Oh and wlayton, I appreciate the sarcasm above, it didnt go unnoticed either.

You are right....THAT was very noticeable.

gs, I appreciate your personal views and life experiences. Also like the fact that you are a part of this board as are the rest of us. I have been called out a couple of times by those that knew much more than myself on some issues being discussed. Hang around, you are good for this crowd.

Buc wrote:
Folks basically care about the "right now", what happened 5, 10 years ago, does not register for the most part with those that love football.

Yeah, but as was pointed out recently on a local radio show here in Charlotte, this is the fifth time (!) in the last fourteen years (!!!) that Alabama has had these problems. When do the slaps on the wrist stop?

I read an article on CNN or maybe ESPN that explained why they only get a slap on the wrist.

They basically made it out as if Alabama was just too big to punish harshly. Loss of TV time and bowl appearances hurt the entire conference as much as it does the program.

I hate to admit that I can see where they are coming from. In this day and age of multi million dollar TV contracts and bowl games, having a team like Bama excluded from these big money deals takes money out of the entire SEC wallet.

We may hate it but it's the world we live in.