<p>But at least they went for the suits over tats and booze/drugs.</p>
<p>Julio</a> Jones: Man of Many Suits : Out Kick The Coverage</p>
<p>Oh boy. Looks like it might be a interesting Fall in Tuscaloosa. Do love me some Clay Travis though. “Dixieland Delight” was a wonderful intro to the SEC for this Yankee ;)</p>
<p>ugh…hope this isn’t a problem. :(</p>
<p>Auburn’s Cam Newton is also being investigated for wearing a $4k suit to the Heisman award.</p>
<p>^^Auburn’s Cam Newton is being investigated (still) for a lot more than his suit!</p>
<p>In our facebook, on-demand media world today, you would think that these players would understand that if they choose to trade a signature for merchandise, it will eventually come out. I can only imagine how easy it is for a child who has grown up with next to nothing (as a great deal of recruited athletes do) to fall prey to a business owner who says, “hey dude, if you sign three of these jerseys, I’ll give you a suit for free.” The fact is these players are huge money makers to their respective Universities. And who wouldn’t feel a bit ****y knowing that while a University makes literly millions off of their respective jersy number, yet they have $20 in their pocket to buy Christmas gifts. Now I don’t believe players should be paid to play (outside of scholarships) but when a University makes money off of a player, I do believe some type of trust should be created to “bank” at least a small percentage of that money for the player once they earned their degree. This would help the players stick with their education and not feel like a elephant in a circus ring.</p>
<p>Few player jerseys bring in anywhere near millions. And who made the player?–last I heard you have 11 on each side and around 85 scholarship players on the team. There are around 10 coaches. All help make any player succeed. Any money made by the school goes to support the other 20 sports. You taking money away from women’s tennis to pay Joe QB? If they are good the money comes very soon.</p>
<p>Oh please. If players want some financial security, perhaps they should take advantage of their free educations to actually prepare to earn a living off the field.</p>
<p>“And who wouldn’t feel a bit ****y knowing that while a University makes literly millions off of their respective jersy number, yet they have $20 in their pocket to buy Christmas gifts.”</p>
<p>First, nobody is forcing them to play football. If they think their skills can get them a better deal in the job market, they are free to give it a shot.</p>
<p>AND…</p>
<p>As the OSU case indicated, these guys aren’t taking their ill-gotten money and using it to buy Granny a new hip, buy little Sis a decent pair of shoes, or take Peggy Sue to the malt shop. They use it to get tattoos and weed.</p>
<p>Even Mr. Holly didnt take Peggy Sue to the Malt Shop… she already worked there. Times do not change, the things kids waste money on do not change. The fact is that these kids work very hard and are often from very impoverished families, if they were not out playing ball and generating athletic dept revenue and glory for the school then they could have a job and put a dollar in their pocket.</p>
<p>At least give the kids some money so they can take their “fat little girlfriends” to dinner.</p>
<p>I don’t want to smile at Bama’s misfortune but it looks like they really mishandled this controversy from the beginning. Instead of reporting a potentially serious violation involving a booster to the SEC and NCAA, sounds like they just sent one cease-and-desist and hoped that everything would blow over. GA Tech just got slammed two weeks ago for trying to cover up violations… hope Bama learns from that example.</p>
<p>I love that there’s an U of Alabama banner ad above this thread!</p>
<p>That does not sound good for the Tide. Hope a rich uncle shows up!</p>