Mora’s tweet on tampering happening right now

[Windham4th]

Generally yes, but when you go down the tortious interference road, you open yourself up to quite a bit of liability, and risk criminal penalties. I know a situation fairly well where a company got smoked in a tortious interference case that was not that cut and dry, but once the defendant lost, the courts really piled on with penalties. A good rule of thumb in life is to not induce someone else to violate a contract that you are aware of.

Once guilt is established with tampering, it is not a big step to get to Match Fixing. A sophisticated party can be liable if it induced participants in a match to act in a way that the party had to know would impact the outcome of the match.

Again, no one on the board knows the specifics of the Mora situation, but I am confident that it is a virtual certainty that players have been induced to leave, reduce their effort, or enter the transfer portal in a way that was designed to cause damage to another coach or program. It is a mortal lock that something like that has occurred, somewhere in college athletics.

Every hill in CT has a headstone cause it looks like you have died on them all.

 

[Scrutineer]

Can someone provide details what Mora is concerned about?

No, but my guess is some schools have contacted players who looked good in the Fenway Bowl but had not yet put their names in the portal.

 

[Kolumbo]

UConn is in a really difficult situation. I am 100% behind Coach Mora and his intentions. However, it's rare that coaches are actually calling out other programs. Calling out any program in the ACC or Big 12 can only hurt UConn. It's almost as if we just have to play ball here. We're not holding any cards here. They got them all so they call the shots. The transfer portal does work both ways after all.

Hmmm, where exactly was Belichick during the game...

 

[LoyalFanCT]

UConn is in a really difficult situation. I am 100% behind Coach Mora and his intentions. However, it's rare that coaches are actually calling out other programs. Calling out any program in the ACC or Big 12 can only hurt UConn. It's almost as if we just have to play ball here. We're not holding any cards here. They got them all so they call the shots. The transfer portal does work both ways after all.

Hmmm, where exactly was Belichick during the game...

If this involves Bill Belichick this is kind of serious. Much more serious than Deflategate. I have no idea.

 

[huskymedic]

Clarity:

 

[LoyalFanCT]

Clarity:

Let's find a way to keep him at UConn, like we should with Skyler Bell.

 

[Bongo Fury]

Keeps people talking about UConn at least temporarily.

 

[gsmooth]

Clarity:

Damn wasn't he the player a few days before the Fenway Bowl that declared he was coming back?

 

[Hamms30]

Clarity:

I thought he had recommitted. Thought I'd see that on Storrs Central.

 

[huskymedic]

Damn wasn't he the player a few days before the Fenway Bowl that declared he was coming back?

I thought he had recommitted. Thought I'd see that on Storrs Central.

 

[How Sway?!]

Let's find a way to keep him at UConn, like we should with Skyler Bell.

Already had an NIL package agreed to at UConn. Someone saw his bowl performance and tampered him with a bigger offer.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

I thought he had recommitted. Thought I'd see that on Storrs Central.

He did. On Dec 21. What a joke.

 

[UConnDan97]

At this point, it's probably better for him to just go. Can you imagine the sentiment of the fan base if he says "I'm back again... again"???

 

[TMB4405]

As much as I like him as a player, its time to move on now. Good luck to the young man.

 

[HCCForever]

Forget YoYo Yates.

 

[Windham4th]

So he is the reason for the tweet from Mora...

 

[Ldandy]

Tampering is rampant throughout all of college football. I give Mora credit for speaking up, but I'm not sure there is any way to put the genie back in the bottle. It's happening at all levels through third parties who are not tied to any coaching staff directly.

My alma mater is in the middle of a playoff run and we have had multiple kids approached with rumors of crazy offers. Our backup QB secured himself a 7-figure deal during the week leading up to the opening round. Deal was done by agents and communicated through intermediaries at a facility that he works out at during the off season back home.

 

[Waquoit]

Let's find a way to keep him at UConn, like we should with Skyler Bell.

How much you kicking in?

 

[Glastonhusky]

UConn is in a really difficult situation. I am 100% behind Coach Mora and his intentions. However, it's rare that coaches are actually calling out other programs. Calling out any program in the ACC or Big 12 can only hurt UConn. It's almost as if we just have to play ball here. We're not holding any cards here. They got them all so they call the shots. The transfer portal does work both ways after all.

Hmmm, where exactly was Belichick during the game...

Agree, but if it's a program not in the ACC or Big 12, we should call them out.

 

[NEforceUConn]

How much you kicking in?

Measuring manhood in inches again?

First guy off the bridge, "This water is cold."
Second guy, "Deep too."

 

[Waquoit]

Measuring manhood in inches again?

First guy off the bridge, "This water is cold."
Second guy, "Deep too."

Nah. It's more like Belling The Cat. If you're not helping, keep it to yourself.

 

[uconndogs]

Unfortunately, calling them out publicly is all you can do. There is no one to enforce what passes as rules, and when boosters hiding behind NIL collectives call kids (or their parents or high school coaches), without a lawsuit and subpoenas there is no way to make the schools responsible for the calls anyway.

Exactly as I see it. There is no practical way to enforce this, especially with the current state of the NCAA.

We are in full wild west mode.

 

[giddyup]

Unfortunately, calling them out publicly is all you can do. There is no one to enforce what passes as rules, and when boosters hiding behind NIL collectives call kids (or their parents or high school coaches), without a lawsuit and subpoenas there is no way to make the schools responsible for the calls anyway.

Bring the suit and take a stand. Something has give.

 

[Jimdish255]

Hate to say it, last time we sued someone over conference realignment, it went poorly for us. Not exactly the same, but you are messing with the “Club”

With Coach on this, just hope it ends well.

I'd be happy if we worked this thing out in the background. If you have leverage (evidence) use it. But don't let it become a distraction or a detriment. We know that regardless of the facts the media will line up and pile on against us. Starting with the entity that simply adores us soooo much.

 

[Husky68]

And there is another round of this in April. Some guys are going to be hot commodities, guys need to look out for themselves as far as playing time and money. Are any schools so brazen that they would actually use coaches/employees to contact players/parents/etc.? Seems pretty easy to go "agent to agent" type contact.
One thing that strikes me is the "good ol' boys" used to have it pretty cheap to buy players. What would Cam Newton cost today?