CBB Trial

[Edward Sargent]

Kind of an aside, but topical. From one of the greatest snakes in all of college basketball:



"In 30 years as a head coach I have never had anyone ask me for money. I have never asked any shoe company to recruit for me. I have never asked anyone other than the family what is most important to you.’


LMAO

When the family said "money in important" I wonder how he responded?

 

[Edward Sargent]

I am not hopeful that anything other than a slap on the wrist by the NCAA will happen to any of these cheaters. After all they are not UConn who gets punished Twice for the same apr failing.

How about failure to create an atmosphere of compliance or some such crap they pulled on us for too many phone calls, etc.,

 

[Ewekon]

Could Ieghon reopen with all this swirling around 'ville? Idk why any kid would take the chance at this point.

 

[UConnStats]

Could Ieghon reopen with all this swirling around 'ville? Idk why any kid would take the chance at this point.

Not coming here regardless

 

[huskymedic]

Wetzel's timeline back on the case:

Dan Wetzel @DanWetzel 4 minutes ago
TJ Gassnola testified that guardian of Silvio De Sousa was paid $60,000 by a University of Maryland booster and needed to pay it back to go Kansas. Gassnola offered $20,000 to help but said he never paid it. Did pay $2,500 on separate issue.

 

[tcf15]

 

[tcf15]

 

[whaler11]

I mentioned a while back I knew TJ a little bit some years back.

He’s actually slimier than he comes off in his testimony. Which I know seems hard to believe...

 

[HooperScooper]

I'm reading all this and laughing for 2 reasons. One, will the NCAA really look at all this and do nothing? And two, I can't even imagine what would happen if they did this for college football. The numbers being thrown around in this trial would pale in comparison to what goes on in college football!

 

[tcf15]

 

[HooperScooper]

 

[Rocktheworld]

And two, I can't even imagine what would happen if they did this for college football. The numbers being thrown around in this trial would pale in comparison to what goes on in college football!

I’m not so sure about that. Football players, especially in college, don’t sell equipment/shoes. Kids going to Adidas schools wearing Adidas brand stuff, then who go on to the NBA, are huge indirect earners for these brands. Football players not so much

 

[huskymedic]

Ha!

 

[auror]

This is legitimately hilarious.

 

[intlzncster]

I'm reading all this and laughing for 2 reasons. One, will the NCAA really look at all this and do nothing? And two, I can't even imagine what would happen if they did this for college football. The numbers being thrown around in this trial would pale in comparison to what goes on in college football!

SEC football alone likely funnels more money annually than all of MCBB countrywide.

I’m not so sure about that. Football players, especially in college, don’t sell equipment/shoes. Kids going to Adidas schools wearing Adidas brand stuff, then who go on to the NBA, are huge indirect earners for these brands. Football players not so much

Football boosters are absurd though. College football has so much more money/stakes involved in it that MCBB, and it's more popular on top of that. Kids get dropped 50k from booster without even thinking about it.

 

[HooperScooper]

I’m not so sure about that. Football players, especially in college, don’t sell equipment/shoes. Kids going to Adidas schools wearing Adidas brand stuff, then who go on to the NBA, are huge indirect earners for these brands. Football players not so much

The money for football recruits doesn't have to come from the apparel companies. It would be naive to think that there isn't a lot of money being thrown around in college football recruiting.

 

[Guapo]

SEC football alone likely funnels more money annually than all of MCBB countrywide.



Football boosters are absurd though. College football has so much more involved in it that MCBB, and it's more popular on top of that. Kids get dropped 50k from booster without even thinking about it.

The money for football recruits doesn't have to come from the apparel companies. It would be naive to think that there isn't a lot of money being thrown around in college football recruiting.

Right, the thing that’s different between Football and Basketball is that the payments are usually coming from individuals (I.e. boosters) rather than a systemic process being funded by the major international corporations (I.e. shoe companies).

Anyway, was someone actually arguing that there’s not being money thrown around in CFB??

 

[Rocktheworld]

Football boosters are absurd though. College football has so much more money/stakes involved in it that MCBB, and it's more popular on top of that. Kids get dropped 50k from booster without even thinking about it.

Wasn’t thinking about that, I’m sure it’s crazy. Was moreso talking about corporations funneling money into schools on the down-low like this

 

[Wise2]

hummmm

 

[UConnSwag11]

This is unbelievable.

 

[krinklecut]

I've been so busy I havent been able to follow. Does someone have or can someone make a TLDR of what's come out so for?

 

[UConnSwag11]

How many times has a Kansas player or two been suspended or ineligible for half/full season and nothing came of it?

 

[methodology]

SEC football alone likely funnels more money annually than all of MCBB countrywide.



Football boosters are absurd though. College football has so much more money/stakes involved in it that MCBB, and it's more popular on top of that. Kids get dropped 50k from booster without even thinking about it.

Most people in new england area are out of touch with how insanely serious people in the south- middle America take football. It's a way of life and as you say those uber rich boosters don't think twice about dropping $50k to get a stud player

 

[huskiesouth]

There is so much cash flowing through the HS-AAU-MBB system it reminds me of the cash being passed around during the Watergate era - simply unbelievable.

 

[intlzncster]

I've been so busy I havent been able to follow. Does someone have or can someone make a TLDR of what's come out so for?

This thread. Just skim through and read all the tweets.