you take the letters S,E,A,N,R, and L from "Michael Scarn", add a T and another E, and just kinda forget about the extra letters, IT SPELLS "SEANTREL"!
Sentrel! You self-defensive son of a bitch!
August 17th, 2011 at 9:02 AM ^
And here I thought he left USC because his dad did not get a rap deal.
August 17th, 2011 at 9:18 AM ^
You know who lives in Miami? Bryant McKinnie. Where was he formerly contracted? Minnesota.
Where is Seantrel from? St. Paul, MN.
Whose father showed up in 8th grade once he found out his son was a behemoth? Sean Henderson.
Who weightlifted with Seantrel while Seantrel was in high school? Bryant McKinnie.
Who was partying with Bryant McKinnie at the Pro Bowl last year? Sean and Seantrel Henderson on their official visit to Miami.
Who is a rap producer who works so hard at his music career that he was 370 pounds this offseason and got cut? McKinnie.
Connect the dots.
August 17th, 2011 at 9:24 AM ^
So you're saying Sean Henderson will get to spit hot fire on an album soon? Hustle hard.
August 17th, 2011 at 8:46 AM ^
It's also difficult to believe that Shapiro was the sole provider of illicit income among the Miami boosters. There is a long history of corruption here, and it is pretty reasonable to assume that SH probably ran into said culture at some point.
August 17th, 2011 at 10:12 AM ^
I think you have bigger problems than that.
August 17th, 2011 at 8:19 AM ^
Seantrel Henderson shreds and blends $1,000 of illicit benefit money into his coffee every morning.
#NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement
August 17th, 2011 at 8:26 AM ^
did you read this at E11?
August 17th, 2011 at 8:36 AM ^
Well I am sure with his fathers aspiring rap career they were looking strictly at academics.
August 17th, 2011 at 8:45 AM ^
but Miami (YTM), OSU and USC are national programs that one would expect to be in the running for top recruits.
I do appreciate your point and I think every Miami player will be under scrutiny for inappropriate benefits.
August 17th, 2011 at 9:10 AM ^
Follow the causal chain back another step:
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Miami, OSU, USC are top programs that get top recruits --->
Miami, OSU, USC are top choices for Seantrel Henderson
August 17th, 2011 at 9:25 AM ^
but it's the old "correlation is not causation" thing. I still like to give people the benefit of the doubt rather than assuming guilt. Theoretically, the 'extra benefits' at these schools had ended when Seantrel was looking around at colleges.
Maybe every kid who has considered Miami, OSU and USC is on the take. And maybe every "national" power is dirty. If that's true, then maybe it's time to shut down college football and basketball and let the NFL and NBA make their own minor/development leagues.
August 17th, 2011 at 10:05 AM ^
I don't know anything about Seantrel either, but there is some reason to wonder. Seantrel was the number one recruit in the country. His recruiting process seemed a little strange at the time. His dad seemed to be looking out for his own interests.
I doubt all that many of the kids Miami was recruiting were involved in anything dirty. But guys like Seantrel are a big target for boosters. Unethical programs will use some tactics to get players of his level that they wouldn't for everyone.
August 17th, 2011 at 8:59 AM ^
I had this exact same thought yesterday. Wonder if he transfers again, and would not want to be that school he chooses, if he does.
August 17th, 2011 at 9:13 AM ^
I bet Auburn will be in the mix.
August 17th, 2011 at 9:54 AM ^
I was explaining this guy's college choices to my wife yesterday.
Then, "Out of the frying pan and into the fire".
August 17th, 2011 at 10:08 AM ^
House > Hooker > Tattoo. So, no, OSU you really are qualitatively corrupt--but, yes, maybe quantitatively less so.
August 17th, 2011 at 10:32 AM ^
Does anyone know how to get Eau de Stripper out of your clothes before your wife/gf smells it? Thanks.
August 17th, 2011 at 11:22 AM ^
Henderson just happened to go from one program proven to give illegal benefits to another proven to give illegal benefits, and another proven to give illegal benefits was the last program cut, but Henderson is pure as the driven snow because he wasn't named in the report.
Did you get this info from Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny?
August 17th, 2011 at 1:01 PM ^
get along well, once they both flame out of the NFL.
August 17th, 2011 at 1:05 PM ^
The OP makes an interesting point/suggestion, even though it may well be unprovable. The kid, whose recruitment seemed weird on the face of it -- the dad wanted a school near the beach -- ping-ponged between the three shadiest top-10 programs (along with Auburn).
Maybe SH wasn't "enticed" in any direct way. Or maybe he was sharp enough to just say no. But come on: kids know the score about these schools, and players talk to each other. How many recruits, having arrived on these campuses, remained totally oblivious to the goings on? Not many. The recruits who remained clean made a choice to do so; it wasn't as if they had no idea what their teammates were doing.