re: Miss State LB Leo Lewis received $21,000 before National Signing Day from 2 SEC schools

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Leo saying he took money from the school he ended up at is deemed incredible, but saying he took money from a school under investigation was deemed credible.

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So do you deem his supposed statements credible or not?

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Leo saying he took money from the school he ended up at is deemed incredible, but saying he took money from a school under investigation was deemed credible. If you people don't see whats wrong with then you are blinded by bias.

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God you're dense.

Nobody took Lewis at his word. Page 85 of the NCAA's reply to OM's response to the NOA says

the message clearly shows *redacted* referencing his meeting *redacted* with that day and belief they had arranged terms securing *redacted* commitment to the institution. The message also shows expressing surprise and dismay in reading online that *redacted* was flirting with other schools and he likely had wasted $10,000.

The NCAA is in possession of a message between Barney and a booster that discusses both a meeting and the money.

That's what you call a smoking gun. The NCAA may well believe that Mississippi State paid him too, but absent corroborating evidence they aren't going to make a case about it.

If you're going to be mad and lash out at someone, lash out at your inept leaders and boosters that talk about payouts on electronic platforms that leave a footprint and be extra angry that Mississippi State's bagmen are light years ahead of the ones you've got in Oxford.