Nick Saban suggests arresting officers of Cam Robinson and Hootie Jones were disgruntled LSU fans
Another layer was added to the drama involving Paul Finebaum and Alabama coach Nick Saban on Wednesday.
As reported by AL.com, Saban suggested to Finebaum in a commercial-break rant at SEC Media Days that the arresting officers of Cam Robinson and Hootie Jones on May 17 were LSU fans and that the allegiance played a part in the arrest.
Here’s how AL.com framed the information:
Within earshot of media, Saban launched into a four-letter tirade directed at Finebaum. In it, he used his fingers to note the small amount of marijuana found in the car and insinuated the arresting officers were disgruntled LSU fans.
It ended with a few laughs from everyone on set as Saban exited.
It’s a juicy nugget, and it’s interesting to consider. Consider it another dynamic in the LSU-Alabama rivalry.
Saban blaming cops for his players behavior? Come on man. Take football out of the equation and these players still broke the law. In what universe does a person not go to jail when they are found to have a stolen firearm and weed in their possession?
One where we have set rules for law enforcement to follow and they violate said rules.
“In what universe does a person not go to jail when they are found to have a stolen firearm and weed in their possession?”
When it’s a small amount of marijuana and the person with the stolen gun has a bill of sale for it, ours, and pretty much every day of the week. It’s not a crime to buy a stolen gun you didn’t know was stolen. They simply take it as evidence. Thus, you’re left with a misdemeanor amount of marijuana, which is typically a citation.
The serial number was filed off. If the gun was made after 1968 then it would be illegal to own if it was produced with a serial number and then filed off. It’s considered contraband by the federal government. The cops did have probable cause to search and arrest, most kids would still be in jail. Right or wrong. Seeing as how having possession of a stolen fire arm in the presence of narcotics in the state of Louisiana would have carried a mandatory sentence of 5 years in prison…I’m happy those kids’ lives didn’t get ruined over a couple of bad choices where no one was hurt.
So the serial number was filed off? That’s amazing considering the cops used the serial number to trace where it was stolen from.
In a universe where everyone can afford a private defense attorney & doesn’t get stuck with a public defender. Had these guys been some poor black or white kids they would’ve been railroaded by a broken system!!! Cops have a set of rules they must follow, seeing a young black male legally in possession of a legally owned firearm doesn’t give them probable cause to search a vehicle!!! But this officer used Hootie having a gun as his reason for the illegal search. A public defender would’ve plead the case out, making the city a few dollars but a private attorney gets this case, rightly, dismissed 9.9 out of 10 times.
Take football out of the equation, and maybe all four people in the car get arrested, instead of just the two Alabama football players.
See how easy it is to make it fit the narrative you want?
Officer smells cannabis, which doesn’t legally mean that cannabis is actually present(yes, I know, but it’s law vs. common sense sometimes. Sorry.) Cop is made aware of a legal firearm, and uses that as probable cause to search the car. Since it’s a legal firearm, that’s an illegal search. EVERYTHING found after is no longer relevant, but let’s look anyways. Tiny amount of cannabis present, with no clear ownership among the FOUR people in the car. A stolen firearm, that was legally purchased by Cam R. with no knowledge of its status. So you have an amount of cannabis that a lot of cops would simply throw out and not arrest someone over. And you have a weapon that cannot be proven to involve a felony by the person who owns it. So what’s left?
AT MOST you have some sort of citation for being in the park after hours. That’s probably not even an arrestable offense, much less some sort of jail time.
No sane DA would’ve prosecuted this. Not unless they enjoy losing cases just to try to look tough on crime or something. There’s no evidence, there’s no legal search, there’s no case.
YES. These kids made TERRIBLE choices. And they are and will be going through a bunch of discipline set out by Nick Saban and staff. They also have NO prior record, and absolutely without question deserve to make it right. If they fulfill all the requirements, they get to play, and they WOULD DESERVE TO DO SO. If they don’t, they don’t play. It’s really simple. If you feel otherwise, then you’ve missed the many, many times that Nick Saban has talked about using his football program to improve the lives of these young men.
@Weagle99
I’d love to know where, exactly, you heard that about the serial number. Like many fans, I’ve been following this story fairly closely since it broke, and haven’t heard a single thing about any filed-off serial number. I’m genuinely asking this, because I simply hadn’t heard anything about that.
I recall reading it immediately after the incident (from a news source, not a blog). But I can’t seem to locate the story now. It could have been redacted or false. So if the serial numbers weren’t filed off, then it would definitely be next to impossible to prove that he knew it was stolen.
I actually found an article that says they traced the gun using the serial number, so my apologies for spreading a false truth.
Didn’t see you already posted the correction. My bad.
What wasn’t caught on camera was Nick Saban walking out of the room chanting “Pigs in a blanket, fry em like bacon”. However, that’s pretty much what he said.
^^ lol
well, that sure sheds a light on everything… where have I heard similar bs?… Kinda like anyone who disagrees with _______ ________ is a card totin’ KKK racist bigot…
Ill take who is hillary clinton for 500 alex
lol, would have been correct had the answer been “this person says”… ;)
No if you plug her name in the spaces it fits my answer was a little scewed just to get the jeopardy reference.
When we go to Alabama to the beach in the summer they don’t seem to care if you are an LSU fan or not, they have a rivalry with Auburn. Here in Louisiana though I guess we are just tired of having an overall losing history to Bammers that we created our own rivalry that they could care less to play along with until it is almost game time. Every LSU fan hates Bama until it is time to go on vacation to the beach!
‘Bama Fans in Panama City…drunk, sunburnt…eating a fish sandwich…at Long John Silvers…now that’s seafood…Tide Style!!!
Uhhhh…..no. Most of my folks go to MS or FL so Im not sure what your talking about.
#Tide Lives Matter
And that’s the end of this conversation…wwwaaahhhhhhh.
First off, what rivalry? We’ve spanked them 5 times in a row. Also, he suggested THESE cops were LSU fans, don’t try to use the cops in general speculation. As far as I’m concerned, he’s beaten and has and dominated the S.E.C. and college football in general so whatever he’s doing, he should probably stick to it. I’d probably be a pretty pissed off cop too if I found top recruits that left my hometown school to go to one that spanks them on a yearly basis and has teabag’d the entire fan base. Find a QB and then we can call this a rivalry again.
That would be the stupidest thing to get mad about. No actual human should care that much about something that has nothing to do with them.
The irony of all you Bammers….The same Alabama Football program that is in the top ten History of football Probation …..You Bammers so funny you make me laugh….at your Hypocrisy!!!
I see you changed your tune a little. I wonder why? Also if Bama is in the top 10 and they have been on probation the same amount of times as UT does that mean UT is also in the top 10? If so can we apply that irony to your post?
Could it be that Saban was joking when he insinuated they were disgruntled LSU fans?! Noooo….that couldn’t possibly be the case, specially since it ‘ended with a few laughs from everyone on set’
That’s what I believe is missing here in print. You can read a transcript, or a text message for that matter, and totally miss the point being made. I would like to hear the audio to see whether this comment was made in jest.
I believe that’s what he was saying while pissed off at Finebaum. Pissed off and joking. Not likely but possible.
Calm down Nick…questioning the cops “motives”…over loyalty to a COLLEGE football team??? Does this guy live in a vacuum? One would think Nick’s narcissism would be a tad bit muted considering the Dallas Police Officers are just now being laid-to-rest and #BLM is on the hunt…oh I forgot…Tide Football TRUMPS everything!!! Geaux Gumps!!!
It’s funny that all this happend but nobody managed a video of it.
There is video and I’m sure it was picked up on the SEC network’s mics.
You mean the video with no sound?
Yeah. The video is on Bleacher Report but you can’t hear what Nick is saying. However, he is at the SEC network desk giving Finebaum the business. The mics may have been off for commercial but I would think it was still picked up and recorded.
If it was picked up and recorded it would have been publicized.
OK for you dumb assess less than a gram of weed……not going to get arrested for that anywhere…….second Louisiana is a open carry state gun laying on player knee……not a crime…..therefore no reason to search the vehicle…..the law…….four guys in car two Bama football players from the state of Louisiana one the best tackle in America…..yeah you get it now….js…..#nuffsaid
do cops carry a gram scale with them to use to decide whether a search is warranted when both weed and guns are in the equation?
In reference to the other 2 individuals, people asking WHY were they not arrested? I believe there are cases where back seat occupants are not considered “in possession” unless the gun or in this case, guns and weed were also found in the back seat. Evidently the MPD used their discretion and decided the 2 were not in possession. I don’t know if LA uses or considers “constructive possession.”
They’re lucky that no warrants were sought for blood tests… Tests would have likely told them why there was less than 1 gram left in the bag…
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I watched the dust-up on TV and followed what Nick Saban said. Finebaum is the one who suggested that police were at fault. Having his words twisted by Finebaum is what started the fireworks. Finebaum’s desire to start something that would give him some air time, is what you are so anxiously following with this article. Saban asked questions and got pissed when Finebaum twisted those questions into answers.
The narcissist wants to blame the cops because the players were possessing dope. Sounds a lot like Obama to me.