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Saban Responds to McClover's Claim
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:16 pm
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:16 pm
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USCALOOSA -- Former Auburn football player Stanley McClover was one of four former Tigers to make claims of receiving money from university boosters.
One booster, he reportedly claims, was from LSU where Alabama coach Nick Saban coach at the time.
Saban was asked Wednesday about McClover's claim, which will air tonight on HBO's Real Sports.
USCALOOSA -- Former Auburn football player Stanley McClover was one of four former Tigers to make claims of receiving money from university boosters.
One booster, he reportedly claims, was from LSU where Alabama coach Nick Saban coach at the time.
Saban was asked Wednesday about McClover's claim, which will air tonight on HBO's Real Sports.
quote:
"I don't really know much about it, but I can promise you this: we've never ever given a player anything," Saban said. "And I've never ever known about giving a player anything. And I don't know much about what those guys are saying. I haven't seen the articles. I haven't seen the show. I don't know what they're saying. I really would rather focus on what we're doing here in this program. And I would really question whether anybody's ever received anything from any of our coaches or any people that are involved with our program. That would be a real surprise to me."
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Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:19 pm to bayourant
He could throw LSU under the bus and take out his biggest competition in the West.
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:20 pm to The Boat
quote:I think even $aban is more honorable than that :fingerscrossed:
He could throw LSU under the bus and take out his biggest competition in the West.
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:26 pm to The Boat
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He could throw LSU under the bus and take out his biggest competition in the West.
Watch this..
Some dude gave some dude 500 bucks to play at Alabama..
BUS
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Bama
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:26 pm to mylsuhat
quote:If not more honorable, at least smarter. It would be very hard for him to throw LSU under the bus without incriminating himself, at the very least for knowing about it and not reporting it.
I think even $aban is more honorable than that
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:27 pm to tgerb8
he loves lsu too much to do that.
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:31 pm to BDtiger5
hasnt the statute of limitations passed on this anyway?
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:31 pm to BDtiger5
he loves LSU, he loved the damn paycheck that LSU paid him. 
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:37 pm to BDtiger5
quote:I love this board.
he loves lsu too much to do that.
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:38 pm to TortiousTiger
quote:
hasnt the statute of limitations passed on this anyway?
Yes.
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:39 pm to bayourant
quote:
I can promise you this: we've never ever given a player anything," Saban said. "And I've never ever known about giving a player anything.
...now refereees, that's a different story."
"I guess I have to say it," Saban said. "I'm not going to be the Alabama coach."
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:42 pm to mylsuhat
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I think even $aban is more honorable than that :fingerscrossed:
If he corroborates what the HBO special has implied, he would basically be incriminating himself.
His evasive answers come out of self interest and little else.
Nothing wrong with that, of course; but let's be real with ourselves.
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:47 pm to mylsuhat
quote:
He could throw LSU under the bus and take out his biggest competition in the West.
I think even $aban is more honorable than that
You are very naive.
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:56 pm to RhodeIslandRed
quote:no matter how much you want to win, the greatest know that you dont do that by disabling your opponents by means other than those on the field
You are very naive.
Posted on 3/30/11 at 9:00 pm to TortiousTiger
quote:There are some exceptions to that statute of limitations according to some who post regularly on this topic. Try to find those as I'm about to watch the HBO piece!!!
hasnt the statute of limitations passed on this anyway?
Posted on 3/30/11 at 9:55 pm to Hitchcock
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Saban said. "And I've never ever known about giving a player anything.
To me that's the key phrase. He gives himself plausible deniability as long as he doesn't know specifics.
ETA: I think coaches at all major programs, and a ton of lesser ones have that mentality.
This post was edited on 3/30/11 at 9:57 pm
Posted on 3/30/11 at 9:59 pm to mylsuhat
quote:
I think even $aban is more honorable than that :fingerscrossed:
We don't need him to be honorable, the NCAA's case has prescribed. I.e. they can't touch us, even if we are guilty, so no need to worry.
Posted on 3/30/11 at 10:03 pm to Hitchcock
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...now refereees, that's a different story."
Link to evidence of him or anybody involved with his program of paying refs?
Posted on 3/30/11 at 10:43 pm to bayourant
quote:
quote:
"I don't really know much about it Aight, but I can promise you this aight: we've never ever given a player anything aight," Saban said. "And I've never ever known about giving a player anything aight. (insert hands moving) And I don't know much about what those guys are saying. I haven't seen the articles, aight. I haven't seen the show. I don't know what they're saying. I really would rather focus on what we're doing here, aight, in this program. And I would really question whether anybody's ever received anything from any of our coaches, aight, or any people that are involved with our program. That would be a real surprise to me."
FIFY
Sounds more like a Saban quote now.
Posted on 3/30/11 at 10:50 pm to Rocket
quote:
Link to evidence of him or anybody involved with his program of paying refs?
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