NER: A house divided

On the latest NER...it's Rivalry Week in Los Angeles! We talk USC-UCLA with former Trojan All-American John Jackson and Bruins' all-time leading rusher Johnathan Franklin. James Allen breaks down the Lakers coaching situation; and why don't we have more Thanksgiving carols?

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Episode 67: Wrap it up

It's the final NER episode of 2011! And in the spirit of the holidays, the guys argue. About almost everything. Including the merits of multiple sequels and the continued watchability of the Kardashian family. Happy Holidays, y'all.

Episode 66: Swap Meets

This week on New Era Radio...Cacique has the best sports weekend ever, the guys talk with Adam Watson of The Postgame about David Stern's crumbling NBA empire and figure out which woman on TV they would most want to marry.

Episode 65: Iced Out

In a new episode of NER...the guys celebrate Repeal Day, rail against the BCS, argue who should win the Heisman and try to figure out which album is The Roots' best.

Episode 61: Final Verdicts

A new episode of NER, the guys discuss the sickening allegations at Penn State, tamp down the hype of The Game of the Century (LSU-Alabama); figure out why people still hate Mike Vick and remember where we were when we learned Magic Johnson had AIDS.

Episode 60: Fright Night

On another episode of NER... the guys have dud Halloweens, what exactly does Phil Simms have against Andrew Luck and we all knew this Kim Kardashian marriage wasn't going to last...right?

Episode 59: All the hits

It's a new episode of New Era Radio...World Series Game 6, Ron Washington and David "Effing" Freese are top of mind. But the guys also get into college football, the NFL and chat it up with Nufsed about his new single with Akon.

Episode 54: According to who

It's another episode of NER...this time the guys lament their Fantasy Football faux pas, wonder what Jim Belushi has in common with the quarterback of the New York Giants. And we talk Major League Baseball with James Allen of AM 830.

Episode 51: Fighting Words

On a new episode of NER, the guys talk about why Floyd Mayweather haters hate Floyd Mayweather; handicap the early leaders in the Andrew Luck Derby and break down the Ray-J/Fabolous beef. No, seriously.

Episode 50: The Gang's All Here

It's the 50th episode of New Era Radio and we've got a full house! We talk wine and The Honor System; Is the Mike Vick Redemption Tour almost over? How much longer can Joe Paterno go? And how much of this woman would you like to see?

Episode 49: I Wanna Be Your Superhero

On a new episode of New Era Radio...the boys say a bittersweet goodbye to Entourage (for now); It's QBs Gone Wild in Week 1 of the NFL season and lots of (talking about) nudity!

Episode 47: Lace 'em up

On the latest edition of NER...College Football is back! The guys break down the big games from the first weekend while Marcas puts on his Grumpy Old Man face for conference re-alignment

Episode 45: Bustin' Loose

On the latest episode of New Era Radio... Cacique's wild bus ride! The guys break down Terrelle Pryor v. Tim Tebow. Plus, they help you with your fantasy draft (when they stop arguing) and wonder if anyone will ever notice that Lil Wayne busted his face.

Episode 44: Popular Uprising

On another episode of New Era Radio... Cacique tries to shake off a crazy weekend. Let's all (sorta) rejoice...NFL (preseason) is back! Strange things are afoot at The U. And The Game gives the sheriff a crash course in crime-fighting.

Episode 43: Spread Your Wings

The NERD's talk about their weekend field trip; Marcas finally watches Jersey Shore; Who should Kimbo Slice fight next? And what did Soulja Boy spend $55 million on?

Episode 33: Find A Way

On another episode of New Era Radio...we talk basketball with Robert DoBucki of HoopsJournal.com; wonder aloud if the NCAA will have the stones to drop the hammer on Ohio State; talk about what we'd do first if we were released from prison; and geek out over the prospect of the A Tribe Called Quest documentary.

Episode 32: Change The Channel

On this week's edition of New Era Radio...

The guys are joined by the one and only Clipper Darrell who talks about (what else?) the Clippers and his relationship with the franchise as well as Shaq's career and who is the NBA's all-time greatest. Also...an introduction to plum brandy. Is Steve Spurrier using Jim Tressel's downfall to make a point? And which movies deserve to have a sequel.

Terrelle Pryor Driving Without A License?

It must really suck to be in Columbus, OH these days. This is not the usual hot bed for scandel in the college football world. Well I tell you what, times are a changin, with Tressel stepping down admist all the controversy his star QB or should I say is his former star QB Terelle Pryor is racking up all kinds of violations.

Pryor was seen on TV driving away in a Nissan Z yesterday and reports have come out today that he has been driving without a license. This also known as "Drivin Dirty".

NBC4I.com reports that Pryor has not re-applied to renew his liscense to the DMV:

http://www2.nbc4i.com/sports/2011/jun/01/11/pryors-drivers-license-suspended-records-show-ar-514788/

NCAA Denies USC Appeal

It took four months, but the NCAA has finally spoken in regards to USC's appeal of the sanctions levied in light of the investigations in Reggie Bush and Todd McNair. USCFootball.com was the first to report that the appeal was completely denied.

The Trojans football team will be allowed to sign no more than 15 players to scholarships for the next three seasons (against a top limit of 25 for schools not under sanction).

And of even more immediate impact, USC would not be able to compete for the first-ever Pac-12 championship or appear in the first-ever postseason championship game in 2011 as well. 

Of further concern, the NCAA's unprecedented additional sanction allowing players affected by the postseason ban this year to immediately transfer to another institution without sitting out a season would still be in play for this year's seniors.

The school is unable to comment until the decision has been released to the public, which is expected to happen on Thursday.  There had been some hope that at least a portion of the appeal would be accepted in light of lesser punishments handed out to Auburn and Ohio State after recent infractions. However it appears that the NCAA will stand by their apparent decision to make an example of one of its marquee programs run amok.

Congratulations to the NCAA for finding the gumption to finally drop the hammer on one of its major programs for being caught in the act of major infractions. But with Jim Tressel being caught allegedly hiding violations and Cecil Newton shopping his kid out to at least one school, maybe consistency should be the next thing to work on.

Big 10 Conf Says "Play For Pay!"

Maybe something good will actually come out of the the whole Ohio State fiasco as the Big 10 Conference said on Friday that, there is a possibility that the conference could pay athletes beyond their scholarship checks.
Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany admits the conference has discussed cutting athletes a monthly check to help with their living expenses. This coming from a conference that is having a world of controversy dealing with the "Pristine" Coach Jim Tressel and the "Tattoo 5".
By paying players something you hope to curve the appetite for going to outside sources to get extra income. Delaney will like to some how bridge the gap between scholarship and needs to live in today's economy.

However, Detroit Free Press sports columnist Drew Sharp says players aren't taking money just to make ends meet.

"Athletes do no accept cash that they're not supposed to because they're trying to make ends meet. They're accepting the money because they feel they are entitled to this, because they have people telling them 24/7 you're being taken advantage of. You're basically a slave making all this cash for the man in the Big House there and you're getting nothing but crumbs," said Sharp.

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/andrea_isom/should-big-ten-athletes-get-paid-question-mark-20110520-wpms

Whatever the outcome of this whole ordeal, I do believe college athletes do need to be paid more than their scholarship checks in some way or fashion. I had a brother who played at Nebraska and they pretty much paid for everything for him, food;travel gear; medical care;tuition and so on so forth. What they didn't pay for was his rent;food for the house;clothes to wear for everyday;rent and money just going out be a college kid.
It's a problem that will never be solved but it can be derailed in some sort of fashion.