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UTProf said:
SEC offices need to be in a faaaaar more neutral city. Nashville or Atlanta would be appropriate, imo since both are SEC cities but both are large enough to where every single person you encounter isn't either a Bammer or a Barner.
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I've been posting on here to move the SEC Office to Charlotte for years.

*Anchorage, AK would probably be the safest bet.
 
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Orange. said:
One thing worth noting is that Skankey did two things in his letter yesterday. First he prohibited all coaches from telling the truth about Saban. The reason Skankey gave was literally that telling the truth about the true cause of Saban's fraudulent success (and the sole reason Saban opposes NIL) would distract from forcing through the changes that cheating Saban wants to dictate.

Skankey: "Public criticism of any kind does not resolve issues and creates a distraction from seeking solutions for the issues facing college athletics today." Sound innocuous.

But Skankey's very next sentence makes clear that what he means by "the issues" is doing Saban's bidding. "There is tremendous frustration [on Saban's part] concerning the absence of consistent rules from state to state related to name, image and likeness. We need to work together to find solutions [make changes for Saban] and that will be our focus at the upcoming SEC Spring."

In other words, Skankey made crooked Saban's unmerited gripe the office position of the SEC office.

He did one further thing, if you will notice (Reread the last quote, above.) Skankey showed Saban -- who has tyrannical powers but is not all that bright -- how to rephrase his outrageous, lying, and incoherent outburst for purposes of public relations and deceit. But that is the least a direct report like Skankey can do for his boss.

It is worth noting also that Sankey's statement is itself a sort of lie because it is impossible to understand NIL at all without understanding and documenting the fact that crooked Saban pays players with complete immunity from the rules and that NIL undercuts the rigging and unlevel playing field that accounts for Saban's success.

Kirby (who is grafted in by means of knowing where the bodies are buried at bammer) understood immediately that (despite appearances to the contrary) Skankey was banning only talk about his own and Saban's massive illegal payrolls, but endorsing unlimited speech repeating Saban's point (with Skankey's new more politic wording). So this morning Kirby talked to the Atlanta papers about NIL being a big problem.

In sum, Skankey has endorsed Saban-the-fraud's rant and made it the official SEC position. And ordered everyone in opposition to shut up. But the case against Saban's complaint is impossible to make without telling the truth about bammer. So -- get this -- the discussion will not be conducted on a level playing field.
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I think we're seeing a change that neither Saban nor Skanky can stop. The SEC is a mini-NCAA. Skanky derives his power from ALL the member institutes of the SEC. If he openly favors Saban to the detriment of the other SEC schools, he won't stay in power much longer. And from the sounds of it, Jimbo knows where the bodies are buried as well. I think all coaches want some clear-cut rules on NIL simply because there is so much gray area.
 
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jave36 said:
The whole country sucks. I hate that place. Ocho Rios, Negril, Falmouth, just constant harassment by the locals, it's incessant. People say "oh just stay on the resort and make sure it's a gated resort." What's the point of that? I can go to any beach resort and just sit on the beach, why not go to an island where the local culture is enjoyable too? I've been three times and hated every second of each trip outside the resort. Never again.
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Spent 2 weeks in Negril with some buddies about 20 years ago. Absolutely gorgeous but I know where you're coming from.

-had bracelet tied on me welcoming me to the island then asked for money

-caught a "taxi" from a Reggae show, prostitute jumped in with us, when we declined our manhood was questioned and we were lucky to make it to our place.

-rented bikes and when one tore up we were accused of breaking it and surrounded by a group and basically had to run back to our place.

Was in my 20s at the time and swore I'd never go back. While we were within our gates all was good, absolute paradise. Take 1 step outside of them and not so much.
We were staying in really nice places but not all inclusive so we had to venture out. Sketchy times a thousand.
 
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KptVFL said:
Spent 2 weeks in Negril with some buddies about 20 years ago. Absolutely gorgeous but I know where you're coming from.

-had bracelet tied on me welcoming me to the island then asked for money

-caught a "taxi" from a Reggae show, prostitute jumped in with us, when we declined our manhood was questioned and we were lucky to make it to our place.

-rented bikes and when one tore up we were accused of breaking it and surrounded by a group and basically had to run back to our place.

Was in my 20s at the time and swore I'd never go back. While we were within our gates all was good, absolute paradise. Take 1 step outside of them and not so much.
We were staying in really nice places but not all inclusive so we had to venture out. Sketchy times a thousand.
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Lots of identical scenarios happened to me as well. They called the "police" over (probably their buddy) when I refused to pay for the "welcome gift" bracelet that I said I didn't want but they tied it on anyway with a complicated knot so I couldn't get it off. He pulled out handcuffs and at that point $3 was worth making them go away.
 
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KptVFL said:
Spent 2 weeks in Negril with some buddies about 20 years ago. Absolutely gorgeous but I know where you're coming from.

-had bracelet tied on me welcoming me to the island then asked for money

-caught a "taxi" from a Reggae show, prostitute jumped in with us, when we declined our manhood was questioned and we were lucky to make it to our place.

-rented bikes and when one tore up we were accused of breaking it and surrounded by a group and basically had to run back to our place.

Was in my 20s at the time and swore I'd never go back. While we were within our gates all was good, absolute paradise. Take 1 step outside of them and not so much.
We were staying in really nice places but not all inclusive so we had to venture out. Sketchy times a thousand.
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I've been to Ocho Rios twice and will never go back. Wasn't impressed at all. St. Martieen, Martinique, St. Thomas all were much better imo. Also liked Grand Caymen as well.
 
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Weezer said:
I think we're seeing a change that neither Saban nor Skanky can stop. The SEC is a mini-NCAA. Skanky derives his power from ALL the member institutes of the SEC. If he openly favors Saban to the detriment of the other SEC schools, he won't stay in power much longer. And from the sounds of it, Jimbo knows where the bodies are buried as well. I think all coaches want some clear-cut rules on NIL simply because there is so much gray area.
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No actually the only coaches who want rules on the NIL are the ones that don’t have a good collective set up (Saban, Kirby, etc) so complaining to the media and getting Sankey involved are their only avenues in trying to combat it at the moment which is hilarious
 
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Voltime123 said:
No actually the only coaches who want rules on the NIL are the ones that don’t have a good collective set up (Saban, Kirby, etc) so complaining to the media and getting Sankey involved are their only avenues in trying to combat it at the moment which is hilarious
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That's weird because I've heard some coaches that do have good collectives lament the lack of rules....
 
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