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05-09-2006, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by scooter1369
1. Agreed
2. Hard to throw that blanket out there and it not land on a lot of northern schools as well.
3. You say "some of the kids", but I read from your comment is "any kids". I can't fault a kid from Rochester, NY signing with one of the big three in Florida. Escaping the 4 feet of snow during school, the beaches the lure of the more laid back lifestyle. Saying that kids mostly go there due to shady dealings is a bit uninformed in my opinion. And being a Florida native, I'm actually a bit offended.
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Point 2- scUM jr. has certainly been involved in it's share of recruiting hmmmm's over the year, but, by and large, Big 10/northern schools tend to run classier/more rule abiding programs than those in the north.
Point 3-Why don't you take the words "some" at face value? Obviously some kids do go for the sun/because they like the school, but a lot of times I say hmmmmmmm.....I certainly don't think less of Mike Hartline b/c he signed w/ Kentucky.......
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05-09-2006, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by stxbuck
2-The Big 10 and ND operate in a classier manner recruiting wise than the SEC. Lying, cheating,$$$, you name it, the SEC schools will do it. Other than Vanderbilt, I don't think any of the others can truly claim they are "different" in how they conduct recruiting compared to the others. Tennessee and the Alabama schools seem to be the worst, but all the schools are complicit.
3-Given the aforementioned reputation of the SEC schools, I honestly doubt the true character of some of the kids who sign w/ SEC schools from outside the region. If a kid from Illinois signs w/ Tennessee or a kid from Missouri signs w/ Florida-I begin to doubt the character of the kid-if they go for glitz, $$$$, and slimeball promises/accusations enough to leave their families 800 miles away-I don't necessarily think highly of them.
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By my count, Big10 teams have been nailed for major infractions involving football recruiting 7 times. The SEC teams have been nailed 11 times. Adjusting for the size of the conferences, I don't see a meaningful difference.
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05-09-2006, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ysubuck
Wonder what espn will do for the first high profile recruit that blows a knee in one of their "physical challenges."
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Well they are 17-18 years old with high school diplomas (which probably over-qualifies them) - the athletes could stand in for some of the jokers thay have performing analysis at ESPN. 
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05-09-2006, 04:23 PM
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May 09. 2006 2:47PM
Florida in the clear on recruiting question
<!-- Right Table --><!-- Right Table --> Robbie Andreu/Sun Sports Writer
<table align="left" border="0" height="100" width="50"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table>hat is being presented as breaking news in South Carolina turns out to be old news and a non-issue in Florida.
Citing unnamed sources close to the Clemson football program, the Anderson Independent-Mail in Anderson, S.C., reported Tuesday that the Florida football program sent quarterback Tim Tebow to spend time with Union County star running back C.J. Spiller on Jan. 31, the day before national signing day, to urge him to sign with UF, a violation of NCAA rules.
The newspaper said sources added that the matter had been forwarded to the NCAA for investigation.
The reality is this: UF officials learned on Feb. 1 that Tebow had visited Spiller, investigated the situation and on the same day forwarded the information to the Southeastern Conference and the issue was resolved months ago.
"I asked our coaches about it and I sat down and talked to Tim Tebow about it," UF associate athletic director for compliance Jamie McCloskey said Tuesday. "We reported the information to the SEC. We did not feel there were any (NCAA) violations and the SEC agreed. The conclusion is it's a non-issue."
McCloskey said Tebow's friendship with Spiller, which goes back to when they were both freshmen in high school, and the fact the UF coaches were not aware of the visit, cleared UF of any possible wrongdoing.
"In talking with Tim Tebow, he and C.J. Spiller had been friends for several years," McCloskey said. "For Tim Tebow to call him or go to his home or write him a letter is not something out of the ordinary. They're close friends.
"Because our coaches were not involved (in Tebow's visit) and the fact (Tebow and Spiller) have this relationship, it's explained away. That was our position. That was also the SEC's position."
Spiller said Tuesday that he invited Tebow to his final home basketball game on Jan. 31.
Spiller said Tebow was the only UF player there that night. Had another UF player been present who was not a friend of Spiller's, it would have been an NCAA violation.
"I invited Tim to come," Spiller said. "It was my Senior Night and I asked him if he could make it. He's my friend. It sounds kind of stupid to me that that could be a violation. He's like my best friend. To me, he didn't violate any rules. He just came to see his friend play his last (home game) on Senior Night."
Tebow committed to Florida in December and enrolled in classes at UF in January. Spiller said he and Tebow talked often during the recruiting process, but Tebow never pressured him to sign with the Gators.
"We always joked about it," Spiller said. "He always told me to go where my heart was. That's what he did."
Spiller said he talked to the Clemson coaches earlier this week and they did not mention turning UF in for a possible rules violation because of Tebow's visit.
"They didn't say anything about that," Spiller said. "They talked about me coming up there this summer. I don't see why they'd do something (over the Tebow visit)."
Spiller said he heard in February that the Florida State coaches might turn UF in over Tebow's visit, but had not heard anything since.
"People have different points of view on things," Spiller said. "I just don't see how (Tebow) violated any rules."
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05-09-2006, 07:14 PM
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By my count, Big10 teams have been nailed for major infractions involving football recruiting 7 times. The SEC teams have been nailed 11 times. Adjusting for the size of the conferences, I don't see a meaningful difference.
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Shoo! You and your so-called "facts" have no place here. The next thing you know, you'll be bringing in "reason" and "logic", what with your fancy USC degree and all.
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05-09-2006, 08:30 PM
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Shoo! You and your so-called "facts" have no place here.
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Same goes for Winslow. Here we were having a good time bashing another major program and Winslow has to let the air out of our sails.
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05-09-2006, 11:06 PM
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