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Posted on 11/30/12 at 8:33 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
Posted on 11/30/12 at 8:33 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
Stallings wasn't the one who cheated. He didn't sign that bar napkin in New Orleans, that was Langham and Langham alone. He then proceeded to lie about signing the napkin when word got to Stallings and Stallings had no choice but to take Langham at his word.
Where Stallings screwed up was with his handling of the NCAA investigators. The sanctions wouldn't have been as bad had he not lost his cool and kicked the investigators out of the athletic building. That was a dumb move.
Where Stallings screwed up was with his handling of the NCAA investigators. The sanctions wouldn't have been as bad had he not lost his cool and kicked the investigators out of the athletic building. That was a dumb move.
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Posted on 11/30/12 at 8:35 am to RollTide1987
That is not entirely accurate and it was more than signing a napkin, but I know that is sorta the bama take that has developed (sorta like an urban legend(. So, I'll leave it be. 
Posted on 11/30/12 at 8:44 am to RollTide1987
You know, thinking about it, the "napkin signing" is sorta the urban legend about the Stallings probation. It was a LOT more than that, Stallings covered stuff up, players got paid etc.
But the urban legend is "langham signed a napkin and stallings kicked some ncaa investigators out of his office".
It is sorta interesting to contrast that with AU's probation under Dye.
Urban legend is Dye was busted for paying players, the 60 minute tapes had evidence of Dye admitting to paying players and gauranteeing loans for them, and Dye told players to "keep it down home cuz".
In reality the tapes did not implicate Dye. The Only recording that involved Dye was Ramsey asking for help getting a loan and Dye not saying much of anything, just listening. And Blakeney, the WR coach said keep it down home cuz. And the probation was not for paying players. It was for Colonial bank giving loans to a handful of players based on their future earnings potential in the NFL.
I think the alabama media being primarily composed of bama grads (due to bama being the only school in the state with a journalism department and program), has played a role in softening the reporting on one while going the other direction on the other.
But the urban legend is "langham signed a napkin and stallings kicked some ncaa investigators out of his office".
It is sorta interesting to contrast that with AU's probation under Dye.
Urban legend is Dye was busted for paying players, the 60 minute tapes had evidence of Dye admitting to paying players and gauranteeing loans for them, and Dye told players to "keep it down home cuz".
In reality the tapes did not implicate Dye. The Only recording that involved Dye was Ramsey asking for help getting a loan and Dye not saying much of anything, just listening. And Blakeney, the WR coach said keep it down home cuz. And the probation was not for paying players. It was for Colonial bank giving loans to a handful of players based on their future earnings potential in the NFL.
I think the alabama media being primarily composed of bama grads (due to bama being the only school in the state with a journalism department and program), has played a role in softening the reporting on one while going the other direction on the other.
This post was edited on 11/30/12 at 8:47 am
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