Did T-Town Menswear Cause an NCAA Violation For Alabama? (UA says no)

[RTR91]

Alabama instructs local business to back off | al.com

 

[TheRealPokeChop]

Chase goodbread adds to the discussion with a researched article that makes no inferences based on just making accusations and placing a question mark on the end to CYA. Its as if some people still know how to do proper investigative reporting.

TideSports.com - UA compliance issues cease-and-desist letter

 

[RTR91]

Poster on another site says this is the "10" and will be released today at 3. I just don't see it.

 

[calhexas]

The 10 that's supposed to come out in August? What's the date again?

 

[TheRealPokeChop]

The ten that was coming out last week, now this week, now today, then next week, then etc....?

This story that clay travis made up from some pics he had in his email from auburn fans just two days ago, was scheduled to be the 10 that was going to hit two weeks ago huh?

If you notice, every story that has come out has been the potential "10" that everyone has been talking about and why has NO ONE just considered that the whole idea of the "10" story was made up from the get go by message board posters and a radio dj?

This story is done except for clay wanting to speculate. stop clicking on his site and un follow his twitter, you can obviously tell he is using his site to spin non stories and dead ones to manufacture controversy.

 

[Crimson Surfer]

TideSports.com - UA compliance issues cease-and-desist letter

TUSCALOOSA | Local clothing store owner Tom Al-Betar received a cease-and-desist letter from the University of Alabama compliance office in December of last year requesting compliance with NCAA regulations prohibiting the use of a student-athlete's name, photograph or likeness to promote a commercial product or service, but a UA investigation into the matter found no rules violations or eligibility concerns.

Al-Betar owns T-Town Men's Wear in University Mall, which sells high-end men's suits and clothing. The storefront has signed Alabama items on display, and a source close to the situation indicated Alabama's December letter made specific reference to the sale or distribution of items autographed by current UA student-athletes. Phone calls to Al-Betar were not immediately returned.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

Re: Clay Travis Says We Are In Potential Trouble

important to note that our guys do these kind of signings sometimes with UA and NCAA's permission. Clay gets the same info Brooks got but at 1 in the morning cant research it but makes sure he gets it on his website. And theres nothing in those pictures that constitutes a violation unless they were recieving benefits which again our staff would uncover and deal with.

Brooks gets it much earlier has a chance to look into it and tell Aubs to cool it.

Mostly remember its beyond our control, UA has a great compliance department and those pics are 8 months old not to mention our players know better. The University will likely address it in the morning and we will know one way or the other.

Travis is trying to generate hits to his new website so that he can pick up $pon$or$.

AVOID his website at all costs! This dude HATES Alabama with an over the top passion. He knows that if he writes anything about Alabama or *U, he will get an enormous amount of hits out of it. DON'T go to his website!!! Even if it is about *U and their violations. If it is legitimate news, it will be available at tons of other websites.......

 

[bamaman07]

TideSports.com - UA compliance issues cease-and-desist letter

Reading comprehension isn't strong with the boogs. I hope the NCAA nails them to the wall for all they've done. The rivlary is unhealthy at this point.

 

[calhexas]

Like someone else said, I find it funny that the barners screamed their ....y little heads off that Bama was behind the whole Cam Newton thing. Yet here they are, trying their best to dig up something on Bama and this T-Town Menswear deal, and make something sanction worthy out of every little photograph, signature, facebook comment or youtube vid they can find. They are 100% behind this, and they aren't even being discreet about it lol

 

[CrimsonProf]

Sports by Brooks has picked this up, and is carrying on still about Brent Calloway.

Other more reputable reporters are making comment, too. Truth is, I want our guys to stay away from all of this.

 

[TideFan in AU]

Sports by Brooks has picked this up, and is carrying on still about Brent Calloway.

Other more reputable reporters are making comment, too. Truth is, I want our guys to stay away from all of this.

I agree. Even if no wrong doing took place, it just doesn't look good.

 

[CrimsonSEC]

How did the title of this get morphed? Should I panic now and get worried about this? Is Travis wrong or has the system allowed a local dumarse to manipulate the program?!? Lord I hate this nonsense. I miss the old days...DT_bur2:

 

[TheRealPokeChop]

How did the title of this get morphed? Should I panic now and get worried about this? Is Travis wrong or has the system allowed a local dumarse to manipulate the program?!? Lord I hate this nonsense. I miss the old days...DT_bur2:

Travis isnt wrong so much as he's beating a dead horse. He has pictures and is basically making up a narrative of possible violations without actually making any (posing them as hypotheticals). Brooks picked it up to vulture some hits off of it. All non bloggers whove reported on it have reported the only known facts, which are that UA knew about it, investigated it, found no wrongdoing, and ordered the store to stop using current players in its promotions, which it has. All the pictures and adverts at this point have come from before the december investigation time reported by UA sources.

In short UA LOOKED INTO IT AND TOOK CARE OF IT. now clay just keep beating a dead horse and unfortunatly the more he does the more brooks will need to capitalize on it.

Its a lot like when brooks posted a list of payments to AU hostesses and implied (without saying it) that they were prostitutes, with not proof other than that Auburn pays its student employees. Message boards and sports talk gave that and other Blog generated stories more worth than they are worth and this one will be the same, sadly.

 

[RJ YellowHammer]

Travis isnt wrong so much as he's beating a dead horse. He has pictures and is basically making up a narrative of possible violations without actually making any (posing them as hypotheticals). Brooks picked it up to vulture some hits off of it. All non bloggers whove reported on it have reported the only known facts, which are that UA knew about it, investigated it, found no wrongdoing, and ordered the store to stop using current players in its promotions, which it has. All the pictures and adverts at this point have come from before the december investigation time reported by UA sources.

In short UA LOOKED INTO IT AND TOOK CARE OF IT. now clay just keep beating a dead horse and unfortunatly the more he does the more brooks will need to capitalize on it.

Its a lot like when brooks posted a list of payments to AU hostesses and implied (without saying it) that they were prostitutes, with not proof other than that Auburn pays its student employees. Message boards and sports talk gave that and other Blog generated stories more worth than they are worth and this one will be the same, sadly.

Right on, but I hope the thread was named more appropriately earlier.

 

[CrimsonSEC]

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[TheRealPokeChop]

By all means, I hope you're right, but how did we get get from "Clay was wrong" to "UA says no". That chance from people who I know are in the know, bothers me...

Easy answer, mods thought it was better. Since Im not a mod I dont know. Technically i think the former title was a sort of a teaser and a 9 page thread may have deserved a more descriptive title to prevent multiple threads on the same issue.

Again note that no matter what implications clay makes they are all covered by the idea that our compliance dept cleared the issue up in December. He recently noted that there were price tags on the jerseys. I haven't see the picture he's talking about, but those tags could have been from when they were purchased, and even if the store was selling them, as long as the players didnt receive anything, there's no violation for a guy selling his autographs.

Until you read a report about it from Yahoo or ESPN, its really not worth worrying about it since, for me anyway, I have full faith in UA's compliance dept to do their jobs. Aubs wanted this story out to make bama fans squirm and its worked to this point despite not finding the homerun violation theyve been digging for the last 10 years.

 

[bamanut_aj]

Sports by Brooks has picked this up, and is carrying on still about Brent Calloway.

Other more reputable reporters are making comment, too. Truth is, I want our guys to stay away from all of this.

SBB also passed on the story when they had the chance to 'break' the story. Just sensational journalism at this point. No worries.

 

[100%Crimson]

I think what bothers me most is none of this should have ever happened. When we give the opposition fodder for their delusional rantings it irritates the crap out of me. Now, nothing you say or do will remove the idea from their heads.

 

[SavannahDare]

I think what bothers me most is none of this should have ever happened. When we give the opposition fodder for their delusional rantings it irritates the crap out of me. Now, nothing you say or do will remove the idea from their heads.

That's because it has very little to do with reality. They are adept at denial, distortion and projection irrespective of what the actual happenings are.

 

[bamaman07]

Alabama found no wrongdoing, no eligibility concerns and sent a cease and desist letter. I don't know what else can be done. The SEC and NCAA aren't getting involved because it's not a serious matter. Now Auburn on the other hand, they're in trouble on many different fronts. I knew stuff like this would be coming out when their NCAA problems came to the forefront. They'll do their best to try and take Bama down with them. Bama fans need to unfollow Clay Travis and Sports By Brooks on Facebook and Twitter. They are desperate for hits to their websites and stuff like this will make them famous. Bama fans need to ignore them and then hopefully they'll go away for good.