Nasty Tajh Boyd Speculation

[WMack4Bama]

Case in point: a couple of hours prior to Clemson’s beatdown at the hands of Florida State, a “report” surfaced on a “website” — we’re not going to give the name here and funnel any traffic there; Google it — that Tajh Boyd had piled up an $80,000-plus gambling debt betting mostly on NFL games. The fact that Boyd went out and had arguably his worst game as a starter on his biggest stage thus far only added to the squadron of black helicopters swirling overhead.

Because of the “report” — which the curator of the site told The State via email “comes from direct sources in Vegas that have ties to the bookies” — athletic director Dan Radakovich instructed his compliance department to investigate the “claims” and perform its due diligence. According to the paper, university compliance officials interviewed Boyd as well as checking out the track record of the “site” before sending its findings to the ACC.

Those findings had everyone, at least at the university, in agreement: the “report” was baseless and Boyd is not a latter-day Art Schlichter.

“I don’t really know where that came from,” Boyd told the media Tuesday. “When I heard it, it was pretty shocking. That being built on top of the loss made it a rough little weekend.”

“I have Northland Cable. I only get two games on Sunday,” Boyd said, taking a jab at the rumors a gambling debt was centered on NFL games.

Boyd’s 78.2 passer rating was his second-worst since becoming a full-time starter in 2011, trailing only the 66.5 he put up against South Carolina that first season. His 45.9 percent completion percentage was his worst since that 21-point loss to the Gamecocks, and the first time since the 2012 regular-season finale against the same team that he had completed less than 60 percent of his passes.

That performance only added fuel to the speculative fire… and served to raise the ire of Boyd’s head coach.

Link here to full story

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsport...boyd-laughs-off-dabo-decries-gambling-rumors/

 

[ValuJet]

He may need to call up Johnny's agent and start signing some stuff.

 

[JBama_in_PCOLA]

I knew it! lol

Seriously though, the way he played.... Hmmm...


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[big_fan78]

He could've just said No Mas, No Mas.lol

 

[TideEngineer08]

Maybe this is why Dabo thinks Clemson would win 5 out of 10 vs. FSU.

 

[gwilliams]

Not to say he did it, of course. But the remark about getting only two games on Sunday (as if that would prevent betting enough to get in 80K of debt) doesn't mean a thing.

 

[davefrat]

May be a dumb question but is betting on pro sports an NCAA violation?

 

[bamanut_aj]

May be a dumb question but is betting on pro sports an NCAA violation?

No, but throwing a game to forgive your debts is


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[davefrat]

No, but throwing a game to forgive your debts is


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Is that the allegation? How did I miss that?

 

[Rattlehead82]

This is why players need a stipend

 

[JIB]

I hate misuse of quotation marks. Why say "website"? Is the fact it's a website in question or something?

Reminds me of Bennett Brauer.

 

[RTR91]

I hate misuse of quotation marks. Why say "website"? Is the fact it's a website in question or something?

Reminds me of Bennett Brauer.

The State newspaper does not want to give the name of the website and provide the website more traffic, which The State apparently believes the website was trying to get in the first place. After all, more traffic = more advertising, which equals more money.

 

[im4uainva]

Doesn't this border on 'rumor'? Should we be subscribing to such speculation?

 

[Catfish]

I hate misuse of quotation marks. Why say "website"? Is the fact it's a website in question or something?

Reminds me of Bennett Brauer.

I don't get that either. It may not be reputable, but it's still a website. Using the quotation marks implies that whether or not it's an actual website is debatable.

 

[rgw]

He could've just said No Mas, No Mas.lol

Vegas would remove the game and probably find that most bookies would return bets on that game.

This is serious if true. I hope not.

 

[jthomas666]

I hate misuse of quotation marks. Why say "website"? Is the fact it's a website in question or something?

Reminds me of Bennett Brauer.

Example: ITAT is a "website"... if by "website" you mean "festering pit of rabid delusions and shattered dreams".

 

[cbi1972]

Doesn't this border on 'rumor'? Should we be subscribing to such speculation?

It's ok because it's Clemson.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Doesn't this border on 'rumor'? Should we be subscribing to such speculation?

Considering major news sources are covering it, it's game.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Reminds me of Bennett Brauer.

I'm not "the norm," I'm not "camera friendly," I'm not a "heartbreaker...."

LOL at the visual!!!

 

[BamaJama17]

Ok so basically we got ourselves a point shaving scandal right???


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