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Posted on 6/3/16 at 10:24 am to DeathPenalty
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I don't expect anyone to believe me, but the hammer is coming. 2 yr postseason ban and double the 11 scholarships they self imposed.
I wonder if Briarcrest would take Freeze back
Posted on 6/3/16 at 10:51 am to bamasgot13
Dude, the systematic way Alabama boosters cheat and the way the REC is set up is the bible for covering tracks and funneling players to the school. They have moved way past "bag man" tactics that are easy to track and conspicuous (sorry Ole Miss), by getting to the real influencers at the high schools and extended family, and camps and getting into the decision making process long before a player emerges as a recruit then they cover tracks at the SEC office and the NCAA. Hence becoming the AIG of college football...too big to fail. If they bust Bama at this juncture, it would affect revenue at a massive scale and there's simply too much money at stake in 2016. It's impressive and it works, clearly, but let's call it what it is. A systematic way to game the system. When the flames start getting hot, find a red herring (OM this time) to distract others off the scent and maintain a plausible story of enforcement by the NCAA.
OM didn't do anything Bama hasn't done, they just don't have the machine to cover their tracks and Freeze and the boosters don't know how to play the game, plus OM doesn't have the equity Bama does in terms of a national brand.
OM didn't do anything Bama hasn't done, they just don't have the machine to cover their tracks and Freeze and the boosters don't know how to play the game, plus OM doesn't have the equity Bama does in terms of a national brand.
This post was edited on 6/3/16 at 10:54 am
Posted on 6/3/16 at 10:56 am to TailbackU
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OM didn't do anything Bama hasn't done, they just don't have the machine to cover their tracks and Freeze and the boosters don't know how to play the game, plus OM doesn't have the equity Bama does in terms of a national brand.
The Bama comparison may or may not be true, I don't know. But I do know that Ole Miss needed to slow things down a bit. What they did was tRant equivalent of throwing out such an obvious troll that you only get fishing pics back....I'm a big fan of hot womens in bikinis holding fish fwiw. A little subtlety would've gone a long way.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:26 am to GatorReb
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We scare ya'll that much huh?
I have explained this many times before but since you are an OM fan and obviously a little slow, I will do it again. There was a time I actually halfway liked OM. I would pull for them to win when they played anyone but LSU or State and it didn't really matter which one won that game to me as long as it was a good game. My problem with OM isn't the school itself, it's the delusional fan base. It's fans like you who think that OM is all of a sudden an "elite" football program on the same level as Bama, LSU, Florida, etc.. Yet, you don't have any hardware to prove you are an "elite" program. Do you now have a good team? Yes, absolutely. The past 3 years you guys have had a really good team, but just because you have beaten LSU and Bama a few times with those good teams you've had, doesn't automatically place you to their level. First, you guys are going to have to get that 10 win season. The fact that that has eluded you even with good teams you recently have had is proof that you are not an "elite" program. Second, you are going to have to win the west. Third, you got to win the SEC. Fourth, you have to win a national championship. OM has failed to do any of this with the best teams they have ever had. You lost to Memphis.
Stop being so undeservingly arrogant about your team. It's pathetic and nobody is buying it. Be proud of your team, but be a bit more realistic.
And for the love of God, just freaking admit that you cheated your asses off and that this NCAA shite ain't going to end very well for you. God damn this sticking your fingers in your ears and yelling "we are gonna be fine, lalala. Nothing to see here, lalala. Slap on the wrist at most, lalala" shite is getting old. It looks bad and you know it. You may get lucky and the NCAA may be completely nutless at this point, but it ain't likely.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:30 am to WorkinDawg
They jumped in too quickly. You gotta get into the pool a little slower, figure out who the influencers are, who you can trust at a high level, and at the extended family level and work those contacts. Find out where their bread is buttered, what they are willing to do in exchange for a payoff which isn't always money. Getting families out of debt, paying off tax bills, getting someone a job, getting them a "house-sitting" gig as a place to stay...those are the kind of things that the REC has mastered as the template for successful "process". The recruit is often the least influential person in the process. (See Brent Calloway, Cyrus and Ari Kouandjio, Josh Chapman, Trent Richardson, et.al). OM went straight for the "payoff" which paid dividends in the short term but is far more risky long term because of the exposure it creates.
This post was edited on 6/3/16 at 11:36 am
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:35 am to tomsellecksmustache
frick Vince Carter
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:41 am to TailbackU
If you know exactly how to game the system, why the heck aren't you doing it?
Why isn't your school doing it?
Too Podunk to pull it off?
Not relevant enough?
Is the tin foil hat hotter in the summer? Could we pop some popcorn under it?
Why isn't your school doing it?
Too Podunk to pull it off?
Not relevant enough?
Is the tin foil hat hotter in the summer? Could we pop some popcorn under it?
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:45 am to ArabianKnight
Anyone with ties to the REC knows how it's done. It's the network of complicity that's tough to pull off... hence the reason why we and most other schools, can't do it without getting busted. Ole Miss is finding that out the hard way.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:47 am to TailbackU
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Anyone with ties to the REC
WTF is the REC?
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:49 am to bigDgator
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WTF is the REC?
Says so right on their website for God and everyone to see.
WHO WE ARE
We are an elite group of individuals who will support the University of Alabama Football Program enthusiastically and wholeheartedly in a manner that will showcase our first class organization displaying the pride and tradition of the University of Alabama. We will provide donations to assist with funding football scholarships. We will strive to support our current and former football athletes as well as our football coaching staff in any possible way.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:53 am to TailbackU
Is it an acronym? Got a link?
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:54 am to bigDgator
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WTF is the REC?
Its like the Alabama version of the Hellfire Club, except the focus is on homosexual activity.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:58 am to bigDgator
Posted on 6/3/16 at 12:02 pm to bigDgator
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WTF is the REC?
It's like the Forward Rebel Club but they dont cheat as much.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 12:05 pm to DeathPenalty
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It's like the Forward Rebel Club but they don't know how to cheat as much.
FIFY
Posted on 6/3/16 at 12:09 pm to AUTiger45
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yeah the NCAA has let Alabama walk so many times they have to take it out on someone to show us all they still have teeth. sucks to be OM right now. yall are frickED
Posted on 6/3/16 at 12:10 pm to lsufball19
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I wonder if Briarcrest would take Freeze back
Coach Stewart says NOPE.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 12:11 pm to SSpaniel
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WTF is the REC?
Its some made up thing people talk about on this board.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 12:32 pm to TailbackU
Thank you sir. I wonder what would happen to someone if they stood up and said, "Come on guys, Auburn isn't that bad" at one of their meetings.
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