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Colonel Toddy 
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| MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:13 p.m.)
The signs have to come down. 
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Mississippi State’s marketing department might not be as clever… or competent… as they thought they were.
Mississippi State recently launched a recruiting campaign on billboards across the state. When asked about the billboards, school officials boasted that the billboards were "strategically placed." Notably, Mississippi State placed one such billboard in Oxford, home to a high school player heavily pursued by Mississippi State, Lafayette High's Jeremy Liggins.
It has been reported that the NCAA has contacted Mississippi State and told them that they must remove many of their billboards across the state as such billboards are prohibited by the NCAA.
As the billboard inviting readers to "play with the best" was placed in Liggins' home town and was only scheduled to be up until the end of January, just before signing day, the "strategy" was obvious... to recruit Liggins, illegally.
Thus, while State may claim to be "the best" on its billboards, it is obviously not the best at, well, reading. The rule that appears to be the basis for MSU's violation is NCAA Rule 13.4.3.1 which says:
Recruiting Advertisements. The publication of advertising or promotional material, by or on behalf of a member institution, designed to solicit the enrollment of a prospective student-athlete is not permitted … Accordingly, a member institution may not buy or arrange to have space in game programs or other printed materials published to provide information concerning the athletics participation or evaluation of prospective student-athletes (e.g., recruiting publications) for any purpose whatsoever, including advertisements ... Violations of this bylaw shall be considered institutional violations per Constitution 2.8.1; however, they shall not affect the prospective student-athlete’s eligibility.
It took about forty seconds to find that rule, by the way.
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Slippery Slope 
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:15 p.m. to Colonel Toddy)
Nooooo!!!!
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chilld28 
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:15 p.m. to Colonel Toddy)
NCAA says Grindin ON [OFF]
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TTsTowel
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:15 p.m. to Colonel Toddy)
Thank Gawd.
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Swoopin 
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:16 p.m. to Colonel Toddy)
Nice grind.
MSU's been up to some shady recruiting stuff the past couple years 
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Henry Jones Jr
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:16 p.m. to Colonel Toddy)
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Colonel Toddy
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SEC Rant
It's nice to see you away from the poli board every now and then man. 
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Colonel Toddy
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:17 p.m. to Henry Jones Jr)
Thanks
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Slippery Slope
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:17 p.m. to Henry Jones Jr)
We were going to take it down anyway after we didn't get Liggens.
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HoLeInOnEr05 
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:18 p.m. to Henry Jones Jr)
Cheatin' bastards!
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ArHog 
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:18 p.m. to Henry Jones Jr)
:nb4bundy:
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Hubbhogg
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:18 p.m. to Slippery Slope)
Those billboards prolly ended up costing more than Cam. Bad move
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Rebman601
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:19 p.m. to Colonel Toddy)
Embarassing, poor little guys try so hard
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Colonel Toddy
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:20 p.m. to Hubbhogg)
This was REALLY stupid on State's part.
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Henry Jones Jr
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:21 p.m. to Colonel Toddy)
I doubt there is but is there any chance they lose scholarships over something like this?
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Slippery Slope
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:23 p.m. to Henry Jones Jr)
No.
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Colonel Toddy
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:23 p.m. to Henry Jones Jr)
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I doubt there is but is there any chance they lose scholarships over something like this?
I don't know how serious this is considered?
Regardless, these signs cost them a shite load of money.
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Slippery Slope
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:25 p.m. to Colonel Toddy)
Also, what's the difference between our billboard and OM's billboard in Memphis?
Do y'all not recruit Memphis?
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ArHog
Arkansas Fan
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:26 p.m. to Slippery Slope)
Merlin's doin work
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HoLeInOnEr05
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:28 p.m. to Slippery Slope)
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Also, what's the difference between our billboard and OM's billboard in Memphis?
Don't turn this around on someone else! 
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Henry Jones Jr
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| re: MSU cited by NCAA for illegal recruiting techniques (Posted on 1/18/12 at 9:29 p.m. to Slippery Slope)
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Also, what's the difference between our billboard and OM's billboard in Memphis?
The only promotional ads we put up are for season tickets and things like that. State is putting up billboards that are obviously taking shots at the other universities in the region.
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