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Dabo Goes Scorched Earth on Ole Miss for Tampering

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Zachary Klement
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8:01p, 1/23/26
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Man, what an INSANE deal. Good on Dabo for speaking out on this. The NCAA is a joke and so is NIL. NIL was a good idea…I thought players would be able to get $$$ for signing autographs and having brand deals. I did not think this would be 24/7 free agency.

I know it's an afterthought and realistically, most of these guys dgaf about academics, but how the heck does any of this crap work from that standpoint!? I do not think I could be at A&M for a semester and then just randomly swap schools midway through.
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8:06p, 1/23/26
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Golding was texting from his own phone. What a moron. Dude will last two years
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8:22p, 1/23/26
Poor baby

They're all doing it including Dabo
"I don't care about your feelings OP. I'm not going to let fandom replace reason, thought, and history"
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8:28p, 1/23/26
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Watching Dabo sink lower and lower into irrelevance is enjoyable. He's always been something of a b***h.
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In reply to Zachary Klement • 8:35p, 1/23/26
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Zachary Klement said:

Man, what an INSANE deal. Good on Dabo for speaking out on this. The NCAA is a joke and so is NIL. NIL was a good idea…I thought players would be able to get $$$ for signing autographs and having brand deals. I did not think this would be 24/7 free agency.

I know it's an afterthought and realistically, most of these guys dgaf about academics, but how the heck does any of this crap work from that standpoint!? I do not think I could be at A&M for a semester and then just randomly swap schools midway through.


Students change schools all the time, sometimes even multiple times. My cousin went to 4 different schools for various reasons.
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In reply to Zachary Klement • 8:41p, 1/23/26
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Why act shocked that the NIL is working as intended.
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8:47p, 1/23/26
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The minute we could not pay under the table I knew college football was done. Enjoyed it while it lasted
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In reply to PanzerAggie06 • 8:48p, 1/23/26
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Watching Dabo sink lower and lower into irrelevance is enjoyable. He's always been something of a b***h.
If it wasn't against the rules you might have a point. Dabo has every right to complain if another school is illegally poaching his players. Hope Ole Miss gets made an example.
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8:56p, 1/23/26
Everyone shrugging and saying oh well rules can't be enforced are *******. Dabo annoys me in a lot of ways but I commend him here. The NCAA is a direct reflection of our US Congress. Empty suits who refuse to act. Everyone is begging for guidelines. I'm fine with playing the game right now but I'm also fine with people like Dabo bringing receipts. Air all the dirty laundry.
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In reply to HoustonAg2106 • 9:12p, 1/23/26
So, your cousin just up and decided to switch schools 4 times and was able to enroll the next day like all of these players? He didn't have to meet the school's transfer application date(s), apply and get accepted?

Just stop
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In reply to Class of 65 • 10:37p, 1/23/26
Class of 65 said:
The minute we could not pay under the table I knew college football was done. Enjoyed it while it lasted


Except we weren't one of the chosen ones that could get away with it.

Remember Greg Hill?
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10:49p, 1/23/26
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I admire Dabo Sweney for calling out Ole Miss, Pete Golding, Rebels GM Austin Thomas for blatant tampering with Luke Ferrelli. I love how he put Ole Miss on blast by saying Pete Golding offered him a $1 million contract while in class at Clemson. College football has become the "Wild Wild West" of big money. The only sustainable solution is to implement multi-year contracts and penalties for breaking them.
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11:32p, 1/23/26
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**** Dabo. He was cheating before NIL and is just salty that he doesn't have an advantage anymore
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12:40a, 1/24/26
Isn't Clemson suing as well?
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4:29a, 1/24/26
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I don't think this was a smart move by him. He runs a massive program that's pretty wealthy and is incentivized to win. There's no way he can absolutely control this in his own shop so to go out and name names and call out one particular other program is a little gross in my opinion.

Everybody knows there's rampant tampering in this system and there's a reason coaches don't name names: glass houses on their own program.

But that's Dabo. Super whiney always and a little gross.
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In reply to ElephantRider • 4:35a, 1/24/26
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**** Dabo. He was cheating before NIL and is just salty that he doesn't have an advantage anymore


How was he cheating before?
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5:47a, 1/24/26
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I've grown tired of Dabo's shtick overall but find myself admiring his "bring the receipts approach" here. Seems pretty blatant and takes some of the shine off the Pete Golding feel good story. https://apple.news/A4FUz40vSRsCu5GFF8gShbQ
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In reply to Bunk Moreland • 6:55a, 1/24/26
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Bunk Moreland said:
ElephantRider said:
**** Dabo. He was cheating before NIL and is just salty that he doesn't have an advantage anymore


How was he cheating before?


You must've never heard of the church fund lol
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In reply to Bunk Moreland • 7:36a, 1/24/26
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Everyone shrugging and saying oh well rules can't be enforced are *******. Dabo annoys me in a lot of ways but I commend him here. The NCAA is a direct reflection of our US Congress. Empty suits who refuse to act. Everyone is begging for guidelines. I'm fine with playing the game right now but I'm also fine with people like Dabo bringing receipts. Air all the dirty laundry.
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In reply to Bunk Moreland • 8:10a, 1/24/26
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Everyone shrugging and saying oh well rules can't be enforced are *******. Dabo annoys me in a lot of ways but I commend him here. The NCAA is a direct reflection of our US Congress. Empty suits who refuse to act. Everyone is begging for guidelines. I'm fine with playing the game right now but I'm also fine with people like Dabo bringing receipts. Air all the dirty laundry.
This.

IMO Dabo is a self righteous, hypocritical, whiney *****. Also, what's the saying about a broken clock?
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In reply to HoustonAg2106 • 8:28a, 1/24/26
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HoustonAg2106 said:
Zachary Klement said:

Man, what an INSANE deal. Good on Dabo for speaking out on this. The NCAA is a joke and so is NIL. NIL was a good idea…I thought players would be able to get $$$ for signing autographs and having brand deals. I did not think this would be 24/7 free agency.

I know it's an afterthought and realistically, most of these guys dgaf about academics, but how the heck does any of this crap work from that standpoint!? I do not think I could be at A&M for a semester and then just randomly swap schools midway through.


Students change schools all the time, sometimes even multiple times. My cousin went to 4 different schools for various reasons.
I do not think the average joe could start at a new place mid-semester like some of these guys do, but I could be wrong.
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College football has almost nothing to do with college anymore. Too bad no adult leaders in NCAA and university admins. Next step will be aligning "college" teams with a pro franchise.
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In reply to Hill Country Ag • 8:55a, 1/24/26
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College football has almost nothing to do with college anymore. Too bad no adult leaders in NCAA and university admins.


Little the ncaa can do. They should at least try. And do it now. Don't wait two years like usual.

Administration needs to act like adults and shut this down.

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Next step will be aligning "college" teams with a pro franchise.


Will never happen. Neither group has any desire for that
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In reply to Sparkie • 9:07a, 1/24/26
Sparkie said:
Why act shocked that the NIL is working as intended.

Why act like we are shocked when many of us predicted this and similar behavior three years ago.

Just wait until SMU pulls an Eric Dickerson on us again and we watch him drive off in a lovely parting gift we bought for him. Or when the sips meet with our star EDGE in the Snook cemetery and gloat for a year with impunity.

My personal favorite will be when somebody, at any school, holds out the week of the natty instead of the week of the spring game in Knoxville.

The melt in any of these scenarios will be glorious.
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In reply to deer corn • 9:14a, 1/24/26
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Class of 65 said:
The minute we could not pay under the table I knew college football was done. Enjoyed it while it lasted


Except we weren't one of the chosen ones that could get away with it.

Remember Greg Hill?


Exactly. We should not want any reigning in of the current situation of pay for players without any restrictions.

Why would we want it to change when we have the largest, and likely richest fanbase? Maximize the advantages you have.
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9:37a, 1/24/26
Growing tired of Dabo and his holier than thou attitude. As long as this system is set up the way it is- you need to adapt or flounder.
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9:45a, 1/24/26
Why do we continue to say NIL? WTF, does that even mean? Just say the word contract. Plus I would bet in this age of online classes 75% of these professional athletes never take one class vs having someone else sign up for their classes
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In reply to Zachary Klement • 9:52a, 1/24/26
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HoustonAg2106 said:
Zachary Klement said:

Man, what an INSANE deal. Good on Dabo for speaking out on this. The NCAA is a joke and so is NIL. NIL was a good idea…I thought players would be able to get $$$ for signing autographs and having brand deals. I did not think this would be 24/7 free agency.

I know it's an afterthought and realistically, most of these guys dgaf about academics, but how the heck does any of this crap work from that standpoint!? I do not think I could be at A&M for a semester and then just randomly swap schools midway through.


Students change schools all the time, sometimes even multiple times. My cousin went to 4 different schools for various reasons.
I do not think the average joe could start at a new place mid-semester like some of these guys do, but I could be wrong.


The State of Texas has the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS). There is really nothing that would prevent 1st and 2nd yr students from getting "called up" during the semester.

I foresee A&M, Sip, and Tech using their System schools as Minor Leagues. Implement system wide Offense schemes and assign QBs at Commerce and Tarleton with your #2 and #3. Instead of bringing in a backup who has been on the bench, you callup the guy mid-season.

Classes all transfer...
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It's all true. Everything Dabo claimed.

But absolutely nothing will happen. They'll be no consequences whatsoever.

Because that's the world we've created.
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Dabo is a baby. What do you think coaching agents do and no coach is concerned with that tampering. Why? Because it benefits the coaches and not the players.
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In reply to DallasAg 94 • 1:29p, 1/24/26
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DallasAg 94 said:
Zachary Klement said:
HoustonAg2106 said:
Zachary Klement said:

Man, what an INSANE deal. Good on Dabo for speaking out on this. The NCAA is a joke and so is NIL. NIL was a good idea…I thought players would be able to get $$$ for signing autographs and having brand deals. I did not think this would be 24/7 free agency.

I know it's an afterthought and realistically, most of these guys dgaf about academics, but how the heck does any of this crap work from that standpoint!? I do not think I could be at A&M for a semester and then just randomly swap schools midway through.


Students change schools all the time, sometimes even multiple times. My cousin went to 4 different schools for various reasons.
I do not think the average joe could start at a new place mid-semester like some of these guys do, but I could be wrong.


The State of Texas has the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS). There is really nothing that would prevent 1st and 2nd yr students from getting "called up" during the semester.

I foresee A&M, Sip, and Tech using their System schools as Minor Leagues. Implement system wide Offense schemes and assign QBs at Commerce and Tarleton with your #2 and #3. Instead of bringing in a backup who has been on the bench, you callup the guy mid-season.

Classes all transfer...



Your idea sounds incredible silly when you can just evaluate every single player in the country regardless of where they play.
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In reply to rootube • 1:48p, 1/24/26
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rootube said:
Dabo is a baby. What do you think coaching agents do and no coach is concerned with that tampering. Why? Because it benefits the coaches and not the players.


This too.
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In reply to Zachary Klement • 2:17p, 1/24/26
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Zachary Klement said:

Man, what an INSANE deal. Good on Dabo for speaking out on this. The NCAA is a joke and so is NIL. NIL was a good idea…I thought players would be able to get $$$ for signing autographs and having brand deals. I did not think this would be 24/7 free agency.

I know it's an afterthought and realistically, most of these guys dgaf about academics, but how the heck does any of this crap work from that standpoint!? I do not think I could be at A&M for a semester and then just randomly swap schools midway through.

For a few million, of course you could.

Today's winner for the General Board Burrito Lottery is:

Tex117
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In reply to deer corn • 2:22p, 1/24/26
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deer corn said:
Class of 65 said:
The minute we could not pay under the table I knew college football was done. Enjoyed it while it lasted


Except we weren't one of the chosen ones that could get away with it.

Remember Greg Hill?


It's criminal that the NCAA allowed sip attorney Charles Alan Wright to head investigations. He stuck it to SMU and Texas A&M, all the while sweeping sip dirt under the rug.
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In reply to PanzerAggie06 • 2:32p, 1/24/26
PanzerAggie06 said:
Watching Dabo sink lower and lower into irrelevance is enjoyable. He's always been something of a b***h.


You're irrelevant. And your opinion is bad. Feel ashamed.
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