OT: Brian Bowen's father says ex-louisville assistant Kenny Johnson gave him $1,300

[MilliniumPrince]

Payments to influence 2 Kansas players detailed

 

[Rico444]

Didn’t we already know UL paid for Bowen? Is the $1300 the new piece of evidence? If so, it seems small potatoes when thrown in with the Adidas stuff etc. I’m not holding my breath on a real punishment.

Whether or not we already knew about it, the huge piece of information that came out this week is the timeline of events. Louisville was put on probation by the NCAA and THEN paid a recruit's father. Had they done it before the probation, it wouldn't be as big a deal, but the fact that they handed over cash after they already knew they were under the microscope is the big story here.

 

[Hoophound]

Whether or not we already knew about it, the huge piece of information that came out this week is the timeline of events. Louisville was put on probation by the NCAA and THEN paid a recruit's father. Had they done it before the probation, it wouldn't be as big a deal, but the fact that they handed over cash after they already knew they were under the microscope is the big story here.

I get that, but those people are all fired. I think UL will skate. It would be much harder to go easy on them if they hadn’t already cleaned house. Now, it is the old, “punishing people that didn’t do it” routine. The NCAA will back off.

 

[Rico444]

I get that, but those people are all fired. I think UL will skate. It would be much harder to go easy on them if they hadn’t already cleaned house. Now, it is the old, “punishing people that didn’t do it” routine. The NCAA will back off.

I guess we'll see. If that's what they actually say in this case, then no school will ever get punished for anything, because they'll just fire the coaches/AD responsible for violations when they occur.