Darren McFadden is driving a brand new Cadillac

[weswelker#83]

If D-Mac received the car as a payment for future services, he is then a professional and no longer elligible for college football. That would mean no Cotton Bowl. If he simply went in and bought the car, got a loan like any other shopper, with a delayed payment plan, he is still within NCAA.

http://www.todaysthv.com/sports/stor...?storyid=58145

[MrBigglesWorth]

sure he could have gotten a loan.... but how can he afford the gas??

[C'est La Vie]

Originally Posted by MrBigglesWorth

sure he could have gotten a loan.... but how can he afford the gas??

Wonder if the owner of the dealership is an "Athletic Booster".

[patsacolachick]

I saw Jamarcus Russell on the sideline at the Senior Bowl last year with the most massive diamond studs in his ears and I remember thinking, how the heck did he afford those, he hasn't even been drafted yet??? I think all these college players get away with ALOT of freebies/"pay me later" deals. Didn't Maurice Clarett owe a ton to a bunch of people who "gave" him stuff before he actually had the money to pay for any of it? I don't know, just seems really wrong to me.

[ddotderek]

how ignorant can you guys sound? is their no way for jamarcus to afford those earrings on his own? you dont know what goes on inside his family, bank accounts, investments, loans, defaults, rich friends, rich family members and such. If you play college football does that mean you cannot afford a cadillac or some nice diamond studs? i drove a 55k car in high school, and I dont have agents lending me money.

[MetalBleachers]

Originally Posted by ddotderek

how ignorant can you guys sound? is their no way for jamarcus to afford those earrings on his own? you dont know what goes on inside his family, bank accounts, investments, loans, defaults, rich friends, rich family members and such. If you play college football does that mean you cannot afford a cadillac or some nice diamond studs? i drove a 55k car in high school, and I dont have agents lending me money.

When I see a high schooler driving a car, I can assume he's borrowing the car. When I see a high schooler or college player with diamond studs in his ears, I can assume they're his own.

LeBron James' mother got a loan for a Hummer a few months before the NBA draft based on LeBron's future earnings. Is it too much to assume that these high-profile athletes are benefiting from where they will be in a few months?

[RayClay]

Originally Posted by ddotderek

If you play college football does that mean you cannot afford a cadillac or some nice diamond studs?

Probably. You can't work a decent job.

Are you saying his family is wealthy, or he makes enough money part time while going to school and playing football to afford a Cadillac and Ramen noodles?

[RayClay]

Originally Posted by ddotderek

how ignorant can you guys sound? is their no way for jamarcus to afford those earrings on his own? you dont know what goes on inside his family, bank accounts, investments, loans, defaults, rich friends, rich family members and such.

I think the word you're looking for is prejudiced.

Ignorant means uninformed, which is what you seem to be at this point.

Considering most posters are aware of strict NCAA rules for making money while on athletic scholarships, one could extrapolate his ability to qualify for and pay that loan based on McFaddens income before he went to college.

Sure he might have rich "friends". If they're "friends" because they are agents, boosters or gamblers, then that's a problem.

More info.

http://arkansasmatters.com/content/f...b9a3&cid=63635

"The problem is with a new Cadilac Escalade that is reportedly in Darren McFadden's possession. According to an earlier source Darren McFadden was present when sports agent, Mike Conley negotiated the deal for the Escalade at Superior Cadillac, in Fayetteville.
The source said the car was purchased and put in the name of Darren's mother, Mini Muhammed.
We have since spoken to Conley and he says he was not at the dealership with McFadden, nor did he negotiate the deal."


"KARK talked to the University of Arkansas's Sports Information Director Kevin Trainor. Trainor says the university is aware of reports that Darren McFadden has a new car and they're looking into any NCAA compliance issues that might surround it."

[fnordcircle]

Black people with nice things have obviously stolen them or were given them by their white agent, right?

Here's my guess: A guy who is going to get drafted in the Top 10 probably got a no payments until 2009 deal on a car. Whoa, better call in the NCAA secret police.

[primetime]

These guys are assured of massive multimillion dollar deals. Buying something now on loan and paying it off 6 months from now is hardly a big deal. Yes, it may be gambling a little (see McGahee, Willis) but the risk is relatively minor.