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Sexton is not in uniform for tonight exhibition game.

Alabama Huntsville leds Bama 18-9. 11:21 to play in 1st half.

Being held out of tonight's exhibition against UAH.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21319308/collin-sexton-alabama-crimson-tide-ineligible-monday-exhibition-game

Jamos said Norris, Key and Davis are also out, due to injuries. He also said the team looks awful so far.  :(

I merged these.

Bama takes the lead 19-18. 9:34 to play.

That's more like it.

UAH leds 35-33 at the half. Bama playing better after letting UAH get a 14-1 lead to start the game.

Sexton, Key, Norris and Davis not playing.

CAJ playing a lot of different line ups including walk ons.

Bama leads 54-49 with 7:02 left to play.

Bama wins 74-65 over a tough UAH team.

Well it sounds like a lot of playing time by young ones and the better teamsters got some rest. RTR!

UAH is a very good Div II team. They are a seasoned group of upper classmen who have played together for several years. They do not have the size or speed to p[lay with Alabama. We played bad. We got off to a terrible start falling behind 14-1. Late in the game Giddens took over the game. They could not match his size or strength. He showed touch around the basket. Once he stepped out and hit a nice jump shot from the elbow. Ingram and Petty played well at times. Other than Giddens Herb Jones impressed me the most.

Bama tried to pull away at the end but UAH hit three desperate 3's to keep the final difference under 10 points, We missed Norris and Key.

I am worried the NCAA will take its time clearing Sexton. If he or his Father did something wrong he needs to sit.

I just saw the scroll strip on the SEC Network stating that Sexton was apparently the unnamed player identified in the federal complaint against Chuck Person. According to the complaint, Al assoc. AD, Kobie Baker accepted bribes from Michel and a cooperating witness, to influence Bama players to sign with a financial advisor once they turned pro.

Crap! Do we need to unbuckle our seat belts?  :(

Here's the story:

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21332699/collin-sexton-alabama-declared-ineligible-being-identified-federal-complaint

Anytime you deal with the NCAA you never know where you really stand. There are a lot of different stories/opinions out there on this and who knows who or what is right. I'm not so sure of how much Collin is involved with any of this at all. The report is Baker was acting as a middle man to influence parents/players to use a certain agent when and if they decide to go pro. I'm not sure if that is all of the real meaning of the so-called passed money that is involved.

From what I have heard there may have been money offered to Collin's dad in a bathroom but I am not sure if this is factual. I haven't heard anything about any money being offered to Collin to play at Bama and that was what had me concerned the most. This case sort of reminds me of Cam Newton, the dad involvement, but different in that a school wasn't offering any money but an individual was.

Again all of this is basically grapevine talk and I don't know how much or if any is factual but it is what is making the circuit now. I attended a REC meeting tonight and there wasn't a lot of chat about the Sexton case but one person I trust did tell me there is nothing to worry about. The thing that scares me the most is the NCAA. We don't have a very good track record with them in past experiences. I also don't trust Chuck Person.

I'm pretty sure something will break before the regular season starts.

  

Well, J,  I'm glad to see that you are scratching your head as much as I am.  It sounds to me like Collin is a victim in all this.  Like it was all going on around him without his agreement or participation.  I hope it gets sorted out soon.

Without his participation is the key to all of this and really nothing has happened yet that is wrong. His dad may have accepted some money but no transactions on Collins part has happened, he is in school playing college basketball and until a transaction is made with that particular agent by Collin, there is nothing wrong and the person that put out the money is out $5000. Now that is just my opinion, not the law.

We have to be careful about what we say. Cause what goes around comes around. RTR!

Coin's dad has been tweeting that this report is a lie. Either way, if Colin had no knowledge of any of this, he should play. As you mentioned, J, if Cam could walk, Colin certainly should be cleared.

This is confusing. The FBI story first broke broke with Chuck Persons and a few others assistant coaches mentioned. The next day the report was issued and the Bama staffer nor Sexton were mentioned by name but everyone knew Sexton was the Metro Atlanta player referenced in the report. Bama did an internal investigation and fired the staffer. That was a month ago. Sexton has practiced and was expected to play. At 3:00 Monday afternoon, the day of our first (exhibition) game, the NCAA told the school he was not cleared to play. How could this go on for a month and the school and player not know if he was still being investigated?

If he or his Father did something wrong he should not play. The NCAA screws up every investigation they touch. We should have know this at least two weeks ago. We could have prepared to start the season without him.

I am shocked -- shocked -- that NCAA acted incompetently....

So UNC gets to win national championships while committing every infraction possible to commit; but a player's father has a meeting without the player's knowledge or any benefit going to the player and he's ineligible? Kafka couldn't dream of an institution as corrupt and nonsensical as the NCAA.

So your saying Colin is ineligible? RTR!

He certainly is until the NCAA makes a decision.
 :popcorn2:

SHOCK!!!  NCAA got off it butt and did the right thing...

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2017/11/alabama_gets_good_news_from_nc.html#incart_river_index


Don't know what the 1-game suspension is all about, but let's not quibble.

He is to serve a 1 game suspension.

https://247sports.com/college/alabama/Bolt/Alabama-Crimson-Tide-Basketball-point-guard-Collin-Sexton-to-serve-one-game-suspension-make-debut-next-week-110210975

That is very good news!

Excuse me, but didn't he already serve that??   :dunno:

Exhibition games do not count. The season opener is tomorrow night against Memphis.

Looks like Bama's internal investigation revealed a meal to Sexton's father. 

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20171109/alabamas-collin-sexton-to-serve-one-game-suspension

A meal? Gosh that is really bad ain't it. lol, RTR!

Obviously twice as bad as signing autographs for big money which will only get you a 1/2 game suspension.