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Mora’s tweet on tampering happening right now

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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.
 
Kolumbo said:
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...
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Agree, but if it's a program not in the ACC or Big 12, we should call them out.
 
NEforceUConn said:
Measuring manhood in inches again?

First guy off the bridge, "This water is cold."
Second guy, "Deep too."
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Nah. It's more like Belling The Cat. If you're not helping, keep it to yourself.
 
businesslawyer said:
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.
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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.
 
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businesslawyer said:
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.
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Bring the suit and take a stand. Something has give.
 
AllHusky said:
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.
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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.
 
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?
 
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I think Yates just played his last down and his last card with us. Hope he figures his priorities out before his next "commitment". At some point your word should mean something but a system is now in place that's designed to incentivize a bunch of greedy snakes. I didn't want to say anything before the Bowl Game but I saw this coming a mile away. I'm sure many others did too.
 
Patman said:
I just reread your post. You are implying exactly that. Sincerely, Dr. "Patman". UConn PhD 2009.

edit: should I not take your posts at face value and instead opt for tortured logic of half statements and hidden gaps?
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If you assume that I am implying something that appears nowhere in my post, then you nailed it. Otherwise, you should move on.

My post wasn't written in Sanskrit or Haiku. It is pretty straightforward.
 
Patman said:
sadly this is true. Better to isolate the best case. In the end, its going to be on UConn's lawyers and not UConn's football coach to establish what's going on
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You have been wrong on this topic almost continuously since you have started posting on this board. Why do you keep opining about it?
 
Jimdish255 said:
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.
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That 2003 lawsuit saved UConn's athletic program. We would have been UMass for the last two decades if it had not been filed.
 
Kolumbo said:
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...
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Saying nothing means you lose, players. This an arm race and he has an underpowered engine due to not being in a power 4 conference. He wants to win and play fair and I have no issue with it at all
 
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Jimdish255 said:
I think Yates just played his last down and his last card with us. Hope he figures his priorities out before his next "commitment". At some point your word should mean something but a system is now in place that's designed to incentivize a bunch of greedy snakes. I didn't want to say anything before the Bowl Game but I saw this coming a mile away. I'm sure many others did too.
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The Yates situation or just in general? Yates blew me away. Naïveté and inexperience on my part. We’ll get over it, but dang.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
That 2003 lawsuit saved UConn's athletic program. We would have been UMass for the last two decades if it had not been filed.
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How so? I was always under the impression we gained nothing and it made us a pariah of sorts. Interested to hear about it, thanks.
 
The Yates thing rubs me the wrong way. I don’t mind if players decide to leave — but flip-flopping is just in poor taste, in my opinion. Either you want to be here or you don’t; just man up, make a decision, and stick with it.

I’m not talking about players who put their name in the portal and then withdraw it; sometimes the grass isn’t always greener. But stuff like this just feels disrespectful to the coaches, teammates, and fans.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
You are the one arguing that college sports is squeaky clean, Sparky. This is possibly the stupidest hill to die on in Boneyard history.
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ZooCougar liked your post. Now you know you are wrong.
I didn't say anything of the sort by the way. I said something along the lines of your argument about it be a 2024 version of the Chicago BlackSox scandal was weird and off-base. But mostly I just made fun.
 
maple said:
The Yates thing rubs me the wrong way. I don’t mind if players decide to leave — but flip-flopping is just in poor taste, in my opinion. Either you want to be here or you don’t; just man up, make a decision, and stick with it.

I’m not talking about players who put their name in the portal and then withdraw it; sometimes the grass isn’t always greener. But stuff like this just feels disrespectful to the coaches, teammates, and fans.
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100% agree, either stay or go, but leveraging the program so that you can get a better payday is garbage. Money talks and b@lls*#t walks.
 
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