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just found it funny since it was McCray they tweeted to

they are still on probation correct?

scUM or not, this is another stupid, antiquated rule. I don't really think anything will come of it, but how many times did scUM fans bring up "a rule is a rule" to us over kids selling their own personal property? How about the repeat offender issue? If they are not still on probation, then they just came off of it.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1097077-did-roy-roundtree-and-kenny-demens-tweet-violate-michigans-probation

Which OSU players are you talking about? Making an inflamitory statement like that without examples comes off as hearsay. I'm not doubting that this may or may not have occurred. You just say it like its common knowledge but what else can you expect from a SCummer.

I also think its a stupid rule, but then again, I also believe its a stupid rule that player's lose all control over their personal belongings. As stated above, all we heard from every direction was that it doesn't matter how stupid the rule is, a rule is a rule. So I would say it definitely justifies action, which is now repeat offender, and should trigger a full investigation to see if the university has lost all control of these twitter accounts.

LOL! Like that would ever happen. An upvote for making me laugh on a snowy day in Cleveland.

Not only can you still see Travis Howard's tweets to Burrows and Woodard... putting Howard in the same camp as UM's players on this violation... but I think it's silly for anyone to compare Tresselgate with a simple "congrats!" tweet. Why is it so hard for buckeye fans to understand that the outrage wasn't about amateur athletes illegally selling their stuff for profit, it was about the head coach with the saintly public image who repeatedly lied to the NCAA in an attempt to cover-up the fact that he knowingly played inelligible players? After recently authoring a book about "winning in God's way"? Do you get it yet? The longer you try to trivialize it by saying "oh, it was just some kids selling their own stuff", the longer you're gonna feel unduly victimized, rather than relishing the fact (as you should) that you got away with some MAJOR infractions with just a slap on the wrist.

native you're a good poster, and I agree the tweeting is ridiculous. It just struck me cuz is was McCray....

anyway, what you call a slap on the wrist, someone else may call too much - and that is the NCAA's fault. Meaning their "punishment" of their infractions has never had any consistency, from case to case...jmo

btw the way, I think our penalties are about right for the infraction(s)

I post this article two days ago from the AP Service that receiver Roy Roundtree and the other scum linebacker voilated the NCAA RULE. The NCAA needs to fix it's own house, before messing with other minor changes to the up coming season! Change & fix your stupid rules & violations that are attach to these out dated or dumm rules and procedures!

Like I said above, I think the rule is stupid and I highly doubt anything will come from it. I also don't think it is comparable to the end result of the tattoo deal. I would say, however, it is comparable to the start of the tatto deal. I don't think anyone will argue that the problem was with Tressel covering up everything. But the investigation didn't start from him covering up the deal. It started when it became known that these players traded their personal items for tattoos. And I also think that is a stupid rule. If that stupid rule wasn't in place, then Tressel didn't cover anything up and there would have been no investigation. But yes, the outcome found much more then just some stupid tweeting violation. I specifically remember a poster on another site saying, "I don't care if the rule says a player cannot shower after practice. If they did, then they broke the rules. Rules are rules."

For the sake of years worth of agony, lets just hope the NCAA investigation doesn't find anything else that might have gone on up there during the time frame. Otherwise, it'll be ugly with the probation and all.