Re: [RollTideFan] Public Enemy No. 1
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[RollTideFan] Public Enemy No. 1
*Public Enemy No. 1: Volunteers ’ Fulmer a key cog in upcoming Tuscaloosa trial* By Christopher Walsh Sports Writer July 03, 2005 JavaScript: newWindow = openWin( '/apps/pbcs.dll/art_tips?Date=20050703Category=NEWSArtNo=50703001SiteData=TLProfile=1011SectionCat=', 'SendToFriend', 'width=400,height=450,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menuBar=0,scrollBars=1,resizable=0' ); newWindow.focus() TUSCALOOSA | It’s been almost a whole year since University of Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer chose to accept a $10,000 fine for skipping Media Days in Birmingham rather than risk being subpoenaed for a deposition. But soon, one way or another, he’s going to cross the state line into Alabama and almost certainly receive a rude welcoming. Between the jury defamation trial scheduled to start July 11, SEC Media Days at the end of the month or the Alabama-Tennessee football game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Oct. 22, Fulmer can no longer avoid a return to the Heart of Dixie. Public Enemy No. 1 for Crimson Tide fans only tightened his grip on the position with the recent release of all documents in the $60 million lawsuit by former Alabama coaches Ronnie Cottrell and Ivy Williams against the National Collegiate Athletic Association and others. The records only further confirmed that key sources of information for both the NCAA and SEC in the Alabama recruiting scandal regarding Albert Means, came from those with Tennessee ties — including Fulmer’s confidential memos and his passing on information from recruiting analyst Tom Culpepper. Also revealed was that the SEC was investigating former Alabama booster Logan Young in 1998 and knew Means’ high school football coach, Lynn Lang, was asking for money long before the defensive lineman signed to play for the Crimson Tide. SEC investigator William Sievers testified that he asked Tennessee assistant coach Pat Washington to wear a wire to record Lang asking for money. Washington agreed to do so, but the school nixed the idea. Meanwhile, other Tennessee supporters were important cogs in the investigation, like booster Duke Clement, a drinking associate and rival of Young’s in Memphis, with their statements taken at face value. In his deposition, Sievers said regarding Clement: “A lot of his information was second-hand, but he also reported things that were said to him by Logan Young.” When asked by plaintiff attorney Tommy Gallion if he looked into Clement’s credibility, Sievers said: “I did not.” When asked by Gallion if he investigated NCAA secret witness Karl Schledwitz (a figure in the Butcher Bank scandal and recently named to the Tennessee Board of Trustees) or Clement, NCAA investigator Richard Johanningmeier said, “The information they provided, I had no questions about the credibility of the information they provided to us.” Attorney Joseph Buffington, who represented the University of Alabama, wrote in a letter to the school dated May 16, 2000, that he believed former Tennessee booster Roy Adams was feeding Sievers information. “We are extremely concerned that Mr. Sievers is admittedly receiving information from Roy Adams and asked questions based on that information. Mr. Adams likely will draw up additional cloak-and-dagger theories against Mr. Young. Are we to expect additional document requests, which really amount to nothing more than allowing someone like Mr. Adams to pursue a personal vendetta that the national office and the SEC knew all about Roy Adams where he was recognized as a troublemaker with no creditability whatsoever.” Sievers testified that he never interviewed Adams. He also never interviewed Cottrell during his investigation. Gallion: “You don’t know of anything Ronnie Cottrell did that was improper?” Sievers: “That is correct.” In 1999, Sievers was investigating claims the father of football player Eric Locke made against Tennessee. He reported his concerns to SEC commissioner Roy Kramer, who informed Tennessee, resulting in a booster being disassociated. “My question to you is very simply, why was this not done in the Logan Young affair at the offset?” Gallion asked during the deposition, echoing a theme of his clients’ lawsuit. In addition to the Tennessee coaching staff and boosters and Culpepper, Johanningmeier also interviewed former Tennessee assistants David Cutcliffe and Kurt Roper. Of them, Johanningmeier said the only person who could provide any evidence that Young paid for Means to go to Alabama was Culpepper, who alleged that Young bragged about it during a car ride they shared. Johanningmeier interviewed Tennessee coaches on March 13, 2000, more than six months before Alabama was notified an investigation was underway, and well before Means played his first game at Alabama. The Volunteers’ coaches said that they believed the following players had been paid or influenced, directly or indirectly, by Young: Michael Myers,
Re: [RollTideFan] Public Enemy No. 1
fulmer sucks! *Public Enemy No. 1: Volunteers Fulmer a key cog in upcoming Tuscaloosa trial* By Christopher Walsh Sports Writer July 03, 2005 JavaScript: newWindow = openWin( '/apps/pbcs.dll/art_tips? Date=20050703Category=NEWSArtNo=50703001SiteData=TLProfile=1011SectionC at=', 'SendToFriend', 'width=400,height=450,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menuBar= 0,scrollBars=1,resizable=0' ); newWindow.focus() TUSCALOOSA | Its been almost a whole year since University of Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer chose to accept a $10,000 fine for skipping Media Days in Birmingham rather than risk being subpoenaed for a deposition. But soon, one way or another, hes going to cross the state line into Alabama and almost certainly receive a rude welcoming. Between the jury defamation trial scheduled to start July 11, SEC Media Days at the end of the month or the Alabama-Tennessee football game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Oct. 22, Fulmer can no longer avoid a return to the Heart of Dixie. Public Enemy No. 1 for Crimson Tide fans only tightened his grip on the position with the recent release of all documents in the $60 million lawsuit by former Alabama coaches Ronnie Cottrell and Ivy Williams against the National Collegiate Athletic Association and others. The records only further confirmed that key sources of information for both the NCAA and SEC in the Alabama recruiting scandal regarding Albert Means, came from those with Tennessee ties including Fulmers confidential memos and his passing on information from recruiting analyst Tom Culpepper. Also revealed was that the SEC was investigating former Alabama booster Logan Young in 1998 and knew Means high school football coach, Lynn Lang, was asking for money long before the defensive lineman signed to play for the Crimson Tide. SEC investigator William Sievers testified that he asked Tennessee assistant coach Pat Washington to wear a wire to record Lang asking for money. Washington agreed to do so, but the school nixed the idea. Meanwhile, other Tennessee supporters were important cogs in the investigation, like booster Duke Clement, a drinking associate and rival of Youngs in Memphis, with their statements taken at face value. In his deposition, Sievers said regarding Clement: A lot of his information was second-hand, but he also reported things that were said to him by Logan Young. When asked by plaintiff attorney Tommy Gallion if he looked into Clements credibility, Sievers said: I did not. When asked by Gallion if he investigated NCAA secret witness Karl Schledwitz (a figure in the Butcher Bank scandal and recently named to the Tennessee Board of Trustees) or Clement, NCAA investigator Richard Johanningmeier said, The information they provided, I had no questions about the credibility of the information they provided to us. Attorney Joseph Buffington, who represented the University of Alabama, wrote in a letter to the school dated May 16, 2000, that he believed former Tennessee booster Roy Adams was feeding Sievers information. We are extremely concerned that Mr. Sievers is admittedly receiving information from Roy Adams and asked questions based on that information. Mr. Adams likely will draw up additional cloak-and-dagger theories against Mr. Young. Are we to expect additional document requests, which really amount to nothing more than allowing someone like Mr. Adams to pursue a personal vendetta that the national office and the SEC knew all about Roy Adams where he was recognized as a troublemaker with no creditability whatsoever. Sievers testified that he never interviewed Adams. He also never interviewed Cottrell during his investigation. Gallion: You dont know of anything Ronnie Cottrell did that was improper? Sievers: That is correct. In 1999, Sievers was investigating claims the father of football player Eric Locke made against Tennessee. He reported his concerns to SEC commissioner Roy Kramer, who informed Tennessee, resulting in a booster being disassociated. My question to you is very simply, why was this not done in the Logan Young affair at the offset? Gallion asked during the deposition, echoing a theme of his clients lawsuit. In addition to the Tennessee coaching staff and boosters and Culpepper, Johanningmeier also interviewed former Tennessee assistants David Cutcliffe and Kurt Roper. Of them, Johanningmeier said the only person who could provide any evidence that Young paid for Means to go to Alabama was Culpepper, who alleged that Young bragged about it during a car ride they shared. Johanningmeier interviewed Tennessee coaches on March 13, 2000, more than six months before Alabama was notified an investigation was underway, and well before Means played his first game at Alabama. The Volunteers coaches said that they
