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Scout's Steve "Rosebowl" Robertson going all in to take down the BearSharks.
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:28 am
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:28 am
Interesting to see a recruiting site guy go all in to take down a rival team like this. Check out his "manifesto" from this morning:
Damn, bro.
ETA: maybe he can enlist Wade Townsend.
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As you are aware, I have been very open about the existence of an on going NCAA investigation at the University of Mississippi. While some have been critical of me for my willingness to discuss the matter, I feel it is a matter that impacts the landscape of college football in the state of Mississippi.
For reasons unknown to me, the in-state media by and large has elected to take a pass on this important news story. Most of them have essentially walked in lock step with the talking points of the Ole Miss narrative without question.
I was contacted over two years ago about the ACT issues being investigated regarding David Saunders, Ginny Crager and the allegations made regarding the supervision of the testing center there in Wayne County. I am not going to get into all of the specific allegations, but some of them have now surfaced in the Louisiana-Lafayette NCAA file.
In October of 2014, I was contacted by a friend in Tupelo who caught wind of a neighbor of his being interviewed face to face by the NCAA regarding some potential recruiting violations. Two weeks later, I learned the same NCAA investigator had interviewed folks in and around Jackson.
It was clear this was more than just a fire drill deal.
I tried in vain twice to pass this story along to the Clarion Ledger, because I felt it was really more in their scope of journalism. They had little interest in the story despite the facts. I was recently told that they simply "had too much on their plate". The state's largest newspaper with all of their resources was too busy.
Over the course of the past year, I have not run from discussion about this investigation. I have been criticized and told that I should hold quiet. I will not. What I have said, am saying and will continue to say is true. I have had my integrity called into question over this issue and some have essentially dared me to prove my claims. I have taken steps to do that.
On January 15th, on my direction my attorney prepared a Mississippi Open Records Act Request for the general legal counsel of the University of Mississippi, Lee Tyner. This request was filed on January 16th.
On January 26th, the University of Mississippi legal counsel responded to my request and agreed to provide some of the documents requested. Many of the documents requested involve the current NCAA investigation. According the the Freedom of Information Act, if anyone on that campus has the documents I have requested, then they are bound by the law to provide them.
While I suspect most of the sensitive documents will likely be withheld, we are prepared to pursue legal remedy to obtain them.
The University of Mississippi had 14 business days from the date of my request to supply the documents. Friday the 5th is the final day for the University to comply. I followed up today and found that the person handling my request is out of the office until Monday. I was asked to agree to release those documents next week. I have agreed to that request.
I sent a second request to the University of Mississippi on January 23rd requesting any NCAA Notice of Allegations received by the University during the calendar year 2016. I have not heard back on that request, so I assume it will be addressed along with the University's release next week.
Some will ask why I would take these steps. First of all, I will say that I am only going to be called a liar so many times. I knew that I was right and much of the Forde article released last week confirms what I have shared, but there is more to come. Ole Miss AD Ross Bjork has now acknowledged the receipt of the Notice of Allegations, so there is no longer any question about the existence of the probe or that the situation has risen to the level of allegations being levied by the NCAA.
I am also more than a little tired of people sitting on this story and turning a blind eye to it.
Finally, I am not Riley Blevins and I will not be run off. How he was treated was absolutely shameful. There is a part of me that feels like somebody needed to finish the deal, so that all he had to endure meant something to somebody beyond himself. The truth is the truth no matter how you slice it and frankly I think it's time we all got the truth rather this bill of goods they keep selling us.
I am prepared for whatever the next step may be. I am sure this will be a bumpy ride and that there will be people who try to silence me and I am prepared for that. I will not be intimidated or treated less than for wanting the truth to be known.
I will keep you posted.
Damn, bro.
ETA: maybe he can enlist Wade Townsend.
This post was edited on 2/5/16 at 11:30 am
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:30 am to sorantable
"We are going to pursue this!"
*Tells Ole Miss they can have more time to give him his information.
Real hard hitter Steve is. Steve is an ok guy but his obsession with Ole Miss is a bit much
*Tells Ole Miss they can have more time to give him his information.
Real hard hitter Steve is. Steve is an ok guy but his obsession with Ole Miss is a bit much
This post was edited on 2/5/16 at 11:31 am
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:35 am to Tuscaloosa
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Burn it to the ground.
Then maybe Bama could end the streak against OM
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:36 am to sorantable
I'll just leave this here
- the best coach in the history of Mississippi State University
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"I bet if you talked to a lot of our fans and said, 'Hey you're going to go 11-1 and lose the Egg Bowl,' they'd be pretty disappointed," Mullen said. "If you're going to go 1-11 win the Egg Bowl, they'd say, 'I'd take that
- the best coach in the history of Mississippi State University
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:38 am to GatorReb
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Then maybe Bama could end the streak against OM
I've seen Bama win more National Championships in my lifetime than I've seen Ole Miss beat Bama. Your cute little 2 game "streak" is pretty inconsequential.
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:40 am to Henry Jones Jr
As an outsider from LSU, what is the background of this guy? Where are his collegiate ties?
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:42 am to Keltic Tiger
Not sure but he's been State's "Yancy" for YEARS.
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:43 am to sorantable
All OM. All the time.
-Steve Robertson
-Steve Robertson
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:47 am to sorantable
Dude better chill, he might go missing.
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:47 am to Bamadoc
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Dude better chill, he might go missing.
#tNetwork
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:48 am to sorantable
Imagine how pissed he would be if Ole Miss had ever won something since 1963? Damn. Ole Miss had better keep getting curb-stomped by history or this vendetta could get ugly.
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:48 am to Keltic Tiger
He went to prison for something.
Personally not sure on the details I'm sure someone knows in here.
Personally not sure on the details I'm sure someone knows in here.
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:48 am to Tuscaloosa
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Your cute little 2 game "streak" is pretty inconsequential.
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:50 am to DarthRebel
What about that post sounded mad?
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:50 am to Lsupimp
Unfortunately beating LSU doesn't count for shite anymore because their program is in the gutter.
Get your shut together. And maybe the Game can count for "something"
Get your shut together. And maybe the Game can count for "something"
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:52 am to Tuscaloosa
Probably the part he quoted, just an educated guess.
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:53 am to sorantable
Dude thinks really highly of himself. Lone crusader for the truth over here.
Also, I'm not really getting why he's so keyed in on this. Once we get the penalties levied out, he'll know what's in NOA as well. It's not so much silencing a story as it is just simply being patient. But then again, I guess that's not what his subscribers want to hear.
Also, I'm not really getting why he's so keyed in on this. Once we get the penalties levied out, he'll know what's in NOA as well. It's not so much silencing a story as it is just simply being patient. But then again, I guess that's not what his subscribers want to hear.
Posted on 2/5/16 at 11:57 am to HailFreezusOver
The tone of that post was severely misinterpreted then.
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