Melvin "Botto" Earnest. Botto is a character who helped coach as an unpaid Hamilton High
School assistant in the early 80's. Botto, according to Tennstud was the runner, contact
man, individual who set up deals with theses college recruits, to attend the University of
Alabama. Only after the deal had been made by Botto would Logan meet with the individual
prospect or his coach. Tennstud says that Logan was reluctant to deal directly with any
prospect.
Now according to Tennstud, after establishing a relationship with the then Melrose
coach, Tim Thompson, Logan dealt directly with Tim, not having any direct dealing with
either the prospect or his family. According to Milton Kirk, Botto approached him at
Trezevant football practice one afternoon with doubts about Lynn Lang, but he was able to
sway Botto of any doubts with Lang. Then according to Kirk, Botto carried Lang to Logan’s
home.
Tennstud later reveals that Tori Noel told him in story in 2003 how after he had
verbally committed to Tennessee, Botto called and took him to a pizza restaurant. There,
Botto offered him the same deal that Memphis Star Curtis Alexander from Memphis Whitehaven,
a running back, had received for attending Alabama. Tori said he wanted to accept the deal
but Tori's mother adamantly refused.
Botto was questioned VERY early by the FBI. They have known since 2001 whatever he
told them. He has never been charged so you assume that he is cooperating with the Feds.
They had Lynn Lang, who was NOT cooperating, DEAD-TO-RIGHTS on the original indictments,
which was for SOLICITING a bribe. If "Botto" Earnest's story had panned out, they would
have indicted Lang for receiving the bribe. They didn't. Instead, they dropped the charges
against Lang in exchange for another charge, Racketeering.
Why drop the charges? They were trying to get Logan Young and the ONLY way they could
get him was through Lang, not "Botto" Earnest, because they could not prove Kirk's story
and what Earnest told them didn't implicate Young. Lang EAGERLY took the plea because they
were going to give him NO JAIL TIME on the plea.
Look at it from Lang's perspective. There was NO WAY IN THE WORLD he could get out
of the original charges. He had at least 5 different college coaches who gave grand jury
testimony against him. He was facing serious jail time. If Lang didn't want to go to jail
he had to cut a deal.
SO, what does all of this mean? That Milton Kirk is a bald-faced liar. The Feds
cannot prove major parts of his story. In fact, Kirk has publicly changed details in
his story about 8-9 times. Where does that leave the NCAA? They convicted Alabama on
the back of a liar and his story cannot be proven.
(
geocities.com/the_fall_of_the_tide)