Rhett Bomar done at OU??

by **RGV Pony** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:32 am

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... d=57528480

Bomar's myspace page. Some funny stuff.

by **mrydel** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:49 am

mr. pony wrote:
mrydel wrote: I used to hunt with Jim Bertelson (All American UT around the time of dinosaurs). Jim told me that he an another UT player were paid a tidy sum, $5000/month I think to guard a beach in Hawaii.

Name-dropper.

But the story does bring to mind the time Cotton Speyer and I climbed Mt. Fuji.

As we neared the peak at sunrise, ol' Cotton explained that all major football programs cheat. He said, back in the 80s, UT alums paid players to pay SMU players and then rat them out.

I was stunned. Not the Longhorns!

(to the ultra-serious, this post was a joke.)

In reality, I believe it was Cotton Speyer who lost a brown envelope full of cash after one of the Cotton Bowl games. He actually put an ad in the classiifeds of the DMN lost and found to the effect of " lost...plain brown envelope with $100.00 bills inside. If found please call........" May not have been Speyer but it did happen.

by **CalallenStang** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:08 am

Some more classics from other boards...

by **ponyte** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:49 am

CalallenStang wrote:Some more classics from other boards...

It is hard for me to follow this. Is the cash coming from the OU player or the UT player or both?

by **CalallenStang** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:49 am

ponyte wrote:
CalallenStang wrote:Some more classics from other boards...

It is hard for me to follow this. Is the cash coming from the OU player or the UT player or both?

The way I see it, it's both :lol:

by **The Stampede** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:51 am

It would be ironic if Hays McEachern (former UT QB Randy McEachern's son) became the starting QB. Hays is a walkon.

by **MrMustang1965** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:43 am

RGV Pony wrote:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=57528480

Bomar's myspace page. Some funny stuff.

The song is funny.

by **smu diamond m** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:47 am

I'm surprised athletic departments still allow athletes to have things such as myspaces. At least publicly viewable. They are a figurehead of the university, and things like myspace/facebook really can reflect badly on an organization.

by **MrMustang1965** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:10 am

smu diamond m wrote:I'm surprised athletic departments still allow athletes to have things such as myspaces. At least publicly viewable. They are a figurehead of the university, and things like myspace/facebook really can reflect badly on an organization.

Might bring about a few lawsuits in today's letigis society. The Bill of Rights and/or the Constitution might come into play.

by **CalallenStang** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:13 am

MrMustang1965 wrote:
smu diamond m wrote:I'm surprised athletic departments still allow athletes to have things such as myspaces. At least publicly viewable. They are a figurehead of the university, and things like myspace/facebook really can reflect badly on an organization.
Might bring about a few lawsuits in today's letigis society. The Bill of Rights and/or the Constitution might come into play.

It's very simple:

"By signing this letter of intent, PLAYER forfeits his right to have a public profile on the website Myspace or the website Facebook."

by **smu diamond m** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:17 am

An employer can fire you for things you say when speaking as the collective "I", why wouldn't the same apply to the university/athlete relationship?

I should rephrase my original statement -- not restrict them from doing so but advise them to watch their conduct when d/b/that is tied to the university. Bomar's myspace is probably getting so many hits it's not funny, and IMHO it's looks bad for OU.

by **smu diamond m** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:24 am

http://www.cbs.sportsline.com/collegefo ... ry/9582898

Saw this over on the gmg forums, which I still lurk. Notice the slightly entertaining cheap shot at the end.

by **JudgeChamber** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:24 am

Sorry, guys... You all know that OU is never going to get any punishment for this, and the latest I've heard is that SMU is going to lose 10 scholarships and be on probation for 5 years.

But you're not alone, Baylor is going to lose their non-conference in basketball AGAIN, because of this.

It's too bad OU couldn't control themselves, but SOMEBODY must be punished for this.

by **ponyte** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:35 am

smu diamond m wrote:An employer can fire you for things you say when speaking as the collective "I", why wouldn't the same apply to the university/athlete relationship?

I should rephrase my original statement -- not restrict them from doing so but advise them to watch their conduct when d/b/that is tied to the university. Bomar's myspace is probably getting so many hits it's not funny, and IMHO it's looks bad for OU.

Technically speaking, players are not employees of the university. Otherwise, mundane things like Worker's Comp might pop up and that would really put the BSC in trouble.

by **ponyte** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:36 am

JudgeChamber wrote:Sorry, guys... You all know that OU is never going to get any punishment for this, and the latest I've heard is that SMU is going to lose 10 scholarships and be on probation for 5 years.

But you're not alone, Baylor is going to lose their non-conference in basketball AGAIN, because of this.

It's too bad OU couldn't control themselves, but SOMEBODY must be punished for this.

I heard we are not going to get off that light.

Rhett Bomar done at OU??

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