The Bodda Getta

The point many people miss is that we are constantly WRONGLY ACCUSED. That is the difference. I see the media tip toe over other subjects till it can't be ignored. Its not the same with us. Want an example. Miami has one of the worse confirmed laundry list in college football history and it is mostly a mute point. I saw a Newton slam again just last week. Something has to give....

Last year I was so overwhelmed by all the reports of evil doing at Auburn. Even I though crap at least one of these has to be true. (Was Tubby Cheating?) But no, of the hundreds of accusations not even one was substantiated. Name one program that has sustained as many un-substantatied rumors reported as fact in the media!!!

Like I have said before... The Never To Yield Foundation Was Started For A Reason.

It was never reported as fact...thats what the term "allegedly" was used for....do you just expect the huge potential stories that have surfaced to just be pushed aside and not put in the public eye? Hell, the bagman story basically WAS pushed under the rug. Again, you ask what other program had had so many alleged wrongdoings pinned on them and complain that no one gets the beat put on them like Auburn does. Thats because you are a fan of Auburn and only care about Auburn...stories break on other teams all the time, but you domt care about those teams so it doesn't bother you. Look at it from the view jadennis was talking about. If Mark Ingram's mother asked for 180000 from a school and it wasn't a huge deal, all Auburn fans would have a stroke. Also, you would sit there and say "You know there is no way in hell Mark didn't know his mom asked for money." It all boils down to the bias in the fan's mind. Jadennis is 110% correct, once again.

Agree with you on the "hate" comments. But the AU problem stems from the "love" of UAT. Their negatives are diminished or ignored. When it's a UAT problem, the "never happened" comments of their fanbase is honored by the media AU's negatives are over-dramatized and pulverized. The media encourages the UAT fanbase to participate in keeping negative AU comments before the public, even though they many times are pure lies -- like their gambling expert alumnus, Moore and others did in the Newton saga. Once AU innocence is proclaimed, there is generally no comment, no apology and/or denial. Agree that all these individuals you listed are primarily the blame. Also, for the most part, they must pay the ultimate penalty. But don't agree on "them and no one else." AU needs to take some responsibility for the association with such and try harder to purge or avoid trouble makers. But we will never be able to eliminate them all. Mistakes do happen by us all. It would be nice to have balanced and fair media. It's not going to happen. Free press doesn't guarantee fairness.

The REC still thrives and anything, true or not, will be magnified by them via press.
UA absolutely cannot stand not having the "upper hand" or being "big brother" As a result,
any misstep Auburn makes (few and far between) is blown out of proportion while missteps made by UA are "overlooked" and dismissed as "minor"

What we have to do as Auburn Fans is not get caught up in the static noise our there and just keep focussed on what WE have and what we do. I'm "All In" are you???