And you'll never guess who number 3 is...
Auburn — Seven Major Infractions: Seven major infractions for now, anyway. The Cam Newton situation aside, Auburn has had a difficult time playing by the rules over the years. Its most embarrassing incident occurred in 1991, when 60 Minutes aired recordings of head football coach Pat Dye arranging a loan for a player. The series of incriminating tapes were provided by former star defensive back Eric Ramsey and unveiled a player payment scheme involving the coaching staff and prominent booster "Corky" Frost. For its wrongdoing, Auburn received a two-year bowl ban, a one-year television and ban and lost 13 scholarships over a four-year period. Dye was replaced by Terry Bowden, who became the first Division 1 coach to go undefeated in his first season but had nothing to show for it.
Of course, this doesn't include the fact that in 2004, their players remained eligible without attending a singe class; or the fact that their corruption and mismanagement landed them on academic probation around the earlier years of the last decade.
Don't forget about what Terry Bowden said, after his "non-disclosure agreement" expired:
Former Auburn University football coach Terry Bowden says the program he inherited in 1993 included an elaborate system of paying star high school players up to $15,000 to sign with Auburn and $600 per month while on the team
Or what former OC Tony Franklin had to say following his termination:
People would be shocked at the stuff that goes on at Auburn - it would make headlines for the National Enquirer.
Today, you've got allegations surfacing left and right concerning the corruption behind that measly little backwoods program. I've said it once and I'll say it again: they pay players simply because no young person in their right mind would elect to live in that boring, backwoods town without being paid for it.
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