Per the LAJ (May 7, 2012)

Investors' new suit offers new claims about Tuberville's connection to failed hedge funds

The new, 52-page, complaint includes allegations that:

■ Tuberville recruited potential investors in Lubbock after coming to Texas Tech in January 2010. After making the initial solicitation, the suit says, Tuberville would give the prospective investor’s name to a fund employee for follow-up.

■ Tuberville suggested that John C. Owens of Lubbock invest with Stroud. Stroud came to Lubbock for a Texas Tech football game and met with Owens in a corporate suite at Jones AT&T Stadium; Owens invested $50,000 with the TS Fund. Attempts to reach Owens by telephone were unsuccessful on Monday.

Folks here know my views, so I won't add anything else, except to say, innocent until proven guilty.

LINK -- Nice Job!!

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• "Million-Dollar Bust" The Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
  Ioanna Makris, April Cunningham, Caroline Courtney

Judges’ Comments: Three student reporters took on powerful Texas Tech University alumni over a sweetheart deal to build and then lease back to the university a parking garage that wasn’t needed. Their investigation probably saved the university $1 million. The student reporters got the state’s attorney general involved in forcing documents to be released under the Texas Public Information Act. They also used emails, tax records and other documents to show the cozy relationship between members of the same fraternity who built an unnecessary private parking garage and then leased it back under a contract that put the burden of renting the spaces on Texas Tech and its alumni association. The students showed great initiative and stood their ground in the face of public criticism of their reporting. For using that criticism to dig even deeper, IRE honors The Daily Toreador and its student journalists.

2011 IRE Award winners

Honoring the best in investigative journalism

The annual IRE Awards recognize outstanding investigative work and help identify the techniques and resources used to complete each story. Entries are placed in the IRE Resource Center, allowing members to learn from each other. The IRE Awards were established in 1979. Winners from other years can be found on the winners page.

This year's awards will be presented at the 2012 IRE Conference in Boston. Read IRE's press release about this year's awards.

IRE MEDALS

The highest honor IRE can bestow for investigative reporting is the IRE Medal.

To all you Red Raiders and the rest of the DTN family in harm's way, stay safe!! Prayers to you and yours. . . .

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I saw this in the comments section of the LAJ.

Double T Nation

And has anyone noticed that the guy who runs Double T Nation pretty much bends over and takes it in the rear from Hance whenever asked.

I think someone mentioned he was a lawyer. God, I hope not.

And if so, I sure hope the hell he didn't graduate from TTU School of Law. Talk about a [filtered word] lawyer making the value of every TTU School of Law grad's starting salary go way down.

My point being, was there ever a time before the Hance era that Tech's institutional and athletic reputation gone so low? Saint John Montford, where are you when we need you?

Who would post something so retarded? Let's see if we can solve the mystery:

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Hah hah hah! Hah hah!! There's so much humor in this I don't know what else to say... I better not say anything more, unless I also get threatened with a defamation suit. Ha hah hah!!

Come on everyone. It's windy in Lubbock and the weather is weird!

Imagine what our recruiting would look like if our football team had an indoor practice facility.

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Imagine how many victories we could achieve if we had one!

We are one of only two Big 12 schools without an indoor practice facility.

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Some of you skeptics out there might be asking, "if we build something that everyone else already has, how is that an advantage?"

That, my friend, might sound logical, but it is the wrong question to be asking.

Use your imagination!!

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Still struggling?

Let me see if I can help.

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Imagine you're a highly sought after recruit. Put yourself in their shoes.

Now let's take a walk. . .

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Come on everyone. It's windy in Lubbock and the weather is weird!

Imagine what our recruiting would look like if our football team had an indoor practice facility.

Imagine what our record would be if we had one.

We are one of only two Big 12 schools without an indoor practice facility.

Some of you skeptics out there might be asking, "if we build something that everyone else already has, how is that an advantage?"

That, my friend, might sound logical, but it is the wrong question to be asking.

Use your imagination!!

Let me see if I can help.

Imagine you're a highly sought after recruit. Put yourself in their shoes.

Now let's take a walk. . .

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The Onion nails it.

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After former Penn State defensive coach Jerry Sandusky was charged Saturday with multiple counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors, indecent assault, and unlawful contact with minors, the national sports media sought out his victims this week to ask if they were worried about Joe Paterno's legacy and how their molestations might affect the recently fired head coach's place in the history books.

Describing the downfall of Paterno as "clearly the most devastating thing to come out of the sex scandal," outlets from ESPN to USA Today asked Sandusky's victims if, while being forced to engage in oral and anal sex with a man 40 to 50 years their senior, their primary fear was for Paterno's reputation—and, specifically, for how revelations of their suffering might diminish his two national championships, three Big Ten titles, and 24 bowl victories.

 

As we all know, Saturday marks the final home game of the season for this year's senior class.   They have toiled, worked hard, grown and proudly represented our school on the field of play. 

They have let their play on the field and in the classroom do their talking for them.

Some of these players have had the opportunity to bask in the limelight while others' accomplishments have taken place behind the scenes.

This year's class includes 18 graduating seniors.   

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I would like to propose a little project for our fellow DTNers.

I suggest that we DTNers show our respects by posting a thought about each of these players below (at least one post per player). Hopefully, we'll be able to cover all 18.  

Those of you who know the players personally or know their families or are from the same town/city are encouraged to share their insights.  Feel free to write as much or as little as you would like.

Remember, Google is your friend

(Note to self: I hope this works, otherwise its going to be really embarrassing for you.)

The deserving seniors include . . .

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We've been hearing about how young and inexperienced our defense is.  We've been hearing how they're not very good.  We've been hearing how we need better players. 

Let's accept all of these arguments at face value and examine them against previous talent levels and performance.

In this analysis, I only focus on the defensive line for two reasons:  1) limited time; and  2) because the defensive line struggled so much against the Longhorn's  run defense.  

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I hereby announce my intent to join the chorus of supporters and joyously leap into the collective rush to deify the accomplishments of the currently 7th ranked receiver on the team.

This role model to children everywhere, and sixth year senior, is on pace to equal peaks of production not seen since his third freshman (15) and first sophomore seasons (17).

We witness the rebirth of the fallen son, who buried in lies of his own making and scorned by those who rejected such lies, now somehow unapologeticly rises unscathed by his past deeds to face his oppressors.

Alone in this barren land, only one man will stand beside him - the kind of man who would not tolerate the same behavior from those with lesser fathers, the kind of man who is willing to manufacture a narrative that serves his interests, the only kind of man that would would be willing to conveniently forgive, so that others might one day hopefully forget.

The paragon of virtue that stands before us today may once have lied, required grown men to suspend disbelief, and shattered the spirit of a once unified nation (including perhaps even a few doors).

But as I swear by the only God that stands before me, those four receptions against Oklahoma which increased our embattled One's reception average from 1.3 catches per the game all the way to 1.7 catches per game, has forever removed whatever malice I may have harbored in the depths of my heart.

For this man-child need not be a teller a truths, a master of his own fate, or even one who - God forbid -deigns to accept the consequences of his own actions.

By all that we hold sacred and for so long as he shall wear the scarlet and black, such trivialities matter not.

This leader of men is a Red Raider.

For those who continue to disbelieve, remember this. It is his brothers in arms, and only his brothers in arms, most of whom are not old enough to legally purchase alcohol, who reserve the right to pass judgment.

The rest of you who cling to your own beliefs, trust your ability to read sworn affidavits, and value your life experiences over the vested interest of those who seek to wish the past away merely waste your own breath.

To those who refuse to let go of your hate, I say to you, you can have your Academic All-American receiver Alex Torres. Take your former OU recruit, Eric Ward, and his 44 team leading receptions. Enjoy the once Next Mr. Crabtree and now forever injured Darrin Moore.

Begone with your Cornelius Douglas, who without his 27 catches would merely be a fairground delicacy barely worth the three packets of mustard smeared across its crispy exterior and served on a stick.

Take with you your Jacoby Franks who may finally have emerged as the reliable receiver you had always thought he would be. When it came time to face the Crimson and Cream menace, he was but a question mark hiding on the injured list.

And finally, you may even have your lovable Eric Stephens, who, but not for a vicious late hit that resulted in a season ending injury, would likely be the team's most valuable player. The feats of this once feared competitor have been reduced to a milestone for our new hero to reach in 12 games what Mr Stephens accomplished while moonlighting as a feature back in 6.

These players might be more talented. They might have better production. They might even be better people.

But on that cold night in October, with the team clinging to a 17 point half time lead, only one voice spoke up. And it was His (or so we are told).

Steeled by the raw passion of their brother-in-arms, His comrades would proceed to be outscored 31-14 over the remainder of the contest.

This, you see, is how legends are born.

And history was thus made.

Out of the rubble of boos heaped upon him by the peers who know him best, a new youngish hero emerged.

So while the rest of you wrestle with your precious moral ambiguity, His feats will be memorialized by the scribes who are paid to write them (or else).

Years from now, when the thrill of victory has long receded, we will still recall this glorious day and think to ourselves, "Never has so much been written about so little."

Depending on what college football team you follow, the days between the end of National Signing Day (our second unofficial American holiday, or is that Columbus Day?) and the Super Bowl (our first unofficial American Holiday) might be the best time of the year to be a football fan. 

To stay In the spirit of these things, I thought it might be interesting to see how the recruiting rankings by Rivals applies to the players who will be competing in this weekend's  Super Bowl. 

Since we are all super-secret friends here on the DTN who just happen to be in the know due to our inside connections with everyone who matters, I thought you might be interested too.

Recruiting rankings are an indicator of a player's potential.  So just how good are the rankings?

Join me after triple password protected pay wall after the jump to find out!

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Here is a copy of Mike Leach's law suit against ESPN and Spaeth Communications.  Enjoy.

You may particularly be interested to see the following email exchange between Sally Post, Director of Communications and Broadcast Media for Texas Tech University and Merrie Spaeth, President of Spaeth Communications.

From: Post, Sally [mail to sally.post@ttu.com]

Sent:  Friday, January 01, 2010 8:50pm

To:  Merrie Spaeth

Subject:  RE: Latest story posted on DMN

Here's what the trainer told Charlotte. It is NOT signed.

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From:  Merrie Spaeth [merrie@spaeth.com]

Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 7:57 pm

To:  Post, Sally

Subject:  FW: Latest story posted on DMN

Sally - I assume you and the Chancellor have seen these. We will not make any comment until we talk to you and let me know what the University has done.

- The doctor:  other than the ‘mild' - concussion (There is no such thing.) it's not really in dispute. The issue isn't whether the other treatment harmed Adam. . . But he needs to confirm the diagnosis, recant "mild" and talk about the need for rest, etc.

-  The trainer:  this is a rather dramatically different account than Adam's and from what we understand he provided to the university.  How to handle?

-  The Chisum statement is really irrelevant . . .

merrie.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/010209dnspotechstatements.3782a3a5.html.

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Well, well, well.  What do we have here? 

The above email exchange is recreated for this post and taken from page 36 of Mike Leach's Original Petition complaining of ESPN, Inc., and Spaeth Communications, Inc.

Analysis after the jump...

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