re: The Most Awesome Thread about CamGate

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One of my first thoughts when I realized this may be bigger than Cam was if that played into Tubberville being let go. If perhaps he wouldn't take part in this nonesense (whatever it is) and if they needed to find someone that wood (Chiz and Super Trooper). I'm kinda wondering if they are puppets in this deal if it ends up being much bigger than Cam.

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And the White Bronco Keeps Rolling through Westwood, Ca.




Those of you "In The Know" help me out with this, and excuse me if anything is incorrect. I'm trying to build a time-line here.

**** And I apologize in advance for the length, but it's a good read. Bear with me for a moment ****

CHAPTER 1 - (source: Darkside of College Football - 60 Minutes interview with TBowden)

1) Way back in 1992-93, rumors and allegations surrounding AU's football program are swirling around Pat Dye, Asst. Coach Wayne Hall (the "Bookkeeper"), and Bobby Lowder alleging lump sum as well as monthly payments to highly touted recruits. Supposedly, 50-60 boosters would each contribute $5,000 to facilitate the payments. Hall collected the money from the boosters, as well as making the payments to the players. Hall and Dye also pay an Atlanta Atty $30,000 to forward onto Gene Jelks to keep him squeeling about Pay-For-Play programs at Bama. (This by the way is absolutely hilarious!!)

2) The same year, Eric Ramsey has a concealed tape recorder and documents booster "Corky" Frost's conversations with Dye and other coaches describing AU's Pay-For-Play program.

3) Before the shitstorm gets totally out of control with NCAA Investigations, Bobby Lowder 'ram-rods" Terry Bowden into Dye's position, with the understanding Bowden keeps Hall (Paymaster and Bookkeeper) on staff, against the wishes of AD Mike Lude, because Lude knew Hall was the money man.

4) On August 18, 1993, Auburn was hit with some of the most severe penalties in the history of the NCAA (at that time). These included a two-year bowl ban, a one-year television ban (for the 1993 season), and the loss of 13 scholarships spread out over a four-year period. Dye was also banned from any appearance at an Auburn function until August 1995. The probation period, while enforced at the beginning of the 1993 season, did not actually start until the 1991 probations of the basketball and tennis teams ended. The probation therefore extended until Thanksgiving 1995.

5) Although Bowden admits to allowing Hall to honor payment agreements reached with existing players, Bowden begins the "termination" of the Play-For-Play program involving any new recruits, pissing Lowder off for not playing along. Lowder begins to panic, has his daughter hired as Bowden's Admin. Asst. to keep tabs, and implements a "coup" of the Athletic Administration. He has Muse replaced with David Housel, someone to act more as a puppet controlled by Lowder. Also orchestrates BoT Members Jimmy Rane (Yella Wood Guy) Spina, and McWhorter as the BoT Football Advisory Committee, which devise the demise of Bowden.

6) According to Bowden, Danny Rane (a walk on and YellaWood's son) is secretly sending AU practice tapes to Miss. St. to further the failure of Bowden and Staff (also absolutely hilarious if true.) Bill Oliver (Bowden's Def. Coord.) brings concealed tape recorder to coaches meeting and prods Bowden into lying about supposed "votes of confidence" assured for Bowden and Staff by Lowder. Mid-Season Tommy Tubs is promised AU's head coaching job, while still coaching at Ole Miss.

7) Bowden gets wind of all this, and resigns mid-season with a severance package valued at over $1.8Million. Included in the package is a confidentiality agreement sealing ANY discussion of Lowder, BoT, the Athletic Dept. or Recruiting.

CHAPTER 2 - TOMMY TUBS (source: AJC, Mobile Register, and ESPN Archived Articles via Google)

1) From 1999 to 2003, TT Wins between 7-9 games per season, placing 1st in the West twice. On more than one occasion, Lowder and TT butt heads during this period, pissing Lowder off.

2) Lowder, then President William Walker, Then AD Housel, and BoT members Franklin and McWhorter fly to Louisville to meet Bobby Petrino about replacing Tubs, starting the fiasco later known as JetGate.

3) Tubs gets pissed, threatens to go to the SACS (which is in the midst of it's own review of BoT problems), and the whole thing blows up in Lowder's face. In an effort to keep Tubs at bay, his contract is renegotiated to include a disclosure provision that Tubs is to be notified before any contact with a potential coach or search is made.

4) Tubs goes 13-0 and gets snubbed for 2004 BCS.

5) 2007 Saban shows up at Bama

6) Lowder and Co. are scared about Bama's hire and want Tubs out, allegedly because Tubs won't "actively" participate in Pay-for-Play schemes which Lowder and Co. feel is necessary to compete with Bama's new hire. YellaWood (Still BoT Member) contacts Huston Nutt (Sexton Client) about possible interest. Nutt Tells Sexton, who Tells Tubs, who Treatens Litigation for Breach of Search Notification Clause.

7) AU and Boosters shell out $Millions to Tubs as Settlement.