[gatortalk] [SUN]: FYI -- Former Vol Ramar Smith surrenders to police

[Shane Ford]

Former Vol Ramar Smith surrenders to police
The Associated Press 
Published: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 7:56 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 7:56 p.m. 
 
Former University of Tennessee basketball guard Ramar Smith is accused of taking money, guns and marijuana in a home invasion and robbery, according to court records.
Knox County Jail Officer Betty Shelton told The Associated Press that the 22-year-old Smith turned himself in early Thursday on a charge of aggravated robbery. He was later released on $15,000 bond.
According to court records obtained by The Knoxville News Sentinel, the victim told police Smith was at his apartment to buy marijuana.
The victim told police while he was talking with Smith, another person entered the apartment with a gun. Records accuse the pair of taking $6,000 in cash and a half pound of marijuana.
Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl dismissed Smith, a native of Mount Clemens, Mich., after the 2007-08 season. He averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 assists that season, but Pearl said he failed to meet expectations off the court.
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[gatortalk] Re: Off Topic: Parental Bragging Rights

[A. Leon Polhill]

Wow, Steve!  A Gator progeny prodigy!  Congrats to both of you.

 

 

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OK - so maybe it's not totally off-topic since my son Shane will in fact be
a Gator freshman in the fall, but the following was in the online edition of
our local paper this morning:




Eau Gallie Graduation




 
 

 

Valedictorian. Valedictorian Shane McKibben addresses the graduates during
Eau Gallie High's commencement ceremonies at the King Center. He was one of
three valedictorians for the Class of 2009.

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[gatortalk] [SUN]: FYI -- SCarolina recruit arrested in Florida

[Shane Ford]

SCarolina recruit arrested in Florida
The Associated Press 
Published: Friday, May 22, 2009 at 12:09 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, May 22, 2009 at 12:09 p.m. 
 
A South Carolina football recruit was arrested this week in Florida on a marijuana charge.
Running back Ben Axon was arrested Wednesday night by Bradenton Police and charged with marijuana possession with intent to sell. The Manatee County Sheriff's Department says Axon was released Thursday after posting $2,500 bail.
Axon had originally pledged to Clemson, then rethought his commitment after the midseason departure of Tigers coach Tommy Bowden last fall. Axon was wooed by Florida State, West Virginia and Purdue before finally signing with the Gamecocks in February.
South Carolina athletic spokesman Steve Fink says coach Steve Spurrier was aware of Axon's situation but would not comment.
Axon played at Manatee High school. His best year came when he rushed for 1,026 yards and 16 TDs as a junior.
 

[gatortalk] [SUN]: FYI -- Kentucky DE Jarmon ruled ineligible by NCAA

[Shane Ford]

Kentucky DE Jarmon ruled ineligible by NCAA
By MALCOLM C. KNOX Associated Press Writer 
Published: Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 11:22 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 11:22 a.m. 
 
Kentucky defensive end Jeremy Jarmon has been ruled ineligible for his senior season by the NCAA because of a failed drug test.
He said at a news conference Saturday he had inadvertently taken a banned substance that turned up positive during a random NCAA test in February. An appeal was denied, in effect ending his college football career.
Jarmon did not identify the substance or say where he got it. He took no questions.
Jarmon has the third-most sacks in Kentucky history. He was an honorable mention on last season's AP All-Southeastern Conference Team.
 

[gatortalk] Re: Off Topic: Parental Bragging Rights

[Rob Alexander]

Ah now I get it, thanks!  Hmmm… I think they should have a tie-breaker. Arm 
wrestling? A foot race? The graduate whose seen the most Gator football games? 
Seriously, congratulations again!!!

 

Rob

 

From: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
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At his school (and it might be county wide) if you graduate with a unweighted 
4.0 average, you're a valedictorian.  Shane did this while taking AP and AICE 
level classes, so his dad is really impressed!

--- On Fri, 5/22/09, Rob Alexander  wrote:

Congratulations, Steve!  I know you must be proud.  I’m curious, though, how 
can there be three valedictorians? 

[gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] Today's Gatornews from Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post

[keith]

FSU has been in the sports pages lately because of all the arrests and illegal stuff they have been doing.
Everyone writes about all the football and basketball problems at USC.  
Everyone writes about how the Big 10 and Big 12 can't compete with the SEC.
How can reporting a string of violations to the NCAA and SEC be good?  It sounds like lack of institutional control to me
 
How can anyone think that all the negative publicity is good?
 
Starting to think that Raiders owner Al Davis was right all along ...
 



Tennessee AD: Lane Kiffin’s promotion of Vols has been ‘quite amazing’
by Ben Volin 
Lane Kiffin has ticked off about half the coaches in the SEC, committed several secondary recruiting violations and took a cheap shot at the people of Pahokee in his first six months as head football coach at Tennessee. 
Call him “Lame Kiffin” all you want, but athletic director Mike Hamilton is loving every minute of it.
“When you think about the fact that our football program was 5-7 last year, and we’ve got a coach that’s not coached a game yet in college football, but yet, we’re on the front page of USA Today sports (Tuesday) … it’s really quite amazing,” Hamilton told the Associated Press this week. “Now, we prefer that attention to always be positive, but sometimes you take the good with the bad in that regard. I feel like for the most part it’s been good.”
Kiffin seemingly can’t help but get himself in trouble. The latest episode came this week, when the Vols self-reported a secondary recruiting violation. The message “I was so excited to hear that J.C. Copeland committed to play for the Vols today!” appeared on Kiffin’s Facebook and Twitter pages, and the blame was placed on an overzealous staffer who didn’t know recruiting rules.
Kiffin’s mouth has gotten him in trouble a few times, but it’s a small price to pay for turning that program around.
“Everybody says, ‘Does he really understand what he’s doing or saying?’ Yeah, he does,” said Hamilton. “I have found him to be different from the media persona that was painted of him, stemming from those original February comments. He’s not as cavalier as the media painted him to be.”
And you’ll notice that Kiffin has mostly kept his mouth shut since making national news in February with his comments about Pahokee and Nu’Keese Richardson.
Since then, Kiffin called The Post to offer an interview/apology. Then when the situation turned ugly again this month — the Pahokee principal demanded that Tennessee/Kiffin make an apology in person — Kiffin sent running backs coach Eddie Gran to town this week to smooth things over.
If you haven’t seen it, the Pahokee-Tennessee rift has been resolved.
“They’ve done everything they need to do. They’re allowed at practice and everything is hopefully back to normal,” Pahokee coach Blaze Thompson said. “I’m very happy. I’m glad the issue is resolved and we don’t have to concern ourselves with who can and can’t come to our practices and recruit our players.”
The Vols may still get killed on the scoreboard this season, but the attention has certainly helped with recruiting. Rivals.com ranked Kiffin’s 2009 recruiting class No. 10 in the nation, one spot ahead of Florida. Kiffin also landed Bryce Brown, the nation’s supposed No. 1 recruit.
Hamilton said he is a little surprised with the amount of attention Kiffin’s comments have garnered.
“Have you heard some of the things our basketball coach has said?” he joked, referring to Bruce Pearl. “Some of the things Bruce says sometimes are much more cavalier, but because the attention Lane garnered early on for some reason the media seems to be more focused on that. And that’s OK.”
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[gatortalk] Re: Off Topic: Parental Bragging Rights

[Steve McKibben]

At his school (and it might be county wide) if you graduate with a unweighted 
4.0 average, you're a valedictorian.  Shane did this while taking AP and AICE 
level classes, so his dad is really impressed!

--- On Fri, 5/22/09, Rob Alexander  wrote:



 
 







Congratulations, Steve!  I know you must be proud.  I’m
curious, though, how can there be three valedictorians? 


 




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