OT: Auburn program under investigation by NCAA
November 21st, 2012 at 7:48 PM ^
People up here simply don't know what they are missing.
November 21st, 2012 at 9:32 PM ^
Publix is out of cranberry sauce. Damn! What am I going to do?
November 21st, 2012 at 6:03 PM ^
So when does Ole Miss get hammered. They don't win games, they rarely ever go to a bowl game and I couldn't even tell you the head coach off hand. But the number one recruit in the country is suddenly about to commit there. I don't get it.
November 21st, 2012 at 6:34 PM ^
Ole Miss I think gets a pass on that since his brother is on the team I believe, and momma wants him there. 9/10 times momma gets what she wants.
November 21st, 2012 at 6:23 PM ^
and I totally did not see this coming at all
November 21st, 2012 at 6:27 PM ^
Funny how they are more open to investigating schools when they totally suck...
November 21st, 2012 at 7:06 PM ^
"Will the NCAA really do anything?" Of course they will. If we were talking about Ohio State, USC, or Bama, they would let them off as lightly as possible. Since Auburn isn't an "old money" team, they will get hammered.
November 21st, 2012 at 8:46 PM ^
I realize that this is the conventional wisdom (that the NCAA just slaps the wrists of its traditional powers), but you could make a case that Penn State, Ohio State, and USC all have been hit much harder recently than just about anyone expected.
November 21st, 2012 at 9:30 PM ^
I'm probably naive, but I cannot say the NCAA hit Ohio State harder than I expected.
November 22nd, 2012 at 5:08 AM ^
Ditto
November 22nd, 2012 at 8:54 AM ^
it's more an order of operations issue. If the investigation follows or is concurrent with a relative fall from grace in the school's on-field performance, then expect a harsh penalty. Otherwise, wrist-slap.
November 21st, 2012 at 7:17 PM ^
it would not suprise me one bit that auburn boosters would cooperate with the NCAA to get Chizik fired sans buyout even if it meant sanctions against the program. to an SEC school, sanctions are just a "down period" in the program and not a damning indictment of cultural rot at the university (see: Alabama in the "Shula years", Kentucky every other year, etc etc)
November 21st, 2012 at 10:27 PM ^
No big deal. Move on because nothing will happen.
November 22nd, 2012 at 12:06 AM ^
http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2012/11/ncaa_investigating_a…
Auburn fans are starting to be convinced that it is a booster that dropped the dime on recruiting.
November 22nd, 2012 at 12:07 AM ^
I am so mad that I missed Finebaum today.
November 22nd, 2012 at 8:06 AM ^
Green, Sky is blue, Water is wet, and Auburn is paying players.
November 22nd, 2012 at 9:17 AM ^
So now NCAA sanctions are a tool used to get out of contracts for university gain. Hopefully the NCAA catches on and lays the smack down. But I doubt they will. Auburn will probably get exactly what they want from this.
Sidenote-have those Indiana kids been cleared to play yet? Rather absurd for the NCAA to suspend them for 30% of the season but suspend Muhammad only 10% for the exact same offense. Way to ALWAYS get it wrong NCAA.