Several assistant coaches arrested in corruption scheme

[gohusk]

Not only that, education is important. What if the kid blows out his knee? Then what will he do? Gotta think about that. Always keep a backup option.

But yeah, let's keep it real. Put aside qualifications, who the fuck wants to go to class if you have God given abilities and have an instant opportunity to get rich? No one. Unless you're in a strict bookworm family that values education.

Even if you have skills there's no reason to stay. I know quite a few engineers that bailed early in the late 80's/early 90's because they knew how to program and companies were throwing money at them. They regret not getting the degree because it is an accomplishment but they aren't worse for wear beyond that. Hell, they had a head start on everyone.

 

[ericd7633]

U Officials Haven't Been Contacted By FBI In Basketball Scandal

 

[Hitman Hart]

lol, this is a pretty funny tweet:

 

[Hitman Hart]

Rivals writer for Wake and GT, pretty much said that 55% of the coaching staffs in high major college basketball are mostly clean, while the other 45% are pretty dirty. He's claimed to be pretty hip to the recruiting game in the past and has a decent track record of predicting which recruit is going where.

There really is no way to know for sure.

 

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[Hitman Hart]

Take this with a grain of salt..

From an Illinois board:

"Brian Rauf, Lead Columnist for Chat Sports, with this tweet about 2 hours ago--"Schools that are likely to be hit next, according to sources: Auburn, Arizona, Alabama, and Illinois' Brad Underwood."

 

[tabascojet]

Louisville Janitor Scrapes Rick Pitino’s Name Off Parking Spot At Sorority House

 

[uncfan103]

So, Louisville has suspended Bowen indefinitely. Not sure that’s how I would handle this, unless there’s proof he was involved. But, if his dad took money from Louisville that doesn’t sound like an NCAA violation at all, according to the precedent the NCAA has set previously. Lol

 

[DJ]

Jay Williams admitted that his former sports agency paid Kevin Love's AAU coach $250,000

 

[gordontrue]

Rivals writer for Wake and GT, pretty much said that 55% of the coaching staffs in high major college basketball are mostly clean, while the other 45% are pretty dirty. He's claimed to be pretty hip to the recruiting game in the past and has a decent track record of predicting which recruit is going where.

There really is no way to know for sure.

And this is the only thing that makes any of this morally wrong imo.

The fact that half of the people at the table are playing by the rules... makes it unfair and makes what the other half are doing unjustifiably wrong.

But the bottom line is no one is doing anything morally wrong, here. Its just capitalism at its finest... just a little shadier and under-the-table because the NCAA has set themselves us as the only ones allowed to profit off these kids.

The NCAA is saying "how dare you people exploit these kids for your own profit... only WE are allowed to do that!".

 

[Hitman Hart]

 

[douggie]

Recapping the Book Richardson fiasco

It's already having an affect.

 

[gordontrue]

Recapping the Book Richardson fiasco

It's already having an affect.

I might be done with Arizona and with college basketball for a while.

 

[Hitman Hart]

Recapping the Book Richardson fiasco

It's already having an affect.

Have to think decommits are next

 

[The Derski]

Good on you Barrett. Walking away as if you're taking the high road. Im sure you had no knowledge of how it all worked. Its okay when it's behind the scenes.

 

[CatsTopPac]

Sing, you fuck. I'm dying to find out how dirty of a piece of shit you are, and how fucked up this all really is.

 

[Hitman Hart]

Sing, you fuck. I'm dying to find out how dirty of a piece of shit you are, and how fucked up this all really is.

Even though, I was the one that posted it, it needs to be pointed out the source here is Dan Dakich. Dakich doesn't come across as the most reliable guy out there when it comes to #scoops

 

[Hitman Hart]

 

[Hitman Hart]

Evans is a pretty big name in this because he could potentially damage three programs (Oklahoma State, South Carolina and cause a coaching change @ Illinois)

 

[CatsTopPac]

Even though, I was the one that posted it, it needs to be pointed out the source here is Dan Dakich. Dakich doesn't come across as the most reliable guy out there when it comes to #scoops

Of course, and that's a very valid point.

I just think that them singing is inevitable. These guys are scared shitless. Again, these aren't hardened criminals that know how to keep their mouths shut. These white-collar guys are going to save themselves in the face of FBI interrogations. They've never been questioned by police, let alone the feds.

I'm also of the mindset that there is far more to uncover than what we all know right now. And if the feds are worth their weight in salt concerning a situation that 'everyone on the inside knows is happening' then this is about to grow by leaps and bounds. Not only do I not believe that these basketball coaches and shoe salesmen existed in an elaborate culture that everyone knows about, except the head coaches, and I believe that there are more basketball programs to be named, but I have to doubt that Adidas cornered the market from Nike, on paying players through coaches. So, it'll be interesting to see what dirt is on Nike's hands, and what programs were on the take from them. Finally, at this point, how is it not also happening in football, where everything is magnified by 10, and similar opportunities through the relationships between shoe companies and athletes?

So, I wonder how far this all goes. What percentage of the P5 schools are a part of this, in either sport? What if 25% of P5 schools are fucked up in this, just in basketball? Just in the Pac we know of 1/6th. I'm not accusing anyone, but Oregon is Nike's love child, and Hurley's got an ex Adidas exec as one of his assistants/recruiters. Jay Williams said that his management group offered Kevin Love a 1/4 mil back in '09. What about UCLA? That's almost half the conference that is already guilty or sticks out like a sore thumb.

Both major schools in the state of Alabama are under investigation by the FBI--almost the entire basketball fan base of the state. What happens if an athletic program is doing this in both football and basketball? What happens if any of these guys from the shoe companies use NBA players to get recruits into Adidas or Nike? And at what point does the conversation turn to the NCAA in general?

Again, if this has been going on for decades and everyone on the inside knows, then how much has it expanded under its own impunity over those decades? I think this might end up like the steroid era in baseball. So many people did it that not everyone needed to be called out for enough names to drop to know it's happening on such a massive scale. This will go as far as the FBI wants it to go.