The NCAA is going all FBI on the Duck football squad, for allegedly shelling out cash to a guy in the Lone Star state to send some of their stars to Eugreen. (Whether it's true or not, thank gawd they ended up here) The amount is rumored to be $25,000, which is a helluva lot less than the contract sCam Newton signed with the Tigres, but it's still against the rules. Kind of ironic that the two teams that met in the natty chip game had the highest payrolls! As a duck fan (obviously) this definitely puts me on edge a little considering the fate of the former, formerly known as pac-10, pac-12 powerhouse USC Trojan's, and their fall from the top. The Chip Kelly era is just beginning, so this would certainly put a damper on that train if the U of O got called to the principles office. There's no doubt in my mind that this kind of stuff goes on all the time in collegiant sports. There's way too much money involved for the influence of cold hard cash to not reach the players and their families.
On a side note, maybe the UO could slip a few 20's in that same guys pocket to send a few decent basketball players this way? I mean, a near .500 record in the "illustrious" Pac-10 basketball conference isn't the worst thing in the world, but there's no reason Duck basketball can't be on par with the football program, what with the new stadium and all.
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