NCAA
TITG: Auburn Football – Look Ma, No NCAA Violations
Thursday, October 13, 2011
After more than a year of speculation regarding Auburn’s alleged financial transactions between players and boosters for the university, the NCAA has come to the conclusion that there was no wrong doing. Chief among the possible violations that drew the ire of the NCAA was the accusation that former QB/Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton’s father, ⇒
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MAD SUSPECT MOMENTS OF THE WEEK: BRONCOS FANS, FOX SPORTS HAS JOKES, THE NCAA, & DESHAWN STEVENSON
Thursday, September 15, 2011
This just in, a few random Denver Bronco fans are pulling their money together to let coach John Fox know how they feel. These fans caught the Tebow vapors, and being drunk off of that FRS juice has them feeling they can force the benching of Kyle Orton, because they think Tebow gives the team ⇒
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TITG: TERRELLE PRYOR GETS A PASS, WITH ONE MINOR DETAIL
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Looks like Terrelle Pryor will get a pass and be able to enter this year’s Supplemental Draft, with one major condition. He’ll have to finish out his NCAA imposed penalty and sit out five NFL games, just like would’ve had too if he was still a Buckeye. Ain’t that some ish? We’re guessing the NFL ⇒
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TITG: NCAA JUMP-SLAPS GEORGIA TECH
Friday, July 15, 2011
From the looks of things Georgia Tech may have just taken the fall for apparent rules violations at Oregon and Ohio State. For one they just got hit with sanctions regarding their 2009 ACC championship team, and two, the NCAA loves to drop the hammer on a less suspecting team to show they’ve got teeth. ⇒
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MEDIA MOVEMENT: JETER 3K AND BEYOND, US WOMEN VS BRAZIL, WILLIE LYLES NEVER QUITS
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Derek Jeter became the 28th player in MLB, and the 1st Yankee to post 3K hits in career yesterday. And while Jeter’s 3,000th hit was a home run, he didn’t stop there. Check out more about his 5-5/3K day here U.S. Women get it popping with Brazil The U.S. Women’s national squad is ready to ⇒
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TITG: OHIO STATE “PUNISHES” ITSELF
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Ohio State, not quite a complete wreck, but almost after punishing itself for a number of transgressions in the Tressel era. Vacating all wins from 2010 including their elusive victory over an SEC squad (Arkansas) in the Sugar Bowl. Fans shouldn’t expect that to suffice because after the NCAA hits them with the dreaded “lack ⇒
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LEAGUE POLICY: NCAA PUTS THE TAR HEELS ON NOTICE
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
The North Carolina Tar Heels seem poised to get hit with serious NCAA sanctions after they were accused of “unethical conduct” and “failure to monitor players” by the four letter organization. The troubles all stem from a tweet via ex Tar Heel Marvin Austin, that opened the flood gates into a world where half of ⇒
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MEDIA MOVEMENT: JUDGE SHUTS DOWN NFL OWNERS, JIM TRESSEL GETS NCAA’D
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson tipped her hat to the NFLPA by ordering owners to end a 7 week old lockout. What does this mean, for the moment it means that the players have gained some weight in the struggle to keep their share of $9 billion in annual revenue. Does it mean that ⇒
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LEAGUE POLICY: THE STADIUM QUESTION
Friday, April 8, 2011
While the statistics may not agree that play is worse in a college basketball game played in a football stadium, we cant help but disagree. After the 18 percent shooting by the Butler Bulldogs on Monday, playing in Houston’s Reliant Stadium, one must consider the outcome as based on location, not just talent. While big ⇒
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GAME RELATED: EYE TO EYE WITH CRAIG SAGER
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Craig Sager isn’t from Miami, Savannah, Memphis, New Orleans or the Westside of Chicago as his attire would lead you to believe. But he always gets his point across loud and clear, and we think it’s possible that his “Pastel Player Partner” threads force subjects to look him in the eye. Check a few of ⇒
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