Auburn Football: Grade Fixes, Drugs, and Pay Scandals

Is there anything that Auburn football is not being charged with?

On top of allegedly bribing players to stay another year, changing grades so that athletes would be eligible to play, and committing recruiting infractions, Auburn is now being charged with having a drug problem and cover up scandal.

According to E:60 and ESPN the Magazine, Auburn had a drug epidemic during the 2010 season that crossed into 2011 when they played the BCS title game. The drug was called "Spice" which is a synthetic marijuana drug, and several players seemed to be addicted to it.

Drug tests for Spice, however, did not occur until after their BCS title win over Oregon. During the ensuing tests, a dozen players tested positive for Spice. Auburn then kept the tests confidential.

It is also being reported that up to a dozen more players, seniors, have used spice and gotten away with it.

This time in Auburn football seems to be one of the most scandalous ever reported in college sports. Who gets caught doing all of these things at once? The various infractions and wrongdoings are stunning for this short period of time. If any or all of these allegations prove to be true, I can see the school being dealt crippling infractions.

Of course, Auburn's fault lies partly in getting lost in the quest for a winning program. Colleges today want the best football programs, as well as basketball programs, so that they can make money. It's the endgame of every business and the NCAA and the universities are no different. The only thing that Auburn did wrong is break the rules that are there to mislead the populace (and more importantly the "student athletes") into thinking that college sports are not a business but for the betterment of student athletes and higher education.

Yes, Auburn should be punished because they've seemingly crossed ethical lines as well as broke the NCAA's rules. But to think that this university and a handful of others are the only ones committing these types of infractions is incorrect. Maybe not to the level of letting kids slide on drug use but I have no doubt that several universities bend or break the rules in effort to get a winning program.

Alabama Overpowers Notre Dame for the Title

Looks like the Fighting Irish got KO'd before they even threw a punch.

Last night was the illegitimate BCS National Title Game between Notre Dame and Alabama. The Notre Dame haters had been calling the Fighting Irish overrated and not worthy of a title shot and just looking at last night's game makes it harder than ever to shut those guys up. It wasn't anywhere near being a close game. Notre Dame scored their first TD in the 3rd quarter after 5 TD's from Alabama.

Everything was working for Alabama. AJ McCarron threw for 264 yards and 4 TDs, the ground game ran for 265 yards and and 2 TDs, and Alabama had 227 more total yards than Notre Dame (529 to 302). Meanwhile, Notre Dame struggled, especially on the ground game getting only 32 rushing yards on 19 attempts.

Alabama cruises to a victory 42-14 winning their 3rd BCS title and 2nd in a row. It is the 7th straight national title for a SEC team. It is also Nick Saban's 4th national title.

Where the hell is Johnny "Football" when you need it? There is no doubt that Alabama and Nick Saban are in some kind of dynasty right now. You might as well just stop watching college football until Nick Saban is done at Alabama. I have for a while now (that mixed in with a few other reasons).

Still, congratulations to the Crimson Tide on winning another national title.... and also on next year's title and the next one and the next one...

P.S. As you noticed, didn't even bother with any of the other bowl games. I was tempted to skip this one as they all seem meaningless. This one just had more people shouting for no reason.

Both #1 and #2 Go Down, Irish Now the Top Team?

Just when we thought that the SEC would be out of the National title hunt this year, they are right back in shotgun with Notre Dame in the driver's seat.

This wild weekend among the top 4 teams has taken a very sharp left turn. #1 Kansas State and #2 Oregon needed to win out and they would basically be guaranteed for a National title game. Kansas State went on the road and faced Baylor and could not hold that offense back. A total of 7 TDs scored by Baylor (5 on the ground game) helped them dismantle the top team in the country 52-24.

As for the high powered offense of Oregon, they hit a huge forest with Stanford. The Cardinal came into Eugene and milked the clock for all it's worth holding that Duck offense to 14 points and forcing OT. After the Ducks FG hit the post to miss, Stanford came up and Jordan Williamson hit a 37 yard FG to win the game and upset Oregon 17-14.

As for #3 Notre Dame and #4 Alabama, meet your new National title contenders. The Fighting Irish KO'd Wake Forest 38-0 while the Crimson Tide washed away Western Carolina 49-0. Notre Dame will likely be #1 and Alabama will likely move into the #2 spot. Can these two teams hold out for a illegitimate title game?