FaithnHim, Crested Butte, (8/19/2009 4:51:59 PM)

Now the truth comes out. I felt sure the squeaky wheel was from another college team.

billsmith, (8/19/2009 4:56:25 PM)

Bobby Bowden is a woman scorned...

Guillermo, (8/19/2009 4:58:12 PM)

Let's see how this plays-out.
Films and emails will tell the tale.

Is it really worth the gamble to let him play?

OU is loaded with talent and people to
step-up and fill the slot.

seymore1965, Tulsa (8/19/2009 5:36:26 PM)

Balogun must scare Florida.

healthguyfsu, (8/19/2009 5:40:22 PM)

You people are idiots and the reporter only told half of the story.

The reason FSU requested Balogun's eligibility documents was not for some stupid witch hunt as is implied. It had to do with filing their own case and using Balogun's record as precedence for establishing eligibility.

It has to do with an appeal case we filed for Corey Surrency, a kid from the streets of Miami who played "semi pro" flag football to get away from the bad crowds, a kid who lost his mother to cancer just last year, a kid who wanted more than anything to just get a degree and be the first in his family to do so. The NCAA denied him a senior year...he got one year of D1 football due to this quirky rule about semi-pro ball...this is a kid who didn't even play HS football.

Get your facts straight before you go running off at the mouth like morons.

SoonerbornandSoonerbred, (8/19/2009 5:46:29 PM)

FSU and Bobby Big Mouth Bowden suck

FSSTU, (8/19/2009 5:56:52 PM)

Healthyguy hit the nail on the head. Too bad, people are prone to judge before knowing ALL of the facts.

Cali Style, Tulsa (8/19/2009 6:15:47 PM)

There Sooners. They don't know any better.

DeafRon, (8/19/2009 6:24:51 PM)

Nice grasp of the English language, Cali.

Cali Style, Tulsa (8/19/2009 6:30:34 PM)

Looks like the point was made Deaf!

ranger, (8/19/2009 7:05:26 PM)

I guess you guys don't realize that ever since OU ripped fsu in the 2001 orange bowl they have gone down and out ever since. We would have thought that when you play a game you lose you just take your lumps and go on, but if you had kept up with things you would know Bobby Bowden has kept a grudge ever since. Check out the last two coaches polls where anyone with a brain can tell Bobby and Tommy both held a grudge. If you want to hide behind some cancer patient that's even more pitiful.Don't worry we're playing a home and home series and Bobby's hiding time is getting ready to expire.

hootie, Tulsa (8/19/2009 7:11:56 PM)

Sorry OU has no one else to blame but themselves. THEY should have done some research themselves and verified what they were being told was accurate instead of just believing what they were told especially since they were just on probation AGAIN.

rw74133, (8/19/2009 7:15:10 PM)

The hell with FSU and Bob-hu...
BOOMER SOONER!!!!!!!!!!!!

BOOMER! SOONER!, (8/19/2009 7:26:19 PM)

healthyguyfsu,

if the FSU and Bowden are so righteous and care so much about kids, why are they trying to bring down a kid whose eligibility has proven? If they succeeded they'd take away Balogun's senior year, the same that was done to their kid. That's just sour grapes and doesn't do anyone any good.

BOOMER! SOONER!, (8/19/2009 7:27:05 PM)

hootie, maybe you didn't read the part of the article where OU and the NCAA verified Balogun's eligibility.

healthguyfsu, (8/19/2009 8:32:31 PM)

Boomer,

Once again don't let the facts get in the way of your ranting. This article is shoddy journalism and doesn't tell the whole story.

FSU brought Balogun's case up during the appeal for Surrency's year as precedence for granting eligibility....not to say "take this guy's eligibility away too"

I'm sorry that it didn't work out for Surrency because he did deserve it..as much or more than Balogun. But the fact of the matter is FSU took no active steps to strip Balogun's eligiblity...if FSU had their way, Surrency would be playing and there would be no question of Balogun's eligibility. They were using his case to support their argument for Surrency....of course the author of this crappy Tulsa paper neglected to mention any of this.

I don't know how many more ways I can say it to make you all understand but I would feel much better if someone from Oklahoma with a brain could actually comprehend these points...am I hoping for too much?

healthguyfsu, (8/19/2009 8:35:08 PM)

In other words, rather than grant eligibility to two kids that deserve it the NCAA denies one and investigates the other.

You are misdirecting your rage at the wrong entity and its mostly due to this hack John Hoover who can't even put out a complete story.

healthguyfsu, (8/19/2009 8:38:44 PM)

Last comment I'll make on the issue. It was FSU's compliance dept. (who had lawyers representing Surrency during his appeal) that requested the information in order to put together his case for the appeal.

Bobby Bowden did not have anything to do with this and I doubt he even knows who Balogun (or any other player on OU's roster including Bradford) is so please do the online perception of your intelligence a favor and stifle your ignorant comments.

BOOMER! SOONER!, (8/19/2009 8:39:25 PM)

If he's investigated, then yes, the NCAA could decide to strip his season. After all, they've set that precedent with Surrency. I understand your points but you're only thinking in terms of the best possible outcome. It's a very real possibility that Balogun could also be ruled ineligible and thus both players would have lost their senior season.

THAT is the point I am trying to make.

BOOMER! SOONER!, (8/19/2009 8:42:02 PM)

and by the way, living in Florida does not make you intellectually superior in ANY way. Your arrogance is disgusting and very typical of people from the east coast. Have you ever been to Oklahoma? I imagine you've flown over, and that's not a good way to gauge a state. And lastly, I think Bobby Bowden knows MANY OU players names, considering they are always mentioned among the best at their positions in the country. Coaches keep up with these kinds of things.

boomerdg, (8/19/2009 10:07:18 PM)

Last post from BOOMER! SOONER! says it all. Left coast "more holy than thou attitude!"

healthguyfsu, (8/19/2009 10:13:28 PM)

I don't live in Florida and doubt anyone in the country assumes living in Florida makes you smart (most people prob. think the opposite)...I live in Texas and no I am not a fan of any of the Texas schools.

I do not think that where you live makes your intellect superior in any way (I hate Northeastern snobs as much as anyone) but I find it hard to bite my tongue on the insults when your fans fail to comprehend even the simplest points and continue posting ignorant drivel about Bowden that makes no sense. As I've said, he had ZERO to do with this.

The statement about Bobby not knowing your players was not a knock on OU. Its no secret that Bobby has trouble with names. We love him so I don't care but I can tell you its a very real possibility that the name Balogun has never entered his mind and possibly even the name Sam Bradford.

Further, you were not trying to make a point that Balogun COULD be stripped.

To quote your remark from above:
"if the FSU and Bowden are so righteous and care so much about kids, why are they trying to bring down a kid whose eligibility has proven? If they succeeded they'd take away Balogun's senior year, the same that was done to their kid. That's just sour grapes and doesn't do anyone any good."

You call it sour grapes and again act as if FSU had an agenda to bring down Balogun when in fact that is so very far from the truth. I have already explained to you why his records were requested and the last thing FSU wanted was to have Balogun be in question since they were trying to use his eligibility as evidence to support their case. It makes no sense for them to try and destroy his eligiblity when they wanted to use that as evidence to support Corey's appeal. Did an investigation open as a result of this evidence? Maybe...and that's unfortunate. But it was not intentional and just goes to show you how messed up the NCAA is.

Rather than give one kid his shot at a career and a college degree the NCAA would prefer to strip two kids of eligibility. That's the heart of the matter and the blog writer and most of these posters missed it entirely (or he did it on purpose just to get more hits for his lame ass blog based on shock value).

healthguyfsu, (8/19/2009 10:15:33 PM)

boomerdg,

Just stop you are making yourself look stupid. The "left coast" (as you so aptly put it) when you are looking at a map would be California not Florida...pure genius.

Better Than, Tulsa (8/19/2009 10:24:31 PM)

I'll take the bet that even Bowden knows an OU player by the name of Sam Bradford.

healthguyfsu, (8/19/2009 11:33:49 PM)

Better Than,

you may be right...but the guy is 70 and we all know he's on borrowed coaching time as it is with 1-2 years left tops. Most sensible Nole fans are not delusional about this.

However, the point I was trying to make clear is that Bowden has no idea who Balogun is...I know this is a heated topic for you guys because you don't want to lose players but c'mon does anyone with a bit of sense really think 70 year old Bobby Bowden orchestrated a witch hunt to steal eligiblity from a lineman all the way over in Oklahoma when FSU has absolutely no stake in whether he plays or not?? Use your heads for a minute.