Uhhh no.
SPECIAL REPORT ON
THAYER EVANS
PART 1 – THE INCIDENT
It was a warm and humid night, when Thayer Evans was put in
the back of the police car sweaty and in handcuffs. He sat there regretting
using an entire bottle of gel in his hair as it melted down his face. Being
unable to wipe away the tears he wondered how being arrested for would impact
his basketball career at Bartlesville Wesleyan College. Today we know, the punishment for stealing
was a dismissal from the team. But what caused a promising basketball player to
commit such a selfish crime? “The money, the sex, the academics, the drugs,”
Evans said. “I actually spent a lot of time in that community”. Unfortunately corruption would plague Thayer
throughout his life.
PART 2 – THE LIE
Shortly after leaving Bartlesville Wesleyan College, Thayer
got a job at the Houston Chronicle. How did someone make such a big leap from
college drop-out with a criminal record to working at a prestigious
newspaper? “I’m actually not surprised
by that” Thayer said, and for good reason. It was soon discovered Thayer had
lied on his resume, and he was asked to resign. Maybe the Houston Chronicle
hadn’t been so merciful it would have prevented a long career of manipulation,
corruption and violence.
PART 3 – THE EXPLOITATION
Thayer was soon back on his feet working for the New York
Times. Where he quickly made a name for
himself exploiting young recruits and their collegiate ambitions. Jason
Whitlock, a one-time coworker, said, “Anybody with a brain could see the
exploitation that was taking place.”
How was Evans able to take advantage of so many young men? “I’ve
gone through four soles and two pairs of Cowboy boots,” Evans said. “That’s
going out and knocking on doors and trying to find where guys are at.”
You can’t help but to wonder what happened to these kids. “What
people are going to find is that a lot of guys have found themselves in worse
situations than originally before,” Evans said. “A lot of the stuff that people
have alleged are just urban myths perpetuated by the Internet,” Evans said.
“[But this] we knew to be true.”
Thayer was dismissed from the New York Times after a
controversial article for which they had to issue a retraction and apology to
the University of Texas.
SPECIAL REPORT ON
THAYER EVANS
PART 1 – THE INCIDENT
It was a warm and humid night, when Thayer Evans was put in
the back of the police car sweaty and in handcuffs. He sat there regretting
using an entire bottle of gel in his hair as it melted down his face. Being
unable to wipe away the tears he wondered how being arrested for would impact
his basketball career at Bartlesville Wesleyan College. Today we know, the punishment for stealing
was a dismissal from the team. But what caused a promising basketball player to
commit such a selfish crime? “The money, the sex, the academics, the drugs,”
Evans said. “I actually spent a lot of time in that community”. Unfortunately corruption would plague Thayer
throughout his life.
PART 2 – THE LIE
Shortly after leaving Bartlesville Wesleyan College, Thayer
got a job at the Houston Chronicle. How did someone make such a big leap from
college drop-out with a criminal record to working at a prestigious
newspaper? “I’m actually not surprised
by that” Thayer said, and for good reason. It was soon discovered Thayer had
lied on his resume, and he was asked to resign. Maybe the Houston Chronicle
hadn’t been so merciful it would have prevented a long career of manipulation,
corruption and violence.
PART 3 – THE EXPLOITATION
Thayer was soon back on his feet working for the New York
Times. Where he quickly made a name for
himself exploiting young recruits and their collegiate ambitions. Jason
Whitlock, a one-time coworker, said, “Anybody with a brain could see the
exploitation that was taking place.”
How was Evans able to take advantage of so many young men? “I’ve
gone through four soles and two pairs of Cowboy boots,” Evans said. “That’s
going out and knocking on doors and trying to find where guys are at.”
You can’t help but to wonder what happened to these kids. “What
people are going to find is that a lot of guys have found themselves in worse
situations than originally before,” Evans said. “A lot of the stuff that people
have alleged are just urban myths perpetuated by the Internet,” Evans said.
“[But this] we knew to be true.”
Thayer was dismissed from the New York Times after a
controversial article for which they had to issue a retraction and apology to
the University of Texas.
PART 4 – GHOST WRITTING
Like a cat with nine devious lives Thayer once again found
himself employed. This time at Fox Sports. How in the world did Thayer get this
job after a long history of corruption? His co-workers are just as perplexed. “I
am completely and utterly flabbergasted that a legitimate news outlet would
allow Thayer Evans to be involved”, said Jason Whitlock. “This guy isn’t
qualified for this job”
It comes as no surprise that Thayer was soon fired for
creating sources that didn’t exist. "You just have to be vague enough to
avoid slander and libel charges.” said Thayer. “That’s what’s happened with my
quote, unquote, professional background”
PART 5 – THE FALLOUT
“…a meltdown”, started Thayer, “is coming just like usual”. On
November 12th, 2009 Katlin Evans filed a restraining order against
Thayer Evans for domestic abuse. A restraining order that is in effect to this
day. “That’s actually laughable” Thayer said with a devilish smirk, remembering
that violent day.
Thayer now works at Sports Illustrated. Did SI know about
Thayer’s scandalous and violent past before hiring him? Did Thayer lie on his
resume once again?
“It’s just a situation where we started hearing some things”
said George Dorhmann, writer for SI. “It wasn’t just one of these sort of
[instances] of corruption, it was a lot”
Thayer still continues to write for SI much to the
bewilderment of fellow journalists. “I’m not speculating about his
incompetence.” Said Whitlock. “I’ve worked with him. He’s simpleminded. He’s a
hack that can’t write.” Whitlock’s concerns may be echoed by the Sports Illustrated
staff as well. Thayer wasn’t allowed to write his latest piece. After 10 months
of work by Thayer, SI took the story from him. Was it because there was a
distinct lack of effort to get the full story shown, or was it because SI
learned that corruption, anger, and hatred had consumed Thayer, and he couldn’t
be trusted to be creditable? We may never know.
There is no direct knowledge of Sports Illustrated knowing
or condoning Thayer’s corruption before investigating a highly refuted piece on
his arch nemesis Oklahoma State. Although this wasn’t the first time Thayer has
attacked OSU. Thayer had admitted to being paid to write slander pieces on OSU in
the past. “Everyone is just waiting for Chokie State to once again live up to
its nickname under Gundy.” Said Thayer.
This has been a tough week for Thayer, having the corruption
of his career exposed. “Any idiot can post something on the Internet,” Evans cynically
admitted.
PART 6 – THE INTERVIEW
Thayer sits nervously glancing at the floor with sweat
beading on his forehead. He shifts
frequently as if trying to dodge the uncomfortable truth about to be
leveled. His suit dingy and dated, his
hair with more gel than even Boone Pickens can afford. As the lights turn bright and the interview
begins, you can’t help but notice the gel start to melt. A stream of slime
begins to ooze symbolic of Thayer’s career.
But the slime isn’t the unrivaled amount of hair gel that
leaves Pauly D disgusted. It’s the words coming forth by Thayer as he grasps at
straws to save his maligned career. But
there are no answers today, there are no excuses. Just more questions.
Everyone sits in bewilderment of what they just witnessed. Whitlock
laughs, “Thayer Evans couldn’t spell cat”, breaking the uncomfortable
silence. It was a strange question to
ask in the interview, but as pointed out by Jon Werthelm, another Senior Editor
at SI, “It’s a good question.” Werthelm may be right, it served to accurately
display Thayer’s incompetence.
Not everyone is as amused as Whitlock with Thayer’s inability
to spell a simple word. Chris Stone, Senior Editor at SI, sarcastically
responded, “We're not bug-eyed with shock!”
We wondered why Stone and Sports Illustrated would continue to stand by
Thayer as his career gets put out at the curb with the other trash. As we wait
for the garbage truck come to pick up what’s left of Thayer’s reputation, Jon
mumbles in disbelief “At some level it's personal.”
The interview has ended and Stone said it best “The message,
in the end, is the same.” In the end Thayer is a liar, a thief, a wife beater,
and a fraud. Sadly we can’t help but picture Thayer’s dog trying to get a
restraining order before Evans gets home.
PART 4 – GHOST WRITTING
Like a cat with nine devious lives Thayer once again found
himself employed. This time at Fox Sports. How in the world did Thayer get this
job after a long history of corruption? His co-workers are just as perplexed. “I
am completely and utterly flabbergasted that a legitimate news outlet would
allow Thayer Evans to be involved”, said Jason Whitlock. “This guy isn’t
qualified for this job”
It comes as no surprise that Thayer was soon fired for
creating sources that didn’t exist. "You just have to be vague enough to
avoid slander and libel charges.” said Thayer. “That’s what’s happened with my
quote, unquote, professional background”
PART 5 – THE FALLOUT
“…a meltdown”, started Thayer, “is coming just like usual”. On
November 12th, 2009 Katlin Evans filed a restraining order against
Thayer Evans for domestic abuse. A restraining order that is in effect to this
day. “That’s actually laughable” Thayer said with a devilish smirk, remembering
that violent day.
Thayer now works at Sports Illustrated. Did SI know about
Thayer’s scandalous and violent past before hiring him? Did Thayer lie on his
resume once again?
“It’s just a situation where we started hearing some things”
said George Dorhmann, writer for SI. “It wasn’t just one of these sort of
[instances] of corruption, it was a lot”
Thayer still continues to write for SI much to the
bewilderment of fellow journalists. “I’m not speculating about his
incompetence.” Said Whitlock. “I’ve worked with him. He’s simpleminded. He’s a
hack that can’t write.” Whitlock’s concerns may be echoed by the Sports Illustrated
staff as well. Thayer wasn’t allowed to write his latest piece. After 10 months
of work by Thayer, SI took the story from him. Was it because there was a
distinct lack of effort to get the full story shown, or was it because SI
learned that corruption, anger, and hatred had consumed Thayer, and he couldn’t
be trusted to be creditable? We may never know.
There is no direct knowledge of Sports Illustrated knowing
or condoning Thayer’s corruption before investigating a highly refuted piece on
his arch nemesis Oklahoma State. Although this wasn’t the first time Thayer has
attacked OSU. Thayer had admitted to being paid to write slander pieces on OSU in
the past. “Everyone is just waiting for Chokie State to once again live up to
its nickname under Gundy.” Said Thayer.
This has been a tough week for Thayer, having the corruption
of his career exposed. “Any idiot can post something on the Internet,” Evans cynically
admitted.
PART 6 – THE INTERVIEW
Thayer sits nervously glancing at the floor with sweat
beading on his forehead. He shifts
frequently as if trying to dodge the uncomfortable truth about to be
leveled. His suit dingy and dated, his
hair with more gel than even Boone Pickens can afford. As the lights turn bright and the interview
begins, you can’t help but notice the gel start to melt. A stream of slime
begins to ooze symbolic of Thayer’s career.
But the slime isn’t the unrivaled amount of hair gel that
leaves Pauly D disgusted. It’s the words coming forth by Thayer as he grasps at
straws to save his maligned career. But
there are no answers today, there are no excuses. Just more questions.
Everyone sits in bewilderment of what they just witnessed. Whitlock
laughs, “Thayer Evans couldn’t spell cat”, breaking the uncomfortable
silence. It was a strange question to
ask in the interview, but as pointed out by Jon Werthelm, another Senior Editor
at SI, “It’s a good question.” Werthelm may be right, it served to accurately
display Thayer’s incompetence.
Not everyone is as amused as Whitlock with Thayer’s inability
to spell a simple word. Chris Stone, Senior Editor at SI, sarcastically
responded, “We're not bug-eyed with shock!”
We wondered why Stone and Sports Illustrated would continue to stand by
Thayer as his career gets put out at the curb with the other trash. As we wait
for the garbage truck come to pick up what’s left of Thayer’s reputation, Jon
mumbles in disbelief “At some level it's personal.”
The interview has ended and Stone said it best “The message,
in the end, is the same.” In the end Thayer is a liar, a thief, a wife beater,
and a fraud. Sadly we can’t help but picture Thayer’s dog trying to get a
restraining order before Evans gets home.
The problem is what they aren't saying. OSU gave Sims a chance. He committed check fraud and stole hundreds
from a teammate. He was on the Bank
surveillance doing it. They don't mention how he got a second chance at Lamar,
and how he has already been kicked off that team. They don't mention how we
have had a 3 RB system for years, each getting significant carriers, but now
this year we are short on depth because Sim's was supposed to be that second or
third guy. I mean the guy had a golden road to the NFL. Bell, Hunter, Randle,
Tosten, and Smith will more than likely get a shot too. But they say Sims
hadn't produced, and didn't play much.
How many Freshman get playing time behind 2 future NFL'ers?
They keep bringing up Bo Bowling. They say OSU over-looked
his felony charges that got pleaded down to a misdemeanor because he produced
on the field. They don't say he spent 30 days in jail, paid for his own rehab,
sat down with Gundy and asked to come back, took weekly drug testing, and came
back as a walk on, paying his own way.
Everything SI mentions is viewed through a kaleidoscope to
paint OSU in the worst possible light.
I think most people just don't know the other side of the
story. And if you don't know, what you don't know, then all of this looks pretty
damning. I just encourage every reader
to ask one questions throughout, Where is the other side of this story?
Honestly I could write a book on the lengths SI went to
manipulate the story. It truly is criminal.
They spent 10 months researching and fact-checking, but it took ESPN and
Deadspin 30 minutes, and a phone call to the OSU registrar to prove multiple
inaccuracies in the story?
Going back to Sims, I don't have a article. It has been
posted in the comments a few times if you want to look for it. But Sim's
explains that he doesn't blame OSU, and it was his own fault that put him where
he is today. Sims is still very young,
and I hope he can get it turned around.
They talk a lot about Artrell Woods, but in the whole thing
they don't mention how OSU gave him a 4 year scholarship after being injured,
and worked with OU med to get him walking and playing again. It wasn't until after asking Gundy for a transfer
that he left OSU. What was Gundy supposed to do, say no? He wasn't given a second chance he was given
30 chances.
I told you I could write a book on this, but you got me
thinking, trying to sum it up. What makes it so, so bad.
Everything I just mentioned, the manipulation of player’s
stories and the evidence that has been uncovered discrediting the story, but
even that doesn't sum it all up. (And it truly isn't justifiable to just skim
over that multiple facets to the story were obliterated by a couple of phone
calls and a few Google searches) All of that would be enough to question the
legitimacy of this article, but wait! There's more.
It's reprehensible to the very core that Thayer Evans is a
part of any article, especially this one. He has an extensive history where he
was fired for creating sources that didn't exist, manipulating quotes, and
lying on his resume.
SI, the magazine with a swim suit edition, just let a guy
that has a restraining order against him for beating his wife contribute to an
article claiming OSU objectifies women....
let that sink in.
Okay, Thayer Evans is questionable at best, but he isn't the
main writer. That's true he isn't, but
he is the guy that did every single interview mentioned.
What really get's OSU fans goat? Thayer Evans has admitted
to being paid to write slander pieces in the past. He is an outspoken Sooner fan and he
routinely goes out of his way to belittle and demean Coach Gundy and our
players. He constantly refers to Oklahoma
State as Chokelahoma State. Everyone is
entitled to their opinions, but don't send this guy to do a piece on OSU and
claim there is no bias.
Then lastly there is the premise of the article. To find out
how a program rose from mediocrity to a power.
So SI is claiming that OSU got better by playing bench players, smoking
pot, and having sex with recruits that didn't commit to OSU? Nothing in a 5 part piece about a half a
billion dollars being donated, nothing about bringing our facilities into top 5
in the nation, nothing about developing a walk-on QB (Weeden) and a 3-star WR
(Blackmon)?
The issues with this one series is mind-boggling. If it
wasn't about OSU I'm not sure I would understand or care. I might take them at
face value, and that scares the sh*t out of me.
The problem is what they aren't saying. OSU gave Sims a chance. He committed check fraud and stole hundreds
from a teammate. He was on the Bank
surveillance doing it. They don't mention how he got a second chance at Lamar,
and how he has already been kicked off that team. They don't mention how we
have had a 3 RB system for years, each getting significant carriers, but now
this year we are short on depth because Sim's was supposed to be that second or
third guy. I mean the guy had a golden road to the NFL. Bell, Hunter, Randle,
Tosten, and Smith will more than likely get a shot too. But they say Sims
hadn't produced, and didn't play much.
How many Freshman get playing time behind 2 future NFL'ers?
They keep bringing up Bo Bowling. They say OSU over-looked
his felony charges that got pleaded down to a misdemeanor because he produced
on the field. They don't say he spent 30 days in jail, paid for his own rehab,
sat down with Gundy and asked to come back, took weekly drug testing, and came
back as a walk on, paying his own way.
Everything SI mentions is viewed through a kaleidoscope to
paint OSU in the worst possible light.
I think most people just don't know the other side of the
story. And if you don't know, what you don't know, then all of this looks pretty
damning. I just encourage every reader
to ask one questions throughout, Where is the other side of this story?
Honestly I could write a book on the lengths SI went to
manipulate the story. It truly is criminal.
They spent 10 months researching and fact-checking, but it took ESPN and
Deadspin 30 minutes, and a phone call to the OSU registrar to prove multiple
inaccuracies in the story?
Going back to Sims, I don't have a article. It has been
posted in the comments a few times if you want to look for it. But Sim's
explains that he doesn't blame OSU, and it was his own fault that put him where
he is today. Sims is still very young,
and I hope he can get it turned around.
They talk a lot about Artrell Woods, but in the whole thing
they don't mention how OSU gave him a 4 year scholarship after being injured,
and worked with OU med to get him walking and playing again. It wasn't until after asking Gundy for a transfer
that he left OSU. What was Gundy supposed to do, say no? He wasn't given a second chance he was given
30 chances.
I told you I could write a book on this, but you got me
thinking, trying to sum it up. What makes it so, so bad.
Everything I just mentioned, the manipulation of player’s
stories and the evidence that has been uncovered discrediting the story, but
even that doesn't sum it all up. (And it truly isn't justifiable to just skim
over that multiple facets to the story were obliterated by a couple of phone
calls and a few Google searches) All of that would be enough to question the
legitimacy of this article, but wait! There's more.
It's reprehensible to the very core that Thayer Evans is a
part of any article, especially this one. He has an extensive history where he
was fired for creating sources that didn't exist, manipulating quotes, and
lying on his resume.
SI, the magazine with a swim suit edition, just let a guy
that has a restraining order against him for beating his wife contribute to an
article claiming OSU objectifies women....
let that sink in.
Okay, Thayer Evans is questionable at best, but he isn't the
main writer. That's true he isn't, but
he is the guy that did every single interview mentioned.
What really get's OSU fans goat? Thayer Evans has admitted
to being paid to write slander pieces in the past. He is an outspoken Sooner fan and he
routinely goes out of his way to belittle and demean Coach Gundy and our
players. He constantly refers to Oklahoma
State as Chokelahoma State. Everyone is
entitled to their opinions, but don't send this guy to do a piece on OSU and
claim there is no bias.
Then lastly there is the premise of the article. To find out
how a program rose from mediocrity to a power.
So SI is claiming that OSU got better by playing bench players, smoking
pot, and having sex with recruits that didn't commit to OSU? Nothing in a 5 part piece about a half a
billion dollars being donated, nothing about bringing our facilities into top 5
in the nation, nothing about developing a walk-on QB (Weeden) and a 3-star WR
(Blackmon)?
The issues with this one series is mind-boggling. If it
wasn't about OSU I'm not sure I would understand or care. I might take them at
face value, and that scares the sh*t out of me.
OSU has been cheating since the days of Hart Lee Dykes back in the 80's.
GoPokes is making alot of excuses IMO. The Cowboys knew EXACTLY what they were getting with Atrell Woods. To say they gave him 30 chances is like a woman saying "well he has only hit me a couple of times but its never been in the face. If he ever does that then im leaving him."
Don't act like you are doing someone a favor whose burned you numerous times before and then act like you were "forced" to do it.
OSU has been cheating since the days of Hart Lee Dykes back in the 80's.
GoPokes is making alot of excuses IMO. The Cowboys knew EXACTLY what they were getting with Atrell Woods. To say they gave him 30 chances is like a woman saying "well he has only hit me a couple of times but its never been in the face. If he ever does that then im leaving him."
Don't act like you are doing someone a favor whose burned you numerous times before and then act like you were "forced" to do it.
Lets look at some facts ML:
Stillwater
How many people live in Stillwater, OK ChaCha Answer: The population of Stillwater is 44,800.
T. Boone Pickens
Updated 2/21/2007
Tycoon's $165M gift to Oklahoma State raises both hopes and questions Source USA Today
Boone Pickens, now 78, has made it his mission to lift his beloved Oklahoma State Cowboys from decades of low-budget mediocrity in all but a handful of sports to eminence in football and beyond. Money's what it takes? Money, the Cowboys now have. Just after Christmas last year, the famed oilman-turned-master investor wired $165 million to a school-connected account.
The donation was the biggest by far in the history of college athletics, a stunning windfall enhanced by a $31 million kick-in from the OSU golf foundation and careful investing that has swollen the total amount to more than $250 million. By the time it's spent, the pot is expected to grow to $343 million.
The football team is coming off a four-win season and last-place finish in the Big 12 Conference's cutthroat South Division, and prospects for this year are barely improved. The Cowboys are forecast by media covering the conference to finish next-to-last in the South, ahead of Baylor.
Football will get upwards of $120 million for new offices, new locker and training rooms and additional seating in a newly enclosed west end of its stadium. Gundy and his team will be the primary tenants of a multipurpose indoor practice facility, planned along with probably three practice fields at a cost of $54 million.
All that's atop two sprucing-up and expansion projects undertaken since 2003. By 2008, upgrades to the stadium will have totaled more than $220 million. Counting previous gifts, Pickens (whose name now adorns the stadium) will have underwritten roughly two-thirds of that amount.
"It's great marketing. It's great advertisement. And it's put us in position to have a lot of success."
'The winning better come'
Wadley says he's getting the same response: "I can get in a lot of houses I couldn't get in before."
Lets look at some facts ML:
Stillwater
How many people live in Stillwater, OK ChaCha Answer: The population of Stillwater is 44,800.
T. Boone Pickens
Updated 2/21/2007
Tycoon's $165M gift to Oklahoma State raises both hopes and questions Source USA Today
Boone Pickens, now 78, has made it his mission to lift his beloved Oklahoma State Cowboys from decades of low-budget mediocrity in all but a handful of sports to eminence in football and beyond. Money's what it takes? Money, the Cowboys now have. Just after Christmas last year, the famed oilman-turned-master investor wired $165 million to a school-connected account.
The donation was the biggest by far in the history of college athletics, a stunning windfall enhanced by a $31 million kick-in from the OSU golf foundation and careful investing that has swollen the total amount to more than $250 million. By the time it's spent, the pot is expected to grow to $343 million.
The football team is coming off a four-win season and last-place finish in the Big 12 Conference's cutthroat South Division, and prospects for this year are barely improved. The Cowboys are forecast by media covering the conference to finish next-to-last in the South, ahead of Baylor.
Football will get upwards of $120 million for new offices, new locker and training rooms and additional seating in a newly enclosed west end of its stadium. Gundy and his team will be the primary tenants of a multipurpose indoor practice facility, planned along with probably three practice fields at a cost of $54 million.
All that's atop two sprucing-up and expansion projects undertaken since 2003. By 2008, upgrades to the stadium will have totaled more than $220 million. Counting previous gifts, Pickens (whose name now adorns the stadium) will have underwritten roughly two-thirds of that amount.
"It's great marketing. It's great advertisement. And it's put us in position to have a lot of success."
'The winning better come'
Wadley says he's getting the same response: "I can get in a lot of houses I couldn't get in before."
The winning better come in this 2007 USA Today article sticks out to me!
I think that the current T Boone Gift pot is now at around $500,000,000.
The winning better come in this 2007 USA Today article sticks out to me!
I think that the current T Boone Gift pot is now at around $500,000,000.
ML-Do you have a big Mizzou bet? Is that why you are bringing this old story up? Did somebody pay a player money, im sure, a coach? That would be no good!
Also Dez Bryant and Justin Blackmon aren't the best American citizens!
ML-Do you have a big Mizzou bet? Is that why you are bringing this old story up? Did somebody pay a player money, im sure, a coach? That would be no good!
Also Dez Bryant and Justin Blackmon aren't the best American citizens!
No money on Mizzou.; maybe the over (should score 100 points IMO)
No money on Mizzou.; maybe the over (should score 100 points IMO)
Well ML T boone said on the Business insider on 9/112013:
There have been wholesale changes at the school in recent years in leadership and facilities. During that time, I have given more than $500 million to OSU, for athletics and academics. Have I gotten my money’s worth? You bet.
Well ML T boone said on the Business insider on 9/112013:
There have been wholesale changes at the school in recent years in leadership and facilities. During that time, I have given more than $500 million to OSU, for athletics and academics. Have I gotten my money’s worth? You bet.
The Oklahoman (9/07/13) reported Saturday, that the allegations include payments to players from boosters and academic improprieties, including changing grades. The Oklahoman also reported former assistant coach Joe DeForest is accused in the story of running a bonus program, paying players for big plays as recently as 2011.
As far as academic issues, the brief overview said teammates indicated that school work was done for them. The drug use included players smoking marijuana before games, and a small number of members in the football program's hostess group had sex with recruits.
FSN (9/10/13)-Allegations that Oklahoma State football players were paid for performance is part of a Sports Illustrated investigation that details numerous issues within the Cowboys' program over the past 13 years. According to the story, the payments to players ranged from money for big plays during a game to cash from sham jobs performed. The money, anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000 annually, came from boosters and assistant coaches. Some star players even received upwards of $25,000. Brad Girtman, a defensive tackle from 2003-04, told SI that he was paid on the low end, receiving at most $500 from a football staff member. He also said he saw some stars get "monster payments."
Girtman said his pay rates -- $50 for a quarterback hurry and up to $250 for a sack -- were told to him by assistant Joe DeForest, who worked under head coach Les Miles from 2001-04 and current Cowboys coach Mike Gundy until 2011.
KJRH News-(Jan 25 2013) STILLWATER, Okla. - An Oklahoma State University football player is accused in a sex tape scandal.
One of his fellow OSU students filed a report with campus police.
She claims the player is her ex-boyfriend and he taped them having sex without her knowledge.
OSU school officials are staying very tight-lipped about the incident but it is front page news on the school paper and it's causing a buzz around campus.
"My first reaction was why would you make a sex tape?" said Niran Al, an OSU junior.
I also find it interesting that T Boone was “boasting” that he statute of limitations is up, admitting guilt?
Since a lot of these allegations fall out of the four-year window of the NCAA’s statute of limitations, no one can bang on the school for what it did in the past. That was something OSU’s billionaire donor, T. Boone Pickens, highlighted when responding to the SI article. In his defense, he was not named in any of their allegations.
The Oklahoman (9/07/13) reported Saturday, that the allegations include payments to players from boosters and academic improprieties, including changing grades. The Oklahoman also reported former assistant coach Joe DeForest is accused in the story of running a bonus program, paying players for big plays as recently as 2011.
As far as academic issues, the brief overview said teammates indicated that school work was done for them. The drug use included players smoking marijuana before games, and a small number of members in the football program's hostess group had sex with recruits.
FSN (9/10/13)-Allegations that Oklahoma State football players were paid for performance is part of a Sports Illustrated investigation that details numerous issues within the Cowboys' program over the past 13 years. According to the story, the payments to players ranged from money for big plays during a game to cash from sham jobs performed. The money, anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000 annually, came from boosters and assistant coaches. Some star players even received upwards of $25,000. Brad Girtman, a defensive tackle from 2003-04, told SI that he was paid on the low end, receiving at most $500 from a football staff member. He also said he saw some stars get "monster payments."
Girtman said his pay rates -- $50 for a quarterback hurry and up to $250 for a sack -- were told to him by assistant Joe DeForest, who worked under head coach Les Miles from 2001-04 and current Cowboys coach Mike Gundy until 2011.
KJRH News-(Jan 25 2013) STILLWATER, Okla. - An Oklahoma State University football player is accused in a sex tape scandal.
One of his fellow OSU students filed a report with campus police.
She claims the player is her ex-boyfriend and he taped them having sex without her knowledge.
OSU school officials are staying very tight-lipped about the incident but it is front page news on the school paper and it's causing a buzz around campus.
"My first reaction was why would you make a sex tape?" said Niran Al, an OSU junior.
I also find it interesting that T Boone was “boasting” that he statute of limitations is up, admitting guilt?
Since a lot of these allegations fall out of the four-year window of the NCAA’s statute of limitations, no one can bang on the school for what it did in the past. That was something OSU’s billionaire donor, T. Boone Pickens, highlighted when responding to the SI article. In his defense, he was not named in any of their allegations.
So what does statute of limitations have to do with anything, if its still probably going on? Especially DRUGS (PEDs; not pot) If pot isn't showing up (stays in the body a long time) you know that other stuff isn't being tested for!
Former Oklahoma State football players have said that the program was plagued by widespread drug use, that often there were dealers on the team and that the school helped keep stars eligible despite positive tests, according to Sports Illustrated's latest installment on the Cowboys.
"Drugs were everywhere," said Donnell Williams, an OSU linebacker in 2006, who said he didn't use drugs himself, according to SI.com.
In all, 30 players told SI that they used marijuana when they were members of the football team. Players told the publication that some teammates even used drugs before games.
"[Against] teams we knew we were going to roll, a couple of guys would get high," Calvin Mickens, a cornerback at Oklahoma State from 2005 to 2007, said, according to SI. "Some of the guys, [it] didn't matter what game it was, they were going to get high."
So what does statute of limitations have to do with anything, if its still probably going on? Especially DRUGS (PEDs; not pot) If pot isn't showing up (stays in the body a long time) you know that other stuff isn't being tested for!
Former Oklahoma State football players have said that the program was plagued by widespread drug use, that often there were dealers on the team and that the school helped keep stars eligible despite positive tests, according to Sports Illustrated's latest installment on the Cowboys.
"Drugs were everywhere," said Donnell Williams, an OSU linebacker in 2006, who said he didn't use drugs himself, according to SI.com.
In all, 30 players told SI that they used marijuana when they were members of the football team. Players told the publication that some teammates even used drugs before games.
"[Against] teams we knew we were going to roll, a couple of guys would get high," Calvin Mickens, a cornerback at Oklahoma State from 2005 to 2007, said, according to SI. "Some of the guys, [it] didn't matter what game it was, they were going to get high."
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