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But just before he was booked into Atlanta City Jail on a DUI charge, Evans was "crying...

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But just before he was booked into Atlanta City Jail on a DUI charge, Evans was "crying uncontrollably," said Trooper M. Cabe, who pulled over Evans' 2009 BMW after he meandered across the center line of Roswell Road near Chastain Drive at 11:55 p.m. Wednesday. Evans, who admitted to drinking three Vodka cocktails, began bargaining with the trooper as soon as he realized he might be placed under arrest. "I am not trying to bribe you but I'm the athletic director of the University of Georgia," Evans said. ... The trooper, who noted that Evans had a pair of red panties between his legs, asked the athletic director "what her panties were doing in his side of the seat. He stated, ‘She took them off and I held them because I was just trying to get her home.' " ... Fuhrmann told Cabe the charges wouldn't stick, according to the incident report. "Just to let you know, it will be erased because he is the athletic director of UGA and he has that power," she said.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, drawing on the police report from Damon Evans' DUI arrest. I'm not sure there's anything that can be added. But I would guess that Evans' odds of surviving this just hit zero.

Texas could officially announce soon a commitment to remaining in a 10-team Big 12, a conference...

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Texas could officially announce soon a commitment to remaining in a 10-team Big 12, a conference school source said this morning. The high-ranking source, who is closely involved in keeping the conference intact, says he believes that Texas will make a good faith proposal to turn its back on a Pac-10 bid and keep the Big 12 in business even without Nebraska and Colorado. A second conference source also confirmed that understanding of the situation.

Independent confirmation of Texas looking at keeping the Big 12 together So now we have the Dallas Morning News corroborating Chip Brown's report about Texas considering keeping the Big 12 together. It goes on to say that the sharp increase in TV money would come from Fox Sports specifically. Supposedly the prospect of a UT television network and increased travel costs as a result of not having A&M in the Pac-16 were the reason for the change of mind. It remains to be seen how good the faith will be in Texas's "good faith proposal." Nebraska's idea of a good faith proposal was to have everyone assign their media rights to the Big 12 to prove their commitment, something everyone knew Texas would not agree to. Will Texas propose something workable, or something it knows the rest won't agree to like Nebraska did? For his part, Gene Stallings likes the idea of a ten team Big 12. UPDATE If the Dallas Morning News isn't far enough away from Texas's athletics department for your taste, how does the New York Times sound? Pete Thamel also has a source saying Texas is "on the cusp" of a deal to keep the ten-team Big 12 together.

Just received word from two sources that Aggies have NOT turned down Pac-10 and are still weighing...

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Just received word from two sources that Aggies have NOT turned down Pac-10 and are still weighing P10/SEC option

Billy Liucci says "or not" to Chip Brown's report that A&M has turned down the Pac-10. Brown has also since backed off on the word of a Texas A&M spokesman. So consider this a false alarm and we should (as Rangers100 warned us) be careful about how much stock we put in Brown. My guess would be that A&M sounded uninterested and that was relayed to a Big XII athletics director who took it to mean A&M was gone. Or A&M is trying to keep things quiet as long as possible to avoid trouble. Again, this will be the final update until at least 10 minutes from now.

Texas A&M regents have the votes to join the SEC and could announce that move as early as next...

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Texas A&M regents have the votes to join the SEC and could announce that move as early as next week, sources tell Orangebloods.com

Texas A&M apparently has the votes... I guess we'll find out fairly soon if they have a real invitation.

SEC and A&M is real; as of right now I'll say SEC 30 pct; Pac-16 70 pct

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SEC and A&M is real; as of right now I'll say SEC 30 pct; Pac-16 70 pct

Joe Schad's odds on Texas A&M to the SEC Schad also thinks that it's entirely possible that the SEC adds Texas A&M only to get to a 13-team league. I personally would be surprised at that, given that the 13-team format has given the MAC nothing but headaches when it comes to scheduling,

B12 Souh schools (TX, TTech, OU, OSU) confirm to OB with Neb move they go to Pac-10!!! Sorry bout...

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B12 Souh schools (TX, TTech, OU, OSU) confirm to OB with Neb move they go to Pac-10!!! Sorry bout that!!

Chip Brown on Twitter Is it reading too much into that to note the team that's not there? (HT: SBNation.com)

In accordance with the findings released today by the NCAA, the University of Southern California’s ...

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In accordance with the findings released today by the NCAA, the University of Southern California’s 2005 Orange Bowl game victory has been vacated. We take the integrity of NCAA rules seriously. As a procedural matter, the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee (POC) must meet to formally consider vacating USC’s championship title and the game records. If the POC takes such action, there would be no BCS champion for the 2004-05 season. The POC will meet shortly to discuss this matter.

BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock, making it sound very much like vacating the crystal fooball is a formality. (HT: Conquest Chronicles)

I wish [Lane Kiffin] well, I really do - as long as he's in California... So we were very pleased...

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I wish [Lane Kiffin] well, I really do - as long as he's in California... So we were very pleased to see Mike Hamilton make that appointment. I was very pleased with the positive reception that [Derek Dooley] received from Tennessee and the fans. And obviously, like any new coach he has his work cut out for him. I think his appointment is good for Tennessee and good for the SEC.

Mike Slive likes Tennessee's new hire, don't you think? He sounds tired of playing quote police and doesn't anticipate Dooley stirring anything up. (H/T EDSBS)

Investigation into the report of Simple Battery and Terroristic Threats filed by HUTSON and MEGHAN...

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Investigation into the report of Simple Battery and Terroristic Threats filed by HUTSON and MEGHAN VANN of an incident which occurred in a taxi on March 28 has determined the offenders are NOT University of Georgia football players.

Athens-Clarke County Police Department Didn't have time to do Sprints this morning, but I figured this was an important update.

Is Mike Slive the right commishioner for the SEC? What happens to all the money he fines the...

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Is Mike Slive the right commishioner for the SEC? What happens to all the money he fines the schools under his thumb? He sure handed out alot of fines this past college football season.