From Saturday's B'ham News
Saw this article in Saturday's paper. Raises some interesting points about Dr. Witt and the statements he has made (and not made) concerning Bama and the NCAA as well as some more facts about what was found in the investigation.
A lot of Bama fans have stated that only a handful of football players were involved and that it was mostly other sports.
the four highest amounts of impermissible benefits in the textbook case, ranging from $2,714.62 to $3,947.19, were run up by football players.
it seems, however that the few who were involved were really, really involved.
A lot of people are on "Malfunction" Moore (thanks Finebaum) saying the blame lies at his feet, but really there have been several president's at Alabama that have never put their foot down when it comes to the athletic department. It seems past presidents have been powerless when it comes to reigning in the athletic department or they have been willing to let them do whatever they want. This is something Auburn knows about and it damn near lost us our acredidation a few years back.
This is what Witt had to say about the penalties,
"It's also important to note that the penalties imposed affect the past. They do not impact our future. They in no way affect the ability of our football team to compete fully, without competitive disadvantage."
That is something you'd expect to hear from a coach and not the head of a UNIVERSITY.
0 recs |
3 comments
Comments
"It's also important to note that the penalties imposed affect the past. They do not impact our future. They in no way affect the ability of our football team to compete fully, without competitive disadvantage."
For what it’s worth, Saban DID echo that same sentiment in his post-punishment presser as well.
But I do agree with what you said about the president needing more authority over the athletic department. But I guess when programs are ran by the big money booster mafia, the presidents would feel “threatened” if they tried to take complete control of a certain sport, if you catch my drift.
After spending seven wondrous years in the state of Alabama, never in my life have I seen fans, who claim to be loyal to one team, spend more time AUbsessing over the other more so than they do their very own.
by SanFranDude12 on Jun 15, 2009 4:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I love your sig
Its so Damn Ironic
ALABAMA leading the NCAA with infractions since 1994
by auskip07 on Jun 17, 2009 8:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's a culture thing...
I took three years of classes at Auburn, and two at Alabama. While at Auburn, I only had one professor mention the football team during class…and believe me, it was all negative. At Alabama, several of my professors would talk about the game coming up, or the one that was just played. Even during the offseason, one of them dedicated a good portion of one of their classes discussing the team. Several of them had Roll Tide! in their email signatures. It’s obvious to me that football is by far the most important thing at UA.
by joe-blow on Jun 24, 2009 11:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

by 












