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Okay, who was the bagman for Auburn?

  • Danny Sheridan is saying he knows who the NCAA thinks was the bagman in the Cam Newton fiasco. Anybody have any ideas? Pat Dye, Bo Jackson, Gene Chizik blah. I doubt the NCAA will ever prove anything and no, I don't think any of the mentioned were the culprit.

    Katonic

  • Katonic said...

    Danny Sheridan is saying he knows who the NCAA thinks was the bagman in the Cam Newton fiasco. Anybody have any ideas? Pat Dye, Bo Jackson, Gene Chizik blah. I doubt the NCAA will ever prove anything and no, I don't think any of the mentioned were the culprit.

    Was watching that on ESPN. Very intriguing stuff. Sadly, I don't think we or the NCAA will ever find out.

    With no subpoena power, it's going to be tough.

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    Chris Fisher

  • Sheridan is refusing to reveal the name because people will lose their job and lawyers will start lining up for civil suits. It amazes me that this kind of money apparently changed hands. But then it is the SEC.

    By the way, does Sheridan have one foot in the grave? That guy looks like death warmed over.

    This post was edited by Katonic on 8/26/2011 at 3:07 PM

    Katonic

  • Katonic said...

    Sheridan is refusing to reveal the name because people will lose their job and lawyers will start lining up for civil suits. It amazes me that this kind of money apparently changed hands. But then it is the SEC.

    By the way, does Sheridan have one foot in the grave? That guy looks like death warmed over.

    This. He has said from day one that his sources are in the ncaa and that he isn't going to throw them and their families under the bus. Matt, I would expect you would understand that as a fellow media member. Otherwise, I expect you to start disclosing your source every time you hear some "inside" info about UK sports and report it. He's doing the honorable thing and getting blasted about it, amazingly by the same people in the media who beat the drum about not disclosing confidential sources.

    mjdotson

  • If he discloses the bagman (which there is), he will be sued. That is fact (hello Albert Means case) and he discussed as much today and last week on Finebaum. When (not if) that happens, he will have to give a deposition under oath, thus disclosing his source(s). That is the problem. He is stuck in a catch 22.

    It's not as simple as telling the world who the bagman is and THEN pleading the 5th. Once the name comes out, it all comes out in the subsequent lawsuit. This isn't the same as disclosing a source on what is happening at Mutter or with a recruit. He will get sued; you won't.

    Do you REALLY think he's wrong?

    mjdotson

  • Lowder, Milton McGregor and "Yellawood". Just wait.

    mjdotson

  • mjdotson said...

    If he discloses the bagman (which there is), he will be sued. That is fact (hello Albert Means case) and he discussed as much today and last week on Finebaum. When (not if) that happens, he will have to give a deposition under oath, thus disclosing his source(s). That is the problem. He is stuck in a catch 22.

    He can only be sued, and lose, if he is wrong. That's why he won't give up a name, if there is one. He sandbagged Finebaum who later said he thought it was just being used to get hits to his recruiting site.

    dixiehwyco

  • I'll be honest Matt, that is how I felt. If you have it, give it up if your a "big time newsguy". I'm not sure he ever had it. He kept saying he would take a thousand lie detector tests, but no one is calling him out on it. I'm not a big time news guy, but I heard from reliable sources Alex Legion was bought by Gillispie. Now, I wouldn't go on national TV and say it but I would bet that to be true. It was 10k paid to his mother. This is why coaches are the ones who should be held to the utmost responsible. I blame Barnhart for ever hiring Gillispie, but I have no doubt he never knew about that transaction.

    This post was edited by Katonic on 8/27/2011 at 12:19 AM

    Katonic

  • Matt May said...

    Then shut up about it and stop self-promoting saying you know all this info. He's bringing it on himself. What is he gaining by continuing to talk about something he won't talk about? Oh yeah, self-promotion. That was my point. To me, he's interested in being a part of the story, being the guy who can later say he knew about it all along, or getting more name recognition for his other ventures and nothing more. And oh, right, he's an Alabama alum. I'd hazard a guess he has an interest in seeing Auburn dragged through the mud or taken down. I'm just saying that unless he is actually going to say something of substance other than a dressed up version of 'Na Na Na Boo Boo, I know something more than you' he should zip it up, stop accepting every interview request and then talk when the whole thing is resolved.

    This, all the way.

    jtstur2

  • As shocking as it may be and it is to me too. Certain players are paid. They're paid to sign, they're paid to perform, they're paid to even fake an injury in college. Let me tell you, I love UK but for example getting rid of Gillispie was the best thing UK ever did in BB. Now from little I know, Joker has always been on the up and up. Cal goes above and beyond to abide, he doesn't need to cheat and all the rest of the country may not believe that, but kids come to him because they know where they're going.

    If Gillispie had stayed 5 years at UK we would have had the death penalty. There is no doubt in my mind.

    Katonic

  • Agree Matt. He needs to zip it or produce!

    1003blue

  • Wow. That came out of right field.

    mjdotson

  • Sheridan and Finebaum were on OTL yesterday with Bob Ley ... found it interesting that Sheridan graduated from ..... Alabama !! roflmao
    Watching those 2 stumble around that fact and say it has nothing to do with this is comical.

    geeforCATS

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