NCAA-pocalypse

Starting on Monday, SI has begun releasing parts of it's 5-part crushing investigation of Ok St:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130910/osu-intr...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130910/oklahoma...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130911/oklahoma...

EDIT: Part 3 on drugs is out today:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130912/oklahoma...

It's really good, and I suggest you read it, although for those who are going to tl;dr this, it basically says this:

When Les Miles became coach in 2001, through the present day, Ok St boosters outright paid recruits and players, gave them fake jobs, and had a pay-for-play system setup to reward players for big plays on the field. Ok St coaches were aware of and encouraged/participated in the program. They also setup UNC style can't fail classes for players and directed them to these courses. Apparently some of the players going through the program were functionally illiterate (couldn't spell "house"). The story is thoroughly vetted, and includes on-the-record conversations with multiple former players. In the next two days, the sections of the report on the drugs and sex should come out. I imagine it will get even worse.

EDIT:
The drugs report basically detailed rampant pot use and dealing by the players, with completely ineefectual controls by the school (including a "counseling" program that allowed guys to keep testing positive wiht no penalty as long as they remained in the program, which they could remain in indefinitely)

I expect the NCAA to do this to Ok St:

Not to be outdone, the SEC then immediately stepped up to the plate with their own set of NCAA violations, covering multiple star players and schools including Bama (courtesy of yahoo):

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--documents--texts-reveal-impermissibl...

Apparently, Crimson Tide DE Luther Davis was acting as an intermediary between boosters, agents and various star SEC players (Tyler Bray, DJ Fluker, Fletcher Cox and some others). Yahoo has text messages, bank statements, and fund transfers proving all of this.

Tennessee and Miss St are both currently on probation, so should expect to be slapped hard. Bama should have to retroactively nullify at least the past title-winning season.

People may complain about Beamer having never won a title (yet), but we should be proud and glad that he does things the right way. I'd hate to be a fan of a dirty team right now.