The Ones That Got Away? Angling for the Truth in Preferential Treatment Bay
by War Eagle Atlanta on Sep 1, 2009 12:40 AM CDT
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Who's heads are gonna roll this time?
This blog was stone cold silent last week as news came out of the possibility of Alabama players Julio Jones and Mark Ingram receiving extra benefits in the form of a fishing trip given by a man down on the coast earlier this year. While some think that we may relish in bad news coming out of Tuscaloosa, I think we were relatively objective when the sanctions over their textbook scandal came out in June. But not wanting to constantly be going negative against our western cousins, we've tried here at TET to focus on other things this summer, but lately, I've felt as lonely as an unemployed tabloid writer when Britney Spears decides to go on her next panty-less raid. And with the suspensions of Jones and Ingram still up in the air for the big game in the Georgia Dome this weekend, I think it's now relevant to talk about.
What do we know so far? Curtis Anderson, a 56-year old white, self-described 'good' friend of Julio's, is said to neither be an Alabama alum/booster/fan/whatever, but he does hail from Jones' neck of the woods, in Athens. And since he isn't affiliated with the school, case closed--no violation. Right? Not so fast. my friend. Am I the only one that thinks something stinks like yesterday's bait box? The university's investigation, which sought guidance from the NCAA, has now been turned over to the SEC, which will most certainly then turn it's findings over to the NCAA. You think all three of these parties should get on the AT&T Family Plan, with rollover minutes?
Here are some questions I'd like to know the answer to but seems that no one is asking:
- How big was this boat they went out on? Was it owned by Anderson or did he just pay for the trip?There's a difference between a fishing trip between friends and a charter.
- Who else was on the boat? Just the three of them? If there were others, what are their affiliations?
- How long has Anderson known Jones and how long has he pretended to not know he's a football player?
- Who the hell is in charge of the compliance office at the Capstone now? Aren't things like this covered in the first page of the pamphlet?
- What is the University valuing these benefits at?
- What did Jones and Ingram catch and where are the pics?
"Just great", Nick Saban must be thinking, after after signing a new contract recently that will attempt to button him down in Tuscaloosa well into his Medicare eligibility. I say attempt, because with Saban, there is no buyout and he is free to leave at anytime, a risk that comes with handing a coach the keys to the kingdom--that he might mail them back to you one day, like a Miami condo speculator to his mortgage company. With Saban and the success that he had last year, I'd expect him to stay in place for the foreseeable future with the exception of one thing: the continuing petty bull$h*t that keeps blindsiding him and tarnishing his image, if not the university's.
Look, I don't like this constant flirtation with the NCAA that the Tide is exhibiting like what seems to be non-stop. I want them on the field--all of them. I don't want any excuses down the road if their two best players are held up for even one game. It's a distraction to the conference and the state, and it gives even more ammo to your enemies, who are accumulating it lately like Montana survivoralists on Obama reelection eve.
Alabama can't afford to use ineligible players, so expect both of them to be held out as a precaution by Saban if a decision isn't forthcoming from Indianapolis by Saturday. I expect it will be, the only question being whether on speed dial or text message.
NOTE: All comments earn bonus points if you put a fishing metaphor in the subject line!
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Even though it's Alabama
this will just give the NCAA another reason to postpon USC’s investigations.
I read where Julio worked at a marina prior to signing with Alabama and he met the guy through there. I dont know how credible that was, but if the NCAA wants to penalize a team for a fishing trip during the offseason that didn’t involve a booster, obviously they have an agenda set out to terrorize southern teams. See Alabama, Florida State, Oklahoma while the worst case (USC’s of course) is still untouched.
Your post has the credibility of a fish story...
… if your knowledge of the situation is so minimal that you think Athens is in the neighborhood of where Julio grew up.
Got one on the line...
I read a few articles that implied that this Anderson guy knew Jones from back home. Jones is from Foley. Anderson is from Athens. You’re right—I didn’t consult my Alabama atlas.
You guys try a little harder with these fishing metaphors…
by War Eagle Atlanta on Sep 1, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions
My only issue is this
If he has known this kid for years, how the hell does he not know he is a big time football player? Julio Jones was on every paper in the state and on ESPN constantly a February ago, there is no way he doesn’t know. That part is a lie.
If that is all it was, that is fine.
Y'all need to either reread the article or learn how to read.
Anderson has steadfastly claimed that they are only good friends, and that he is not a football fan and did not know Jones was a football prospect when he first met him.
He didn’t know Jones was a football prospect when he first met him. He knew he was afterward, and I’m sure he did when they went on the fishing trip. But even then, the guy says he doesn’t like football, he’s definitely not a booster, so what’s the issue is what I’d like to know.
I must say though,
this post kind of surprised me. When I saw the link and was going to read it, I half expected y’all would be wanting Bama to get the death penalty.
I couldn't care less.
I honestly couldn’t give a crap whether Jones and Ingram play or not. I don’t care if Saban is there for the rest of his career. Let Alabama get the top class every year and with Saban running the show, they will lose 1 to 2 games a year and on a lucky year, they will win a championship. This sound familiar? Sure does, that is exactly what he did at LSU.
Jones and Ingram are good players and shouldn’t be punished for a fishing trip, this isn’t a car, it isn’t a job or a house for their parents, this is a fishing trip. If you want to look at poor discipline, go back to the Upshaw arrest, but you shouldn’t fault a couple teenagers for going on a fishing trip.
I don’t care if Saban is there for the rest of his career. Let Alabama get the top class every year and with Saban running the show, they will lose 1 to 2 games a year and on a lucky year, they will win a championship. This sound familiar? Sure does, that is exactly what he did at LSU.
Um, does that not sound desireable as a fan?
It does.
But for the talent level he managed he is a let down. For LSU, sadly enough they are better off with Les Miles.
What! LOL
He won a NC and 2 SEC Championships and he’s a let down!! Dude you need to stop talking…
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
I stick with what I said.
His championship was a lucky fluke that he got to play for it, it took three teams losing major upsets in the last two weeks to get them in. He did win two SECs and that is impressive enough, but if you sign the top talent year in and year out, you should be a top team year in and year out.
I heard a stat that doesn’t seem right on ESPN tonight, Saban has never had back to back 10 win seasons? Seriously?
Set the hook
No Auburn or SEC fan with half a mind would want Alabama or any other sister school to land the death penalty. The consequences of such an occasion would devastate the conference for decades. It would severly diminish these rich TV contracts and hamper any conference school from competing for a MNC. So clean up your act and quit drawing attention to yourself.
by War Eagle Atlanta on Sep 1, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
cough cough..
i think by self reporting they are in fact “cleaning” it up….
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
Now turn to the other side and cough
are my hands cold? sorry
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Sep 2, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Your dumber then you look
regardless of what sport this guy likes or if he is a booster or not. The fact is Jones got something done as a favor for him… And now the NCAA is trying to decide what to believe and how to take action. Im sure most players that accept money get it from people they dont know
ALABAMA leading the NCAA with infractions since 1994
You know what I look like? That's a little creepy.
There’s no NCAA rule against having “something done as a favor” if there is no athletic preferential treatment going on. The guy’s not a booster and doesn’t even care for football. Even someone as dumb as me can make sense of the fact that nothing wrong was done if what has been reported is true.
Congratulations
You got me on a grammatical mistake… WOW….
Read the rules
Representatives of Alabama athletic interest cannot provide an "extra benefit" or special arrangement to a prospect OR to an enrolled student-athlete. The extra benefits rules for prospects, enrolled student-athletes, their relatives and friends states that you:
· May not give them cash or loans in any amount.
· May not sign or co-sign a note to arrange a loan.
· May not give them gifts of any kind including on special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas, or Valentine’s Day.
· May not give them free or reduced services, rentals, or purchase of any type (e.g. clothing, airline tickets, laundry, car repair, hair cuts, meals in restaurants, etc.).
· May not give or provide use of an automobile.
· May not provide them hospitality in your home other than for an occasional home meal.
· May not invite them to your summer or winter home to go water skiing, sailing, skiing, etc.
- May not loan them your sail boat, jet skis, RVs, etc.
· May not provide them within or outside of the campus area (e.g., from the airport to campus, to summer jobs, etc.).
· May not entertain or contact a prospect’s family on or off campus.
· May not provide an employment arrangement for prospect’s relative.
· May not provide free of reduced cost of housing.
· May not provide a benefit connected with on or off-campus housing (e.g., television sets of stereo equipment, specialized recreational facilities, etc.).
· May not provide tickets to an athletic event, concert, of other events at the College or within the community.
· May not provide money for a guarantee of bail or bond.
· May not provide promises of financial aid for post graduation education.
· May not provide promises of employment after college graduation.
Now the question is does the NCAA believe this guy or not?
ALABAMA leading the NCAA with infractions since 1994
Do you have some type of learning problem? Seriously?
These rules only apply to representatives of Alabama athletics. The guy that took them on a fishing trip was not a rep of Alabama. Jesus Christ!
My bet is that you never graduated from a university, but if you did happen to graduate from AU, it makes all the sense in the world.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
that he isn’t a Representative, Booster, Or Affiliated with the University? Because he said so?
I swear… Clearly your the ignorant one.
For the record i Graduated in 07 With a Professional Degree. Im pretty sure you never set foot on the Tuscaloosa campus
ALABAMA leading the NCAA with infractions since 1994
Maybe because the University said he wasn't, and that they were reported all their findings on it to the NCAA?
That might be the first place to figure that out. No reason for Bama to make a false claim that the NCAA would be able to discover as false in no time.
Maybe do a little reading on the situation before you say something like that next time.
In fact, you don't even have to leave this post to figure out that the guy wasn't affiliated with the school...
And since he isn’t affiliated with the school
.
READ BEFORE YOU TALK!!!
But again… “they Reported” is such a weak claim
Isn’t it in their best interest to report that?
ALABAMA leading the NCAA with infractions since 1994
not trying to pour gas on this little flame war
but all stories, from the university to the media outlets, are all reporting that the guy is not in any affiliated with the university
some (like… 75 % i see) go on to insinuate that the man is actually part of an Auburn family and one story insinuated that the man isn’t involved in football in any facet of his life (weird, I know)
(Your Team Here) sucks
by Wallacewade04 on Sep 1, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks
I have heard everything under the sun….. Dosent like fooball (is he a man), Not affiliated with the university, Auburn fan…. And apparently jsholt969 and common should report the truth because the seem to have an excellent handle on that.
The truth is they dont know and the NCAA is trying to find out
ALABAMA leading the NCAA with infractions since 1994
Is he a pedophile?
Trying to get teses boys alone on a boat in the middle of the gulf. Hmmmm, maybe the police should be looking into this and not the NCAA
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Sep 2, 2009 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Absolutely not.
If they report that and then the NCAA finds out otherwise, that gets them in a whole lot more trouble than they would be in the first place. Again, the guy isn’t associated with the University, so how can he be a representative of the school?
Wait
The guy who took the fishing was Jesus Christ? Well the NCAA better rethink tis whole thing or find themselves royally smited.
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Sep 2, 2009 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions
It’s “you’re”. At least try to get your grammar correct when insulting others.
How is going on a fishing trip with a friend a “favor”?? I go on fishing trips with friends often. Does that mean they’re doing me a favor? No. It means I’ve taken a trip with my friends on a boat.
Yeah
I know a lot of college kids who go on deep sea fishing trips with their middle aged “friends”. They aren’t obligated to touch, but it is expected.
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Sep 2, 2009 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions
I went on
3 or 4 when i was in college with my boss. He was 47 and was a cool guy. What now!
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
I bet he was the boss
Did he touch you where you pee?
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Sep 2, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
tisk tisk tisk
Gump…i know you get ripped over at RBR but i usually defend you….this one…not so much…
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
oh come on
it’s kinda funny. No real disrespect meant by it. Buck up son.
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Sep 3, 2009 8:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Sounds like a Drum to me
You know the fish called a Drum? Fun to catch because they fight like hell but you cant really eat it… there are too many small bones so filleting them is damn near impossible.
I think this story is like a Drum. It is always sort of fun to hear that the Capstone is out of control. Yet the NCAA knows that they cannot “eat” them. In my mind this is a non story, but I have some of the same questions you do about how the two know each other.
If Julio and Ingram are out for the VT game, I for one will be pissed. I want to see a good game, and while Bama still should win without them. I really enjoy watching Julio play. Although I can do without the man crushes that the commentators normally have with him.
If you are a War Damn Eagle, you can War Damn anything.
The schhool of fish, er uh investi(gators)...
surrounding this team, must be enormous.
I have to suspect that the NCAA only has a certain number of employees. They can’t all be in Alabama, can they?
I agree 100% with you that Auburn wants to play against UAT and win without them having excuses. Ditto on the bad press to the best athletic conference in America.
For what it’s worth, I still maintain that Mal Moore is the problem here. A lack of departmental control.
Yes, because players going on a fishing trip with a friend always constitutes lack of control. You are a bright one.
my remarks have nothing to do with a fishing trip...
except where asked to provide a fishing reference. The overall state of affairs with Alabama’s athletic department has indeed shown a lack of control.
Because you may not agree with that does NOT make me “the bright one” here!
"An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject"-Thomas Jefferson
these guys need to learn to swim with the sharks
Even if Anderson is completely clueless about SEC football, which I find hard to believe since he lives in the South, the two players should have known better than to accept this trip.
I believe Jones is from Foley, so it doesn’t wash that Anderson knows him from around town, but it would make sense logistically that he worked on fishing charters during high school. Still, if Anderson knew these guys well enough to take them out fishing, it seems that it would have come up that they were football players.
I don’t know anything about Jones’ family, but from what I know about Ingram’s dad, he didn’t have a very good example of how to act.
Nothing to see here...
The guy said he didn’t know Julio was a football player “when he met him”. The point being that he didn’t seek Julio’s friendship BECAUSE he was a football player. I admit, the story sounds weird, but is it possible that Julio befriended a disabled man while working at the marina, and subsequently went on a fishing trip with him as a way of a) having fun on a fishing trip, and b) helping the disabled man to have fun on a fishing trip?
yeah
you will never get a lot of these flamers on here to think it is anything other than a violation. If the tables were turned you aubies wouldn’t be singing the same tune. Point is, Bama, Julio, and Ingram are gonna be just fine and come IB day, you will be the one’s acting like a “fish outta water”
by AlltheGreatQBs on Sep 1, 2009 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Who's flaming?
I didn’t see anyone flaming here AllthegreatQBs’s. If anything i see a bunch of Auburn fans hoping that nothing happens to them(Jones/Ingram) or alabama so that we can get the best you’ve got come November. You want flaming go to Al.com. That place is an inferno.
Sounds to me like you should have washed off that pacifier before you put it back in your mouth.
Dude the only flamer on here is you.....
this is an AU site and we discuss things within our context not yours (and I really don’t give a rats as what yours is so spare me). That being said I have said many times that this is, at least from what we have been told so far, much ado about nothing. Feck em all and feed em fish heads…..and yes thats as close as I’m getting to a fish metaphor.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
Mmmmm.... Roly poly fish heads!
….what a delicious photo to eat my breakfast in front of! The only thing else you might need is a shaker of garlic salt and some Wild Turkey shots!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKDtUzRIG6I
…..I’m not sure Saban will suspend those two for Tech. I’m thinking it may be the first half of the titanic showdown with the Mean Green of North Texas.
If the two are deemed ineligible by the NCAA.....
then the ramifications of playing two players that were ineligible could be severe. Surely the all mighty garden nome would protect his program and wait and see rather than put the program at risk……I hope that the NCAA gets their head out of their ass and gives them a decision prior to kickoff and we can get on with enjoying the rest of the season without further bumbling….and yeah they should be up in USC’s grill putting the beatdown probation on that program.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
This is not a violation
This whole situation is fish-tarded. A fishing trip? I read the al.com article where the man was unable to get himself into the boat. I also read that he isn’t even a bama fan. Play the guys, this is nothing and will amount to nothing.
How did this even become a story?
(Your Team Here) sucks
This is no boating accident...
Are you really ready to bet Saban’s tenure on another possible misstep like this—having to vacate a game down the road?
Is it not a violation? Who says the litmus test is being a fan?
Why are you guys constantly being plagued by these things? How much smoke can there be with no fire? STOP it already!
Speaking of smoke, smoked salmon is great this time of year…
by War Eagle Atlanta on Sep 1, 2009 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
You call this smoke?
This? Seriously?
Two players get on a boat with some guy that is not affiliated with the university in anyway whatsoever and you call that smoke? Are we at the point where the NCAA has to follow players home to make sure they don’t pick out pennies at the gas station? The litmus test is common sense.
And what is with you and this Saban tenure crap? You keep beating the “Saban’s going to leave” drum with every other post about Alabama. Wishful thinking perhaps?
The reason this keeps coming up is that we are seriously paranoid at this point and want to show the NCAA that we are willing to be transparent. Until a media source indicates anything other than “what might happen” this is nothing.
(Your Team Here) sucks
by Wallacewade04 on Sep 1, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Smoke on the Water
Your university called it smoke first, as they completed an investigation into the incident.
I don’t wish Saban to leave, but I think you guys will force him to go before you fire him. I do however scoff at the way you’ve sold yourself out just to get and keep him. This new contract? More money, but no longer term. Wouldn’t mean anything anyway, as he has no buyout and can leave when he wants, no questions asked.
Keep up the shananigins, and you can always hire another guy named Mike again…
by War Eagle Atlanta on Sep 1, 2009 2:50 PM CDT reply actions
Like I said
This isn’t shenanigans by anyone within the organization, in what way did Alabama cause any of this? How are we supposed to keep up random non football supporters fishing expeditions?
Hey we’re an organization that’s got the money. We got a coach that is currently bringing in recruits and has our team in every national conversation. We project the image of an elite program. It’s worth the risk with Saban. You say, “but your not elite yet!” Hey opinions and Awbarn girls, everyone can have one and they all stink.
Look at the ESPN coverage! Week one game of the nation, all our big conference games being hailed as “Impact games” on the national scene. He’s in a Gameday commercial for Bear Bryant’s sake. And before you call it “dumb commercial gimmick” I would like to remind you of a certain limo.
(Your Team Here) sucks
by Wallacewade04 on Sep 1, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions
No longer term?
His contract just got extended three years. Oh, and Saban brought up the topic of an extension if memory serves me correctly.
Sold ourselves out? Wow. Annnnd how? The new contract contains more money because the top coaches make the top money. How much is Chiznik being payed? Oh yeah, not even $2m/ yr. You get what you pay for.
You are the guy in the bar that blows nonsense out of his bum for misguided attention. You never actually know what you are talking about, yet you keep talking for no apparent reason.
Why dont you
Go back to RBR and sign in with your legit name. You are so scared of what your friends might think over there if you have one post in TET.
ALABAMA leading the NCAA with infractions since 1994
Bottom Fisher
I’m not talking about money. I’m talking about the total control of the program he was bequeathed. Saban has pissed off as many people of influence at the Capstone as he’s delighted. You ever wonder why? For a megalomaniac like Saban, that’s the only way to fly, and stupid stuff like this infuriates him because it suggests a lack of control on his part.
Email me if you’re up my way and we can head out to a few bars—but no fishing!
by War Eagle Atlanta on Sep 1, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
bars?
okay nothing sports bars that would just be awkward
(Your Team Here) sucks
by Wallacewade04 on Sep 1, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Rocked me
I’m the guy in the bar that blows nonsense out of his bum for misguided attention…
by War Eagle Atlanta on Sep 1, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Well...
I’m the guy that obnoxiously hits on girls who aren’t interested after shot number 9
“Hey baby, are you a five star recruit? Cause I’m into you like Nick Saban. Where you going?”
(Your Team Here) sucks
by Wallacewade04 on Sep 1, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Broke...
I hope you guys are smarter than me drunk. Whenever I go with my friends drinking, I always end up broke because when I got drunk I kept buying them drink after drink. It’s funny how sobriety and a hangover only further the negative feelings about a lack of funds.
LOL
That siren at the supper club isnt a good thing… once your tab hits 100 you should call it quits
ALABAMA leading the NCAA with infractions since 1994
Yeah
You do have a point. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy football season is here. Yet, I’m going to miss the drink specials they have during the summer. I mean penny beers all throughout downtown Auburn? Man that is some cheap good times. Oh well, I guess I should give my liver a rest anyway.
a reel fishing expedition
I have to say, I really don’t see what’s the big deal. The guys are already on the team, so there’s no inducement to reward a recruit for signing violation. Is it supposed to be seen as a reward for being on the team? Boy, talk about cheap prizes.
People go fishing. Football players can fish. Hell, did they even catch anything?
Why is
a Auburn site even talking about this? Last time i checked AU fans weren’t obsessed with Alabama….huh…
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
you got me....NOT
But you didn’t answer the question…
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
Very similar to a Train Wreck
Its hard to keep your eyes off of anything that has NCAA Ruling and Alabama in the same sentence. Also the story dosent make sense.
ALABAMA leading the NCAA with infractions since 1994
you seem to be the only one on here, whether it be Auburn fan or Bama fan,
that’s having trouble understanding it. Pretty much everyone on here agrees that this is much ado about nothing.
If its much ado about nothing
Ive seen others think this story doesn’t make sense. If it its not a big deal why come over here and try to argue with all of us? after all its not a big deal right?
ALABAMA leading the NCAA with infractions since 1994
Pooh that!
It was Sweeps Week and we needed the ratings!
by War Eagle Atlanta on Sep 3, 2009 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
And the plot thickens
http://blog.al.com/tide-source/2009/09/source_there_was_more_to_jones.html
ALABAMA leading the NCAA with infractions since 1994
Cause
even trolls gotta eat and it’s been awhile since TET threw them a juicy bone like this to flame on. Now they’ve been fed and can crawl back into the depths.
I keeed
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Sep 2, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
well that shit must
have been prime rib….truth be told…WTF did you guys think would happen? I guess TET needed to meet their monthly quota for hits….
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
And ya know what
IT WORKED. BOOYAH!
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Sep 3, 2009 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions
What's amazing...
is that we did it without a fanpost on RBR from you pointing the way.
What’s up with that, Bammer? How about a little help next time? I thought we had a deal?
The next time I charter a boat to trying to lure players, YOU are not going to be on it, sir. Not the next time!
by War Eagle Atlanta on Sep 3, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Alabama fans and fish
both start to smell after a couple days
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
wait... what?
after a couple of days? aren’t fish supposed to smell, ya know ‘fishy’ from the get go? So why would it take a certain amount of time for us to smell? if this insult is insinuating that we are unclean and therefore smelly why would time be a factor? are we dead and decomposing? and we rot from the head down? doesnt that just mean we rot in general? and don’t we all rot eventually?
these insults are just… awkward..
(Your Team Here) sucks
by Wallacewade04 on Sep 2, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Ben Franklin quotes (he’s the one on the $100 bill), but to answer your question d) all of the above
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Sep 2, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
ehhhhh
okay, that gives it a little validity but… meh…
(Your Team Here) sucks
by Wallacewade04 on Sep 2, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions
... with apologies to P. J. O'Rourke
“You know a bammer is turning rank when he starts smelling like what he is.”
Another story of 'the one that got away'..
…and you had ’em right up by the boat!
Oh well, better luck next time, boys!
No one needs a fishing pole, the fish just jump right into the boat...
Now AL player Harris is in trouble for taking a laptop from none other than….Curtis Anderson….the same 56yo Athens man that went fishn with Jones and Ingram…No, man this guys not a affiliated with the Alabama in any way…He just runs around buying stuff for Alabama Football Players randomly and completely by accident because he is just such good friends with them…yea, that’s it…randomly with no connection at all…
Problem is…this time the gift is more than $100…when it rains it pours…pours fish apparently!!
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