KNOX NEWS "MYSPACE" ARTICLE (UT Football Players)

NC VOL YALL · 08-08-2006, 07:57 PM

Can someone give me a brief summary of what this article was about...I think it was in today's paper...I live in NC and don't have an online subscription...thanks in advance!

**vol_freak** · 08-08-2006, 08:12 PM

I can't seem to find the article but I heard about it. Some players (not named) had questionable content on their myspace sites. I think it was referring to porn from what I was told.

NC VOL YALL · 08-08-2006, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by (vol_freak @ Aug 8, 2006 8:12 PM)

I can't seem to find the article but I heard about it. Some players (not named) had questionable content on their myspace sites. I think it was referring to porn from what I was told.

wow...thanks...i just did a myspace search and pretty much figured out who the article was referring to...

LetMeStay · 08-08-2006, 08:19 PM

what's the legal age to buy or view porn? I think it varies form state to state but our players arent all from tennessee.

anthonytony · 08-08-2006, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by (vol_freak @ Aug 8, 2006 7:12 PM)

I can't seem to find the article but I heard about it. Some players (not named) had questionable content on their myspace sites. I think it was referring to porn from what I was told.

I heard on the radio this morning 'a player on the myspace site that had a video of two women showering naked and a rap song' no player named but the radio host triple H went back to the same site and the content was gone plus the picture of the player............

smokeyman15 · 08-08-2006, 08:21 PM

Yea I beleive I know the player also...

NC VOL YALL · 08-08-2006, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by (smokeyman15 @ Aug 8, 2006 8:21 PM)

Yea I beleive I know the player also...

yeah..it was one of the "young" guys...

**vols kick balls** · 08-08-2006, 08:36 PM

so what... that is stupid.

NC VOL YALL · 08-08-2006, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by (vols kick balls @ Aug 8, 2006 8:36 PM)

so what... that is stupid.

yes it is stupid to post porn on your website.

**vols kick balls** · 08-08-2006, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by (NC VOL YALL @ Aug 8, 2006 8:53 PM)

yes it is stupid to post porn on your website.

im not sayin that its not stupid to do that (it is). but it is stupid to make a big article about it.

**jakez4ut** · 08-08-2006, 09:16 PM

there was also some hint that some players, again, not named, also had some pictures of atheletes drinking at a party or something, and the players in the pictures were underage....

the whole thingwas really just exploring this as an issue, and an outlet for outsiders (agents, over zealous fans, boosters and the like) to contact players....and what the ramifications of that could be, especially for players at big time D1 schools...

it referenced what could happen if future employers, or NFL brass, would think about some of the stuff that is posted on Myspace....it also referenced another "friend" site, can't remember the name, that was only for use by college students....have to have a valid college id to log on and use this particular site.

it also touched on the possible ramifications in recruiting violoations that could come of sites such as this....the NCAA has no official ruling, cause the technology has outpaced NCAA rules....but that's no shocker there...

the difference between the two being that myspace is in front of God and everybody....so what you post (lude pictures, phone numbers, email addresses, etc...) is highly accessable to anyone that wants to find it.

And finally, it posed the question of what is to be done about it and that the athletic department will eventually have something in writing as it relates to it's policy on such websites.....but no one really knew the answer, other than some common sense has to take control when D1 atheletes are posting personal informaiton....

Pretty good read though....

NC VOL YALL · 08-08-2006, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by (jakez4ut @ Aug 8, 2006 9:16 PM)

there was also some hint that some players, again, not named, also had some pictures of atheletes drinking at a party or something, and the players in the pictures were underage....

the whole thingwas really just exploring this as an issue, and an outlet for outsiders (agents, over zealous fans, boosters and the like) to contact players....and what the ramifications of that could be, especially for players at big time D1 schools...

it referenced what could happen if future employers, or NFL brass, would think about some of the stuff that is posted on Myspace....it also referenced another "friend" site, can't remember the name, that was only for use by college students....have to have a valid college id to log on and use this particular site.

it also touched on the possible ramifications in recruiting violoations that could come of sites such as this....the NCAA has no official ruling, cause the technology has outpaced NCAA rules....but that's no shocker there...

the difference between the two being that myspace is in front of God and everybody....so what you post (lude pictures, phone numbers, email addresses, etc...) is highly accessable to anyone that wants to find it.

And finally, it posed the question of what is to be done about it and that the athletic department will eventually have something in writing as it relates to it's policy on such websites.....but no one really knew the answer, other than some common sense has to take control when D1 atheletes are posting personal informaiton....

Pretty good read though....

thanks 4 sharing that jake...which by the way my son's name is jake and he is a big steeler fan too! :D