Craig James

Junior · Post by **Junior** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:02 pm

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/ ... g-smu.html

Craig James admits taking SMU boosters' gifts, calls them 'insignificant'

Junior · Post by **Junior** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:04 pm

BTW, just linking the story. No real new news or facts in the story it doesn't seem..

NomAnor · Post by **NomAnor** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:12 pm

wow never thought he would say that

NomAnor · Post by **NomAnor** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:12 pm

You guys give me a boost every day

Mustangs_Maroons · Post by **Mustangs_Maroons** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:16 pm

I know that he's been on the news a lot, but he does seem to get a lot of bad rap. The tech haters will roll out and then pretty much everyone that dislikes SMU uses him as a punching bag. This writer clearly had an agenda here. That's not what I call reporting or good journalism. This article seemed like a personal attack. I'm not defending or supporting him, but I refuse to feed the trolls and quite frankly those folks citing rumors on him should act like adults. Some of the things I hear about him are really quite defamatory, which is illegal.

HB Pony Dad · Post by **HB Pony Dad** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:26 pm

He praised a 2010 ESPN documentary,"Pony Excess," which explored the SMU football scandal.

"Learned a lot from that," he said.

James said he feels called by God to give himself to public service and, as a businessman, wants to rescue free enterprise from over-regulation.

Must be the M in SMU or the Tebow effect! :roll:

Junior · Post by **Junior** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:58 pm

No one asked him about that.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:45 pm

i bet the IRS is interested in knowing how insignificant they were. 30 years of penalties and interest can add up.

LHS81 · Post by **LHS81** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:32 pm

*YAWN*

ponyte · Post by **ponyte** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:57 pm

Happened all the time. Team is waiting for a flight home. Plane is delayed for whatever reason. Kids go to buy a cup of Joe (no Starbucks back then, just 70s 80s coffee). Booster on the flight picks up the tab. Or a burger or sandwich. NOthing major even by the NCAA standards. Some call it paying players. oThers call it a courtesy.

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:14 pm

ponyte wrote:Happened all the time. Team is waiting for a flight home. Plane is delayed for whatever reason. Kids go to buy a cup of Joe (no Starbucks back then, just 70s 80s coffee). Booster on the flight picks up the tab. Or a burger or sandwich. NOthing major even by the NCAA standards. Some call it paying players. oThers call it a courtesy.

So the booster that gave you a car and spending money was just being courteous?

OR-See-Nee · Post by **OR-See-Nee** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:26 pm

SHOW ME THE COURTESY!

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:30 pm

Ponyte got a car, clothes, money, meals, vacations, and much more from a former player/booster.

peruna81 · Post by **peruna81** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:32 pm

mrydel wrote:Ponyte got a car, clothes, money, meals, vacations, and much more from a former player/booster.

AND a great education...

couch 'em · Post by **couch 'em** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:35 pm

mrydel wrote:Ponyte got a car, clothes, money, meals, vacations, and much more from a former player/booster.

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