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Clemson University
Come on, sing along-you know the tune:
Jingle Bells…
Jingle Bells…
Jingle All The Way!
Oh what fun it sure won't be
Exposed by the NCA---A!
Yes, it's true Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and if he's a Clemson fan he's got to be flaming mad as Rudolph's nose, because preliminary reports indicate that Clemson might have bent the rules in attempting to secure some blue-chip recruits for Christmas. While Clemson might be crossed off Santa's list for their questionable behavior, they've landed squarely right upon the Final Tarnished Twenty for 2000. Congrats to the Tigers.
NCAA investigators have been probing Gaffney (South Carolina) High School to look into an anonymous complaint that recruits Jeff Littlejohn and Roger McIntosh received improper benefits from Clemson booster Lamar Greene.
In a story published in the Gaffney Ledger, Littlejohn said he worked for a landscaping company owned by Green and was paid $100/day to do landscape work on Saturdays. $100 a day for landscape work done only on Saturdays? Sounds like Clemson is taking lessons from the University of Arkansas School of Truck Driving…
To make matters worse, NCAA officials are also investigating the purchases of two Jeep Cherokees for the two recruits. Officials are trying to ascertain whether family members paid for the vehicles or if illegal booster activity financed the automobiles.
In any case, the Tigers are laying in wait amid carefully landscaped bushes for an assault upon the 2001 Tarnished Twenty. In the meanwhile, only the NCAA will be able to determine if Clemson has indeed been naughty or nice for the New Year.
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