What you "see it as" isn't what Bond is saying, implying, or ever said or implied. He said, and I heard the interview (which I linked here in another post), Rogers contacted him through an intermediary (actually 2), with a message that Cam was for sale. He was clear that it was a message sent to him through someone else. BUT, even if he simply heard a rumor, he did the right thing in bringing it to the attention of his AD. You're trying hard to manufacture a reason to make Bond the bad guy here...and I think you're barking up the wrong tree. If Stan White heard a rumor, that someone was pimping a player for money, I'd want him to let Jacobs know. Not doing exactly that kind of thing is how programs get in trouble, BECAUSE the likes of Rogers don't ever walk directly in the the head coach's office, or the AD's office with a written contract to secure a player in exchange for money.
John Zenor AP writer per Chopper's post in short...
A man who said he represented...he sought payment to secure... unidentified people said Rogers was the one.
Seems as if Bond and the AD or Asst. AD identified the party as Rogers who knew to keep his distance by using some go-betweens. I find no difficulty believing Cecil Newton was smart enough to stay clear of these type of contacts.
People like Jay Evans-Barker and Shane will continue to beat the drum but I think anyone of any note would avoid commenting for fear of damaging their reputation. What is said offhanded on a recruiting visit is an entirely different matter but I think that the entire tale has come to this and will permeate until the next infamous headline surfaces. We might even see these pseudo claims against AU and the Newtons in the future so as to perpetuate the lie's empty beginnings and subsequent failure. In other words, if the first story lacked quality, then we have to opt for quantity. And that is a sad Bamer's wet dream on a slow day.
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