<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: A Day After Stephen Garcia is Kicked Off the Gamecocks, Here Come the Point Shaving Rumors</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:38 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: Flabber</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457908</link> <dc:creator>Flabber</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:13:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457908</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;line went down from 17-14.5 if you clicked on his tweet link&lt;/blockquote&gt;Fezzik is wrong, par for the course with him. He&#039;s as reliable and accurate as a 15 year old meth head.The line didn&#039;t go from 17 to 14.5 on Saturday. At Bookmaker, the most important offshore book, it went from 16.5 on Thursday, to 16 on Friday, to 15 on Saturday. The other offshores were similar. Those are small line moves that don&#039;t mean much.Garcia may be a drunk, but spreading these point shaving allegations is awful, especially when a well-known gambler like Fezzik just flat out lied about circumstantial evidence.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>line went down from 17-14.5 if you clicked on his tweet link</p></blockquote><p>Fezzik is wrong, par for the course with him. He&#8217;s as reliable and accurate as a 15 year old meth head.</p><p> The line didn&#8217;t go from 17 to 14.5 on Saturday. At Bookmaker, the most important offshore book, it went from 16.5 on Thursday, to 16 on Friday, to 15 on Saturday. The other offshores were similar. Those are small line moves that don&#8217;t mean much.</p><p>Garcia may be a drunk, but spreading these point shaving allegations is awful, especially when a well-known gambler like Fezzik just flat out lied about circumstantial evidence.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Shatner, who blames the media for everything</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457798</link> <dc:creator>Shatner, who blames the media for everything</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:52:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457798</guid> <description><![CDATA[I will say this, TBL didn&#039;t say that this is the reason Garcia was kicked off the team. He&#039;s just reporting a rumor.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I will say this, TBL didn&#8217;t say that this is the reason Garcia was kicked off the team. He&#8217;s just reporting a rumor.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Shatner, who blames the media for everything</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457792</link> <dc:creator>Shatner, who blames the media for everything</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:49:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457792</guid> <description><![CDATA[This went well.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This went well.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457787</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:44:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457787</guid> <description><![CDATA[This breaking story just in ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://news.yahoo.com/iran-failed-space-monkey-launch-160339378.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iran Murders Space Monkey&lt;/a&gt;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This breaking story just in &#8230; <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-failed-space-monkey-launch-160339378.html" rel="nofollow">Iran Murders Space Monkey</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: s1rweeze</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457708</link> <dc:creator>s1rweeze</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:08:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457708</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I also don’t buy that SC will crumble now like so many people think. Shaw and Garcia are essentially the same average to above average (and back to below-average) QB. They’ll lose 1-2 more games this year just as they would with Garcia at QB.&lt;/blockquote&gt;I don&#039;t know a whole lot about CFB but each time I&#039;ve seen Garcia over the years, he&#039;s been all kinds of bad. Like, spike both the visor and the headset kind of bad. Seems like anything would be an upgrade over that guy.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I also don’t buy that SC will crumble now like so many people think. Shaw and Garcia are essentially the same average to above average (and back to below-average) QB. They’ll lose 1-2 more games this year just as they would with Garcia at QB.</p></blockquote><p>I don&#8217;t know a whole lot about CFB but each time I&#8217;ve seen Garcia over the years, he&#8217;s been all kinds of bad. Like, spike both the visor and the headset kind of bad. Seems like anything would be an upgrade over that guy.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457676</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:33:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457676</guid> <description><![CDATA[I also don&#039;t buy that SC will crumble now like so many people think. Shaw and Garcia are essentially the same average to above average (and back to below-average) QB. They&#039;ll lose 1-2 more games this year just as they would with Garcia at QB.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I also don&#8217;t buy that SC will crumble now like so many people think. Shaw and Garcia are essentially the same average to above average (and back to below-average) QB. They&#8217;ll lose 1-2 more games this year just as they would with Garcia at QB.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457673</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:32:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457673</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;was one of his reinstatement guidelines not to drink at all? b/c otherwise it would seem ridiculous that they’d randomly test him for booze. &lt;/blockquote&gt;I thought the same thing. So what if he gets drunk on a Sunday and fails a test on monday? He&#039;s gotta be close to 30 at this point anyway. Let the middle-aged dude drink.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>was one of his reinstatement guidelines not to drink at all? b/c otherwise it would seem ridiculous that they’d randomly test him for booze.</p></blockquote><p>I thought the same thing. So what if he gets drunk on a Sunday and fails a test on monday? He&#8217;s gotta be close to 30 at this point anyway. Let the middle-aged dude drink.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jay V Of Considerable Influence</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457670</link> <dc:creator>Jay V Of Considerable Influence</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:31:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457670</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;\was one of his reinstatement guidelines not to drink at all? b/c otherwise it would seem ridiculous that they’d randomly test him for booze.&lt;/blockquote&gt;It was part of the reinstatement.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>\was one of his reinstatement guidelines not to drink at all? b/c otherwise it would seem ridiculous that they’d randomly test him for booze.</p></blockquote><p>It was part of the reinstatement.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457669</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:31:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457669</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;I know for a 100% fact that he was boozing in Columbia last Thursday nite…&lt;/em&gt;Five Points FTW!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>I know for a 100% fact that he was boozing in Columbia last Thursday nite…</em></p><p>Five Points FTW!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457668</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:30:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457668</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;i also enjoy that SoCar fans think that he’s the only thing between them and a NC this year, like somehow they transformed overnight to a legit college football program. &lt;/blockquote&gt;If UGA hadn&#039;t shit the fucking bed the SEC East would be over and SC would be primed for another 5 loss year.FUCK!!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>i also enjoy that SoCar fans think that he’s the only thing between them and a NC this year, like somehow they transformed overnight to a legit college football program.</p></blockquote><p>If UGA hadn&#8217;t shit the fucking bed the SEC East would be over and SC would be primed for another 5 loss year.</p><p>FUCK!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: illformula</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457665</link> <dc:creator>illformula</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:29:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457665</guid> <description><![CDATA[was one of his reinstatement guidelines not to drink at all? b/c otherwise it would seem ridiculous that they&#039;d randomly test him for booze.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>was one of his reinstatement guidelines not to drink at all? b/c otherwise it would seem ridiculous that they&#8217;d randomly test him for booze.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ATL_Badger</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457664</link> <dc:creator>ATL_Badger</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:29:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457664</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;I love how dong references are the ultimate trump card for assertions of journalistic integrity here.&lt;/em&gt;Well, it was a pretty big trump card, was it not?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>I love how dong references are the ultimate trump card for assertions of journalistic integrity here.</em></p><p>Well, it was a pretty big trump card, was it not?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457662</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:28:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457662</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Assuming QB is #1 on “best people to shave points” I think the rest of the order would go: 1. Starting RB 2. Starting Center 3. Starting Long Snapper 22. Starting DT&lt;/em&gt;23. LSU punter who had TD removed from score]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Assuming QB is #1 on “best people to shave points” I think the rest of the order would go:<br /> 1. Starting RB<br /> 2. Starting Center<br /> 3. Starting Long Snapper<br /> 22. Starting DT</em></p><p>23. LSU punter who had TD removed from score</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ms621</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457661</link> <dc:creator>ms621</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:27:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457661</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;More or less embarrassing than posting pictures of an NBA rookie’s dong? I’d say it’s about par for the course.&lt;/em&gt;I love how dong references are the ultimate trump card for assertions of journalistic integrity here.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>More or less embarrassing than posting pictures of an NBA rookie’s dong? I’d say it’s about par for the course.</em></p><p>I love how dong references are the ultimate trump card for assertions of journalistic integrity here.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Breesus</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457658</link> <dc:creator>Breesus</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:25:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457658</guid> <description><![CDATA[I think if there are no criminal charges leveled against him, you&#039;re looking at Ole Miss&#039;s starting QB in 2012.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think if there are no criminal charges leveled against him, you&#8217;re looking at Ole Miss&#8217;s starting QB in 2012.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Menarky Party</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457657</link> <dc:creator>Menarky Party</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:25:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457657</guid> <description><![CDATA[every time i lose a bet on the favorite, i blame it on point shaving.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>every time i lose a bet on the favorite, i blame it on point shaving.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ATL_Badger</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457656</link> <dc:creator>ATL_Badger</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:25:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457656</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt; Posts like these are embarrassing coming from a purported website, one that does not want to be called just a blog.&lt;/em&gt;More or less embarrassing than posting pictures of an NBA rookie&#039;s dong? I&#039;d say it&#039;s about par for the course.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em> Posts like these are embarrassing coming from a purported website, one that does not want to be called just a blog.</em></p><p>More or less embarrassing than posting pictures of an NBA rookie&#8217;s dong? I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s about par for the course.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jay V Of Considerable Influence</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457655</link> <dc:creator>Jay V Of Considerable Influence</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:24:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457655</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;So when a line “crashes down” hours before kickoff, that’s now enough to bring up point shaving? Posts like these are embarrassing coming from a purported website, one that does not want to be called just a blog.&lt;/blockquote&gt;agreed.  this is something that belongs on a low-rent gambling message board...not this site.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>So when a line “crashes down” hours before kickoff, that’s now enough to bring up point shaving? Posts like these are embarrassing coming from a purported website, one that does not want to be called just a blog.</p></blockquote><p>agreed.  this is something that belongs on a low-rent gambling message board&#8230;not this site.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ms621</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457653</link> <dc:creator>ms621</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:24:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457653</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;one that does not want to be called just a blog.&lt;/em&gt;I&#039;ve seen references similar to this a couple of other times today. What&#039;s this all about? I missed yesterday for a company retreat.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>one that does not want to be called just a blog.</em></p><p>I&#8217;ve seen references similar to this a couple of other times today. What&#8217;s this all about? I missed yesterday for a company retreat.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: illformula</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/12/a-day-after-stephen-garcia-is-kicked-off-the-gamecocks-here-come-the-point-shaving-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-1457654</link> <dc:creator>illformula</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:24:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=129152#comment-1457654</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Very, very few SC fans actually believe that.&lt;/em&gt;90% of the ones i know personally think that, are alumni, and read all the local shit weekly. maybe i only know the dumbasses.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Very, very few SC fans actually believe that.</em></p><p>90% of the ones i know personally think that, are alumni, and read all the local shit weekly. maybe i only know the dumbasses.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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