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re: Now That Everyone Can Pay Players, Bama and UGA Recruiting is Toast!
Posted on 12/20/23 at 8:21 pm to borotiger
Posted on 12/20/23 at 8:21 pm to borotiger
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How do you win a title when you are on probation for paying players?
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Of course, we both know that you meant to say "How do you win a title when you got caught paying players"?
No. I meant to say it exactly the way it was said.
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1957: Auburn wins on probation
You'd think the NCAA would want to wipe Auburn's 1957 national championship from existence, but it's there on the organization's official website for all to see. Never mind that the Tigers were on probation at the time -- banned from postseason play because of a pay-for-play scandal and therefor ineligible for the UPI poll. But because the AP was under no such restriction, the title somehow stands.
And it's due in no small part to a publicity campaign. According to a story from AL.com, when Auburn beat Alabama 40-0 to finish the season 10-0, sports information director Bill Beckwith got to work securing enough votes from AP writers to earn the top spot. Buddy Davidson, a student manager on that team, told the newspaper years later, "It wasn't really a controversy as far as anybody here was concerned."
This post was edited on 12/20/23 at 8:29 pm
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