The Truth Comes Out: Clemson Ran Ray Ray

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CURIOUS INDEX, 3/10/08
Published 3/10/2008 by Orson Swindle at EDSBS
... Is Tommy Bowden a flaming asshole? If Ray Ray McElrathbey lived by the terms of his scholarship, took care of his little brother after getting special permission from the NCAA to take donations to help him take care of his little brother, and still got cut–ahem, “did not get his scholarship renewed,” then Tommy Bowden is indeed a flaming asshole reeking of musty rancid taco-shit and evil. ...

Tommy Bowden Cuts Ray Ray McElrathbey’s Scholarship
Published 3/10/2008 by StateFans at Statefans Nation
The Ray Ray McElrathbey story is a special one. The Clemson reserve tailback gained national fame for taking custody of his 11-year-old brother Fahmarr in 2006, then received a rare waiver from the NCAA that allowed him to get assistance from the university and the public in taking care of his younger brother and still maintain his football eligibility. Now the truth. Tiger tailback James Davis says McElrathbey didn’t have a say in the matter . The coaching staff decided not to renew McElrathbey’s scholarship for the 2008-09 season.“He said something about how they weren’t ...

It’s A Shame About Ray Ray
Published 3/10/2008 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... Via the Wizard of Odds and EDSBS, we find that Clemson RB/DB Ray Ray McElrathbey won’t be suiting up for the Tigers come next season, per the Charleston Post and Courier — four blue chip RBs ahead of him, and it appears Tommy Bowden has pulled his scholarship and offered him a graduate assistant position in order to get under the 85-scholly limit for the upcoming season. This is unremarkable until you recall that McElrathbey got a lot of good press for the school and himself when he took in his younger brother Fahmarr and ...

There's A Special Spot In Hell Reserved For Tommy Bowden
Published 3/10/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... And this story is no different. I highly advise you to go over to the blog Wizard of Odds and read this infuriating story about Clemson University and its football team that is essentially running tailback Ray Ray McElrathbey out of school. It's not because of anything McElrathbey did, it's what he didn't do. He wasn't a good enough football player. ...

Clemson and Bowden Pull Ray Ray's Scholarship
Published 3/10/2008 by Drew H. at Undrafted Free Agent
... It is simply disgusting the way Clemson and Tommy Bowden turned their back on Ray Ray McElrathbey. Since I could have not said it any better, I will simply concur with the guys at Wizard of Odds, who write: ...

Texas Tech Tuesday Morning Notes - Martin Zeno 2nd Team All-Big 12 Edition
Published 3/11/2008 by Seth C <info@doubletnation.com> at Double-T Nation
... In no particular order, DTN's Top Five: Da Wiz introduces Clemson's Ray Ray McElrathbey and EDSBS has more on the story and Da Wiz follows up with Tommy Bowden. This is the bad part of over-signing players. Corn Nation's Big 12 Baseball Weekly Review. Black Shoe Diaries on the Joe Paterno succession plan? Hashmarks is all over the Matt Walsh story. I'm interested in the outcome of this. Card Chronicle dismisses the myth of tired teams in the ...

Tommy Bowden Wants Your Publicity, And Then He Wants You Gone [Clemson Tigers]
Published 3/11/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... , the Clemson reserve tailback who was receiving assistance from the NCAA after taking custody of his 11-year-old brother (their father is a gambling addict, the mother, into crack cocaine). Great story, makes Clemson sound like a happy place, Tommy Bowden a great guy, so on. So it was a surprise when McElrathbey said he was leaving the school. And now we know why: Bowden kicked him off. ...

Tommy Bowden Cuts Ray Ray’s Scholarship (Updated 3/12)
Published 3/12/2008 by StateFans at Statefans Nation
The Ray Ray McElrathbey story is a special one. The Clemson reserve tailback gained national fame for taking custody of his 11-year-old brother Fahmarr in 2006, then received a rare waiver from the NCAA that allowed him to get assistance from the university and the public in taking care of his younger brother and still maintain his football eligibility. Now the truth. Tiger tailback James Davis says McElrathbey didn’t have a say in the matter . The coaching staff decided not to renew McElrathbey’s scholarship for the 2008-09 season.“He said something about how they weren’t ...