E-Mail From A Rival Fan

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rexvol

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Tennessee Volunteers head football coach Lane Kiffin announced earlier
this morning that the Oakland Raiders (who Kiffin coached in 2007 and part
of 2008) are guilty of multiple recruiting violations, and intend to commit
more infractions this week.
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> "I have it on good word that scouts within the Oakland Raiders franchise
plan on meeting with several collegiate players in the coming days at
something called 'The NFL Combine,'" said Kiffin, speaking at a
school-sponsored breakfast. "It's inappropriate for the Raiders to try and
steal players from the college ranks, and I hope the NCAA looks into these
violations and acts accordingly."
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> Kiffin said Oakland scouts have specifically targeted wideouts Michael
Crabtree and Jeremy Maclin, as well as outside linebacker Aaron Curry. He
said the Raiders plan on speaking with all of them over the next week, even
asking them to run respective 40-yard dashes so scouts can collect data on
their physical health and abilities.
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> "If the Raiders can talk to these players, what's to stop any NFL team
from plucking players from the college ranks?" said Kiffin. "I'm very
interested to see how the NCAA handles this news."
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> "Not a college team"
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> Shortly following Kiffin's accusations, the NCAA issued a statement,
although it probably wasn't what Kiffin was looking for.
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> "The Oakland Raiders are not a college team, and it is impossible for an
NFL team to commit recruiting violations," said NCAA spokesperson Steven
Johnson in an email sent to all major media outlets. "What Mr. Kiffin is
referring to is the NFL Combine, which is an opportunity for teams to look
at former collegiate athletes in preparation for April's NFL Draft. The
combine and draft happen every year, and the players involved no longer play
for college football teams."
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> When asked if he was surprised by Kiffin's remarks-especially since Kiffin
used to coach in the NFL-Johnson shrugged his shoulders.
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> "Well, a college coach claiming the NFL draft is illegal-that's definitely
a first," Johnson said. "But this is Lane Kiffin we're talking about-the
sky's the limit."
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> NCAA officials have grown all too familiar with Kiffin's "interpretation"
of NCAA guidelines since he took over as Tennessee's head coach.
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> Kiffin made headlines last week when he mentioned highly coveted prospect
Bryce Brown by name on a radio station-a direct violation of NCAA rules.
Earlier in the month, Kiffin accused Florida head coach Urban Meyer of
"cheating" when Meyer called prospect Nu'Keese Richardson while Richardson
was on his official visit to Tennessee. It turns out calling a recruit
during a visit to another campus isn't an infraction, and Kiffin later
apologized.
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> Still pressing his case
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> But despite popular belief that the NFL Combine and NFL Draft are
longstanding and legitimate events, Kiffin isn't dropping his accusations
just yet.
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> "The bottom line is, I'm sure the Raiders would like to see any of these
college stars in silver and black, but teams have to play fair," said
Kiffin. "I'd love to see top recruit running back Bryce Brown commit to
Tennessee, but I have to play by the rules. I know I can't call Bryce Brown
when he's visiting another campus (editor's note: he can), and I know that I
can't mention Bryce Brown by name on a radio program (editor's note: he
can't, but did). Rules are rules."
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#7
Clever,
The one thing I would say about people being up-in-arms about all of this is that even though CUM didn't commit a violation, it is still pretty classless to constantly call a recruit on a visit. And I don't want to hear that CUM didn't know Nuke was on a visit. He knew. Why would he be calling a kid all day if he was at home?
 
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#11
Kiffin wouldn't be that polite in his wording. This guy that wrote this is thinking of the previous coach's manner of speaking. He outta check out Kiffin on youtube.
 
#20
#20
Their attempt at humor =

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#23
#23
Perfect example of how

1) People can't get their minds of Kiffin and Tennessee
2) How hard they are reaching to find some way to debase this guy

You have to love that part of it even if the attempt at humor is pure excrement.
 
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