Published July 27, 2012 - 9:00am
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Cindrich joins the long line of other SEC fans accusing Nick Saban of cheating, I assume.
You can listen the full interview here, but I’ll sum it up for you.
Cindrich was asked who is monitoring the NCAA, and he had the following to say:
“That’s a very good question,” he said. “No one’s watching them. You want to know who’s watching them? Nick Saban. You want to trust Nick Saban? I have enough on Saban right now – and I realize this stuff gets out, and I also realize the truth is a defense. I know what goes on in college football, so cut me a break. …”
The radio hosts then backtracked from Cindrich’s opinion about Penn State’s penalties and focused more on the Saban accusation.
“I didn’t say Nick Saban was behind this, or if I did, I apologize,” Cindrich said. “I said, ‘Like Nick Saban,’ or, ‘Like the other college coaches.’ Let me say this: If you go to a seedy group out there – let’s call them the agents out there of professional football players – and you start bringing them in and give them immunity … you would hear things that make your hair turn gray. …
“Like violations. Like payola. I mean, I testify in these things, guys. There’s so much money – are you guys really serious? Are you that naive to think that there really isn’t thousands of dollars in payola given to players to play each Saturday?”
“Everybody has something on Nick Saban, for God’s sake,” Cindrich said. “And if he has a problem with anything I say, come on after me, big guy.”
Cindrich was then asked if Alabama players are paid to play football for the Tide.
“Oh, come on,” he said.
“When you get these guys down and you get them under oath, they’ll tell you that. Sure.
“The statute of limitations has probably run as far as any criminality was involved to what I was relating to Saban, but I was involved in it. I know what he tried to do. I know what he tried to cover up. If he wants to stand up and say something, I’ll bring that up. If it’s out of time, I’ll go to the nearest agent I know, and I’ll bring up about a dozen things that are in time, because that’s the way he and most of the big-time schools, particularly in the SEC, operate.“
Bringing Saban into the accusation wasn’t enough for Mr. Cindrich because he brought the whole SEC into the equation. That’s just how we “operate”. Operate, as in win championships. The SEC must be paying players, right?
Cindrich is of course a Pitt grad and former football player. Maybe he’s just upset because the Big East, Pitt’s current conference, and the ACC, their future conference, are the doormats of college football.
alaBAMA cheating?
Is this a surprise to anyone?
lol you mad bro? Every team in college football has done something wrong. Go cry about it. You dont even seem to be sure of your own statements
Dude is from Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh. But suddenly he is a recruiting/cheating expert n the SEC. Sure.
I’m not surprised if every major college program is cheating on some level, but for this guy to single out Saban, Alabama (& I don’t even like Bama), and then the entire conference, is jealousy at it’s finest. He, and the rest of the nation might as well get use to the SEC dominating college football.
Did he get paid to play at Pitt? 1968-1972. Sounds like sour grapes to me, I agree with Mr. Gates. Best try to find Big Foot or evidence of aliens before making specious comments about a program like Alabama or any other for that fact. Sounds more like he would love to represent some of the amazingly talented kids who play for SEC teams and he can’t because he is not relevent anymore. Nick, like many dictators, has access controlled and Mr. C probably can’t get a call returned. Michigan…get ready if you can.