MrBug708 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Basically shoe apparel bribery. Probably not isolated to those programs and an unexpected rise in recruiting, but the FBI did the arresting so Enfield and Miller are essentially done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mano Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20824193/ncaa-basketball-coaches-10-charged-fraud-corruption Quote NEW YORK -- Four college basketball coaches were among those facing federal charges Tuesday in a wide probe of fraud and corruption in the NCAA, authorities said. The coaches named in court documents are Auburn's Chuck Person, Oklahoma State's Lamont Evans, Arizona's Book Richardson and USC's Tony Bland. It was not immediately clear who would represent them at initial court appearances. Quote Other people named in the documents include James Gatto, director of global sports marketing at Adidas; Merl Code, who recently left Nike for Adidas; Christian Dawkins, an NBA agent who was recently fired from ASM Sports for charging approximately $42,000 in Uber charges on a player's credit card; Jonathan Brad Augustine, president of The League Initiative and program director of the Adidas-sponsored 1 Family AAU program; Munish Sood, a financial advisor; and Rishan Michel, former NBA official who founded Thompson Bespoke Clothing, a custom clothier for athletes. Quote According to court documents, Evans, Richardson and Bland all allegedly received benefits from Dawkins and Sood to influence student-athletes to retain their services Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mano Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 I wonder if these could lead to NCAA sanctions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtd Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 FBI claiming Brian Bowen's family got $100,000 to commit to Louisville. No wonder that happened out of the blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaG Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 12 minutes ago, Mano said: I wonder if these could lead to NCAA sanctions? Too bad they aren't North Carolina or Alabama. Both programs are fucked, and it's odd Arizona would have to do this for players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaG Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Just now, dtd said: FBI claiming Brian Bowen's family got $100,000 to commit to Louisville. No wonder that happened out of the blue. Pitino is such a scumbag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtd Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 12 minutes ago, PapaG said: Pitino is such a scumbag. He should get show caused but he'll claim ignorance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaG Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 1 minute ago, dtd said: He should get show caused but he'll claim ignorance. It's worked for Calipari twice now with Camby at UMass and Rose at Memphis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 This is a pretty big deal for nike being involved since they have the most to lose . Hard to imagine the Adidas execs won't sing on everything going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtd Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Seems so stupid. None of these people need more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mano Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 12 minutes ago, MrBug708 said: This is a pretty big deal for nike being involved since they have the most to lose . Hard to imagine the Adidas execs won't sing on everything going on Assuming that Adidas is clean, which I wouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 1 minute ago, Mano said: Assuming that Adidas is clean, which I wouldn't. Adidas execs were arrested so they aren't clean already. Ucla isn't too far removed from Adidas that they are in the clear on this investigation though it might be in the next round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FountainofUte Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 1 hour ago, PapaG said: ...it's odd Arizona would have to do this for players. While I agree, I see it as a chicken/egg dynamic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scscsc89 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 A few points to note: -- This is the FBI, not the NCAA. The FBI does things differently and far more thoroughly and effectively, obviously. -- The FBI said in its press conference: This should serve as a warning to others who conduct business this way in college sports. "We have your playbook." -- Expect the investigation to undoubtedly expand in college basketball, and you'd have to expect it will make it's way over to college football. -- I would say no programs are immune, especially those tied to adidas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scscsc89 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 1 hour ago, dtd said: Seems so stupid. None of these people need more money. I totally agree with this -- how are these paltry amounts of money worth the risk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mano Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Corruption in college basketball. All I can say is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestSider Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 2 hours ago, Scscsc89 said: I totally agree with this -- how are these paltry amounts of money worth the risk? Part greed, part succumbing to your environment. HIs environment being dirty college basketball. The dollar amount here is so insignificant. It's just ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mano Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 http://www.scout.com/Coach/Emanuel-Richardson-202/AllTimeRecruits Impressive list of commits obtained by Richardson for Arizona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Hail Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 I'm confused as to why USC has hired Louis Freeh? Not only is the guy a complete scumbag - https://theintercept.com/2015/01/02/louis-freehs-latest-investigation-billionaire-businessman-accused-bribing-african-government/ -- but he tore Penn State a new one when they hired him to investigate the Sandusky stuff. USC must be very confident that Bland acted independently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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