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Now I am in agreement that OBJ is a cancer to the program because his actions could have cost players who could have inadvertently cost themselves issues with the NCAA.

So at least you’re consistently wrong

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What Will Wade openly discussed put our entire athletic program in jeopardy. Scholarships, post season bans, players eligibility, fines, etc. Our lawyers may have gotten him off the hook but the fact that he was caught discussing these things say enough. I’m just as happy as the next guy on the board about the success of the basketball program but I’m not going to dismiss his involvement in pay for play and enshrine him with greatness.

You’re acting like he said he payed players at a press conference. He alluded to it in a phone call that was being wiretapped.

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Posted by thumperpait

Member since Nov 2005

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:44 pm to WizardKhalifa

Take my down vote and frick you and have a nice day!

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Posted by J_Hingle

Member since Jun 2013

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:47 pm to SammyTiger

I mean we all kinda know he did it and also we all know the football team and probably baseball team does too. Hell track team probably does it as well...well nah but you get the point. Every college program pays for players in most major sports. So Wade does what he has to do to compete at a high level where as OBJ was making an arse of himself on television just so he could have some attention, all the while jeopardizing the program with his antics. So no not the same...dumb arse

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Posted by hondurantiger

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:52 pm to WizardKhalifa

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Downvote away

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Posted by CBandits82

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Member since May 2012

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:59 pm to WizardKhalifa

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What Will Wade openly discussed put our entire athletic program in jeopardy. S

link?

proof?

you know what? you dont fuggin have any.

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Posted by tigahlovah

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Member since Oct 2009

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 2:22 pm to J_Hingle

There are only 2 major sports, fb and men's bb. Those are the only sports where cheating is rampant. You may have an occasional baseball player getting minor illegal benefits at the handful of schools that care about the diamond, but that's it.

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Posted by BengalD

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 2:36 pm to WizardKhalifa

There is no proof Wade did anything wrong. In response to allegations, Smarts mother denied any of the allegations were true and threatened to sue. The NCAA interviewed her and some others and cleared Smart to play.
The NCAA will probably come investigate LSU unfortunately.
The consensus is that all schools give some players illegal benefits, some schools more than others. If you are a fan of college football or basketball you are a fan of programs that break the rules.
That unfortunate state of affairs though can not be compared to a drunk passing out wads of cash in public. It’s not hypocritical to distinguish between the two, although both are wrong.
Cheating on your taxes is wrong and illegal. Embezzling from your company is wrong and illegal. It’s not hypocritical for people to be scandalized if they hear you were arrested for embezzlement and not so scandalized if they hear the IRS has audited your taxes and it looks like you are in trouble.

This post was edited on 1/30/20 at 2:38 pm

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Posted by Tiger Ugly

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 3:05 pm to Tigercowboy