Thomas, Burnett at heart of NCAA investigation at Tech
Georgia Tech was fined $100,000 by the NCAA, stripped of its 2009 ACC championship in football and placed on four years of probation on Thursday for failure to cooperate with its investigation into the football and men’s basketball programs.
Those weren’t the only penalties, which stemmed from what the NCAA described as an isolated instance of former standout wide receiver Demaryius Thomas allegedly receiving $312 in impermissible gifts, and grew to Morgan Burnett allegedly taking gifts and misleading NCAA investigators. Both have denied taking improper benefits.
In addition, more penalties were self-imposed and accepted by the NCAA:
- Public reprimand and censure.
- Four years of probation from July 14, 2011 through July 13, 2015. The public report further details the conditions of this probation.
- A reduction of two men’s basketball recruiting days during the 2011 summer evaluation period (self-imposed by the university).
- A limit of 10 official visits for men’s basketball for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic years.
- A vacation of all contests won by the football team during the 2009 season after November 24. The ACC said Tech must return the trophy. No champion for the season will be named.
The committee stated in its report, “This case provides a cautionary tale of conduct that member institutions should avoid while under investigation for violations of NCAA rules.” It said Tech’s previous history of violations factored into its punishment decisions. After receiving penalties for the 2005 and ‘06 seasons for infractions that occurred in the 1990s, the NCAA said that if Tech committed another major infraction before Nov. 17, 2010, it would be subject to added penalties as a repeat violator.
Within the investigation, the NCAA noted the combative and confrontational attitude of general counsel, Randy Nordin. He retired in December. Paul Parker, formerly the assistant athletics director at compliance, left in April to take a job with Auburn.
The case started when Tech learned that Thomas, received clothing from a friend of someone who worked for an sports agent. Burnett and former player Calvin Booker attended the meeting when Thomas received the clothing. Burnett didn’t receive anything.
Athletics Director Dan Radakovich told coach Paul Johnson about the investigation into Thomas receiving improper benefits, but didn’t inform him that he shouldn’t talk to Burnett about the investigation. The NCAA said that conversation hindered its investigation.
The NCAA noted that Tech continued to allow one of the players to compete in the final three games of the 2009-10 football season, in which Tech won the ACC and played in the Orange Bowl, despite the NCAA notifying the school that it had questions about the eligibility of that player. Dennis Thomas, the head of the Infractions Committee, said Tech had enough information to warrant not using the player until it could investigate the players’ eligibility. Tech President Dr. G.P. “Bud” Peterson made the decision to allow both to play.
“It appeared to the committee that the institution attempted to manipulate the information surrounding potential violations involving (the student-athlete) so there would be enough doubt about its validity to justify the decision not to declare him ineligible,” the NCAA said in its report.
The committee also noted “the university took these actions despite information reported by the student-athlete, another football student-athlete and an assistant football coach regarding the potential agent involvement in preferential treatment benefits.” Tech barred Booker from the university’s training facilities and denied him access to complimentary tickets to athletic contests.
Thomas denied that he was one of the reasons for the investigation. In a text message, Thomas said he was offered things by people not affiliated with Tech, but never accepted. Burnett, a safety and third-round pick, also denied the report, texting that he “did not knowingly or unknowingly receive any gifts from any agents … These reports are baseless and false.”
Thomas and Burnett signed with Tech when Chan Gailey was the coach. Paul Johnson, who led Tech to the ACC title in 2009, was hired after Gailey was fired by Radakovich after the 2007 season after five years at the helm.
It is the second time in six years that Tech has been penalized by the NCAA. It learned in 2003 that it had been misapplying an NCAA eligibility rule and worked with the NCAA to investigate the nature and results of the error. They learned that 17 athletes, including 11 football players, who were academically ineligible were allowed to compete during the 1998 and ‘99 seasons.
As a result, Georgia Tech was on a two-year probation that resulted in self-imposed scholarship cuts (from 85 to 79) and a reduction in signing classes (from 25 to no more than 19) in 2005 and 2006. In addition to those penalties, the NCAA infractions committee added a limit of 79 total football scholarships for the 2006 and 2007 teams, six below the normal maximum.
The infractions committee also recommended that Tech vacate wins from seasons, 1998-2002, plus 2004, which were all winning seasons that ended in bowl trips. Tech appealed and the NCAA appeals committee agreed, allowing the results of those seasons to stand.
The NCAA has been in what appears to be a testy mood regarding alleged violations and lack of cooperation in wake of scandals at Ohio State, Southern California and North Carolina, among other places. The Trojans were forced by the NCAA to forfeit their 2004 national championship and the Buckeyes voluntarily forfeited 12 wins and their 2010 Sugar Bowl victory in an attempt to appease the infractions committee. Penalties against North Carolina’s program haven’t been announced. However, numerous players were suspended for all or parts of last season.
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Get back to World of Warcraft, nerd
July 14th, 2011
3:04 pm
TAKE DOWN THE BANNERS BOYS !!!!!
Worm
July 14th, 2011
3:07 pm
ACC championship rings now on E-Bay..FishFry better tread lightly for the next four years.
dawgmatic
July 14th, 2011
3:08 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
NERDS!!!
Pswole GT
July 14th, 2011
3:08 pm
Ohio St. player(s) received a lot more than $312 worth of goods and were allowed to play in the bowl game and keep the win. We lose our ACC Championship? Something doesn’t seem right.
SEC
July 14th, 2011
3:10 pm
@Pswole GT
Ohio State vacated their win as well as firing their coach. Be lucky this was your only punishment.
Tech Wrecker
July 14th, 2011
3:10 pm
Wow a vacation of 2009 after November 24th? Where are they going on vacation at? Hahahaha
dawgmatic
July 14th, 2011
3:10 pm
And all for $312.00!!! I thought you nerds took Math!!!!
BBQ
July 14th, 2011
3:10 pm
D_MN! SECOND! If Tech got all that for one player receiving benefits, wonder what the NCAA has in store for UNC?
JACKETfan12
July 14th, 2011
3:10 pm
I am in absoulte denial. This is so startling. A crappy, losing season followed by our recent title being revoked. I have lost hope and joy in this football program.
Worm
July 14th, 2011
3:10 pm
And you bought Hewitt out when you could’a fired him for rules violations..D-Rad needs to GO!
Reggie Ball
July 14th, 2011
3:11 pm
Aw, shucks. Too bad Tech didn’t vacate the 2008 season. As this blogger pointed out:
“If it turns out that Tech’s wins from the 2008 season must be vacated, it will mean that it’s been over 20 years since Tech beat Georgia without ineligible players.”
http://www.dawgsonline.com/2011/07/14/bracing-for-impact/
Buckeyes
July 14th, 2011
3:12 pm
Pswole what you talking bout? Duh we lost it all don’t complain about someone else when your just as bad.
DawginLex
July 14th, 2011
3:12 pm
The sad part is, if Tech had won their bowl game in 2009 and gone undefeated in 2010 like Auburn did, all of this would have been swept under the rug.
NCAA practices selective enforcement.
MJC
July 14th, 2011
3:12 pm
If Tech appeals this, then there is no way this punishment will stand.
PerimeterCenterJacket
July 14th, 2011
3:13 pm
We forfeited 1 win and 2 losses. Awesome. This does not affect the future of Tech football! No fan of any other team will dampen my spirits.
GOOOOO JACKETS!
collegeballfan
July 14th, 2011
3:14 pm
“Despite being told not to do so, Tech told the athlete that he was going to be interviewed by the NCAA, which it said hindered its investigation.”
If Tech did something as dumb as this, then they deserve every penalty they get.
SEC
July 14th, 2011
3:14 pm
@MJC
They appealed once and won, don’t expect to get that lucky twice against the NCAA.
dougthejacket
July 14th, 2011
3:14 pm
more BS from the NCAA
The OSU Buckeyes
July 14th, 2011
3:14 pm
Pssole just worry about your team the Buckeye have been hit so just worry about your team and not what we did. Your team is bad.
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3:14 pm
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July 14th, 2011
3:15 pm
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Jacket Man
July 14th, 2011
3:15 pm
Note that the player never had dealings with any agent, but a person who turned out to be a friend of the agent, and that’s where the confusion began. Also, the amount of “favors” we’re talking about is less than $400.00…This mess snowballed out of control from there…
Looking at what’s going on at North Carolina, Ohio State and Auburn right now, the timing of this small potato is rather curious, wouldn’t you say?
RabidDawgFan
July 14th, 2011
3:16 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!…wait for it….HAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA..
TO HELL WITH TECH! YOU LOSERS! GO DAWGS!!!!!
Floyd
July 14th, 2011
3:16 pm
…”misapplying an NCAA eligibilty rule”…Is that what they’re calling playing with kids who didn’t go to class, then changing their grades to reflect otherwise after the season? I’ve seen some revisionist history in my day, but that might take the cake.
PMC
July 14th, 2011
3:16 pm
Wow, if this is what Tech gets Ohio State should consider not having a program for a year geez.
Bill
July 14th, 2011
3:16 pm
So Jonathan Dwyer not only could not pass class he took stuff he was not supposed to……hmmmmmmm
TB
July 14th, 2011
3:16 pm
UGA fans can’t wrap their heads around the fact that GT folks don’t and never will care about being called “nerds”.
Bryan G.
July 14th, 2011
3:16 pm
The good news is that you guys don’t have to vacate a win to Georgia for that year. Well done!
101 Airborne
July 14th, 2011
3:16 pm
And here come the Trolls. Enjoy it jerks
GT Alum
July 14th, 2011
3:17 pm
Worm -
It sounds like it was a football player, not a basketball player. I’m really not sure why the basketball program is being penalized.
SEC
July 14th, 2011
3:17 pm
@RabidDawgFan
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Didn’t UGA just have a player suspended 4 games last year for a similar offense?
Jacketlover
July 14th, 2011
3:17 pm
Nice job Dan. Are we back in the SEC?
Oledawg
July 14th, 2011
3:17 pm
But what about Reggie Ball impersonating a quarterback????BWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA——-OMG–I can’t stop laughing
thwg
July 14th, 2011
3:17 pm
where did uga kids get the idea that calling us nerds was an insult?
Just Call Me Boss
July 14th, 2011
3:17 pm
Well at least our players are eligible academically, I guess underwater basket weaving was too hard of an elective for those turf science majors to take. The guy couldn’t even spell when he broke the news.
Rduck
July 14th, 2011
3:18 pm
so let me get this straight. we were supposed to declare a player ineligible before we even knew what the ruling was going to be from the NCAA? now if in fact the administration leaked word of the investigation to said atlete, then we definately should be punished. as far as the BB stuff… all i can say is thanks Paul Hewitt for continuing to tear apart our program and pocketbook… DawginLex… AMEN!!!
Rdawg
July 14th, 2011
3:18 pm
Dawg fan here … obviously no attachment to the GT program, but how can the NCAA bring a heavy hand for this infraction – but can’t seem to find anything … nothing at all … of impropriety over on the plains at Auburn?
Buckeye
July 14th, 2011
3:19 pm
@ The OSU Buckeyes – Preach!!!!!
The OSU Buckeyes
July 14th, 2011
3:20 pm
Word
Atlien
July 14th, 2011
3:20 pm
I’ve always said there are lots of violations at GT, but the school is probably in the 10% cleanest athletic programs in the country.
I’d be more interested to know how the NCAA finds out who gave who a t-shirt.
Too funny
July 14th, 2011
3:20 pm
SEC…. Similar offense? One kid selling his own personal property is a little different than this. UGA didn’t try to hide anything and sat the player out while the investigation was completed. Nice try…
Dunwoody Mom
July 14th, 2011
3:20 pm
Gee, Rdawg – maybe there was WAS no impropriety at Auburn. Now, Mississippi State – that’s a whole other issue.
57th Street
July 14th, 2011
3:21 pm
Suck It Barry. Tech Blows. I wish the NCAA would have nagasakied y’all
I was right to be concerned
July 14th, 2011
3:21 pm
Damn! Well at least the cheatin’ dogs will now have a bone to throw. $312? Seriously?
Dirty Harry
July 14th, 2011
3:21 pm
Wow, NCAA infraction penalties twice in six years? I thought y’all were too smart for that kind of stuff……..
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3:21 pm
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lovetravel
July 14th, 2011
3:21 pm
SAD!!!!!!!!!!! I think they did this on purposed to make it look bad. The coach and staff knew it and yet didn’t care about a thing and all they was doing get $$$$$$$$$$$$$ to support their family. I would suggest that all of the coach and staff to repay the money back and be strict on all the staff. It make me mad now because they are doing this over and over and yet no one seem to care if it UGA Or GT but it’s not fair that UGA doesn’t have to do anything. I hope that player and sport agency get some probation time and learn to stop play around expect for that Sport Agency guy (he or she was the one did this on purposed to make it look bad)
Get back to World of Warcraft, nerd
July 14th, 2011
3:22 pm
$312? Seriously?
It wasn’t the 312$. It was the knowing about it and hiding it after the fact.
truth
July 14th, 2011
3:22 pm
$312 = 100,000 fine?
Imagine if Ohio State was treated the same.
Their fine would be $100 million lol
curious
July 14th, 2011
3:22 pm
Sleepy dawg you are an embarassment to all Georgia fans. Please shut up.
RopeDawg
July 14th, 2011
3:22 pm
rdawg… not to worry. The NCAA is not done with Auburn just yet either…
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/14/sports/ncaafootball/ncaas-investigation-of-auburn-isnt-over-yet.html?_r=2
GT Jake
July 14th, 2011
3:22 pm
Absolutely amazing to me stuff like this happens to solid academic schools like UNC and GT and the Thug programs like Va. Tech are allowed to keep their players “eligible” with majors in underwater basket weaving.
The NCAA is bogus!
bulldogmaniac
July 14th, 2011
3:23 pm
How appropriate! After all of the Tech fans coming on here and making comments and “poking fun” at UGA for all of the SECONDARY VIOLATIONS at UGA and these guys are up to MUCH WORSE!
HAHAHAHA!!!
This makes my day!
I’m sure there is more to come. Basketball will be next.
Lenny Snow
July 14th, 2011
3:23 pm
I guess we are a member of the All Cheaters Conference, so we had to cheat to compete.
NCAA is a Joke
July 14th, 2011
3:23 pm
As I expected, nothing to see here……just the idiots at the NCAA needing to justify why they deserve a paycheck. Go Jackets!!
non compliant
July 14th, 2011
3:23 pm
Tech staff turned a small allegation into something major, why not just sit the players?
Are You Serious
July 14th, 2011
3:23 pm
Sleepy, please refrain from posting such garbage.
RK
July 14th, 2011
3:23 pm
For $312? Are they kidding?
GT BBall
July 14th, 2011
3:23 pm
NCAA allows felons to run the Fiesta Bowl and control millions of dollars each year after investigating it. Colonial bank failure is tied to Auburn alum who pays players, Victory land casino fraud/politaical payoffs tied to Bama booster, South Carolina players living in Columbia’s version of the Ritz and riding limos to class.
Ohio State, Southern California, Tennessee and most recently North Carolina all have massive cheating scandals.
All this and Tech gets the hammer, sounds like thUGA grads running the NCAA just like Atlanta Public Schools.
The OSU Buckeyes
July 14th, 2011
3:24 pm
On the floor laughing. The Dawgs are next.
Duluth Rick
July 14th, 2011
3:24 pm
UGA doesn’t have any championships to forfeit
Steve
July 14th, 2011
3:24 pm
Tech still has a football team???
PMC
July 14th, 2011
3:24 pm
The money is again, not the issue at hand. The $312 dollars is the evidence.
The problem again, is not the action, it’s the cover up and lack of cooperation that got them in big trouble.
Andrew Morgan
July 14th, 2011
3:24 pm
Enter your comments here
BarryLee
July 14th, 2011
3:25 pm
Wow, this is real cheating! I guess the Techies will say they can even cheat better than UGA.
Patrick
July 14th, 2011
3:25 pm
Gee Dunwoody Mom… Maybe the NCAA hasn’t hammer the Barn yet because they aren’t done with their investigation.
Jay
July 14th, 2011
3:25 pm
What happend to your team??????????????????
Andrew Morgan
July 14th, 2011
3:25 pm
Lisp
Jay
July 14th, 2011
3:25 pm
Enter your comments here
NWGa Dawg
July 14th, 2011
3:25 pm
Where was the Atlanta media on this story before now? This investigation happened in complete secret. Pathetic!
Jacket fan
July 14th, 2011
3:25 pm
I still got my tshirt for the 2009 ACC title! They can’t take that away!
ryan
July 14th, 2011
3:26 pm
I am UGA fan but i think this stinks NCAA went after AJ Green for selling a jersey man it has been couple bad years for both UGA and Tech i am being more humble here i know we UGA fans don’t always see eye to eye but NCAA goes to far .
Reality Stinks
July 14th, 2011
3:26 pm
blah hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahah
Radakovich
July 14th, 2011
3:26 pm
radakovich must go! He covered up an investigation and permitted ineligible players to play, costing tech big money! the president needs to send him packing ASAP!
whoa
July 14th, 2011
3:26 pm
Someone’s learned how to italicize ! Get your crayons out you redneck mutt!
what a joke
July 14th, 2011
3:26 pm
Spanish inquisition…Salem witch trials…NCAA investigations
T3
July 14th, 2011
3:27 pm
Ditto GT BBall
Milledgeville Dawg
July 14th, 2011
3:27 pm
Ya gotta like it. Stay tuned, more to come.
Bryan G.
July 14th, 2011
3:27 pm
Duluth Rick – and now Tech doesn’t either…
Drago
July 14th, 2011
3:27 pm
Great opportunity here. Georgia State can step up and bring Atlanta a relavent college football program.
But, if the infraction occurred in football, why is the tek basketball program being gigged?
Ogre
July 14th, 2011
3:27 pm
NERDS………NERDS……….NERDS!!!!
Watching.from.WV
July 14th, 2011
3:27 pm
anyone going to take the fall for this? Highly paid AD Radakovich?
BillS
July 14th, 2011
3:27 pm
So, can we get over the fact that most nCAA schools run into problems? GT, UGA, OSU, ORE, and on and on. No one team has a monopoly, nor do fans of one have any reason to gloat over the other. The NCAA rules are problematic at best, nonsensical at worst. Yes, this is a field day for those who hate GT, but just remember everyone is guilty at some point. So — can we move on to on-the-field activities please????
doc
July 14th, 2011
3:28 pm
AH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Double-D
July 14th, 2011
3:28 pm
So, is Clemson now ACC champ for 2009?
Chan Gailey
July 14th, 2011
3:29 pm
Miss me yet?
D
July 14th, 2011
3:29 pm
*sarcasm* Additionally, GT will be back on double secret probation until November 2017 or until they win a MNC, whichever comes first… *end sarcasm*
NCAA, you are a joke and a bully. I will not take you seriously until you treat all cases consistently.
Techman
July 14th, 2011
3:29 pm
I don’t care about this I’m still a supported of Georgia Tech I’m a Tech fan for life. Go Jackets!
AntoineFord
July 14th, 2011
3:29 pm
Tech won’t be worth a darn this year but it won’t be because of any violations. It will be because CPJ can’t recruit. As for the Bulldogs, their talent level is near the bottom of the SEC now. This will be Mark Rict’s last year on the sidelines, I’m sure. Make no mistake. It’s dry days ahead for football in the Peach State.
Buckeye
July 14th, 2011
3:29 pm
@ truth – And we could afford to pay that fine with no problem……
Techman
July 14th, 2011
3:30 pm
supporter I meant.
Time for change
July 14th, 2011
3:30 pm
How about the entire Div. I withdrawing from the NCAA and forming its own organization with rules that make sense?
Ted Sheckler
July 14th, 2011
3:30 pm
If Tech got this penalty, then Ohio State and UNC should definitely receive the death penalty then.
BehindEnemyLines
July 14th, 2011
3:30 pm
Either DRad needs to go for not having enough sense to tell CPJ not to discuss with the player OR CPJ needs to go for being too dumb not to discuss with the player. At this point the removal of both might be the best thing all the way around frankly, neither seems to be getting the job done.
2009
July 14th, 2011
3:31 pm
not he tallest midget after all
Oledawg
July 14th, 2011
3:31 pm
If you think P.J looked constipated before all of this——there won’t be enough X-Lax to ever make him smile.BWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
GT Alum
July 14th, 2011
3:31 pm
I’ll be interested to hear what Peterson and Radakovic have to say about this. Bradley says no one’s getting fired, but, if the persons involved in covering this up are still at Tech, they should be shown the door immediately. Maybe we wouldn’t have won the ACC title, but that’s better than winning it and having it vacated and getting 4 years of probation.
Refunds
July 14th, 2011
3:31 pm
If the ACC title game didn’t happen… then Ga. Tech should give me a refund for the ticket I bought. I don’t see cheating as a clause on the back for failure to provide a refund.
Upset GT Alum
July 14th, 2011
3:31 pm
Look at the timeline. This was O’Leary, some Gailey and a lot of Dave Braine!
Ted Sheckler
July 14th, 2011
3:31 pm
Speaking of Ohio State, did you know that Casey Anthony is a proud fan of the Buckeyes. That alone should force Ohio State to shut down their football program.
Chris
July 14th, 2011
3:31 pm
Tech fans can never again claim that they are above such things. I don’t know why the claim that to begin with, they have appearanly been doing it for years. Please don’t look down on the SEC, UNC, Clemson (violation from 30 years ago) Southern Cal, Ohio State. And GT owes their BCS Orange Bowl money to Clemson, the runner-up.
auguy74
July 14th, 2011
3:32 pm
JACKETMAN…..what’s going on at Auburn? No findings that I am aware of.
Reality
July 14th, 2011
3:32 pm
The NCAA covered up Cam Newton & Auburn but burned GA Tech. How corrupt is the NCAA? Obviously very!!!
bulldogmaniac
July 14th, 2011
3:32 pm
At issue for Tech is that after receiving penalties for the 2005 and ‘06 seasons for infractions that occurred in the 1990s, the NCAA said that if Tech commits another major infraction before Nov. 17, 2010, it will be subject to added penalties as a repeat violator.
Repeat violator!
Stay classy Tech!
NASCDAWG
July 14th, 2011
3:32 pm
@SEC
When UGA found that there was an issue with there player they pulled him. It is more about how the institution handles the situation than the size of the athletes violation
workinDawg
July 14th, 2011
3:32 pm
Little advice for our Tech friends- Quit playing ineligible players dummy’s.
LMAO……
Auburn Rules
July 14th, 2011
3:33 pm
Auburn boosters paid their players $200,000 and won a title!!! Tech loses a title over $312!!!! Auburn fatcats have the right connections with the NCAA—money talks baby!!!!
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
July 14th, 2011
3:33 pm
I was seriously considering a job offer from Tech but no more. This cheating has to stop. These student athletes should learn in school that there is no place for cheating. What? Atlanta Public Schools have the single most pervasive academic cheating scandal in the nation’s history? Go figure. If the students reside on campus let’s hope they aren’t in Beverly Hall. Whoa! I’ve got a million of them.
Stinger
July 14th, 2011
3:34 pm
It doesn’t matter. We still won the ACC and everybody knows it. When is the last time UGA won anything? I ddn’t think so.
RxDawg
July 14th, 2011
3:34 pm
Well darn. I guess UGA isn’t the 2009 ACC champs anymore.
Sorry bugs, that’s a bummer.
Dollar Bill
July 14th, 2011
3:34 pm
Dayum. APPEAL. No way this sticks. Heavy hand of the NCAA will lighten up on the appeal.
Reality Stinks
July 14th, 2011
3:34 pm
Cheaters Cheater Cheaters Cheaters \
Ogre
July 14th, 2011
3:34 pm
Have to be on probation to recieve the dealth penalty, SMU was on probabtion first then got hit with death, so GT has taken the first step now the NCAA needs to find something else. You would have thought a campus full of dorks would be smarter than this.
Chris
July 14th, 2011
3:35 pm
GT fans claim it is all about $312. No, it is about cover-up, not cooperating with the NCAA, repeating the same bad habit of playing ineligible players years and years. “Misapplying the eligibility rule” LMAO!
T3
July 14th, 2011
3:35 pm
All this…..over $312?? WTF ???????
NCAA is acting like a bunch of Nazis over $312,
NCAA = The TSA of College Athletics
wrecked wreck
July 14th, 2011
3:35 pm
@upset GT alum , no this was a whole lot of PJ and DRad!
Ben
July 14th, 2011
3:35 pm
Seems pretty rinky-dink to me. The NCAA treats college athletes like slaves or indentured servants, it’s immoral, and the general population should sanctions on the NCAA for treating humans like slaves, and taking money the players earned.
Buckhead Writer
July 14th, 2011
3:36 pm
AUBURN’S NEXT!!!!! They’re coming for you Scam.
Roll tide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Upset GT Alum
July 14th, 2011
3:36 pm
Five years after Dave Braine leaves GT – we are still picking up after trail of lies and deceptions. “Failure to Cooperate” – that has Dave Braine written all over it. He always felt like he was above the law and could do no wrong! Thanks alot Braine – everything you touch turns to bronze!
rally
July 14th, 2011
3:36 pm
Another Engineering folks are Illiterate….Read the NCAA REPORT ITS HILLARIOUS!!!!! Go Dawgs
I don’t even know if (the roommate), like, actually knows the (owner of the sports agency). I don’t even know if he know him, but, um. I know since (the agency employee) and (the roommate) was homeboys since when they were, when they were, I mean, whenever. I would guess he get us some stuff to maybe going away or looking towards (the agency employee) and them if we wanting to sign to an agent I guess.
AGA STAFF: Help, help me understand that a little bit more. ROFL>>>>>>”homeboys”
Bill
July 14th, 2011
3:36 pm
Stinger, the better question to ask is when in the foreseeable future will Georgia win anything? I didn’t think so.
PureEvil
July 14th, 2011
3:37 pm
You can’t really strip a win away everyone will always know Tech won in 2009. The way the NCAA operates is a Joke!!!
auguy74
July 14th, 2011
3:37 pm
LMAO – - – maybe the GT colors should be changed to green. A little envious
56th Street
July 14th, 2011
3:37 pm
@57th Street: 2010 > 2003
reebok
July 14th, 2011
3:37 pm
So what we did wasn’t all that bad, but the NCAA thought we weren’t co-operative enough? The arrogance of these a__holes never ceases to amaze me.
Jacket Man
July 14th, 2011
3:37 pm
Part of the big “debate” is the fact that GA Tech had the conversation with the player.
Could have there been a potential legal liability had they NOT informed the player yet an NCAA violation if they had? THIS was the quandary the AA was in.
Obviously they chose to err on the side of caution and fairness to the student athlete.
Gilbert
July 14th, 2011
3:37 pm
I’m a nerd and um, I’m pretty proud of it.
$312
July 14th, 2011
3:37 pm
hey Warcraft, maybe you should get a Tech nerd to screen your comments — dollar sign comes first.
Habersham Dawg
July 14th, 2011
3:38 pm
There are too damn many rules that the NCAA has in place.
lovetravel
July 14th, 2011
3:38 pm
President, Staff and Student!! don’t let this get out of your way, go after the sport agency and sue him and or make him pay the fine instead of the school itself. I hate it that those sport agency are ruin those student and hate when they get away with something that they think it funny
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reebok
July 14th, 2011
3:39 pm
Does this mean we didn’t actually lose to Georgia or to Iowa State? ‘Cause I am OK with that.
North Ave Trade School Hater
July 14th, 2011
3:39 pm
Take that Nerds!!!
King Gator
July 14th, 2011
3:39 pm
What’s really sad is this is all UGA has.. kicking Tech when they’re down….Go Gators!
wrecked wreck
July 14th, 2011
3:39 pm
Our cheating is even sliding under PJ, now we can’t beat UGA while using ineligible players.
am-Cay ewton-Nay
July 14th, 2011
3:39 pm
Tech obviously doesn’t pay the people, who know the people, who know the people at NCAA enough $$$. Let me know if your people and my people need to do lunch…..
T3
July 14th, 2011
3:39 pm
BTW UGAG fans, GT does not offer REMEDIAL EDUCATION coursework to its athletes.
gtfanfrom1951
July 14th, 2011
3:40 pm
They need to do away with the NCAA. The crimes are cruel unusal punishment. A. J. Green sells his jersey and gets what did UGA get fined?
gainesville dawg
July 14th, 2011
3:40 pm
hahahahahahahahahah….gasp…hahahahahahahahaha. this made my week!!!
Rick
July 14th, 2011
3:40 pm
Does this mean that they wil have to send the trophy to Clemson?
Chris
July 14th, 2011
3:40 pm
Stinger, what part of ineligible players do you not understand? You cheated and played players that shouldn’t have been on the field. So you didn’t win anything. There is no 2009 championship, get used to it. While UGA and UNC were holding players out of games due to eligibility issues, you were snickering at them. All the while playing players that your administration knew had issues. How do we know the admin. knew? Because they warned the players about the NCAA and coached them on what to say.
Bama Bill
July 14th, 2011
3:41 pm
Georgia Tech vacates 2009 for less than $400, so when do they “investigate” those Auburn “righteous” Tigers ? Let’s see, Mr. Newton’s price to Mississippi State was $180,000 and Auburn won the bidding so guess it will take some time ?
The Truth
July 14th, 2011
3:42 pm
Victor Menocal (a former student-athlete) went into the ‘agent’ business. Wonder if it’s him?
5150 UOAD
July 14th, 2011
3:42 pm
Like we all know the NCAA is a JOKE when deciding who and what penalties should be handed down. AJ Green was given too much and Ohio St not enough. UNC & Auburn are still waiting. Crime and Punishment is this country has become such a Joke.
GT BBall
July 14th, 2011
3:43 pm
Hey GA fans – Can you please get Caleb King to tweet his thoughts on this matter? After reading his last few tweets, I feel like I understand Athens a whole lot better.
Always a Jacket
July 14th, 2011
3:43 pm
It’s never the violation, it’s the cover-up. Tech Alum are going to be after some heads.
We need to know who ‘coached’ the player(s) before the NCAA investigator interegation. This individual needs to be fired NOW. I would be surprised if Coach Johnson knew about this, but if Coach Johnson knew about it, he should resign now before being fired. We don’t need the Ohio State situation. Winning is important, but playing inside the rules is more important.
Also, need to put stop payment on that last paycheck to Blewitt. He knowly allowed the basketball event with GT BB involvement. About the only silver lining to this disaster. Glad he brought is attorney to the meeting, he is going to need him to get the rest of his contract.
RxDawg
July 14th, 2011
3:43 pm
“So, is Clemson now ACC champ for 2009?”
Nope South Carolina is. The NCAA took it from UGA and handed it to the Chickens. Booo
Tech Sucks
July 14th, 2011
3:44 pm
What a glorious day. Everyone knows the Nerds lie and cheat. lmao. Excellent.
justjanny
July 14th, 2011
3:44 pm
And Cam Newton got what???
buzz
July 14th, 2011
3:44 pm
the agent is Bilbo
JRHD
July 14th, 2011
3:44 pm
If you have any questions about the Auburn investigation I suggest you read this story. http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2011/07/14/ncaa-to-auburns-chizik-it-aint-over-until-we-say-its-over-pal/?cxntfid=blogs_mark_bradley_blog
I don’t think the NCAA is finished w/ AU, Newton or Chizik just yet.
RamboDog
July 14th, 2011
3:44 pm
King Gator
Here is what happens to you on “Swamp People”
“Choot ‘em Lizabeth, Choot “em !!!! Good shot Lizabeth, now put that FAT Boy in the boat.
They are probably going to film an episode near your trailer soon….maybe you and Fat Charlie Weis can get on TV. (That’s funny, I don’t care who you are)
King Gator, bet you have the Gator emblem on your Rambler, see you in Jacksonville…
RoadDawg
July 14th, 2011
3:44 pm
“Where did uga kids get the idea that calling us nerds was an insult?”
See…I was going to get on here and defend GT…and say that this seemed pretty f’n harsh for $312 of extra benefits. But THEN…all these techies needed to start w/ the whole ‘nerds isn’t an insult’ line of reasoning. Still waiting for the first ‘flippin burgers’ or ‘I’ll be glad to hire some UGA grads when I get my GT degree’ blah blah blah blah.
Face it nerds…GT sucks. And if you can’t appreciate the beauty of watching an 80 year old granny chant ‘Nerds!’ at an all-male group of tech fans on their way to yet another beating at the hands of UGA, then not only are you a nerd, but you are a nerd without a sense of humor.
Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!
cattledawg
July 14th, 2011
3:45 pm
Didnt this happen on ol bullheaded paul johnsons watch? Yet, no tech fan brings his name up.. Keep drinkin that cpj kool aid.
wrecked wreck
July 14th, 2011
3:45 pm
1951, Richt was smart enough not to let AJ play,that puts accountability onto the player who took the benefit and not the institution, green sat out 4 games and paid back the money, and thats all tech would’ve had to do if they’d been smart. All tech had to do was to err on the side of caution.
Get back to World of Warcraft, nerd
July 14th, 2011
3:45 pm
Georgia Tech vacates 2009 for less than $400,
It wasn’t the money. It was the hiding it after the fact.
gwadgib
July 14th, 2011
3:46 pm
Are you Techies that thick headed that you think the $312.00 was why you got busted??..Your administration did not cooperate with the NCAA and informed the player of the investigation….NCAA said that you prepped the player for his interview….The $312.00 was just the tip of the spear….And for all of you envious Tech fans trying to compare this to AJ Green, you forget that Georgia did not play him the first two games of the year until the ruling had been handed down….You fools played the player anyway, not knowing what the out come would be….
George P Burdell
July 14th, 2011
3:46 pm
Maybe Tech should pay the $100,000 fine directly to UGA. I’m guessing their football player bail money fund is probably pretty low right now. A,B,C simple as 1,2,3…unless you graduated from that alleged university in Athens.
Richard
July 14th, 2011
3:46 pm
Maybe we should have paid $180,000 for a recruit and been ready to play in a ratings grabbing game like the Sugar Bowl.
I guarantee you the NCAA lets it slide then.
Nerd@iwetthebed.com
July 14th, 2011
3:46 pm
“Came on vacation, left on probation”
Hahaha. Georgia Tech: A great place to get robbed, watch a terrrible football team and watch your dreams go down the drain.
Beat it nerds!
blakeatl@gmail.com
July 14th, 2011
3:47 pm
It’s a damn shame that ESPN, the schools as well as other people can profit off of these players but they can’t receive gifts. What exactly is an athletic scholarship by the way?
auguy74
July 14th, 2011
3:47 pm
@BamaBill….it’s ok….I’ll wake you up when you are done dreaming. The nightmare of 28-27 still hurts , huh?
George Stein
July 14th, 2011
3:47 pm
Sheesh. I thought Tech was irrelevant. Apparently UGA fans think we are highly relevant.
Chris
July 14th, 2011
3:48 pm
RX Dawg, I guess FSU was the SEC champ all those years they were dominating Florida while Florida was racking up SEC titles. And I guess FSU was SEC East champs last year cause they abused the Chickens in the Chick fil a bowl.
The Truth
July 14th, 2011
3:48 pm
Given the penalties, there’s more to this story than is being presented at this time. Either the NCAA found much more but couldn’t quite put it together, GT serioulsy stonewalled things, Fish Fry had some major involvement in a coverup, or there’s more to come. When you void a season, pay a fine, take 4 yrs probation, that’s some serious stuff.
If the AJC had been doing their job and requesting information via the Open Records Law, as they do almost weekly with the Georgia Athletic Dept, we may have learned of this earlier. However, the AJC’s beat writers covering GT are little more than cheerleaders, both of them. It will be interesting to see if DR and KS trade in their cheerleader skirts and pom poms for big boy journalist clothes and delve into what is really going on over on North Avenue. Inquiring minds want to know. What did Fish Fry know, when did he know it, why did he hide it, and how will GT discipline the man in charge of its football program for misleading and lieing to NCAA investigators? What did Hewitt do for basketball to be hit?
Rusty
July 14th, 2011
3:48 pm
There’s a new sheriff in town.
Oledawg
July 14th, 2011
3:48 pm
Somebody please call and check on P.J.——–I’m sure “Mr.Personality” is feeling a bit queasy. Perhaps he and Mark Bradley can throw up together. BWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
GT BBall
July 14th, 2011
3:48 pm
College player makes $312 mistakes – NCAA investigate to the tune of $100,000 fine & Vacating wins.
Roger Clemons makes millions off using PED, lies to congress, has his DNA on a steroid needle and instead of a felony conviction he buys a mistrial.
Justice to all ……
UGAGrad99
July 14th, 2011
3:49 pm
Who would have guessed the GT program would be the dirtiest in GA? Cheated and still have a mediocre program.
auguy74
July 14th, 2011
3:49 pm
JRHD – - digging deep after 9 months and still haven’t found anything. It’s ok…we know you wish you were us but not everyone can win the NC.
Engineers need jobs
July 14th, 2011
3:49 pm
Losers, cheaters, crybabies, with Bulldawg envy. Oh, and jobless too!
Scott
July 14th, 2011
3:50 pm
Well done AJC!! How does this bird cage liner, two sports radio stations, four TV stations, and Chuck Oliver, not know this is going down until the morning of judgement day? Three or four days of covering that nobody that transferred to Va Tech, and you can’t sniff this out of the North Avenue Trade School? Honestly, I don’t know why anybody pays for a newspaper anymore.
Rick
July 14th, 2011
3:50 pm
Ohio State didn’t forfeit 12 games and the sugar bowl. They vacated them – BIG difference.
doc
July 14th, 2011
3:50 pm
This isn’t about $312, just like Ohio State’s problems aren’t about tattoos.
The NCAA is trying to make a statement for the second time this summer: you can cheat/screw up, just don’t lie about it.
Can you imagine how much trouble UGA would be in right now if they had lied about the AJ Green jersey mess?
Eye on Uga
July 14th, 2011
3:50 pm
Somewhere…. Lewis Grizzard is smiling.
dumbass tech player
July 14th, 2011
3:50 pm
@T3….maybe tech should offer REMEDIAL EDUCATION coursework to its athletes. Then maybe your dumbass players in tech uniforms wouldn’t be ineligible.
Nerd@iwetthebed.com
July 14th, 2011
3:51 pm
Enter your comments here
phil
July 14th, 2011
3:51 pm
Too funny….
You guys manage to actually win a title in something and can’t hang onto it for more than a few years….
Ha ha ha….
uga ocho
July 14th, 2011
3:51 pm
Well, who knew that the ACC was the dirty conference. Way to go boys. If you can’t compete with the SEC in Football, then cheat until you can. HAHAHAHAHAHA.
Nerd@iwetthebed.com
July 14th, 2011
3:52 pm
Where is St. Simons now????
Dennis
July 14th, 2011
3:52 pm
for my money, the NCAA is a slight bit hypocritical, with all the money they make off sports/players..while there should be regulations, they can get a bit picayune. That being said, there’ll always be teams that go right to the edge or push the envelope, some knowingly, some unknowingly
billyBobjacket
July 14th, 2011
3:52 pm
SEC: Yes, a player was suspended four games. The difference? Neither the player nor the school lied or tried to hide the facts from the NCAA. Also, UGA was not on probation at the time. We have to take our lumps on this one, I’m afraid. NCAA is not in a jovial mood right now, with two of their “signature” programs (OSU and USC) in deep trouble, and both teams from last yea’rs championship game under heavy scrutiny. We may just be collateral damage! Bad time to trip up.
J-Black_Ice
July 14th, 2011
3:52 pm
Once again the NCAA shows how useless it is when it comes to justice. I’m a UGA Fan…but you have got to be kidding me Auburn and Mississippi State are prime examples of blatantly cheating during the Cam Newton ordeal… yet $312.00 from a friend who has an agent for a friend! Please!
What kills me is they impose all the sanctions and then on top of that they want $100,000.00 tell me this isn’t extortion at its finest.
While we’re at it …. can someone tell me why we don’t have a National Championship Tourney instead of the BCS Bowl Series again?
I equate the NCAA with British Royalty BS…. We give them the world just for living and being snotty!
What the h...
July 14th, 2011
3:53 pm
What a crock. OSU is 0-9 vs SEC BUT SEC is 9-1 vs OSU. Arkansas should get the win. A forfeit is a win for other team or opponent right.
RxDawg
July 14th, 2011
3:53 pm
@Chris… fair enough
P.S. who was the Offensive coordinator at FSU during those years?
Don't have a dog in the fight, but
July 14th, 2011
3:53 pm
From my experiences in dealing with students from both schools, a nerd is a nerd, but a UGA co-ed is a H O.
Too Funny
July 14th, 2011
3:53 pm
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? Seriously with all the other stuff most of these schools do and are NOT punished – this has to be a JOKE! The punishment DEFINITELY DOES NOT fit the CRIME!
phil
July 14th, 2011
3:54 pm
George Stein
July 14th, 2011
3:47 pm
“Sheesh. I thought Tech was irrelevant. Apparently UGA fans think we are highly relevant.”
Wrong again, doof…you aren’t and never were.
It’s just fun to fire back a little after the crap from you guys the other day on poor dumb caleb king….
ha ha ha….enjoy the vacant spot where the removed banner was when you attend games in your reduced in size stadium in a few months….pathetic.
thwg
July 14th, 2011
3:54 pm
“And if you can’t appreciate the beauty of watching an 80 year old granny chant ‘Nerds!’ at an all-male group of tech fans on their way to yet another beating at the hands of UGA, then not only are you a nerd, but you are a nerd without a sense of humor.”
oooh, so we’re SUPPOSED to think it’s funny when we get chanted at? good, because we do.
also, I’m a girl.
Taint Timons
July 14th, 2011
3:54 pm
I knew they were cheaters. Geeks Rule!!!
phil
July 14th, 2011
3:55 pm
Scam Newton and Fraudburn will get its turn at being stripped….just give it time….
Sid Vicious
July 14th, 2011
3:55 pm
It’s just a matter of who gets caught…Every team has a situation that can lead to crap like this…
Go Tech!!!
Ted
July 14th, 2011
3:55 pm
It is time for the major conferences to leave the NCAA and return common sense to rules.
BartowDawg
July 14th, 2011
3:56 pm
Another example of the self-righteous nerds thinking everyone is against them, so they do not have to deign to cooperate or come clean when they break the rules. It exemplifies the culture of “Holier Than Thou” over on The Flats.
Sick of the NCAA
July 14th, 2011
3:56 pm
As a UGA fan, I’m tired of hearing about the NCAA imposing penalties to a whole program for the mistakes made by a few. I understand the, “you win and lose as a team”, but these infractions are becoming comical. The NCAA governs themselves and makes millions off these kids and programs all while preventing everyone else from earning a penny. Did receiving $312 change the players age or performance? No. The team won and that can’t be changed. Reggie Bush won the Heisman. USC won the National Championship and OSU won the Sugar Bowl. Players and coaches move on after being caught and the only ones penalized are the ones which played by the rules. That’s screwed up. Additionally, what is so wrong with a player selling his jersey if someone wants to buy it? The NCAA sells thousands without penalty.
Kenny
July 14th, 2011
3:56 pm
Not condoning any of this but This is coming from the NCAA who let all those ineligible Ohio State players play in a bowl game
Lets face it …The only reason they did that was for the bowl (money) $312.00 dollars cost all these kids their wins and Championship
Who is pimping who…The NCAA already has a rule book that no one can keep up with or understand
The GT Flag Boy
July 14th, 2011
3:56 pm
fewhhhhh! When I heard cheating I thought it was Sebastian cheating on me. Then I find out it was the athlectic dept they were talking about.
geeezzz!
kisses,
GT Flag Boy xoxoxo
Producer
July 14th, 2011
3:57 pm
Stripped of their title for $312.00 in violations? What a crock of s**t!!!!!! This Bulldog says that’s totally unfair. It’s time to reign in the NCAA. What is the saying that absolute power corrupts absolutely? The NCAA is a bunch of totalitarian thugs! $312.00 wouldn’t even cover taking the team out to the Varsity after a well-earned win! Total BS!
Dawg 1
July 14th, 2011
3:58 pm
Not a good day for anyone.
Seems awfully harsh to me.
Let’s face it – Big 10, Pac 10 and Notre Dame are not treated as everyone else is. Those same violations at Ohio State and USC would have meant the end of football to a SEC or ACC school.
Atlanta public schools and GT are the same
July 14th, 2011
3:59 pm
A football jesey being sold is just a dumb thing but almost understandable, aware that AJ Green got $1,000. He was dirt poor. Does not make it right …………….but young and dumb as they say.
GT is caught yet again …………….. caught twice lying and cheating in TWO SPORTS!!!!!
The Atl school system and GT however, are much more scandalouus, in that these institution are cheating from the top down …………..within the top echelons of management. THIS is what is so disgusting.
GT and Atl schools are the same ilk. LOSERS.
Obama would be proud.
Who cares...?
July 14th, 2011
4:00 pm
All I know is I’d rather be in Athens with a 3:1 female ratio than at GT with 70% hard tales.
the voice of truth
July 14th, 2011
4:00 pm
I’m a Tech fan win or lose but not cheat. Heads should roll and now
Joey
July 14th, 2011
4:00 pm
Is this what PJ meant when he made the “bigger fish to fry” remark?
He wasn’t joking . . .
a
July 14th, 2011
4:01 pm
What is so hard to understand here, people? They were not stripped of their title for $312. They were stripped of their title for LYING about $312.
Everybody get it?
Oledawg
July 14th, 2011
4:01 pm
Wait a minute—after that aberration of a victory against UGA a couple of years ago————-Coach “Constipation-aka P.J.—reportedly came out and told his team to get used to beating Georgia, and act like they had been there before————well——all I can do now is BWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA—–I can’t stop laughing at this pitiful excuse of a Division I football program——-BWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
gtalum06
July 14th, 2011
4:01 pm
Wow, so much punishment over such a small amount? And it sounds like there was probably an easy opportunity for confusion…a kid got “clothing from a friend of someone who worked for a sports agent”? I wonder if GT was one of the “premier” athletic schools if the punishment (if any) would have been the same…
I see the repeat offense thing… but most people do fail to realize that Tech is strenuous academic school, meaning that for an athlete to remain academically eligible isn’t quite as easy at Tech as at many of our athletic competitors. So, it’s no surprise that this has been a repeat issue in the past… but it looks like the NCAA was just looking for one final slip-up from Ga Tech. Very unfortunate…
DamntheButcher
July 14th, 2011
4:02 pm
That is the strong akiedemics on north ave for ya. GA Tech is a disgrace to the state of GA.
WDE
July 14th, 2011
4:02 pm
Tech just had to vacate the 2009 ACC championship was fined 100K and has to go on 4 years probation over $312 in impermissible gifts….what in the world will the NCAA do to a team that has say 180,000.00 in impermissible gifts ?? Kinda give you goose bumps
munsondawg
July 14th, 2011
4:03 pm
LMAO!!! They still have no ACC Football Championship to date!! suck it Techsters.
The Urange Bowl has to be ..............
July 14th, 2011
4:03 pm
With yet another CHEATING forfeiture …………………does this mean that GT has to claim TWO LOSSES now for their 09 Urange Bowl trip???
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
They also have to surrender that sad lil 2009 ACC title thang. That means nada, 0 to any real football fans in the nation. ESPN rates that conference about like a good HS Quad A region in south Georgia. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Dang!!
July 14th, 2011
4:03 pm
Guy should have sold the stuff. If he got face value, could have bought about 100 Tech tickets for his friends.
kevin
July 14th, 2011
4:03 pm
I feel sorry for Tech fans, but I do not feel sorry to all the little tools that came on UGA’s blog calling out individual player’s misconduct–college kids being college kids. Yeah, so our AD got a DUI. Stuff happens. Sure beats being a corrupt program. Well done.
Mack
July 14th, 2011
4:03 pm
Said it’s great…to be…ON PROBATION!!
Get back to World of Warcraft, nerd
July 14th, 2011
4:03 pm
Stripped of their title for $312.00 in violations? What a crock of s**t!!!!!!
It was’nt for the $312. It was for the cover up and lying to the NCAA about it.
They hate that.
Stinger is funny
July 14th, 2011
4:04 pm
Asking when did UGA last win anything – How about last November.
Marietta
July 14th, 2011
4:04 pm
I don’t believe this BS!!!!!!!!!!!! How does Tech get hit like this, EVERY program in the NCAA has violations like this..
Dick Eskew
July 14th, 2011
4:04 pm
Homey got caught in the locker room with his pants down.
Old Gold and White in my veins
July 14th, 2011
4:04 pm
Hate the loss of the championship, but it’s still great to be a Jacket.
thwg
July 14th, 2011
4:05 pm
Oledawg, keep laughing. you almost lost this past year, as well, and your fans were inconsiderate jerks for the most part.
you can’t call us pitiful excuses for a Div I team when you won the fulmer cup in 2010.
joe tilley
July 14th, 2011
4:05 pm
That means Clemson is the ACC champions. GO TIGERS
Dang!!
July 14th, 2011
4:05 pm
…Urange Bowl… Please don’t insult AAAA football in South Georgia like that. Tech probably couldn’t get past the quarterfinals of the AAAA state championship.
SugarfreeSailor
July 14th, 2011
4:06 pm
(Math as explained to the NCAA)
$312 =/= $100,000 – Confrence Championship – recruit visits
Get your noses out of the fine print and go have a look at the Clarke County Prison records!
Get back to World of Warcraft, nerd
July 14th, 2011
4:06 pm
How does Tech get hit like this, EVERY program in the NCAA has violations like this..
Yeah but they dont lie about it after the fact. Big Mistake.
NCAA
July 14th, 2011
4:06 pm
Y’all keep on cheating and lying. Next time it’s the “Death Penalty.”
Concrete Pete
July 14th, 2011
4:07 pm
But I guess UGA is the “cheaters”, “thugs” and “illiterates” huh? Tech has a guy nabbed in a FEDERAL drug trafficking case who is allowed to play, a guy beats a female and is allowed to play, and now it appears Tech can’t follow rules and defies the NCAA.
You Techies are concerned with UGA players driving on a suspended license (You know how easy it is to get your license suspended? Just change insurance companies and see what happens. You may be guilty too) and forgetting court dates for speeding charges.
Come on losers, lets compare apples to apples
Dan
July 14th, 2011
4:07 pm
What’s that coming down the track? BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHa!!!!!
Get back to World of Warcraft, nerd
July 14th, 2011
4:07 pm
you can’t call us pitiful excuses for a Div I team when you won the fulmer cup in 2010.
At least we aren’t on probation. Nor have we been under Richt.
2015 is a long ways off. LOL
thwg
July 14th, 2011
4:07 pm
“does this mean that GT has to claim TWO LOSSES now for their 09 Urange Bowl trip???”
what’s an urange?
wrecked wreck
July 14th, 2011
4:08 pm
No Marietta every program doesn’t lie and try to cover it up.An embarrassing day on North Ave.
how2fish
July 14th, 2011
4:08 pm
@Old Gold and White in my veins great post Sir. I think this is a bit heavy handed by the NCAA to say the least.
PAUL JOHNSON
July 14th, 2011
4:08 pm
i think i might just punch myself in the face!
RxDawg
July 14th, 2011
4:08 pm
“That means Clemson is the ACC champions. GO TIGERS”
Now Joe, we’ve already gone over this. It means that the USC Chickens are now the 2009 ACC champions.
Concrete Pete
July 14th, 2011
4:09 pm
SugarfreeSailor: There are no UGA players in the Clarke County jail. We do not have a prison, that would be you in Atlanta where one Reuben Houston served his time after he was allowed to play in the bowl game, which as usual, YOU LOST
detritusUSA
July 14th, 2011
4:09 pm
Apparently athletic integrity has left GT in the name of winning. I know this is the case with all of college athletics, but goodness, GT with its tradition of academic excellence is very disturbing.
DAWG MAN
July 14th, 2011
4:10 pm
Now that right there is funny. I dont care who you are! Go Dawgs!!
KeepDreaming
July 14th, 2011
4:10 pm
CHEATERS! BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
BEST NEWS I’VE HEARD ALL YEAR!!!
Born2Buzz
July 14th, 2011
4:10 pm
Wow, just read the NCAA report. The NCAA is totally f’d up. If the NCAA is writing up a 10 page report on two kids getting jackets and admission into the aquarium then they are just searching for things to find.
I’m sure Radakovich is livid but what can you do. Total BS.
Joey
July 14th, 2011
4:10 pm
It’s one think for a 20 year old to miss a court date for a speeding ticket violation, but it’s quite another for grown up university officials to lie to the NCAA. Somebody’s gonna lose a job over this I bet.
Vick=Dog killing Thug
July 14th, 2011
4:10 pm
Punishment does not seem to fit the crime but then again Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion. I wonder if CPJ will man up to this? Dawgs are not without fault but at least they man up and take their lumps. I won’t lose any sleep over this. GO DAWGS !!!
J-Black_Ice
July 14th, 2011
4:10 pm
I would bet the Farm, that if we were to do a complete investigation on the members of the NCAA governing board (much less the deans of all the NCAA schools) we would unearth a mountain of moral violations and lavish spending, along with drug deals with sponsors and book makers.
Heck if our government wasn’t so broke (figurative and literally) I would ask them to look at the key people running it.
At least Goodell looks his slaves in the eye when he whips them!
PriBuzz
July 14th, 2011
4:11 pm
Let me start by saying ok, caught and got what was coming… To all you UGA/SEC boys… do you guys want to talk about the number of player arrests you guys had last year and these boys are still playing. Lets talk about scam newton and peterson… oh sorry I forgot, your not supposed to talk about the cheating SEC. Also you have to very naive to think this is not happening everywhere.
Tubby
July 14th, 2011
4:11 pm
NCAA = Joke! Southern football has an history of $100.00 hand shakes, from Texas to the Carolinas, this will never stop. To forfit a conference title over $312.00 or “lack of applying said rule” is just more NCAA BS.
This day & age is much cleaner than the glory days of college football we love to reminisce about, but ESPN would have you to believe otherwise.
Go Jackets!!!
Scam
July 14th, 2011
4:11 pm
Auburn is the Casey Anthony of college football
question
July 14th, 2011
4:12 pm
anyone know where you can hear/see the D.Rad press conference at 4:30?
You Can't Fix Stupid
July 14th, 2011
4:12 pm
George P Burdell:
Maybe Tech should pay the $100,000 fine directly to UGA. I’m guessing their football player bail money fund is probably pretty low right now. A,B,C simple as 1,2,3…unless you graduated from that alleged university in Athens.
I see that you stopped at 3, you must have been Reggie Ball’s ‘calculus’ teacher at Tech!
Come on Georgie, what comes after 3???????
Concrete Pete
July 14th, 2011
4:12 pm
Ha Ha Ha. At least Awbuhn cheats and wins. You geeks cheat and can’t even win the Almost Competitive Conference
Born2Buzz
July 14th, 2011
4:13 pm
Joey, read the report. Nobody lied to the NCAA. Apparently a GT staffer told the kids the NCAA was going to interview them about the incident. That is what the bid deal is.
News Flash
July 14th, 2011
4:13 pm
Tech hires Pinocchio to run the athletic department and coach the basketball and football programs…………………
I've been saying it for years
July 14th, 2011
4:13 pm
Tech lies and cheats!!
Hairy Dawg
July 14th, 2011
4:13 pm
“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?”
I think that’s good advice for any college fan. We all like to see the teams we hate getting cut up by the NCAA, but the odds are pretty good that we’re also on the chopping block. I wish Tech the best of luck with this, but it is worth a few chuckles.
UGAX
July 14th, 2011
4:13 pm
I’m not GT fan by any stretch but this is ABSURD! The NCAA is a joke. They nail GT to the wall for $312 but do nothing to Auburn / Scam Newton or Ohio State?. What a bunch of hypocrites!
Dang!!
July 14th, 2011
4:14 pm
RELAX TECHIES, IT WAS ONLY AN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP, ANYWAY.
RiffRaff
July 14th, 2011
4:14 pm
Seems a little harsh. I can see punishment, but taking away something they did earn – the 2009 ACC champions?? Too much.
B
July 14th, 2011
4:15 pm
–Get back to World of Warcraft, nerd–
is mostly right, the 312$ violation is a minor violation, if Tech had declared the players ineligible, they would probably been reinstated somewhat quickly. The failure to cooperate, and completely ignore the Compliance directive of how to handle the interview of player #2, is what became a more serious issue, and the fact that they were already on probation… you add all that up, and Tech is getting what they asked for.
SEC where overSigning Eliminates Competition
July 14th, 2011
4:15 pm
Punishment seems excessive. At this point we should all feel like James Harrison.
Hairy Dawg
July 14th, 2011
4:17 pm
Ohio St. will get at least what USC got. The NCAA isn’t done with the Buckeyes. Not by a damn sight.
Richardson
July 14th, 2011
4:17 pm
Roaddawg = redneck, redneck, redneck. Ga fan calling African Americans “colored”? Seriously? I’d rather be a nerd
Whatever
July 14th, 2011
4:17 pm
$312. The NCAA is a racket!!!
BL
July 14th, 2011
4:18 pm
As neither a UGA or Tech fan, I am surprised UGA fans have this many jokes since Coach Richt has had his own parking spot at the Athens-Clarke jail for the last 2-3 years.
Honolulu Dawg
July 14th, 2011
4:18 pm
4 years for $312. Nothing for $180,000? NCAA is a joke. AuBARN is getting the death penalty when the NCAA crashes down on them. I would rather have AU to fall on its face than GT.
juvenal
July 14th, 2011
4:19 pm
got an ACC in ‘90, co-ACC,in, what,’99?……so much guilty until proven innocent with this modern trial by media system,but looks like should have held the guy out(till he sued his way back, like houston)-if part is basketball, refuse to pay hewitt, it’s all retro-active in these things, evidently……..still, folks get off for hiding their kids dying, hard to get a scale to measure this stuff with….
RedandBlackDAWG
July 14th, 2011
4:19 pm
Scam,
The jury is still out. No verdict has been rendered yet in the investigation or the case that may result from it. Tech. got caught and treated the way they did by the NCAA, because they were not truthful and tried to cover it up. Wait until you see what OSU errr excuse me THE OSU, gets since they did it on a much larger scale.
Harvey D. Pooka
July 14th, 2011
4:20 pm
Okay, gentlemen. Rules are rulesl, but what was reported as being violated are not only silly, nit-picking situations but are so antiquated that they should have been repealed 50 years ago!
This is supposed to be major college ahtletics. In a major, world renkowned city. Gee, if you include appitizer, dessert, and after dinner drink, a ball player and his date could exceed $312.00 meal. Are we going to punsh them for accepting a dinner invitation next?
51-7
July 14th, 2011
4:20 pm
they only took away an ACC championship…..those things are worthless anyway
Gator Rick
July 14th, 2011
4:21 pm
UGA doesn’t have any championships to forfeit
Facts
July 14th, 2011
4:22 pm
Here’s a little analogy
Georgia tech : nerds :: U[sic]GA : rednecks
I’d rather be a nerd
Cohutta Dawgman
July 14th, 2011
4:22 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The best part?
Auburn is next!
Fred1new
July 14th, 2011
4:22 pm
Thanks for the dose of (neutral) reality, BL.
Gator Rick
July 14th, 2011
4:22 pm
And I wear pink underwear and love men!
Jacket Man
July 14th, 2011
4:23 pm
ATLANTA – The National College Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Committee on Infractions has found the Georgia Institute of Technology men’s basketball and football programs have committed violations of NCAA regulations.
The Institute was cited for a lack of cooperation during the investigation, a failure to meet the conditions and obligations of membership and preferential treatment violations. There were additional violations in the men’s basketball program related to rules stemming from a nonscholastic basketball tournament conducted on the Institute’s campus, which the public report further details.
“Georgia Tech is committed to the integrity of its athletics program, including full cooperation and support of the NCAA,” said Georgia Tech President G.P. “Bud” Peterson. “Given the information we had at the time, I believe we took reasonable and appropriate steps to determine the proper course of action and acted in good faith. Looking back, there are things we could have done differently. Because of our unwavering commitment to NCAA compliance, we have already taken a number of steps to address perceived shortcomings, hopefully ensuring that our programs remain beyond reproach.”
After being notified of the allegations in November 2009, Georgia Tech conducted its own internal investigation, forming a committee made up of faculty, staff and external counsel that made recommendations based on available information and the internal investigation findings.
As a result of this exhaustive review process and because of Georgia Tech’s steadfast commitment to compliance, the Institute completely revamped and enhanced its athletic compliance operation and staffing. Changes include a greater investment in experienced staff, training and awareness among staff and student athletes.
Penalties include:
• Public reprimand and censure.
• Four years of probation from July 14, 2011, through July 13, 2015. The report further details this probation.
• A $100,000 financial penalty.
• A reduction of two men’s basketball recruiting days during the 2011 summer evaluation period (self-imposed by the Institute).
• A limit to 10 official visits for men’s basketball for the 2011-12 and 2012-2013 academic years.
• A vacation of all contests won by the football team during the 2009 season after November 24, which is when the university was alerted to the potential eligibility issues.
The Institute is considering options including whether to appeal the NCAA decision.
“I want to reemphasize Georgia Tech’s unwavering commitment to compliance and our commitment to the conditions and obligations of membership of the NCAA,” said Peterson
Spike
July 14th, 2011
4:23 pm
Boy, for a bunch of people that are supposed to be so smart, you guys look like a bunch of dunces with reading and following rules. Snicker, ya’ll deserve this. I hope CPJ doesn’t want to punch them in the mouth.
Scam
July 14th, 2011
4:23 pm
@ concrete pete…they took away our championship (also called winning) which is exactly what they’ll do to awwwwbuhn…as dead as toomers corner
russ
July 14th, 2011
4:23 pm
so whats worse? the 312 that D Thomas took? or the drive ending / game ending drop on that out route against UGA 2 yaers ago?
Apples & Oranges
July 14th, 2011
4:23 pm
Is a used Georgia football jersey worth $312.
Spike 80DF
July 14th, 2011
4:24 pm
Gator Rick, I found your vid on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JZVbanZWsE
UGAX
July 14th, 2011
4:24 pm
Hairy Dawg- I agree that Ohio State will get same punishment as USC, Auburn will get worse. The problem is the NCAA waits two – three years later before they bring down the hammer. I believe they do this with programs like AU, Ohio State, and USC, because they generate so much money for the NCAA. A program like Georgia Tech or North Carolina football does not.
As far as the death penalty, the NCAA will never give another prominent program the death penalty. They learned their lesson(s) from SMU death penalty (watch ESPN 30 / 30 program on SMU) and lost way too much money. At any rate, the NCAA is a joke who sells out to the highest bidder!
DIT
July 14th, 2011
4:25 pm
I’m not going to gloat over this. I feel for the tech people. A very steep penalty because of a few people not wanting to go by the rules AFTER they were warned. I feel that there has to be more to it than this to get hit this hard.
I feel for y’all. It stinks
UGASlobberknocker
July 14th, 2011
4:25 pm
Self righteousness bites you Techies right in the arse. Turns out Tech isnt holier than thou. hahahahahahaha
If they are so smart over there, how do they keep doing such dumb things? I think maybe all of the muggings and assaults on campus have made Tech lose concentration..after all, what is a t shirt when students are getting pistol whipped in their dorm room?
Garth W
July 14th, 2011
4:26 pm
Heisman, Alexander, Dodd (Fulcher and Curry, and even Gailey – yes, this can’t be blamed on Gailey) did it with integrity and not a hint of misdoings – perceived or otherwise. It was the best of times….. let’s work toward getting back to those standards and ethics.
Dan
July 14th, 2011
4:27 pm
So typical of the Nerds that they get caught cheating and don’t think it’s that big of a deal. Tech Lies and Cheats!
UGASlobberknocker
July 14th, 2011
4:28 pm
It must be demoralizing for Tech. They cant even cheat correctly…then they cheat and still suck. Obviously someone in the AD dept needs to go down to Auburn and ask for cheating tips…at least when Auburn cheats, something comes out of it.
DIT
July 14th, 2011
4:28 pm
I have to admit, the comment of CPJ “punching himself in the mouth” was pretty funny!
james
July 14th, 2011
4:29 pm
YAWN! I’m getting so drowsy now from pure apathy and boredom. Who really cares that Tech won a high school championship in the first place. Its that much more insignificant that they can no longer recognize said high school championship…..Oh, wait a minute, you say the ACC is actually affiliated with the NCAA? Oh sorry, must have slipped my mind.
UGASlobberknocker
July 14th, 2011
4:30 pm
Does this mean that Tech can just forget about that asswhuppin Iowa put on them in the Orange Bowl, too?
I NEED TICKETS
July 14th, 2011
4:30 pm
I need game tickets for GT vs. UGA in Atlanta. Anybody Tech fan selling tickets?????? I have a family of 4 UGA fans wanting to go.
Dr. Love
July 14th, 2011
4:30 pm
This reflects very poorly on us. It is not the crime but the cover-up. Our leadership is at fault and has left us looking dirty – partly because we are. GA Tech is better than this and deserves better from its coachs, AD and players. Today is a dark day to be a Yellow Jacket, but I still love our beloved institution. Cheating is never right though – whether at basketball, football or video games.
slippery slope
July 14th, 2011
4:31 pm
Now Auburn will have to vacate the SEC title.
Tech fan
July 14th, 2011
4:32 pm
@ I need tickets
.that is the one tech game you wont be able to walk up the day of the game and get tickets on the 50 yard line. Since the stadium is half full of Ga fans..any other game…no problem..plenty of sections still available
NOTE: wear a bullet proof vest
warped eagle
July 14th, 2011
4:33 pm
word up – unfortunately, auburn is next .. the field marshalls are just getting the case ready to present
Alabama Jack
July 14th, 2011
4:33 pm
Darn, I knew this exposure to UGA once a year was gonna come back to bite our butts. We should drop them from our schedule and add North Carolina, no wait, we already have them, maybe Auburn or Ohio State.
CBS
July 14th, 2011
4:33 pm
Coach Mike Leach is available for GT.
joe suggs
July 14th, 2011
4:34 pm
I am a UGA fan. However these penalties are excessive !
RiffRaff
July 14th, 2011
4:34 pm
Spurrier talked about giving players $300 per game out of his own pocket. Seems on the surface not a bad idea. But when you think about it, how many coaches / programs would end up abusing it??
james
July 14th, 2011
4:34 pm
If the Tech Athletic Department is looking to clean house over this incident, I hear there’s a top notch labor pool of former APS system teachers available.
David Lord McLeod
July 14th, 2011
4:34 pm
Georgia Tech is NOT a university, Doug. It is an Institute.
marcus
July 14th, 2011
4:34 pm
first the atlanta school fiasco and now the preiminent school in the city is being tossed to the wolves. over a paltry 312 bucks. what no cars? no payment to a parent? no houses? i’m sure the fact that tech ain’t doing squat now, has something to do with it. boo the ncaa, i would not want to talk with you either. you think the ncaa did not know about clarett?come on.
Back to Reality
July 14th, 2011
4:35 pm
Reality is tech has a man in space right now…on the other hand uga has about 50 grads involved in a cheating scandal in APS. Who’s higher up on the food chain?
bruce mac
July 14th, 2011
4:35 pm
Cheaters never prosper. What a shame for the Nerds. At least Auburn won something when they were caught cheating. Oh wait, they haven’t been caught yet or at least is is not public yet. “Public reprimand and censure”. I love that part. Does that mean that all you DA Yechsters have to shut your pie hole for one friggin day. How glorious that would be.
Jo
July 14th, 2011
4:36 pm
NCAA lawyers have nothing to do and are bored. Instead of catching real issue, they hunt for $312 items. How much money did that take? Dumba%& lawyers again.
Hammock Napper
July 14th, 2011
4:36 pm
I am taking Herm Edwards advise on not hitting the “send” button. Trust me folks- I am a smiling widely. I did, however, just erase about 300 characters that I had transcribed which induced such intimate and personal joy about this program. Can’t spell Institution without SIN.
DontmesswBill
July 14th, 2011
4:38 pm
College players should get paid. Most of them will never make it to the pro ranks. The colleges are raking in tons of money from their athletics programs/
married2GTee
July 14th, 2011
4:38 pm
When did GA fans get the idea that calling a Tech fan, player, or alum is an insult? Like my hubby says, you can’t “geek” with a double e! He has a EE ( for you GA fans..that means Bachelor of Electrical Engineering)! He also graduated with highest honors so if you want to make fun of Tech and call them nerds/geeks that fine. At least their degrees mean something, they get better jobs, and probably make more money than any of you will ever see. Who’s laughing now? Just sayin!
Go Jackets!
mike
July 14th, 2011
4:38 pm
It’s true after all. Tech does lie and cheat.
The Truth
July 14th, 2011
4:39 pm
GA Tech Lies & Cheats & Everyone knows it. Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tech fans have to be the dumbest fans on the planet. Why would anyone support an outlaw program like GA Tech? Isn’t this their second probation in the last 5 years in football? I can remember not too long ago they got in trouble for paying cash to their tennis players out of the coaches car trunk. LOL!
Go Jackets
July 14th, 2011
4:39 pm
We vacated games after Nov 24, 2009. So the Ugag game didn’t happen and the dogs can remove that W
cmon man
July 14th, 2011
4:40 pm
tech fans stop crying the ncaa warned your athletic department but in true tech they ignored them so stop blaming the ncaa and look at the people in charge at tech. i bet cpj wants to punch guys from the ncaa in the face now!
The Truth
July 14th, 2011
4:42 pm
Paul Johnson and GA Tech have bigger fish to fry than honesty and integrity. LOL!
Paul Johnson teaches his players to use illegal and unethical chop and cut blocks. So we should not be surprised about any other cheating.
BG
July 14th, 2011
4:42 pm
Cheating always catches up to you.
Defrocking Department
July 14th, 2011
4:45 pm
GO JACKETS!
TGT
July 14th, 2011
4:45 pm
Being a Georgia grad, it seems ironic that Tech has now run afoul of the NCAA. It’s happening at every school whether it has yet been discovered. You can’t control what 18-22 year old students are doing on their free time. Tech fans, don’t mock Georgia or other schools now that you’ve had a good look in the mirror.
Too Funny
July 14th, 2011
4:46 pm
Looks like the North Ave. Trade School is the laughing stock of Georgia.
Mack
July 14th, 2011
4:46 pm
UGA runs this state, tech just embarrasses it
Not a nerd
July 14th, 2011
4:46 pm
married2GTee,
I graduated from Georgia SOUTHERN, and I make more money than my brother-in-law who has an ME degree from tech.
te29wr
July 14th, 2011
4:46 pm
Did thes players play in 2008 when they beat UGA? Once a cheat always a cheat
RamboDog
July 14th, 2011
4:47 pm
married2GTee
I bet your “man” something….haha
Just Sayin'
July 14th, 2011
4:47 pm
Wow, all these Bulldog fans so holier than thou. Tell me, Red and Black, how many arrests did GT have from it’s football team? What about Ohio State? Throw in North Carolina and So Cal. Becareful about throwing stones for rules violations when CMR seems to have averaged double digit ARRESTS each season of his tenure.
married2GTee
July 14th, 2011
4:47 pm
Oops! Meant to say…..When did GA fans get the idea that calling a Tech fan, player, or alum, a nerd or geek is an insult? Go Jackets! Sorry I was typing too fast!
NCAA Goon Squad
July 14th, 2011
4:48 pm
Southern Cal, Ohio State and Georgia Tech,
Auburn and North Carolina are next.
Carl
July 14th, 2011
4:48 pm
I don’t believe I’ve ever read so many unintelligent comments before in my life.
Mack
July 14th, 2011
4:49 pm
cant spell thug without GT
GT1
July 14th, 2011
4:49 pm
Karma is a bitch. Just saw a copy of a letter from Slive inviting GT to join the SEC. They now think we are worthy!
Bobby Steak
July 14th, 2011
4:50 pm
Tech NCAA Penalties – $100,000….Steak Shapiro naming his son after his father who is still alive (a no-no in Judaism) – priceless.
Tech Drop Out
July 14th, 2011
4:50 pm
We should all remember that the institution on North Avenue is educating tomorrow’s business and industrial leaders.
Given their proficiency in lying, cheating, and covering up, future grads should fit in right well with the current cast of “leaders” we have in this country.
BowT
July 14th, 2011
4:50 pm
I guess all the redneck UGA fans here keep calling Tech guys, “nerds,” cause they get tired of calling them, “boss.”
meh
July 14th, 2011
4:50 pm
As a recent Tech graduate, it is pretty funny to see all of the UGA fans hating on us. Oh well, we lost our title but I still had a great time during the 09 season and you can’t take that away. And for everyone calling us “nerds”, enjoy living the rest of your life cheering for a jersey. I am pretty happy kicking it back with my 6 figure starting salary.
GTFan
July 14th, 2011
4:51 pm
It’s sad that two formers players do this to the team, and they’re no longer playing for the team. But, it’s also the coaches responsibility to take care of these issues. It seems that a lot of the colleges and teams are being stupid and not realizing what opportunities they have. I am still a die heart tech fan, and that will never change!!
Unlike, the UGA fans I am not going to throw my team to the side and decide to rooting them on when I feel like it. And, I love how UGA acts like everything is perfect with them.
come on
July 14th, 2011
4:51 pm
ok dawg fans throw your rocks, but you know what they say about throwing rocks in a glass house. this is over 300 bucks so this could be u tomorrow
Patrick
July 14th, 2011
4:51 pm
Just sayin’… give up the excuses and figer pointing. Your athletic department turned some minor violations into a major problem by trying to lie and cover up. Don’t try to turn this around. This could have been very similar to the AJ Green issue from last year if GT had just been honest and sat the players out while cooperating with the investigation.
That Dude Who Knows Stuff
July 14th, 2011
4:51 pm
DOUG,
You got the Thomas part right, but Burnett did not play a large role in this. His name is just mixed in. The other main player was Derrick Morgan, but his cell phone bills were straightened out when he was able to produce evidence that he had personally paid them. This refuted a claim that was made to the NCAA, which stated that an agent had given Morgan a cell phone and paid for it.
thwg
July 14th, 2011
4:51 pm
Mack,
I’m glad you think so. But nobody at NASA has heard of your little school, and GT has an astronaut in space right now. Not good enough? Okay. Our fight song was the first school song played in space. Still not good enough? We’re on the list of schools with the best education for your money.
We’re pretty relevant as a school. Stop pretending we aren’t. We may be less relevant to college football, but that’s the price you pay when you decide education is more important.
GTFan
July 14th, 2011
4:54 pm
The Truth
July 14th, 2011
4:39 pm
GA Tech Lies & Cheats & Everyone knows it. Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tech fans have to be the dumbest fans on the planet. Why would anyone support an outlaw program like GA Tech? Isn’t this their second probation in the last 5 years in football? I can remember not too long ago they got in trouble for paying cash to their tennis players out of the coaches car trunk. LOL!
Because unlike UGA fans we stay true to our team! This is not what we needed, but life goes on.
GT Alum
July 14th, 2011
4:54 pm
Carl -
You must not spend much time on the AJC blogs, then.
National Champs!
July 14th, 2011
4:54 pm
Those claiming AU paid heisman trophy winner Cam Newton should send your proof to the NCAA. His Father spoke with a couple MSU boosters about payment. Ever consider he spoke with a coach or his Son in the NFL about it and they told him he could damage Cam’s career? Head coach at Oklahoma and UT said $$ never came up during Cams recruitment from juco. Is it possible Cam saw AU’s Sr. offensive line and felt that his best chance to succeed was at AU? War Eagle!! 2010 National Champs!! 14-0!
FuzzyBee
July 14th, 2011
4:54 pm
These silly gift rules have got to be changed. I have given people that I barely know things that might be valued at $312. If someone owns a jersey or ring, why can’t they sell it? Why do NCAA athletes have to give up their rights to their personal property just to play for free and make some other people tons of money?
As for playing an athlete that the NCAA is investigating, I say bring the case. It should be up to the NCAA to decide eligible/ineligible. If the school plays an athlete that they clearly know to be ineligible that should be a penalty but don’t tell the school that their player is being investigated (and presumed innocent) and then trump up the penalty later if they decide to play him.
The NCAA is a cabal of politicians and monopolists masquerading as an amateur athletics sanctioning body. I say it is time to create a rival organization with transparent rules, player stipends, and a football playoff.
Mack
July 14th, 2011
4:55 pm
So what is that, one LEGAL win vs UGA since 1990??!!!!
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
GTU
July 14th, 2011
4:56 pm
You nerds suck at cheating. LMAO.
Carl
July 14th, 2011
4:58 pm
Gt Alum-
As a fellow GT Alum, I’m kinda busy being a Chemical Engineer and doing some good for the world.
Tucker
July 14th, 2011
4:59 pm
“The NCAA would screw up a two car funeral procession.” – Dale Brown, LSU
roll tide
July 14th, 2011
4:59 pm
As a Tide fan…..I have to admit that Auburn will probably be fine as they have told the NCAA everything…They will not be as good this year…but, they won it fair and square last year.
Footballrules
July 14th, 2011
5:00 pm
Give it time, boys, give it time. Crowell is now on campus. Won’t be long now before it becomes Jan Kemp, Chapter Two.
PMC
July 14th, 2011
5:00 pm
why would they punish tech basketball??? That’s just mean.
Luv UGA
July 14th, 2011
5:00 pm
To King Gator-Tech has always run their mouth everytime UGA gets in trouble. Treat others like you want to be treated. About time for them to get a dose of their own medicine.
oops....
July 14th, 2011
5:00 pm
see….if you guys were only more like Auburn, you could have gotten away with it….:)
RamboDog
July 14th, 2011
5:00 pm
meh…
you don’t even have a job, and with your GPA (if you graduate), you will not be making 6 figures ,,,,, I will gladly compare Net Worth with you now or in the future. Just show me your W-2 when you refill my drink Friday night… Loser
Wimpy
July 14th, 2011
5:01 pm
Why is the NCAA so scared of Nick $aban?
I HATE NERRRRRRRRDSS!
July 14th, 2011
5:01 pm
NERDS!
married2GTee
July 14th, 2011
5:01 pm
@ Not a nerd
I just get tired of people calling GT peeps nerds and geeks and trying to insult them. It’s just a game for heaven sakes! People make it so personal! When in fact there are certainly worst things you can be called! My hubby worked hard for what he has and what he has accomplished! I am proud of him. Just sayin! The “geek”shall inherit the earth! LOL!
@ RamboDog
What????
FuzzyBee
July 14th, 2011
5:03 pm
Translation of my comment above for UGA alums:
Damn, you got all that sh!t for just $312. I know hookers that cost more than that.
Tech, you gotta pay up to keep your players on the field like Auburn.
Everybody loves the NCAA till they are the ones bending over.
wolfman
July 14th, 2011
5:03 pm
Read the letter… Was it a gift from the cousin or the cousin’s roommate??? Very confusing. A lot of hot air about nothing. They should have gotten their Dad to ask for $180,000 then there would be no penalty!
Mit
July 14th, 2011
5:04 pm
It’s not about the $312.00. Read the first paragraph. It’s about the non-cooperation from GIT. Pompous asses.
GT SEC Champs
July 14th, 2011
5:05 pm
I see these actions as building blocks for GT to become a member of the SEC when conference expansion ensues. Certainly these types of criteria would be needed to pass muster into entrance into that conference.
Stinger 2
July 14th, 2011
5:05 pm
I think this story about GT has produced more responses
than any other single blog relating to GT. Seems like most are from UGA people. Not a good story for GT but at least its history now.
that guy
July 14th, 2011
5:05 pm
so what about scam newton and all the bribes he took… auburn doesnt get punished but Tech does…
Footballrules
July 14th, 2011
5:05 pm
Tech is on probation? What, are they back in the Knucklehead Confer….er, SEC?
Not Disappointed
July 14th, 2011
5:06 pm
I’m sorry to see any school on probation. Especially for petty crap.
TechFanAllTheWay
July 14th, 2011
5:07 pm
Why can’t universities play by the rules? If I were the president, I’d fire anyone who didn’t play by the rules, much less anyone who didn’t play by the rules then tried to hinder an investigation. How freaking pathetic and low class can one go? Great example there GT leaders! And by the way, I’m glad the ACC Championship was stripped away. In order to get folks to follow the rules, examples have to be set.
Not a Hewitt Fan
July 14th, 2011
5:08 pm
312.00 and lying about it get us this, and AU has a dad pimping out his son (stone cold busted) as well as stealing a computer, cheating, among other things and not even a shame on you? WTF?
GOTECH
July 14th, 2011
5:08 pm
I love how wikipedia has UGA listed as a liberal arts research university LOL!!
William
July 14th, 2011
5:09 pm
The only truth in any of this is that the NCAA sucks. Their new enforcement VP is another bleached blonde lawyer that knows nothing about Division 1 athletics. Played basketball at a Division III powerhouse Millikin.
Scott Landau
July 14th, 2011
5:09 pm
What’s the big deal about an ACC Championship anyway, it’s not like the SEC or something!?
juvenal
July 14th, 2011
5:10 pm
in athens they have a statue outside the stadium for a guy who had a half dozen of these-ain’t contributing for a statue like that at dodd….
Can't spell Greed w/o EE
July 14th, 2011
5:10 pm
Dearest married2GTee, I am just a lowly lawyer who has handled many EE divorces, DUI’s, and other civil matters. Guess the EE degree is unique. Is merely just math and science being offered down there? Certainly appears no ethical or moral classes being hosted within the curriculum.
This is not about the $300. For those who frame such an argument- you probably entertain what Clinton referred to as the definition of “is” is. It is about the deceptive, immoral, and avarice environment holding themselves to be a football program. Am not sure what gt is anymore. I have not got to the point where I will take a pakistani physician yet- but for the future of the world’s economic growth- I will put my money on ingenieros de India.
Shinhoster
July 14th, 2011
5:11 pm
Word is that CMR is very, very nervous!!!!!!!!!!!!
SouthGADawg
July 14th, 2011
5:11 pm
This is total BullS–t. NCAA should be put in jail. Cam Newton was paid thousands and nothing happened.
The GT Flag Boy
July 14th, 2011
5:12 pm
Double rainbow into my bedroom. Go Tech!!! BZZZZZZZ : )
Charles
July 14th, 2011
5:13 pm
Here’s what I want to know: Why did we just learn of this today? If this had been UGA, the AJC would have been digging into this for at least the last week.
I see two answers: One, Tech’s beat writer is lazy and/or is a completely incompetent journalist. Two, Tech’s beat writer is a homer that isn’t properly doing his work. Nothing more than a cheerleader writing puff pieces.
Good grief. Wake up, man.
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
5:14 pm
What we have known all along… gtu is full of CHEATS and NERDS!
UGA owns gtu.
trey
July 14th, 2011
5:14 pm
LMAOOOOOOOOOO
This makes my day, week, month, year.
Cheaters on North Avenue. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
Tech Fan
July 14th, 2011
5:14 pm
FYI Bilbo was the agent
War Eagle
July 14th, 2011
5:15 pm
We’re next!
zincc
July 14th, 2011
5:15 pm
Better to be known as CHEATS and NERDS than CHEATS and THUGS!!!! this to Nerds!
munsondawg
July 14th, 2011
5:16 pm
About the only thing that ACC Championship banner is good for now is to wipe yer AZZZZEZZZZ Techies!!!!! LMAO!
Old Dawg
July 14th, 2011
5:16 pm
Pswole GT: you sure don’t keep up with the news – OSU has forfeited all of its wins from 2010, including its bowl victory.
Time to stop working on the warp drive inner-face with Scotty and start reading historical files on Spock’s computer!
The GT Flag Boy
July 14th, 2011
5:16 pm
You tell em Zincc!
RED DAWG
July 14th, 2011
5:16 pm
Need to self report guys. Don’t run from the law.
Big time?? Not
July 14th, 2011
5:16 pm
Looks like its going to be 6 tickets, 6 hot dogs, 6 cokes
Footballrules
July 14th, 2011
5:16 pm
Scott Landau….well, the Knucklehead Conference is not exactly something to be proud of….but at least Vandy plays by the rules.
Jacket Dad
July 14th, 2011
5:17 pm
Crappy day but life goes on. If there was a cover up, then take it like men and move on. Hold those accountable and learn from this.
As for UGA folks gloating……I would be careful with that glee. You KNOW there are issues there and at every university – just depends on where the NCAA goes next.
Einstein
July 14th, 2011
5:17 pm
Hey, I HATE NERRRRRRRRDSS!: The reason you hate GT is because you don’t have a job and the last time you did have a job you were making $6.50/hr delivering pizzas!
But don’t worry, Isaiah Crowell will save Richt’s job and lead the dawgs to the national championship …… then you’ll really have something to carp about …………
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
5:18 pm
BWAAAAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
- Psycho -
July 14th, 2011
5:18 pm
The leadership at the NCAA appears to be rather bi-polar.
todd
July 14th, 2011
5:18 pm
WOW…say it aint so…..the Jackettes who preach and preach how pure they are…..what a joke….
todd
July 14th, 2011
5:19 pm
OH NO…..does this mean the annual beat down in late Nov cant be shown on National TV?
ATL Sports Fan
July 14th, 2011
5:20 pm
The issue is not only the way Tech acted with not cooperating, it’s also the issue with them allowing the athlete in question to continue to participate. People may get all over Mark Richt, but he did the right thing in not allowing AJ Green to play the first game of the season. If you all remember the NCAA didn’t hand down any rulings until after the first game of the season.
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
5:20 pm
gtu is the laughingstock of the A-SHE-SHE.
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
Kev the Geek
July 14th, 2011
5:20 pm
So what am I supposed to do with that dang T-Shirt, cool license plate, and that cheshire cat grin I’ve been wearing for the last 18 months? GT can’t even cheat correctly!
Babsy, hold me.
MarineDog
July 14th, 2011
5:21 pm
I don’t think that many people have a problem with the NCAA enforcing rules. The problem arises from their inconsistency in applying punishment from violating rules.
ATL Sports Fan
July 14th, 2011
5:21 pm
Hey Einstein, I have Tech as well, but it’s not because I do not have a job or deliver pizza’s. I hate Tech because I am alum of the University of Georgia. Guess what? I have a great job in which I am paid very well for the quality of work I provide.
kc
July 14th, 2011
5:23 pm
college sports with all the thugs and dumb arses is a joke….pay them and call it minor leagues and schools get revenue for hosting the events
ATL Sports Fan
July 14th, 2011
5:23 pm
opps let me go ahead and point out that I forgot to put type A in the following sentence:
I hate Tech because I am () alum of the University of Georgia.
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
5:23 pm
So, what will gtu get caught CHEATING at next? LMAO
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
Jeff
July 14th, 2011
5:23 pm
I guess Paul Johnsons advice to all you Techies will be to punch anyone in the mouth who teases you about the NCAA…LMAO
FUCPJ
July 14th, 2011
5:24 pm
Were still eligible to Bowl games right?
ATL Sports Fan
July 14th, 2011
5:26 pm
Charles, I agree with your post. Why is this just now coming out? Chip Towers, who covers the UGA blog, uses the “Freedom of Inofromation Act” constantly. Ken, whats the problem. You should have been aware of this or, are you on your way out after this?
Todd
July 14th, 2011
5:26 pm
Tech really is a Wreck!
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
5:26 pm
gtu might as well forfeit every game they’re ever played!! The ONLY thing gtu is good at is CHEATING!!!! LMAO
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
munsondawg
July 14th, 2011
5:27 pm
Watch all those Tech players start hawking their rings on ebay now!!!!! LMAO!!!!
married2GTee
July 14th, 2011
5:27 pm
@ can’t spell greed w/o ee
I just get tired of people calling GT peeps nerds and geeks and trying to insult them. It’s just a game for heaven sakes! People make it so personal! When in fact there are certainly worst things you can be called! My hubby worked hard for what he has and what he has accomplished! He is a honest, ethical, and good man. I am proud of him! He has also done NONE of the above things you mentioned! Stating that “Certainly appears no ethical or moral classes being hosted within the curriculum.” is in a word… unfair not to mention untrue! As a matter of fact, ethics and morals are taught at home. It’s a heart thing! So if there are GT peeps who have done the things you mentioned, that is a personal issue! Not a educational one! Don’t lump all GT or EE major peeps in one category. That is like calling all lawyers crooks… which we both know isn’t true!
panhandlebuzz
July 14th, 2011
5:27 pm
College athletics, primarily football and basketball, are a moral and ethical cesspool. I attended my first Georgia Tech football game over over 50 years and ago. Whenever my career allowed I bought season tickets, and had been a season ticket holder over the past 10-15 years. Even before this story broke, I made the decision to not purchase season tickets. I will continue to be a Yellow Jacket fan. My only connection to the team will be through watching the games on tv, when it is convenient. I have also supported other colleges in the past, but, from this point further will no longer be spending anymore of my radpidly shrinking budget, thanks to the government, on college athletics.
Demaryius Thomas' Dropped Pass
July 14th, 2011
5:27 pm
Bye Bye AC”C” championship.
What do you have to show for hiring Pectorals Johnson now?
At least you don’t have to vacate the Orange Bowl, since you got humiliated.
BBWWWWAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHAAAAAAHHHHHAAAAA
61-39-5
CHEATERS
Todd
July 14th, 2011
5:28 pm
FUCPJ…..yep…looks like you’re still able to get embarrased in a bowl game…..so no worries there
Charlie S
July 14th, 2011
5:28 pm
“Athletics Director Dan Radakovich told coach Paul Johnson about the investigation into Thomas receiving improper benefits, but didn’t inform him that he shouldn’t talk to Burnett about the investigation. The NCAA said that conversation hindered its investigation.” Learn to read! Nerds rule!
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
5:29 pm
LMAO!!!! NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! NERDS!
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
Todd
July 14th, 2011
5:31 pm
Hey MARRIED2……so tired of us calling techies nerds, geeks (you left out Jackettes) etc…..hmmm..then you must be tired of a head coach who tells his fans to punch people in the face…….
slp98
July 14th, 2011
5:32 pm
Sadly, I’m not suprised by GT’s lack of cooperation and/or cover-up. I feel sorry for the hard-working players on the team that haven’t done anything wrong.
I was a life-long GT fan and former student (and season-ticket holder), and GT chose to lie and try to cover-up an incident that occurred at a football game last season. Instead of apologizing for their actions up-front, they’d rather end up getting taken to court. I don’t think I’ll ever return to Bobby Dodd.
IMO, integrity is worth more than wins (I still supported them when they stunk).
Buzzy Bee
July 14th, 2011
5:32 pm
I cant stop laughing about this fiasco……
Pete
July 14th, 2011
5:33 pm
NCAA: 2 Nerds: 0
Jacket Man
July 14th, 2011
5:34 pm
First, telling one of your student athletes that he’s “being investigated” by the NCAA, and explaining to him what the meaning of an investigation is, and what to expect during the investigation, should NOT constitute manipulating a witness in any sense of the meaning. These kids are being brought onto campus straight from high school and put under the coaches care as their guardians. NOT talking to them would be an issue.
Second, if the kids are denying getting any perks,and the only perks that are being alleged are less than $400 (so small, how can anyone even notice them – these kids can buy a watch and a shirt with their own money, this isn’t like it was a Rolex, a car, or a trip somewhere), how in the heck did they expect GA Tech to be able to find out so quickly during the season and take the players out of commission “just in case”?
Now we have to throw in the fact that there wasn’t even an agent directly involved in this matter, but a friend of an agent, and the mess is even more complicated
What if there WASN’T any truth to the allegation? Then the ENTIRE team would have been punished for NO reason over this piddly amount.
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
5:35 pm
Don’t worry gtu faithful, you still have World of Warcraft! BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
BullDawg Rick
July 14th, 2011
5:35 pm
I am a Dawg fan & I think (no… I KNOW) this is total BS!! What Thomas & Burnett did was akin to finding a quarter on the street & being brought to court for theft!!
If this is how the corrupt NCAA is going to hand down penalties then OSU, AU & NC will get the Death Penalty for sure (But that ain’t happening)..
That being said, I hope the GT fans quit with the BS when blogging on UGA blogs about how bad we are.. Look in the mirror Jackets..
PS – I could not believe UGA held out AJ for 4 games, for signing a jersey (his jersey) & selling it for a grand…. in hindsight, I’m glad UGA held him out, look what coulda been.. Yet Scam’s scumbag daddy (yeah, a preacher no less) gets $180,000 for selling his own sons soul… Let’s sit back & see how this panns out…
Pete
July 14th, 2011
5:35 pm
THIS JUST IN…..MORE FALLOUT FROM THE NERD DEBACLE:……..Tech loses their only season ticket holder…SLP98……….details at 11
A.J. Green's Jersey
July 14th, 2011
5:36 pm
Karma’s a biatch, ain’t it nerds?
St. Richt
July 14th, 2011
5:37 pm
slp98, go have a nice life and dont’ let the door hit your backside on the way out. We don’t need more fickle fans than we already have… Is nobody understanding that CPJ DID NOT KNOW he was prohibited from talking to the players in question? It seems to me that Radakovich screwed up by telling CPJ in the first place and especially by leaving out the part about “we absolutely cannot speak to the players about this” or “tip them off that the NCAA is going to ask them questions.”
So, even with my admitted rose colored glasses on, I’m still not seeing a “cover up” here.
Tech Who?
July 14th, 2011
5:38 pm
Paul….what would Bobby Dodd think about this kind of cheating at Tech?
SEC where overSigning Eliminates Competition
July 14th, 2011
5:38 pm
The excessive NCAA Punishment is pathetic and unjust. What is more pathetic is all of you losers calling GT cheaters for this minor infraction. And to the lawyer attacking married2GTee no one likes lawyers, not even their family members.
Charles
July 14th, 2011
5:39 pm
And, predictably, here come the Tech fans claiming it’s ok because they think their upper middle-class salaries somehow make them superior. High comedy.
Mama Says
July 14th, 2011
5:39 pm
This kind of stuff is the exact reason plyers should be comp’ed in some way. The NCAA, as it was over A.J. Green’s issue, is so worried that congress is going to take their money pie that they are penalizing players and institutions over $312 worth of clothing. If a monetary value was placed on the time students give to each member school and therefore the NCAA, the NCAA would be billions in debt. As long as the NCAA allows schools to sell tickets to any sporting event, musical event or play which is performed by a student they are defining the word hypocrite.
Making billions on the efforts of students and then punishing them for taking clothing is so typical of our society as a whole. Do as I say not as I do is not the proper thing to tech our youth nor is it a moral position which should be defended.
I wonder has a student at UGA ever used a tractor owed by a farmer. Has NASA ever given a patch to an engineering student, I am sure they have, if I am right then where is the NCAA and thier rules commitee ?
Dallas Jacket
July 14th, 2011
5:40 pm
I have been a Tech fan since 1951. I was Tech class of 1962 and I have always been proud to say that Tech is different in the quality of kids, and the way things are handled in the athletic department. Unfortunately, despite all of you who just sail along, seeing everything with rose colored glasses, Tech is not so different now, and there have been many of the same problems (maybe not as many, but more than enough) at Tech, in the last 7-8 years, that you holier-than-thou crowd like to laugh about when pointing your fingers at other schools. I’m fed up with the problems, and I’m fed up with you!
Buzzy Bee
July 14th, 2011
5:40 pm
Where do I turn in my mascot costume? I’m sick of this cheating institution.
ST. Nerd
July 14th, 2011
5:41 pm
TRAFFIC ALERT FOR DOWNTOWN THROUGH BROOKWOOD INTERCHAGE………IMMEDIATE RELEASE……….NERDS WALKING AROUND IN A DAZE……..PLEASE EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION……..VARSITY OFFERING 2 DOGS…2 COKES FOR ANYONE WITH A PROTRACTOR AND EYEGLASSES……….
St. Richt
July 14th, 2011
5:41 pm
Radakovich may have known that CPJ would immediately talk to the players in question. And then conveniently leave out the part about the NCAA warning them NOT to talk to the players. In which case, Radakovich is the one guilty of the cover up. Still not seeing how CPJ is at all involved in the cover up, if there indeed was one.
slp98
July 14th, 2011
5:42 pm
St. Richt – I don’t remember blaming CPJ? And my attendance at games from 1988-2010 isn’t exactly being a “fickle” fan.
Buzzy Bee
July 14th, 2011
5:43 pm
Dont worry slp98, I’m quitting the team too.
Rambling Wreck Kevin
July 14th, 2011
5:43 pm
Classic Dog response…..when we beat them, they swear they don’t even consider us a rival. When we lose to them, you think they’d won the national championship. When we’re in the headlines, they kick a man when he’s down. Not to mention, our most recent misstep is completely nonsensical. If we had a “t-shirt” for every thug football player driving around Athens in an Escalade, we could clothe the entire country of Africa. To all you Dog fans out there who got your degree from Truett and think parking your RV outside of a freshman dorm makes you a “Bulldog,” congrats. GFY.
St. Richt
July 14th, 2011
5:43 pm
Dallas Jacket, go back to sleep you geezer! You sound like another one of those old timer GT fans that refuse to stand up at games and get mad at the people in front of you for standing up. We have too many worthless fans like you anyway.
doug
July 14th, 2011
5:44 pm
How did Tech cheat? Poor decisions probably but this isn’t cheating.
virginia dog
July 14th, 2011
5:44 pm
i really don’t hate tech. i was at UGA when tech was our bitch late 70’s early 80’s. But my dad … he was at UGA in the 50’s during the drought. He hated the mistique “the tech man.” ( this was before rich atlanta kids started going off to school.)
dad’s dead but i know somewhere he is loving the fact that a “tech man’s” arrogant attidude got his school busted for nothing basically nothing but a few shirts.
ST. Jackettes
July 14th, 2011
5:44 pm
UFC 135….main event: St. Richt v SLP98………live on pay per view
Foxhound
July 14th, 2011
5:45 pm
Enough already, I say colleges should vacate the NCAA.
ST. Jackettes
July 14th, 2011
5:47 pm
Update: UFC 135 St. Richt v Dallas Nerd…(i mean jacket)…and SLP98…….Paul Johnson is guest ref
GSUStud
July 14th, 2011
5:49 pm
I hear where some recruits are having second thought now. How embarrassing to the State of Georgia. The good thing is…most people outside the southeast have never heard of Georgia Tech anyway. Take the banner down!
BirdDawg
July 14th, 2011
5:50 pm
Wow it’s literally Christmas in July. At least OSU and USC are good football programs. You had to cheat to win the pitiful ACC. How will you fill your gigantic 50,000 person stadium now? You know the Japanese would kill themselves in this situation. Do you have any honor?
St. Richt
July 14th, 2011
5:50 pm
No, a fickle fan is someone who takes what the NCAA says as the gospel and doesn’t allow their own school to defend itself.
BroncDawg
July 14th, 2011
5:51 pm
JACKETfan12 get used to it..GT will have many more losing seasons…
Iliketacos1
July 14th, 2011
5:51 pm
And for everyone calling gt fans nerds? Are you saying that there successful and have really high salaries while Georgia grades have low-medium salaries? Or at you guys just jealous that were smarter then you guys?
Rambling Wreck Kevin
July 14th, 2011
5:52 pm
Thank God we have Georgia Southern/State representation on the board from GSUStud commenting on Georgia Tech being a reknowned institution…..let’s see, should I assume he’s Georgia Southern and make a comment about majoring in spousal abuse and drinking? Or should I assume he’s Georgia State and comment on the fact that the state was gracious enough to allow them to have a football team just two years ago? Yet he has an opinion on this matter? Tough call….
Chan Gailey
July 14th, 2011
5:53 pm
Even I wouldn’t come back to Tech after this fiasco.
USMC dawg
July 14th, 2011
5:53 pm
I am not a Tech fan, although I want them to win when not playing against UGA.
BUT this is completely BOGUS B.S.
Tech is the least likely school to cheat, and the NCAA has MUCH bigger fish to fry!
NCAA, Leave Tech alone!
tnursey
July 14th, 2011
5:55 pm
This for Tech and the NCAA still can’t figure out that Cecil and SCam got paid?? These cats are clowns!
DawgInaTruck
July 14th, 2011
5:58 pm
Dallas Jacket, even though today was kind of rough GT is different and rational fans of any rival recognize that. Someone earlier posted that it is impossible to know what kids between the ages of 18-23 are doing all the time and it is true.
Did the administration mishandle parts of the investigation? Sure, but with the NCAA, no administration ever knows quite what to do. The rules are arcane in many instances and communication is not always clear either.
In hindsight I’m glad CMR chose to hold AJ Green out of game one last year before the NCAA finally got around to it’s ruling. To be fair, though, the GT athletic department wasn’t specifically told to hold the players in question out of the bowl game. What do you do? The NCAA is so unpredictable, you’re kind of darned if you do and darned if you don’t. Just last December, they allowed the OSU players to compete in the Sugar Bowl while they continued to investigate…I think you see what I mean.
I don’t know why ANY school cooperates with them. They are going to do what they want regardless. Every institution out there should fight them every step of the way.
Stinger
July 14th, 2011
6:00 pm
As I said, it doesn’t matter. We will just win another title this year. Can’t say the same for all the 4 and 5 star thugs. Bottom feeders of the SEC. Even Missy State, Vandy, and Kentucky are better than you.
Chipper
July 14th, 2011
6:01 pm
It sounds like a lot of these posters are sub-teens or illiterates. What gives with that? Must have gone to secondary in Atlanta.
Chan Gailey
July 14th, 2011
6:02 pm
Stinger: Win another title? You haven’t won the first yet. Remember? It was stripped from you nerds.
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
6:04 pm
Don’t fret gtu faithful, you didn’t lose any respect over this debacle. No one ever GAVE you any respect. LMAO
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
6:06 pm
gtu = CHEATERS
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
Dawg Tired
July 14th, 2011
6:07 pm
This case is further proof that the NCAA is a joke. This just does not seem to warrant the punishment handed down.
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
6:07 pm
Nothing new with this revelation, everyone knew that gtu LIES and CHEATS.
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
The OSU Buckeyes
July 14th, 2011
6:07 pm
We are The Ohio State Buckeye and we are still better then them.
GT93
July 14th, 2011
6:09 pm
Doug … close the Comments Section.
The OSU Buckeyes
July 14th, 2011
6:09 pm
Next is the nightmare team oh I mean UGA and the dream team. Oh I guess a couple wake up and left. LMAO
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
6:11 pm
Awwww…. poor gtu fans, getting their wittle feewings hurts. BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
6:13 pm
Hey gtu, take down your tainted “championship” banner. LMAO
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
Tech Fan
July 14th, 2011
6:13 pm
Peterson, Radakovich, Johnson, from hence forth to be known as the “three stooges” Shep, Larry, and Moe; what a trio of buffoons!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The OSU Buckeyes
July 14th, 2011
6:14 pm
@ Nerds the puppies will be sub par again and fire Richt and hire Tressel.
NCAA slaps Ga. Tech hoops on wrist for major violations | Beyond the Arc
July 14th, 2011
6:15 pm
[...] (Tech football took the brunt of the damage. The school received four years’ probation, a $100,000 fine and had to vacated its 2009 ACC title, but didn’t lose any scholarships or any postseason bans.) [...]
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
6:16 pm
Let’s start taking bets as to when gtu will get caught CHEATING again… LMAO
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
6:19 pm
…aaaaaaand gtu gets caught CHEATING AGAIN!!! LMAO
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
mwh6767
July 14th, 2011
6:23 pm
This sucks but if you get caught you get caught. Think this was a way for the Ncaa to try show how “tough” they are even though everyone knows they are full of it. Good that no schollys where taken and no post season ban. Time to move on, hopefully the players rally together and go get a championship that they cant take away.
SEC where overSigning Eliminates Competition
July 14th, 2011
6:23 pm
How is this cheating? How did receiving a couple of coats and admission to the aquairium influence the outcome of a football game? A real opponent would want to play the best team you can put on the field.
Tech Fan
July 14th, 2011
6:25 pm
“Athletics Director Dan Radakovich told coach Paul Johnson about the investigation into Thomas receiving improper benefits, but didn’t inform him that he shouldn’t talk to Burnett about the investigation. The NCAA said that conversation hindered its investigation.”
Peterson said:
“After being notified of the allegations in November 2009, Georgia Tech conducted its own internal investigation, forming a committee made up of faculty, staff and external counsel that made recommendations based on available information and the internal investigation findings.”
Anybody else see the problem with these statements; these guy’s expect the alumni to be gullible and “stupid.”
My four year old can be more creative than the President, AD, and HC of GT; these guys are inexcusable…. Once again the players are punished but the grown ups can ride off with all the cash into the sunset
JW
July 14th, 2011
6:29 pm
Hey Matt, why didn’t you and Doug just buy that kid some clothes? Better still, you could have let your little brown nosing ‘Bama Light Breeze’ just steal ‘em for you and give them to the kid. Even if he got caught he’d just blame it on others and you idiots would believe it.
Regards from Death Valley. Go Clemson!
SEC where overSigning Eliminates Competition
July 14th, 2011
6:31 pm
The only one riding off with the cash is the NCAA.
RamboDog
July 14th, 2011
6:31 pm
@Iliketacos1
And for everyone calling gt fans nerds? Are you saying that there successful and have really high salaries while Georgia grades have low-medium salaries? Or at you guys just jealous that were smarter then you guys?
Uh, I don’t know… you have so many spelling and grammar issues in your post, I probably need an English Major to “translate”….nope, I am not jealous of an IDIOT like you who can’t spell or write correctly…oh, and tell your Daddy I need him to work the night shift at the Varsity tonight, a bunch of Nerds called in sick because of the news today. If you were really as smart as you think you are, you will drop out before you flunk out and get on over to a good Vocational / Technical school asap.
threetrone
July 14th, 2011
6:45 pm
what do you expect from a team that refuses to pass, refuses to run a shotgun like the national champs, wears pink powder puff socks and refuses to believe that “black is out”…what I see is personality disorganization, characteristic of a team on drugs
KdubATL
July 14th, 2011
6:47 pm
For all those who are unfamiliar with college athletics: If you believe that $312 of gifts deserves punishment, then there is not a single team in any major conference who should not be placed on probation.
The NCAA is a joke. Let’s think long and hard about this one. A friend of a friend who works for an agent. That means agent>friend>friend>BeyBey. That is three degrees of separation. So if anyone of us who knows a sports agent gives something to a college athlete, does that mean it is an improper benefit?
Let’s change the scenario: If a student is on an academic scholarship, but receives any assistance from an individual (e.g. friend of the family, “friend of a friend of a family member), should there be consequences?
threetrone
July 14th, 2011
6:48 pm
public reprimand sounds interesting; what will that be, a boycott of games like the basketball games of this year?
Ramblin Recluse Road
July 14th, 2011
6:53 pm
public reprimand will mean I ramble reclusively even more from alma mater, unless team drops the wearing of black so much; the 1st CPJ years unis had the old gold on white background and looked quite smart with the gold helmets, and a gradual shift to black was observed, a bassackwards move
seriously wrecked
July 14th, 2011
6:57 pm
Kdub, its not the $312 its the lying and the cover up and being stupid enough to play someone who was being investigated. Sit the two of them and this is not a story.
YellowJacket
July 14th, 2011
6:59 pm
I’m firing a Dawg a day for the next 30.
RamboDog
July 14th, 2011
7:05 pm
@YellowJacket
Who will make the fries if you do…must be YOU because I see you in your “Mr. Manager” hat at McDonalds every morning…
LOSER, you being the BOSS…in your dreams, Bozo
YellowJacket
July 14th, 2011
7:07 pm
RamboDog, You’re fired.
KdubATL
July 14th, 2011
7:13 pm
Seriously wrecked, the NCAA never expressed a cover-up; their claim was that the discussions between Paul Johnson, BeyBey, and Morgan caused a manipulation of information that could possibly interfere with the investigation. It was shown that Morgan definitely did not receive anything.
Again I ask: where was the cover up? Was the Auburn situation a “cover-up” because they chose to play Cam? And why were Ohio State players allowed to play when the NCAA had already confirmed the wrongdoing? To all Ohio St. and Auburn fans, I do not have anything against those teams, nor do I support any punishments of those universities. I am just pointing out the inconsistencies.
Big DAWG Man
July 14th, 2011
7:14 pm
When the Dawgs have a player that is ineligible, they don’t play. The Nerds ignore it and play them for 2 years. Now they are at it again, taking gifts and still playing. Maybe now you pompus nerds will learn to not play hardball with the NCAA. You got what you deserved. The DAWGS winning streak just got extended.
Hoopster
July 14th, 2011
7:18 pm
Big Dog Man, the only problem with your theory is that they didn’t take gifts and in the middle of the week before the game, the NCAA said they were eligible. But don’t let that get in the way of your intelligent diatrible.
RamboDog
July 14th, 2011
7:19 pm
@YellowJacket
Sorry, man… I’ve already made mine$$$ and am just kicking back enjoying life…can’t wait to see the Dawgs GATA !!!
KdubATL
July 14th, 2011
7:20 pm
Actually, the winning streak does not get extended. The 2008 season is safe.
NERDSS!!! 9-1!!! $312!!!
July 14th, 2011
7:45 pm
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NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
8:21 pm
42-34 OWNED!!! BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
GT is a 4th rate high school team
July 14th, 2011
8:26 pm
Classy Cheaters. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
GT is a 4th rate high school team
July 14th, 2011
8:28 pm
ACC = ASSOCIATION OF CUP CAKES = ASSOCIATION OF CLASSY CHEATERS.
GT is a 4th rate high school team
July 14th, 2011
8:30 pm
This is what Paul Johnson brought to the JOCKITCH. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
NCAA Puts Georgia Tech On Probation | Robert Littal Presents BlackSportsOnline
July 14th, 2011
9:18 pm
[...] are the details from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Those weren’t the only penalties, which stemmed from what the NCAA described as an isolated [...]
damadog90
July 14th, 2011
9:19 pm
TO ALL YOU DOGS OUT THERE AT LEAST WE CAN KEEP ALL OUR PLAYERS OUT OF JAIL.
suwanee dawg
July 14th, 2011
9:25 pm
These comments kill me. I’m an UGA alum and find all these comments too funny. Let’s face GT is an outstanding school and so is UGA. These schools are different in focus and nature. I will be the first to admit when we have discipline and “thug” issue. Tech folks should do the same. This is a reflection of their school and quite frankly, I feel bad for them.
thwg
July 14th, 2011
9:30 pm
What’s even more pathetic about this story is this: nobody really cares. We all know who won the 2009 ACC championship, and who cares about vacating wins from 2009. It’s sad that none ot his matters, but it is a statement as to how meaningless the NCAA is. I suspect if this is what happens to GT, then let’s be honest, OSU and UNC should get the death penalty. Otherwise, it has nothing to do about the infraction, but rather how it’s handled?? Are you serious? You can commit a serious infraction but as long as you report it and cooperate with the NCAA it’s tolerable? who cares about the titles and records, it’s about the money and $100k is nothing and certainly neither USC or OSU will have to return any money. Until this stuff starts hitting the financial coffers, noone really cares. 2009? That was an eternity ago in college athletics. Let’s just go win it in 2011.. And BTW, I feel the same way about UGA’s minor infractions, Auburn, Oregan, USC, OSU – who cares about vacating past stuff? nonone that’s who.
kevdawg101
July 14th, 2011
9:48 pm
Rambling Wreck Kevin
Africa is a continent, not a country. You obviously didn’t go to Tech because you are not smarter than a fifth grader. probably a third grader with that mistake!
I also don’t think you will find any georgia players driving an escalade.
Wes Durham's Gigantic Bottom
July 14th, 2011
9:59 pm
Give up the rings boys…..take down the banners…..give up the ACC Championship T-shirts nerds.
Wes Durham's Gigantic Bottom
July 14th, 2011
10:03 pm
thwg, actually nobody knows who won the ACC in 2009 because nobody cares who won the ACC, or the Mountain West, Conference USA, or any other insignificant conference……..cheaters…..I hope you Techies realize that your players do the same things that players from other schools do…..accept gifts, drink, and smoke……..wake up and face reality……fire Radakovich and Johnson.
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
10:06 pm
BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA I am in absolute BLISS that gtu got CAUGHT CHEATING AGAIN!!!
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 14th, 2011
10:08 pm
gtu = GARBAGE BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
Rafe Hollister
July 14th, 2011
10:16 pm
Aubarns next!
GT72
July 14th, 2011
10:17 pm
Please close the comments
Wes Durham's Gigantic Bottom
July 14th, 2011
10:21 pm
GT72….not fun when you realize your players are not saints, is it? Fire Radakovic and Coach Moobs
Puzzled
July 14th, 2011
10:21 pm
I have never seen so many insecure people representing UGA fans in my life.
bitter "OLE" School dooley(aka vince)
July 14th, 2011
10:35 pm
nasty——ohio st and pay for play————look out———-death penality
———–talk about a screw job———-2 bad apples and the whole team suffer’s
2009 was a great year for tech—–to all the so called dawg fans that are having to show there
———–as————shut the hel- up young punks—————tech had a great 2009 –leave it alone
Cindy
July 14th, 2011
10:37 pm
To the STUPID ARSED Dawg fan who keeps going Hahahahahahahahahah, UP YOURS, AHOLE!!!! UGA has pulled it’s share of you know what also!! Ya’ll aren’t clean, not by a COUNTRY MILE!!! Tech will get through this, it will come out SHINNY and BRIGHT!! May Buzz STING your arse a ZILLION times.
IL Jacket
July 14th, 2011
10:38 pm
While the initial violations were relatively innocuous, the Institute was ill served by its Athletic Director who made a bad decision in passing along information on the pendency of the NCAA investigation to CPJ after being told not to share the information with anyone else at the Institute other than the President. Additionally, the decision by President Peterson to permit the implicated players to play the last three games, undoubtedly played a major role in the severity of the sanctions.
the real Old Gold
July 14th, 2011
10:45 pm
Fire the pompus Johnson!!
IL Jacket
July 14th, 2011
10:59 pm
@the real Old Gold, from my reading of the findings it was not CPJ’s fault, since I didn’t find that DRad told CPJ that he couldn’t discuss the upcoming investigation with Thomas. From my reading, it appeared to be a breach by the AD.
Double Standard
July 14th, 2011
11:09 pm
It’s funny when stuff happens to UGA program in a negative light, comments are closed. However, when something happens at Tech, it’s open season. To all the inbreds, the GATORS OWN YOU!!!
John Q
July 14th, 2011
11:15 pm
“TO ALL YOU DOGS OUT THERE AT LEAST WE CAN KEEP ALL OUR PLAYERS OUT OF JAIL.”
Reuben Houston
Big Bumblee
July 15th, 2011
12:19 am
Missing Homer Rice days… Dan Radakovich needs to go.
pcb mike
July 15th, 2011
1:34 am
$312?, UGAG pays out salaries up there in the trailer parks.
Wes Durham's Gigantic Bottom
July 15th, 2011
1:56 am
Fire Radakovich and Johnson….necessary steps to maintain the integrity of the Institute……
The U
July 15th, 2011
4:06 am
Holy crap Ohio State is gonna get hammered.
Observer
July 15th, 2011
4:40 am
The penalties here for Tech is not for accepting free clothing, it is for leaking information to the coaches and players about the upcoming NCAA investigation. After being warned not to.
Question is, who made the decision to let Thomas play in those 3 games knowing the possible outcome? Coach or AD?
The worst penalty for Tech is having to dodge all those rocks you threw at UGA and A J Green last season. Now those rocks will be thrown back at you.
Yes this is the same NCAA that Tech fans patted on the back and said “way to go” when AJ Green was suspended in 2010.
superDawg
July 15th, 2011
5:26 am
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah…hahahahahahahahahahahahaha cindy!
Shewdawg
July 15th, 2011
5:39 am
Really? $312? The NCAA needs to be abolished. Does this mean that Auburn will ultimately get the death penalty? OSU? I am no GT fan, far from it, but this is soooooooo stupid!…………..But it IS funny that it’s happening to the self-righteous, holier-than-thou dorks.
4. Georgia Tech Fined $100K for $312 Clothes ‹ The Daily Dunk
July 15th, 2011
6:29 am
[...] the story at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution July 15, [...]
RedandBlackDAWG
July 15th, 2011
7:04 am
It’s not the $312.00 that got tech. in trouble, it is the fact that they hindered the investigation. You can also add in the fact that this is the second time in the last 10 years that tech. has been found guilty of violating NCAA by laws. Spin it all you want, but they did it and now have to pay for it. Learn from it, and insure it doesn’t happen again.
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 15th, 2011
7:52 am
BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA
gtu is nothing but SCUM.
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
epicmage
July 15th, 2011
8:07 am
LOL … Tech manages to even lose the games they win!
How delicious! ;D
Reggie Ball can't see over the counter
July 15th, 2011
8:10 am
Pswole, gotcha, they were MORE wrong than GA Tech. Logic my friend, it will serve you well going forward.
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 15th, 2011
8:15 am
gtu is full of LIARS and CHEATERS… what a CESSPOOL. LMAO
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
dp
July 15th, 2011
8:19 am
Oh no, not again!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 15th, 2011
8:49 am
I stood in line at Starbucks this morning next to a gtu fan. I smacked him in the back of the head and laughed in his face. LMAO
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 15th, 2011
10:41 am
Nerds. Nerds. Nerds.
As a loyal UGA fan, I am ashamed if you are one. These comments you made, let me know you are just some young idiot that thinks stupid things said on a blog are meaningful. You are the defintion of a troll 100%.
It is what it is
July 15th, 2011
10:43 am
Cheaters AND losers!!! LOL!!!! Friggin’ nerds!!! SQUASHED AGAIN!!
NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS!
July 15th, 2011
10:51 am
Enjoy the vitriol gtu!!! LMAO gtu LIES and CHEATS!!!
UGA OWNS gtu…
Always have, always will.
Jeff Stockwell
July 15th, 2011
11:48 am
The paradox here is that insignificant violations cause so much attention. This guy has $312 dollars in clothing, but who pockets all billions being collected by college football?
billdawg
July 15th, 2011
9:20 pm
These make no difference – AJ Green, the OSU mess, the UNC case, the USC dethroning! What does count? – GT’s allegedly adult athletic and academic leadership tried to mislead the NCAA and deliberately violated an order to refrain from telling CPJ and the involved players about the investigation. All that said, the guilty parties go free while not guilty players are punished. It is obvious that $100,000 means nothing to Tech, check the Hewitt settlement. It seems to me that the NCAA would be better served to have a table of penalties since the case by case method now in use causes too many undefensable penalty decisions. Georgia Tech may have deserved censure and some punishment but this is off the wall!
NativeNole
July 15th, 2011
9:50 pm
This is a link to the report which I finally found..I suggest you start reading at pg 3, I thought GA would select people who could at least talk, Coach Mark ..what can I say, Under what rock did he or his staff find the people. Wow.
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/da72c7804796564988b7dcc110a6426c/20110714+GA+Tech+Public+Infr+Report.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&ContentCache=NONE&CACHEID=da72c7804796564988b7dcc110a6426c
Jim
July 16th, 2011
12:41 am
The NCAA is a complete JOKE.
paige
July 16th, 2011
10:03 am
Screw the NCAA!! High school players are paid, transferred and given gifts all the time. Why stop it when they get to the college level. The real issue here is the Tech did not pay enough under the table to the NCAA and got hit hard. I think a school should be able to do whatever is necessary to get the best players available. The entire system is corrupt from the NCAA on down.
robynbarry
July 17th, 2011
2:16 am
Yeah, like hewitt really cares about the decision, he is getting millions for doing absolutely nothing for the GT program the last 8-10 years, now he is coaching elsewhere and left his negative trash for the new coach to clean up and is stuck with. http://bit.ly/rfJns6
Crimson Crush
July 17th, 2011
5:37 am
“Paul Parker, formerly the assistant athletics director at compliance, left in April to take a job with Auburn.”
LOL … out of a small frying pan … into what will be a hell hot roaring bonfire .
BYRDDAWG
July 17th, 2011
6:25 pm
Well DRad really blew this one!!!!! PHewitt could’ve been canned for $.00…….OUCH
LB Jarvis Jones remains eligible as UGA’s internal investigation continues | UGA sports blog
July 18th, 2011
5:38 pm
[...] of 2009 and that seems to have contributed to harsh penalties handed down by the NCAA last week. The Yellow Jackets were placed on four years probation and had to vacate their 2009 ACC title because it played ineligible players in the final three games of the [...]
LSU Sanctions Teach An Important Lesson | News Ohio
July 20th, 2011
11:32 am
[...] To fully appreciate the LSU sanctions, you have to also look at the other case that the mainstream media recently missed and have since ignored- the NCAA’s response to issues at Georgia Tech. [...]
LSU Sanctions Teach An Important Lesson | Indian Players
July 20th, 2011
12:12 pm
[...] To fully appreciate the LSU sanctions, you have to also look at the other case that the mainstream media recently missed and have since ignored- the NCAA’s response to issues at Georgia Tech. [...]
Tech to appeal NCAA ruling | Georgia Tech
July 21st, 2011
5:01 pm
[...] Thomas and Morgan Burnett that eventually found that Thomas had received clothes worth $312, Georgia Tech was fined $100,000, placed on four years’ probation and had its 2009 ACC champion…. The NCAA said that Tech “failed to cooperate in an apparent effort to avoid potential [...]