So the real story is:

[fairweatherfan]

Rogers talks to Cecil after Cam leaves Florida. After Cam leaves Blinn, Rogers meets them to discuss colleges. M-State comes up, and Kenny says he played there and tells them about his experiences. Kenny, Cecil and two coaches sit down, where Cecil tells them he wants cash. Coaches balk and say "we don't want to hear about that." Kenny calls Bill Bell and tells him what it will take to get Cam to Starkville. Bill Bell calls John Bond and says "Kenny Rogers called me and said the Newton family wants 180k to play." Kenny Rogers' name has been drug through the mud over this, and it sounds to me like he was fairly innocent.

 

[boomboommsu]

IF Rogers relayed the money request, then he became a willing participant. he would not be innocent at all in that scenario.

 

[HighLifeRebel]

I'm not sure if related amounts.

 

[AzzurriDawg4]

The Newton's were asking "if the deal was going to go through" meaning they propositioned the coaches and got no response. So Rogers calls someone he thinks would know....Bell. He never said anything about whether he called him to "get the money"<div>
</div><div>The only thing I would worry about is whether Bell had helped in the past. I think it is pretty clear we didn't take the bait this time.</div>

 

[TR.sixpack]

But I thought he contacted Bell because he thought Bell could help w/ the money.

 

[fairweatherfan]

He said he called to see if the deal was going to go down. Basically, he relayed the fact that it would take money. To me, it didn't sound like he called Bell asking for money on behalf of Cecil, it sounded like he called Bell and told him what it would take to get him.

 

[boomboommsu]

Innocence would be walking away. When he didn't walk away after money entered the picture, he became a participant. He had no other reason to call Bell, who had never been in the picture before he called, according to his version.

And I guarantee you that's how the FBI and NCAA would view it.</p>

 

[Shmuley]

Follow the advice of your lawyer carefully. Pray he gets you the best deal possible. Call Marcus Dupree and see if he can put you in touch with that dude in Philadelphia who controls CDL testing and maybe get a reference for a trucking job. You won't be voting any more most likely.