NYT/AP: Report: U. Texas, A&M Bought (NCAA-banned) Supplements

[DeepModem Mom]

Report: Texas Schools Bought Supplements
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: May 8, 2005


FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Texas and Texas A&M purchased nearly $120,000 in dietary supplements containing ingredients banned by the NCAA for their student-athletes, according to a published report.

Between fall 2000 and spring 2004, the athletic department purchased 21 products containing certain muscle-building ingredients and substances forbidden by the NCAA, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported in its Sunday edition.

The newspaper discovered the purchases through school invoices and documents obtained under the Texas Public Information Act.

David Batson, Texas A&M director of athletic compliance, said the school was not aware that banned ingredients were being purchased until after reviewing records requested by the Star-Telegram....

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Texas is trying to see if its purchases containing added amino acids -- a muscle-building ingredient -- were made in error, said Tina Bonci, the school's co-director of sports medicine and athletic training....


http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-Colleges-Banned-Substances.html

[Journeyman]

1. Yeah. . . yeah. . . there's the ticket: Maybe we bought in error. . .

we're going to check the books, try to see if that's the answer because, yeah. . . yeah, that'd be the ticket . . .

[sasquatch]

2. I've seen Aggie and Longhorn football over the years

It's obvious that the suppliments don't work because they've played like shit for the past 4 years.

[kwyjibo]

3. Helloooo.. Rose Bowl?

UT might not be able to beat OU, but they don't play like shit.

[sasquatch]

4. Helllooo...They had to lobby to get in and play a piss poor Michigan team

Besides the Aggies have just sucked pure ass.