rollbamaroll.com - 2/18/2008
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I hate to take attention away from the excellent commentary Todd posted earlier, and originally I had planned to effectively take the day off and allow that to stay up top all day, but I am afraid something major has arisen in the meantime that has changed those plans. Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Jeremy Elder has been arrested in Tuscaloosa on two counts of armed robbery. Long story ...
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Saban Made Him Do It: 'Bama DE Arrested
FanHouse —
... calls for kids to be kicked off the team if they've been arrested for serious crimes... perfect! Or maybe this just serves to further illustrate the simple fact that counting roster spots is not sufficient to determine whether nefarious dealings are afoot with regards to scholarships. Back to the point, though, outside of being an embarrassment (and a few points in The Fulmer Cup), this appears to have no substantial impact on the upcoming season: nobody really expected Elder to see significant playing time. Permalink ...
A Final Word On Oversigning And Alabama
mgoblog —
... RBR says that "this is one of the reasons you oversign in the first place"; not even I think Nick Saban plans for six kids to commit armed robbery by fall. ...
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loserswithsocks.com 2/20/2008 — Did anyone notice Bama’s style this weekend against a hapless robbery victim? Alabama freshman defensive lineman Jeremy Elder has been arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree robbery [SI]. Under Alabama state law, first-degree robbery involves either a “deadly weapon or dangerous instrument” or someone causing “serious...
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I got in my car to drive home last night right as Paul Finebaum was starting to talk to Bruce Feldman, author of Meat Market, about the slew of arrests and suspensions in the SEC lately. To recap for those not paying attention, Bama's freshman defensive lineman Jeremy Elder was arrested for armed robbery, Tennessee punter Britton Colquitt was suspended and forfeited his scholarship for an ...
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People can argue to no end about whether or not college athletes should be paid. Some people feel a scholarship is payment enough, others hate to see the universities prosper on the backs of the “student-athlete”. Either way, money or no money, some athletes are gonna do stupid shit… Like Alabama redshirt freshman, defensive lineman Jeremy Elder .
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Saban's Character Recruit Arrested? —
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Luckily, It's Just a Two-Star Photocredit: Tuscaloosa County Jail - Jeremy Elder - DE - Tide Clearly the Barner presence on the Tuscaloosa and University police force is stronger than once thought. Because we all know that Saban only recruits character players, and redshirt freshman, Jeremy Elder was very clearly one of Nick's first non-Shula related commitments. It appears that former ...
Elder Arrested for Robbery —
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[editor's note, by Todd] Bumped from the diaries. If the allegations prove true, I wonder if anyone will argue that this deserving young man shouldn't have his scholarship yanked. UA freshman tackle Jeremy Elder arrested on charges of robbery. http://www.tidesports.com/article/20080218/NEWS/633384924/1011 TUSCALOOSA - University of Alabama football player Jeremy Elder was arrested and ...
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We’re well aware that Knoxville doesn’t have the market cornered on athletes getting into trouble ( they just perfected it ). Case in point, one Mr. Jeremy Elder, who doesn’t know it’s wrong to take things that doesn’t belong to him. According to the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office website , Elder was arrested yesterday on two counts of robbery in the ...