Why do so many Alabama Crimson Tide football players drive nice cars?
Derrick Henry:
Dre Kirkpatrick:
Ronnie Harrison
Jarren Reed:
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Police say Alabama defensive lineman Jarran Reed was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Tuscaloosa police say Reed was stopped early Sunday after hitting another car while both backed out of parking spots. Police say Reed drove a 2011 Dodge Charger toward the parking lot's exit before he was pulled over.
Ha Ha Clinton Dix:
The night before Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was set to leave Alabama headed to Florida to visit his family, he loaded his car with all his essentials: clothes, shoes, an iPad ... and money.
Overnight, his 2012 Dodge Charger was broken into. The Alabama standout safety was easy prey for robbers, with his doors left unlocked and his vehicle loaded with valuables, including about $200 in cash, a source close to the situation told Sporting News.
Altee Tenpenny:
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A 20-year-old college football player was killed in a one-car crash in Mississippi, a local coroner said Wednesday. Altee Tenpenny was pronounced dead at 6:57 p.m. Tuesday at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Washington County Coroner Methel Johnson told The Associated Press. Tenpenny, who played at Alabama in 2013 and 2014, was taken to the hospital after he wrecked a 2008 Dodge Charger near the community of Glen Allan, Johnson said.
Trent Richardson (not a Charger but...)
On August 28th, 2011 Alabama running back Trent Richardson was pulled over for speeding in Chilton County, Alabama. The Crimson Tide star was going 85 in a 70 and the officer noted that he blamed the "large rims" on his vehicle for the speeding violation. What was the vehicle? A 2011 GMC Yukon which retails for in the neighborhood of $40,000 even without the added expense of new rims. Raise your hand if it makes sense that an "unemployed" athlete at Alabama with two children, no job, and a non-wealthy family could afford a brand new SUV. Put your hands down Alabama fans. Trent Richardson could be flying in his own private jet and you'd talk about how it's perfectly reasonable for him to avoid traffic this way.
DJ Fluker:
Trey Depriest:
Why is this not being looked into by the NCAA? Come on instead of cracking down on people for miniscule violations how bout' they do something useful.
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None of the kids mentioned have wealthy parents. All mentioned are from families that many would label poor.
For the record, if guys are getting free cars and free clothes I could care less. Doesn't harm anyone. I just hate it that Saban rants about rules when they are being broken all the time. Same with Ole Miss.
If you read Three and Out you would know he didn't. Nice try bud. Also, why have rules if you're ok with people breaking them? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
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Are we really doing this?
Now that you mention it....
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/07/why_did_so_many_alabama_footba.html
B. It's not against NCAA rules to get a car loan with a delayed payment plan, and dealers are more eager to do this for future NFLers.
Ok bud, you believe that.
is that they've made the same deal for a non-athlete and its available to all of their customers.
Not a violation.
It's not "illegal," but if the reason they are getting delayed payment plans is because they are athletes that may make more money in the future, that is definitely a violation of NCAA rules.
Remember, a significant part of what Ed Martin paid to Chris Webber was actually a loan that Webber repaid; it was still a violation, because Martin would not be offering that loan to just any student off of the street. As BlueinLansing says, the deal has to be one that any student can get.
a 20 year old Jumbo Elliot could be tooling around Ann Arbor in a brand new Cadillac
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Why do so many Mississippi State football players have bruised girlfriends?
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And they only get a ONE game suspension. I believe in second chances but giving a one game suspension to a player who was caught on camera beating a helpless woman who is already on the ground is absurd. Talent trumps all at MSU.
I prefaced that post by saying that is what OSU insiders on the Ozone were reporting you fucking dork.
The only thing sadder than stephen's posting habits is his hairline. Seems pretty accurate.
No bro. But if you're going to misrepresent something I said then I'm going to respond, bro.
So says an OSU poster on the Ozone................
You'd think reading wouldn't be so hard for someone whose screen name is Stephen King.
Also holy shit he actually screenshotted the post. Dude needs a new hobby besides this blog asap.
Neither screenshots nor quick-witted insults (your attempts on this thread notwithstanding) require a great deal of effort. Rather than get into a childish sniping match, I felt it would be better to just present the facts so that people could judge independently whether or not my post merited your response.
Which is kind of the problem you are having here. You understand what can go on--dealerships letting players drive cars without paying value for them--as evidenced by the JT Barrett post ("dealer tags") under discussion. The fact that so many players are driving the same model of car is indeed suspicious.
But it is not prima facie evidence of cheating, as you assert elsewhere in the thread. You seem unwilling to accept either the possibility that Michigan players drive nice cars too or that there could be a legitimate explanation for why they are driving them, despite Trueblue2003 laying it out in an extremely insightful post.
Look, I haven't negged your OP, because you actually entitle it as a "question" that I think, for a message board dealing with a team whose coach has been sparring over rulebreaking with the Alabama coach, is perfectly valid.
I did point out the Barrett thread, in large part because when I searched the blog for that incident (I knew I had read about Barrett's rather pedestrian vehicle here last fall) your thread popped up and I had to dig around to find out what Barrett really drove. The reason is to point out that vehicle information can be misleading. Does the fact that Barrett drove an old Blazer mean that OSU is clean? If a Michigan player is driving a Camaro does that mean Michigan is dirty?
I simply can't draw that conclusion.
Whether this is a better way to respond to a post than extremely original hairline and name jokes is a conclusion I will leave to you.
Sorry, had to get that off my chest!
This exchange reminds me of today's media. Print something bold in a headline and then use the old "unnamed sources" to justify spreading a story. And when your proven wrong later, hide behind the "source".
If I called someone's mother a hoe and followed up with "that's what my neighbor told me" - I'd still expect a punch in the nose!
And NO, your reply didn't warrant the attack that followed.