HaHa Clinton-Dix Suspended Indefinitely

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Alabama safety HaHa Clinton-Dix suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules | al.com

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Alabama safety HaHa Clinton-Dix has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules, Nick Saban said after Wednesday's practice.

Saban would not comment about what Clinton-Dix, who was seen at Wednesday's practice, did to specify the violation.

"I'm going to be consistent. When guys get suspended, I never ever say what it's for. All right?" Saban said. "So, I'm not going there, so don't ask me. It's the way it always happens. Every guy.

"If they do right, they wouldn't be getting suspended. I don't know for how long this will be, so don't ask me that either. That's the only new news we have right now."

Clinton-Dix, a third-year junior, is considered to be one of the nation's best safeties and has been projected as a potential first-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. On the season, he's second on the team with 24 tackles and also has two pass deflections. He led Alabama with five suspensions during his sophomore year.

Saban said sophomores Landon Collins and Geno Smith will fill the void during Clinton-Dix's absence. He stressed that Collins, a five-star recruit who has shined on special teams and in Alabama's dime package, really hadn't played the position until now.

Senior Nick Perry was Clinton-Dix's backup before undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery.

More to come as the story develops.
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I'm sure he will be sorely missed for the first quarter on Saturday.
 
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Clinton-Dix, a third-year junior, is considered to be one of the nation's best safeties and has been projected as a potential first-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. On the season, he's second on the team with 24 tackles and also has two pass deflections. He led Alabama with five suspensions during his sophomore year.
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I'm assuming thats a misprint, then again it may not be. Lol
 
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I wonder when coach actually found out about the breaking of team rules. It's always amazing how these things seem to fall on the directional state games.
 
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IrishLion10 said:
Haha that's what I was thinking. I assume it means interceptions.

Can we get a ruling TTown?
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I don't recall hearing about him being a serial bad boy so I googled his name + suspensions and found nothing of substance.


His UA Bio does note:

2012 (SOPHOMORE):played in all 14 games, making 10 starts ... led the team and tied for the most in the SEC with five interceptions ...
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no offense to T Tommy, but if there's any team in the country that can handle this....it's Saban
 
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I'm trying to imagine how bad of an offense you'd have to commit to be suspended at Alabama. Murder, armed robbery, kidnapping?
 
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Maybe he refused to take cash from a supporter?
 
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Suspended indefinitely in the SEC means until you play in the 2Q of the next game.
 
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IrishLion10 said:
Haha that's what I was thinking. I assume it means interceptions.

Can we get a ruling TTown?
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HaHa hasn't been in any type of trouble before so it's a misprint. It is a little surprising that he would do anything. Dix is an honor student and typically pretty low key. Oh well... behave and you play.

The one thing I thing you guys on IE are missing is the "indefinite" word in Saban's comments. When he uses that word it has meant in the past that the player won't be coming back. If that's the case, the only thing I can think of that would lead to that would probably be something along the lines of agent contact. He is still practicing so we will see but Saban usually doesn't bring anyone back when he says "indefinite."
 
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BobD said:
I'm trying to imagine how bad of an offense you'd have to commit to be suspended at Alabama. Murder, armed robbery, kidnapping?
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Only thing I can come up with is he must have slept with Saban's daughter or wife, maybe both at the same time is what it takes though. Probably had to ponder the punishment for a month while he waited for Georgia State to come to town.
 
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T Town Tommy said:
HaHa hasn't been in any type of trouble before so it's a misprint. It is a little surprising that he would do anything. Dix is an honor student and typically pretty low key. Oh well... behave and you play.

The one thing I thing you guys on IE are missing is the "indefinite" word in Saban's comments. When he uses that word it has meant in the past that the player won't be coming back. If that's the case, the only thing I can think of that would lead to that would probably be something along the lines of agent contact. He is still practicing so we will see but Saban usually doesn't bring anyone back when he says "indefinite."
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I bet you a million vbucks he gets back on the team this season :D
 
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If he's still practicing, I can't imagine he's going anywhere. And he's a pretty good citizen by the the comparables of othere SEC players. I doubt it was something serious or in todays information age we would have known before the coach.
 
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I think T Tommy has some merit though with the agent thing.

Rule/Law needs to be put in place where legal action can be taken by the school against the agency for tampering with athletes. I'm tired of this happening assuming that this is the case, which it could turn out not to be, but it still upsets me.
 
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rtrn2glory said:
I think T Tommy has some merit though with the agent thing.

Rule/Law needs to be put in place where legal action can be taken by the school against the agency for tampering with athletes. I'm tired of this happening assuming that this is the case, which it could turn out not to be, but it still upsets me.
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Alabama has had an Agent Law in place since the Antonio Langham Scandal in the early 90's. I posted links to the laws and background material in the Fluker thread. The law allows the schools to sue.

Some 43 states have such laws in place but most of the penalties have been minor in the 5 - 10K range for failing to register, improper paperwork, improper contact sort of things. Chump change if you're the agent for a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract.

The real money is in the player's contract. UA calculated they spent and/or lost over $5 million over the Langham legal costs and sanctions. They could have sued both the agent and Langham. But they didn't and most likely no one ever will.

A judgement against a player's NFL wages and his agent's commission or against Pete Carroll's NFL wages for his involvement in the Bush Scandal would stop this cold. But it won't happen. The school may have the transgressors with the smoking gun but the other side will turn the school upside down through discovery and depositions looking for other incidents particularly any other incident where the coaches/AD swept it under the rug. "Lack of Institutional Control" would be the hammer the defense team would use. Was it an isolated occurrence or was that school merely P.O.ed because they were facing sanctions since this one of many was public knowledge? Unless the school knows the coaches and players are all squeaky clean, they could end up like SMU as the NCAA would be able to use the info.


See:

D.J. Fluker/Luther Davis story has legal questions over Alabama sports agent laws | al.com
 
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Indefinitely, in this and most SEC cases, means an unspecified amount of time. Meaning that he will play for Alabama again.
 
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Just got a text that he got money from an assistant strength coach?
 
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