Oregon St. must not have a REC

[War Eagle!!!]

http://wweek.com/editorial/3703/14805/

Auburn University quarterback Cam Newton isn’t the only Heisman Trophy contender who has caught the attention of NCAA investigators this season.

WW has learned star University of Oregon running back LaMichael James was also under scrutiny this month by university officials and the NCAA. The reason: James was spotted driving a new vehicle—a 2003 Range Rover.

Questions about how James acquired his white luxury ride prompted Angie Cretors, NCAA assistant director for agent, gambling and amateurism activities, to fly to Portland to investigate. She met early this month with Pernell Brown, a local gang-outreach worker who describes himself as James’ “uncle.”

When asked for specifics, Brown explains he’s more like a friend of the family who looks after the 21-year-old sophomore from Texarkana, Texas.

Brown says James, a leading contender for the Heisman and a key to Oregon’s national title hopes with two regular-season games remaining, called him in October. Brown says James told him someone was stalking him and leaving notes on his car—a red 2000 Ford Mustang with James’ initials and his jersey number, 21, affixed to the side window.

Brown—a former Woodlawn Park Blood who served seven years in prison for assault with a deadly weapon—says he suggested trading cars with James. Brown says he bought his 2003 Range Rover this year. Sales records show he paid $17,238 cash to M&R Auto Sales in Northeast Portland. Brown says a finance company provided the money, and he leases the SUV from the company.

Brown says the trade with James was temporary and intended only to protect James from a stalker. “It didn’t even matter what type of car it was,” Brown says. “He didn’t care.”

Soon both the NCAA and UO were probing where James had acquired the vehicle. Brown met with the NCAA’s Cretors and with Bill Clever, the school’s assistant athletic director for compliance, in Brown’s Northeast Portland office this month.

Brown says they asked about his relationship with James and examined Brown’s purchase order for the Range Rover. He says Clever and Cretors left the meeting convinced nothing improper had occurred.

The NCAA is staying mum.

“It is NCAA policy not to comment on current, pending or potential investigations,” Stacey Osburn, a spokeswoman at NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis, told WW by email.

But Dave Williford, a spokesman for the UO athletic department, says school officials believe James has already been cleared by the NCAA. “To my understanding, they think everything is fine,” Williford says.

For UO, heading into its game Nov. 26 against Arizona, the stakes in the case couldn’t be higher

[Townhallsavoy]

I don't give a shit what actually happened regarding how James got this Range Rover. 

But they better damn well castrate that motherfucker if even his 4th cousin thrice removed mentioned on a napkin while on an unofficial visit to a school in Canada that LaMichael James would like to drive one while in college.

[Snaggletiger]

A "New" vehicle.  2003 Range Rover. I'm driving a 2003 and trust me, there's nothing new about it.  And like THS said, I don't give a rat's ass how he got it.  All the college football haters out there trying to get a story or get someone in trouble can eat a bag of dicks.

[AU_Tiger_2000]

NCAA assistant director for agent, gambling and amateurism activities

 

WTH is an ameteurism activity?  Is that like telling bad jokes at open mic night?  Token squirting all over his mother on his first time?

[The Prowler]

Time to rape LaMicheal James...come on ESPN, Thayer, Low, Schad, Thamel....get on that, STAT.

So, ESPN actually has hard evidence that James "traded" his vehicle for a Range Rover....to a Fuckin' BLOOD, that's a "family friend"?!?!  And they want to talk about Cam's Character?  Oh yeah, James was also charged with assaulting a girl.....Fuck ESPN, NYT, Fox Sports, TMZ & bammers.

[Buzz Killington]

Look out...here comes the OBC.

[djsimp]

Look out...here comes the OBC.

not the ODC? To hell with, they have medical marijuana anyways. They don't have the mojo to do shit. Can somebody mail me some of that good shit?

[JR4AU]

A "New" vehicle.  2003 Range Rover. I'm driving a 2003 and trust me, there's nothing new about it.  And like THS said, I don't give a rat's ass how he got it.  All the college football haters out there trying to get a story or get someone in trouble can eat a bag of dicks.

Pandora's Box!  In light of the Cam situation, and crap like this...people only think they want the NCAA crawling all over every player with a shiny ride.   How many piece of shit rides have y'all seen at Sewell Hall?   Like steroids, this is something folks only think they want policed.  2/3s of the players on every team at any program that loves it's football could be investigated for some level of "extra benefits" taking.

[jmar]

Pandora's Box!  In light of the Cam situation, and crap like this...people only think they want the NCAA crawling all over every player with a shiny ride.   How many piece of poop rides have y'all seen at Sewell Hall?   Like steroids, this is something folks only think they want policed.  2/3s of the players on every team at any program that loves it's football could be investigated for some level of "extra benefits" taking.

...and we don't want them accepting rides from strangers says Patch the Pony.