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NCAA Football - 2011

#181
basstotheface said:
And for the former I apologize, those guys are d****. For the latter well...I thank you.
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I think the plane stunt is okay myself, as long as it wasn't dive bombing on the stadium and really ruining things with noise. I'm sure it was high enough to not be a real nuisance. Kind of funny...

But I'd be ticked if the Barn did it to us. Hope they don't get any ideas over this. They aren't smart enough to think of something like that on their own.

:D
 
#187
MJ5150 said:
The story that won't go away: Report: Former Auburn player Chaz Ramsey to meet with NCAA - ESPN

-Mike
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To break from the friendly ribbing for a sec, this could actually turn into something here. If the report is true, and the player does in fact have names of coaches and boosters who had knowledge of payments, then this could get nasty. Big scandals start with small things like this often it seems. I hope it's not true. Allegations are too easy to make, but it would take a lot of balls for these 4 guys to like like they have for an HBO special, and then do the same to the NCAA. They know they'll be hated by the Auburn fans. I don't know that lying for spite alone is worth it. You know this kind of thing happens all the time, so I tend to think these guys are telling the truth to some extent at least. I'm sure it happens at Bama as well, but gosh Auburn has a long history of this.
 
#188
This hasn't seemed to hit the news yet, but about an hour ago, Harvey Updyke, the man who poisoned the Auburn trees, was attacked as he was getting out of his car at a gas in Opelika, AL, which is about 30 minutes from Auburn. He doesn't know who or how, but was blindsided as he was getting out of his car, knocked unconscious, awaking on the ground sometime later. He was taken to a local hospital. He had a lasceration on his brow that required stitching, along with other facial bruises, indicating there was more than one blow. There's a rumor stating that he was also stabbed, but I can't verify that yet. I know that he refused treatment eventually and left the hospital.

I was lamblasted weeks back for stating there would be retribution for what Updyke did. I was also belittled for stating that Updyke's actions were likely part of a retaliation effort from what some idiotic Auburn fans had done in and around Tuscaloosa following the Iron Bowl and their subsequent MNC. I was surprised to hear a few people think anything I was saying on this was so odd. Actions have consequences, right or wrong, and now Updyke is lucky to still have his life. Fortunately, most Alabama fans could give two squirts of used beer for Updyke (even though one person seemed to think we all secretly admired him), so I don't think this will bring any retaliation at all. HOPEFULLY, even the angriest of Auburn fans who are otherwise normal people away from this issue will view this is payback, and we'll all move on. I've been waiting to hear that the new Saban statue was destroyed, but with the 24x7 guards posted there, it might be a while before that happens. Thankfully Updyke wasn't killed, which would have been an even worse tragedy, but in a flawed society, perhaps this was a best case scenario if it winds up halting the hostilities that exist over this one issue. I don't condone vigilanty justice at all, but the man had to be stupid to continue living in the Auburn area after doing something so dumb.
 
#191
SoComSurfing said:
The only ones that will care about this are the absurd fringe of the Bama fans who will use it as an excuse to say "See, we were right, Auburn fans are the real a-holes."
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I almost agree with you, except for one thing. While the number of Alabama fans that approved of Updyke's actions are really low, the number of Bama fans who think Auburn fans are the real A-holes is quite high! :D But I think that perception exists on both sides. I hate to say it, but Updyke had it coming. Blowback is a biotch.
 
#192
Eublet said:
I almost agree with you, except for one thing. While the number of Alabama fans that approved of Updyke's actions are really low, the number of Bama fans who think Auburn fans are the real A-holes is quite high! :D But I think that perception exists on both sides. I hate to say it, but Updyke had it coming. Blowback is a biotch.
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This is true. I stand corrected! :D
 
#198
MJ5150 said:
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The NCAA whips out their ban hammer and points it at OSU. I can't say I'm sad.

-Mike
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When this initially came out, it was thought it would be considered a 2nd Major Violation due to the Jim O'Brien fiasco.

It will get worse before it get's better and in the end, Tressel will most likely be gone in my opinion.

Your boy Urban Meyer will most likely be the next coach. Can't say that makes me sad. :smug:
 

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