The DERP Files: Auburn fans jump through hoop, display stupidity while promoting positive image



I couldn't resist putting that photo up and will probably prompt the removal of me from my position by uptight humorless sychophants.

Dale Jackson, talk show host on WVNN, tweeted that a source had informed him a story was supposed to break in regards to Auburn:

@TheDaleJackson: Huge Cam Newton story breaking tomorrow... Kick ass. You heard it here first.

Now giving my experiences working with Mr Jackson, he is the master of what we kids like to call "The Troll". And I have to admit, it was hilarious to watch. As for sports journalist would cringe because they feel someone is trying to make an insult of their profession, lighten up.

You and I know that we see this on a daily basis. As for the tweet, if I had 100% trust in my source that it was factual, I would have done the same thing.

Auburn fans have had to endure the jokes and the accusations with no merit for nearly 2 years, I get that side of it. However, when you want to fight "the good fight", you seem to have the tendency to go full retard. Let's be honest.

Here's an example:

Phil McCrevis: ‏@kickbackmiami

@auburnfanatics @AUGoldmine @WarBlogle If you'd like to have an impact on @TheDaleJackson show call & complain to wvnn's sponsors regularly!

Now doing my research.....ah who am I kidding, working with Mr. Jackson as long as I have in the political environment, he has said many things and many people have tried to pressure his sponsors into getting him fired. Guess what, he still survived. An Attorney General tried to put him in jail for a prank that proved the excaserbation of ignorance and stupidity in our society, he failed.

"Okay Jason, but we got Scott Moore over a 97.7 The Zone fired for his accusations"

Removing Scott Moore from a radio station is like removing William Hung from a talent show. Sounds mean, but I'm just being honest.

The simplest thing to do was just laugh it off until the story developed to it's critical mass or just went away. But that's just too easy right?

Here's some brutal honesty for you. If you ever read a message board, comment page on al.com, or listened to Paul Finebaum, someone always says there is a bias and they're out to get their team. That is 3 examples of "going full retard".

The story in question turned out to be in regards to a $200 handshake between a Mississippi State booster and a DB prospect. The 7 on 7 coach in Nashville ratted them out. So noooooow Miss St wants to pay players....okay couldn't resist. The Trovon Robinson grade changing story in Memphis is still floating out there. It sounds, on the outside, like it's been resolved and Robinson has been ruled inelgible. We'll see if anything develops.

Back to the subject at hand. If there was a saying that "The only reason people continue to pick on you because of the way you react to it, they're probably going to continue." I'm a little different and just tell you you're acting stupid and just laugh at you when you act stupid. You hear me Never To Yield Foundation? The Al-Qaeda of college football? Yeah, I said it. In your eyes, you maybe fighting the fight for the greater good. In my eyes, you look like a bunch of fools. Again, there's a difference between promoting a positive image and presenting a positive image. Some Auburn fans, along with fans of other fan bases, can't seem to grasp that concept.

To me it looks like you're presenting a foolish image while trying to promote a positive image. So to the sane Auburn fans, I know they're out there, when you see one of your own going full retard, slap some sense in them, then you'll be presenting the positive image while promoting it as well.

War Eagle!



Notre Dame joins the ACC, football remains with NBC conference (we think)

Okay, so news broke today that Notre Dame was joining the ACC in 2015. Reading that news alone would render one of two reactions: 1) They were already in the Big East, and 2) It's about damn time.

There's one problem, everyone else but their football program are joining a conference. Football will remain Independent, a.k.a the Ralph Nader of college football. Let's be honest, this isn't exactly the glory days of the golden domers anymore. I get it and then I don't.

Notre Dame football has elected to keep their scheduled not tied to mandatory conference games, which if done right, can build a program to a national power, like the glory days. However, part of the agreement to keep Notre Dame pigskin out of the ACC is that they play 5 games annually against ACC opponents. So in order to not play 8 or 9 conference games in football, you will set aside 5 of your 12 games on your schedule for ACC games. Doesn't make much sense does it? The Irish played Purdue, Michigan St, and Michigan, USC, and Stanford annually. Will this new agreement change that? I could see one of the Big Ten games being axed. You're looking at 10 games on a schedule that could be considered insanity. The one positive is that if they can pull of 10 wins, they go to a BCS game. I'm sure NBC is happy about the fact they're still independent because Notre Dame would be tied to a TV contract with ESPN. Which might explain this whole keeping football independent debate.

I always thought that Notre Dame would be a perfect fit for the Big Ten, and not because their play is slow and horrible. It just made sense from a rivalry and geographical standpoint. There's nothing Atlantic or Coastal about this. Now going 12-0 on a schedule with 5 of the earlier mentioned teams and 5 ACC teams would leave no argument for a BCS Title game berth. However, would you be shocked if all of those 10 teams would be on the same schedule every year? I will give Notre Dame credit, I haven't seen an FCS prostitute school on their schedule ever, which is a very sore spot with me when it comes to the FCS teams. You could keep the earlier mentioned 5 and then play Maryland, Duke, Wake Forest, Florida St/Clemson, and Boston College (annual opponent).

There's no question the ACC is not as strong compared to the SEC or Big XII, which really should see this as a basketball move. With Pitt and Syracuse moving to ACC soon, the strongest basketball conference just got a whole lot stronger.

As I can understand the move and not understand it at the same time, Notre Dame will continue to get the ridicule of not being in a conference until they can run the table against a schedule as I mentioned earlier. The only way to shut up the naysayers is to join a conference or just beat the brains out of your opponents on an insane schedule. Erin Go Bragh!

So what is really going on with Auburn?

Let's see.....you've had the 4 players who robbed a trailer, a tragic shooting that happened at a pool party, giving up 500+ yards to Clemson, and then nearly 400 to Mississippi State. It's been a rough offseason for Auburn and it seems to trickle a little bit into the regular season. Probably not what you like to see or hear if you yell "War Eagle" in a gleeful tone.

As I've kind of taken a break and sat on the sidelines watching reports about off-the-field shenanigans, it seems the bug of scandal maybe trying to bite Auburn again.

Why does this keep coming up? We all remember the firestorm in regards to the Cam Newton case back in 2010. The sad part is, some have not been able to let it go. Face it, every school from Alabama, Auburn, Notre Dame, USC, Texas, Ohio St, Penn State, etc,  have been accused of cheating or some off the field antics and have been caught on some occassions.

As I've read into this Trovon Robinson story, from the text, it looks like it's a matter being investigated by the NCAA and seemed to be resolved by Auburn and the Memphis City School system.

I hear there is suppose to be a story that is coming out tomorrow that could shake the Auburn trees (okay bad phrase). I've reached out to some contacts in Auburn to see if I can find a trail. Will let you know if I get anywhere.

Today at Gene Chizik's press conference he stayed mum when asked about the NCAA's inquiry in Memphis in regards to Trovon Robinson. Usually it's clockwork that he would stay mum on questions like that and keep the focus on the upcoming game against a team that just beat Arkansas on their home turf.

That's understandable.

What troubles me is that Chizik is not the only one who is keeping tight lipped. Reading Kyle Veazey from the Memphis Commercial appeal. He indicates he has tried to reach out to Auburn on the inquiry and has had no response:

It was a question avoided. Here's another: Since Friday, The Commercial Appeal has been asking Auburn if it has received notice from the NCAA of an inquiry into its football program. Given the amount of NCAA activity that we've outlined in our pages over the past month, the question makes sense. All Auburn spokesman Kirk Sampson will say is this:
"We are are not going to discuss what the NCAA may or may not be doing in Memphis or elsewhere."
"Which, of course, does not answer the specific question -- whether Auburn has or has not received notice. I've continued to ask the question, either by email or phone message, to the compliance director, the athletic director, the university attorney, the university spokesman, the school president and two members of the board of trustees. No response, save for the university spokesman referring me to athletics. It's up to the schools themselves to acknowledge whether they've received such notices from the NCAA, a spokesperson for that organization confirmed to me Monday"

That usually raises a red flag, doesn't it? I could be, along with others, chasing another rabbit into an empty hole. You might be saying, "Well Jason, why are you wasting your time with this again?"

Good question. Now we get to the point of this post.

We've seen it with the recent yammering of Ralph Cindrich in regards to "Having something on Nick Saban" and saw how Alabama fans just basically fed the troll. Don't get me wrong. It was very entertaining.

But why was it entertaining? Because you can say just about anything and you can get a swarm of fans embarassing themselves in their raging idiocy. And I've seen it with many fan bases. The stories are going to come out, and people are going to make their accusations. It's going to happen whether you like it or not.

Now back to Auburn. The Never To Yield Foundation likes to take credit for outting Scott Moore and scorning Danny Sheridan for their recent stunts in the world of sports radio.

However, this has to be said and it's brutal honesty. There's a difference between assisting with the positive perception of an institution and a blantant terrorizing and going out for people's jobs. With this post, I could probably be in the gunsights of these fools because I'm not ALL IN with their message. However, I look at this from a lens that isn't crimson, white, orange, or navy. Do I think that Cam Newton was 100% innocent in regards to his case? No, I don't. Do I think that Auburn runs a program that would make God and Tim Tebow himself blush? No, I don't and that's the same for many institutions. However, if you can't prove it, don't try to. If you can prove it, bring it.

The moral of this story is......stop embarassing yourself. Never To Yield might need to yield before they start acting like a Democratic Economic terrorist group. I put them on the same level as Harvey Updyke. I dare you to dispute me. Until, let everything play out and go from there.