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Opelika Harrold

Auburn AD Proposes Pro Style Draft for SEC

Nat Fahreal
Staff writer

June 12, 2013, Opelika, AL. In a statement to local reporters made today, Auburn University athletic director, Jay Jacobs, raised the possibility of introducing a pro-style draft to the SEC. Jacobs noted that in the current system of independent recruitment, the most successful programs attract the most talented prospects. This, he said, “creates greater and greater separation between the most and least successful teams”. According to Jacobs, this “will eventually hurt the power rankings of the most successful teams, dropping them out of contention for a BCS bowl birth, and at the same time doom the lower ranked teams to perennial losing seasons”. “To ensure the health of our league” he said, “we must find a way to achieve balance and parity”.

When asked about how such a plan would work at the college level, Jacobs outlined a tentative plan. In his proposal, teams would continue to recruit as they are currently. However, “athletes would sign letters of intent to play in the SEC instead of a particular school”, he said. “Shortly after the February signing day a meeting would be held in Destin at which teams like our program and Vandy and Kentucky and Tennessee would get first dibs on the players we need to round out our squads”. When asked what would happen if a player did not wish to play at the school by which he was chosen, Jacobs appeared confused. “These are all great schools, and we could pay them more to come to schools that may not have been their first choice”, he said, and added that the players who ended up at programs like Alabama and LSU might be disappointed at first, but that weekly national TV appearances, Sports Illustrated cover photos, and national championships would probably “take the edge off”.

Our staff contacted several other programs for comment but were unsuccessful. However, in a statement released by the Alabama athletic department, the Jacobs plan was described as both different and interesting.

[BAMADCHAMPSHIPS]

Is this for real???

[KoKoPuf]

Auburn is still going to suck!

[Marshal Dillon]

Wow, I can see it now. 5 star linebacker wants to play for Saban and increase his chances to play in the NFL, instead he is "drafted" by Kentucky. Then, a 5 wide receiver out of Miami wants to play at Georgia but ends up drafted by Mississippi State. Jacobs has a point, with this crackpot idea the SEC would have parity, we would all stink because all the 5 & 4 star players would go play in a different conference. Jacobs is a true idiot. We would have parity with the Big East.


 

[McBaman]

Good one there ATU.  I think the writer -- Nat Fahreel -- got it right.  It's not for real!!!

[Catch Prothro]

a joke

[ricky023]

This is so foolish. Jacobs wants get auburn off the bottom so bad he can taste it. Everytime he gets close Alabama will slap the taste out of his mouth. Can you actually believe this guy did this in open public. He is so sad. RTR!

[cbbama99]

I think the first clue should have been that "Herald" is spelled "Harrold" (of course, it is Lee County, so anything is possible).

Still pretty funny though. I wouldn't put it past Jacobs to come up with something this ludicrous. 

[2Stater]

This, he said, “creates greater and greater separation between the most and least successful teams”.

Translation:

Least = Auburn
Most = Bama.

Our staff contacted several other programs for comment but were unsuccessful.

Because they were all busy gasping for breath from laughing so hard.

No wonder Auburn athletics is in shambles. Jacobs is a complete idiot.

[2Stater]

Is this for real???

Author's name is "Nat Fahreal". I think we've been had. 

[ALTideUp]

Sorry boys. Just trying to inject a little excitement into a sleepy off-season. When I saw that there are 68 days until kick-off I just snapped.

[2Stater]

Sorry boys. Just trying to inject a little excitement into a sleepy off-season. When I saw that there are 68 days until kick-off I just snapped.

Completely understandable. 

[Old Tider]

This story caused me to cachinnate!

[cbbama99]

ATU, was your name Kingpin in another life?     

[Catch Prothro]

This story caused me to cachinnate!

Thanks for adding to my vocabulary.

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