Message to the baord

[sooner_mike]

4. Do not post unsubstantiated rumors about players, coaches, etc. If you have a link to a news story, that is one thing. But if you have heard something 'from a friend of a friend,' this is not the website to post innuendo and rumor. Those posts will be removed.


Going forward this will be followed to the letter, so if you find your post removed you will know why.

Please have a link ready when asked by others or posts will be removed.

Thanks

 

[Drewcristo78]

In before meltdown.

 

[sooner_mike]

Originally posted by Drewcristo78:

In before meltdown.

Why is that Drew? I don't ever remember you posting a rumor.

 

[Drewcristo78]

This thread is going to get funny quick is all I'm saying.

 

[WhyNotaSooner]

Someone needs a Snickers bar!

 

[sooner_mike]

Drew, it shouldn't long time posters know this rule. This has never been allowed. But it does need to be revisited, so no confusion going forward.

 

[Soonersincefitty]

Now, if I keep the names 'unanimous', can I say poster_____ sucks or like that..?

 

[sooner_mike]

Originally posted by WhyNotaSooner:
Someone needs a Snickers bar!

Brother that would hit the spot right now, love some chocolate.

 

[Schoonerman]

Originally posted by WhyNotaSooner:
Someone needs a Snickers bar!

Marsha, Marsha, Marsha! It's always about Marsha!

 

[Soonersincefitty]

Ha!

Very good commercial.

Steve Buscemi rocks.
The little nerdy guy. He was brilliant in Fargo I thought.

 

[Oklabama]

I'm at a loss. But it's okay.

 

[trademarcs]

This seems ironic considering the Kentucky BB thread doesn't it?

 

[sooner_mike]

Originally posted by trademarcs:
This seems ironic considering the Kentucky BB thread doesn't it?

The ironic part is you are not reading the rule, notice it says OU players and coaches? If you want to flame do it somewhere else.

 

[sooner_mike]

Originally posted by trademarcs:
This seems ironic considering the Kentucky BB thread doesn't it?

Also, I said I'm not accusing them of cheating. I have never had a problem with you Trade, but I assure you don't come after me, on this.

 

[trademarcs]

I'm not coming after anyone. Just seemed odd to me is all.

 

[sooner_mike]

It wasn't odd at all it was a thread for conversation. I'm sure KU is strait but man what a haul they made on those recruits they're playing like seniors.

 

[JMISASANO]

Originally posted by trademarcs:
I'm not coming after anyone. Just seemed odd to me is all.

It's a libel offense to write a coach is paying players, so I can understand that it seems odd to you.

 

[sooner_mike]

Originally posted by JMISASANO:

Originally posted by trademarcs:
I'm not coming after anyone. Just seemed odd to me is all.

It's a libel offense to write a coach is paying players, so I can understand that it seems odd to you.

JM, I never said that. Your pushing aren't you? I'm telling you now move on.

 

[Medic007]

Originally posted by JMISASANO:

Originally posted by trademarcs:
I'm not coming after anyone. Just seemed odd to me is all.

It's a libel offense to write a coach is paying players, so I can understand that it seems odd to you.

Wow. Just wow.

 

[PtLavacaSooner]

Originally posted by sooner_mike:

Originally posted by trademarcs:
This seems ironic considering the Kentucky BB thread doesn't it?

Also, I said I'm not accusing them of cheating. I have never had a problem with you Trade, but I assure you don't come after me, on this.

So one can't have a legitimate discussion that disagrees with you, because you are a mod. Nice.

While you say that you aren't accusing them of cheating, you also say that the school and coach have a history of it. Calipari has never been cited by the NCAA in any scandal, so I fail to see where he is involved in the activities of an outside agent's dealings with Marcus Camby at UMass, or in the fraudulent SAT by Derrick Rose while at Memphis. The only penalty Calipari has been given was vacating wins involving those two players from the time that they were deemed ineligible by the NCAA.

Kentucky was placed on probation in the late 1980's, John Calipari was nowhere near the school at the time, but aOm's Eddie Sutton was. He was forced to resign along with his AD. Have they been since? Not that I can find, maybe I missed something?

Unfortunately, this subject, when taken into consideration with the topic of this thread, reeks of hypocrisy in the fullest sense of the word. There are no links to facts to support such a claim, yet that is what is required of posters if they are talking about OU sports. It is no different from saying "Alabama and Saban obviously cheat, because they win," while having no evidence to support it.

If I or any other poster can't challenge your post based on the merit of the post, what is the purpose of being here?

 

[sooner_mike]

Originally posted by PtLavacaSooner:

Originally posted by sooner_mike:

Originally posted by trademarcs:
This seems ironic considering the Kentucky BB thread doesn't it?

Also, I said I'm not accusing them of cheating. I have never had a problem with you Trade, but I assure you don't come after me, on this.

So one can't have a legitimate discussion that disagrees with you, because you are a mod. Nice.

While you say that you aren't accusing them of cheating, you also say that the school and coach have a history of it. Calipari has never been cited by the NCAA in any scandal, so I fail to see where he is involved in the activities of an outside agent's dealings with Marcus Camby at UMass, or in the fraudulent SAT by Derrick Rose while at Memphis. The only penalty Calipari has been given was vacating wins involving those two players from the time that they were deemed ineligible by the NCAA.

Kentucky was placed on probation in the late 1980's, John Calipari was nowhere near the school at the time, but aOm's Eddie Sutton was. He was forced to resign along with his AD. Have they been since? Not that I can find, maybe I missed something?

Unfortunately, this subject, when taken into consideration with the topic of this thread, reeks of hypocrisy in the fullest sense of the word. There are no links to facts to support such a claim, yet that is what is required of posters if they are talking about OU sports. It is no different from saying "Alabama and Saban obviously cheat, because they win," while having no evidence to support it.

If I or any other poster can't challenge your post based on the merit of the post, what is the purpose of being here?

Have a decent discussion absolutely, these guys aren't trying to have a decent anything. Other than to start crap. JM has a history. I understand what you're saying I posted that thread with the intention of discussing 5 true freshman starters, and how KU hit the Jack pot on these very talented kids. I edited the last part of the op, my apologies for the confusion.

 

[Oklabama]

Originally posted by JMISASANO:

Originally posted by trademarcs:
I'm not coming after anyone. Just seemed odd to me is all.

It's a libel offense to write a coach is paying players, so I can understand that it seems odd to you.

I don't think anything posted about a coach on a message board has a chance of becoming a libelous action in that it would be a very rare event that the coach in question could prove that he/she was harmed by what was written.

 

[JConXtsy]

Originally posted by Oklabama:

I don't think anything posted about a coach on a message board has a chance of becoming a libelous action in that it would be a very rare event that the coach in question could prove that he/she was harmed by what was written.

Some courts (and many others likely) have already ruled that statements made in the context of an internet bulletin board or chat room are highly likely to be opinions or hyperbole and therefore are not libelous.

 

[Oklabama]

There has to be an intent to cause harm as well....which is almost impossible to prove. Yeah, message boards are pretty much bullet proof for that kind of legal stuff.