DTK, being a Skunkbear fan, isn’t good for much. (kidding DTK, we really like you, we do!) But this link deserves a post and a HT.
If only 10% of what is written here is true, Auburn will be crushed.
And even if none of it is true, it’s still a very interesting read. It will most certainly be a movie (ala Blindside, but with a much less-happy ending for everyone involved).
It’s a seriously long account, but has all the trappings of great drama – hidden schemes, under the table deals, shady figures and glad-handing boosters. Big time athletics, old school southern money, and a hell of an athlete that didn’t even want to play at Auburn.
You can’t spell Auburn without burn. And it seems like that program’s about to.
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Pat
Oh my Lord. They are going all in and making the case for the death penalty.
Goodbye, Auburn.
Craig
Never mind the football death penalty, they may take a run at the entire school death penalty. Loss of accreditation might be on the table.
GB
How about a Fig Newton saga?
DayBreakBoys
When did Roger Goodel move over to the NCAA?
This is a perfect case for the death penalty. Then go after the OTHER $EC teams that do the exact same thing. Its time to clean up college football.
Brad
I don’t know if I can put pics in here…but if you haven’t seen this gambling-owning McGregor guy who is the money man, you have GOT to see him. He seriously looks like Boss Hogg.
http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/592980/milton-mcgregorjpg-f70839291ebcb152.jpg
TLNDMA
I suppose Auburn fans would look at this stuff and call us all “haters”. What they would fail to understand is that most of us Irish fans have no agenda here. I would think that most of us enjoy watching other games whether they be SEC, Big Ten or whomever.
It’s just that there is a dark cloud over Auburn right now. Too many unanswered questions. Best case scenario for them might be, Newton is an isolated case.
Brad
I sincerely doubt that.
Pat
I’ll speak for myself, but I’m far from a “hater.” I actually feel for the Auburn fanbase because I think this thing is going to blow up and hurt the program badly.
The Biscuit
Yeah, I’m the same way. I feel bad for them, and bad for Cam. USC was fun to watch because of Carrol and Kiffin and their f-ing d-bag AD and them killing us while cheating. I just feel bad for Auburn fans.
Pat
I’d feel bad for Cam if I could actually believe he didn’t really know.
Steve in Iowa
Great find, Biscuit. Please allow a digression.
(Ahem) A Tale of Three Coaches
As my name implies, this Double-Domer (MA 98, PhD 03) lives in Iowa and has had many, many friends and relatives attend Iowa State University. It’s often hard to be an ISU fan in a state that tends to be dominated by Hawkeye fans, but that’s who we cheer for (Suck on that Suck-Eyes!).
Gene Chizik is persona-non-grata in this neck of the woods for the way he jilted the ISU program, leaving for Auburn after compiling a dismal record in Ames. To say those of us in Iowa are not enjoying some healthy shadenfreude in the midst of this sorry affair would be a lie. (“How do you like the FBI giving your program the full body-cavity search, Coach Cheeze-D*ck?”)
But in some way, as an ND fan and ISU fan I have to thank Coach Chizik for his two-year sojourn up north. And all ND fans should share this gratitude. Let me explain.
What few people know is that four years ago, before Coach Kelly interviewed and accepted the position at Cincinnati, he interviewed at Iowa State and was a strong finalist for the Cyclone head-coaching job. I know back then that some ISU higher-ups were leaning inclined toward Coach Kelly because of his head-coaching experience and integrity.
We all know what happened. ISU hires Chizik who guides the team to five wins in two disastrous seasons before leaving for Auburn.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati hires Kelly who takes the program to unprecedented heights and an undefeated regular season before moving on to Notre Dame.
But what if history would have been different? What if ISU hired Kelly four years ago instead of Chizik? A couple of things seem likely: #1 Kelly would have given ISU a shot of life, virtually certain to win more than 5 games in two seasons. Probably get ISU some minor bowl bids. Potentially even have them challenge for a Big 12 north championship. But that is likely the max level of success attainable at a program like ISU. Even what would be considered wildly successful seasons at ISU, would not put Coach Kelly on the radar for the most recent coaching search.
#2) Cincinnati almost certainly is a big East contender of the last three years, but does not attain the level of excellence Kelly brought to the program.
#3) Leaving ND with whoever was left over from Swarbrick’s cloak-and-dagger coaching search last fall. (Harbaugh? unlikely. What’s his name from UConn? Potentially. Pat Fitzgerald? I wouldn’t mind, but still prefer this version of Brian Kelly.
Even though this season has been incredibly frustrating. Even though it has been indelibly marked by the tragedy of Declan Sullivan’s death. Even though Coach Kelly seems to make inexplicable decisions. I still think that he is the right guy for the job here. (I also think that if the Kelly plan doesn’t work– it is unlikely that anyone can succeed at ND and ND will need to give up the dream of competing in major college football and just focus on being a first-rate university, but that is the subject of another post)
So bottom line. As ND fans we have to thank Coach Chizik for his douchebaggery shenanigans at ISU. Thank you, Coach Chizik.
But their is also a happy ending for ISU fans, too. ISU hired Paul Rhoads to replace Chizik and the people around the state and the university couldn’t be happier. Last season he led the team to a road win against Nebraska. This year he took them to Austin where they beat Texas to submission. I was in Jack Trice stadium for the overtime heartbreaker against a #7 ranked Nebraska team again. Rhoads is doing great things with the little that he has to work with in Ames.
So that is the tale of three coaches. Two coaches who go about things the right way, with integrity. And another who is about to find that you can’t fly to high with wings acquired in a Pay-for-Play scandal.
Fini.