Noticed a change in the Courant's reporting on investigation

[tcf15]

I posted this in another thread but figured it was worthy of its own thread.

Back on Friday, when the NCAA investigation was just coming to light, the Courant put out their article that 100 hours of interviews had been conducted. Here was the original excerpt from their article that I copied and pasted:

UConn Confirms Investigation Of Men's Basketball Team Following Allegations
Sources told The Courant the NCAA has already conducted roughly 100 hours of interviews with coaches, players and staffers, past and present, and other outside individuals. Those interviews have picked up in pace over the last week or so, and the inquiry includes the recruitment of at least three players, though not necessarily players who eventually came to UConn. The NCAA, which has not responded to a request for comment, compels interviewees not to comment.

So the initial report was that the NCAA had conducted 100 hours of interviews with both current and former people from within the program. The article from Friday has been updated and that excerpt now reads "Sources told The Courant the NCAA has already conducted roughly 100 hours of interviews with individuals potentially involved."

And in their article today, they are reporting that interviews have been conducted for several months, but not necessarily with anybody from within the program: Details of the NCAA inquiry emerged Saturday. It is focused on recruiting, and includes interaction with several players, not necessarily players who came to UConn. The NCAA has been conducting interviews for several months, though it is not clear whether current coaches or staffers have been interviewed yet.

I don't know, but if it's 100 hours of interviews with people from outside UConn, I'm not as concerned with this as I was before.

 

[huskymedic]

Check the nuance in this one:


>>No current coaches have been interviewed, we’ve learned.<<

My emphasis added.

 

[tcf15]

Check nuance in this one:


>>No current coaches have been interviewed, we’ve learned.<<

My emphasis added.

Thanks.

So past coaches/staffers that could have already been interviewed: Glen Miller, Karl Hobbs, George Blaney, David Sevush and Danny Griffin

 

[UConnNick]

If true, then it's possible that the NCAA has spent several months getting only one side of a story. It would seem logical that it could take them a minimum of several more months to get the other side of the story, assuming they are so inclined. That will be unfortunate if it puts the university administration in the position of having to wait that long to decide Ollie's ultimate fate.

 

[J187Money]

If what I’ve heard is true this is real and we are in trouble.

Granted it’s third hand but from people that are not anti-UCONN.

 

[auggie22]

If what I’ve heard is true this is real and we are in trouble.

Granted it’s third hand but from people that are not anti-UCONN.

Please don't leave it at that. Can you share the third hand info?

 

[Guapo]

If what I’ve heard is true this is real and we are in trouble.

Granted it’s third hand but from people that are not anti-UCONN.

Care to elaborate?

 

[tcf15]

If what I’ve heard is true this is real and we are in trouble.

Granted it’s third hand but from people that are not anti-UCONN.

Well there goes my theory.

 

[Tenspro2002]

If what I’ve heard is true this is real and we are in trouble.

Granted it’s third hand but from people that are not anti-UCONN.

Go on...

 

[8893]

Granted it’s third hand but from people that are not anti-UCONN.

A movie star or maybe even an Indian chief?

 

[Vancat]

If what I’ve heard is true this is real and we are in trouble.

Granted it’s third hand but from people that are not anti-UCONN.

Cough it up.

 

[Penfield]

If what I’ve heard is true this is real and we are in trouble.

Granted it’s third hand but from people that are not anti-UCONN.

I'm not saying you are wrong (I would love to hear what you say but understand if you cant divulge), but this goes against the narrative that Ollie was not willing to cheat and the fact that we haven't been landing many recruits worth cheating for.

It's hard for me to fathom that this is anything other than a recent trend that came about because of our struggles.

What I need to know is if this is whole thing is about trying to buy recruits (I support paying players so I am not going to be that upset if this was the case) or is this about something most people would consider morally reprehensible?

 

[Bonehead]

If what I’ve heard is true this is real and we are in trouble.

Granted it’s third hand but from people that are not anti-UCONN.

I wont ask for the details, others already have!

This is just Basketball and should not impede our future growth of our Flag Ship programs - Football and Field Hockey?

 

[Penfield]

Well there goes my theory.

Whats yours?

 

[JMick]

Well there goes my theory.

Mine too. Figured it had to do with transfers

 

[JMick]

If what I’ve heard is true this is real and we are in trouble.

Granted it’s third hand but from people that are not anti-UCONN.

It's going to be so embarrassing if it's anything post-2014. We've been so bad that I'm not sure how it was worth cheating

 

[Husky68]

As long as whatever UConn did they also did it with/for non athletes we should be under the UNCheat exemption.

 

[BlueMAB]

@J187Money is neither a troll, nor an attention-seeking whore. And his reputation here is not as someone who talks about things without having any knowledge of them (cough, cough Chief)

Ugh.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Give us the intel, JMoney!!

 

[UConnSwag11]

How is the NCAA not looking into if other coaches were recruiting last three transfers and MAL during the season(s)? Ollie even mentioned it back in the spring

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

How is the NCAA not looking into if other coaches were recruiting last three transfers and MAL during the season(s)? Ollie even mentioned it back in the spring

Agreed. Especially with MAL. However, Notre Dame is on the NCAA’s do not touch list; Louisville has way bigger problems than Steve Enoch; I doubt the NCAA even cares or knows that Vance left for Blue Meth State.

 

[upstater]

Something is crazy and off about this.

UConn may very well be dead to rights. BUT...the whole story about several months of interviews?

You would think the President of the university would have been apprised of this happening. Instead we have Susan just 3 months ago stating that the UConn program is clean and she knows it inside and out--and she put the onus on the AD!

Is 3 several? 3 is a couple. Not several.

 

[CTBballfan243]

I wont ask for the details, others already have!

This is just Basketball and should not impede our future growth of our Flag Ship programs - Football and Field Hockey?

Don't forget ice hockey. We are in a major conference for that sport.

 

[Guapo]

Don't forget ice hockey. We are in a major conference for that sport.

Just sayin'

The AAC is a major baseball conference.

 

[djct1999]

Something is crazy and off about this.

UConn may very well be dead to rights. BUT...the whole story about several months of interviews?

You would think the President of the university would have been apprised of this happening. Instead we have Susan just 3 months ago stating that the UConn program is clean and she knows it inside and out--and she put the onus on the AD!

Is 3 several? 3 is a couple. Not several.

I agree 100%. Hard to make much sense of this inquiry.