OT: FBI has reportedly arrested several NCAA basketball assistant coaches.

[Chief00]

lol could you imagine? talk about terrible timing

No worries, we are Nike not Adidas!

 

[80shusky]

While this is riveting stuff, especially given the schools involved so far, what is really scary about this is that many people have thought this has been going on for decades and is widespread throughout D1 athletics. If this is the case, and many more schools start to get investigated and more apparel companies start to get investigated this could tear apart the revenue producing college sports. I'm not saying end them, just totally mess them up for a while. It may lead to changes that are good, but those of us who like college sports may not like some of the things we will hear. I would think this would be widespread mostly in the cases of high end recruits that the apparel companies think have a great shot at making the NBA and not all recruiting. Why would Addidas for example pay to influence a two star unranked recruit to wear their shoes? But we may not like what we hear over the next few weeks.

 

[mauconnfan]

Gatto would never have expected to go to jail and Adidas will separate themselves from him quick. He's going to tell ALL

 

[ctchamps]

They represent 3 recent Cuse players. ( Christmas , McCullough and Richardson) Someone hand me a tissue, I just made a mess

I went to Five Guys to celebrate. Normally I get a lil cheeseburger. Not today. Had the two paddy regular cheeseburger. Time for you to head over to Arbys.

 

[ctchamps]

“I don’t know anything about that,” Bowen’s mother, Carrie Malecke, said when contacted Tuesday by the Courier-Journal. “I don’t know anything about that. I’m not aware of anything like that. Not me. I had no idea.”

Bowen's father, Brian Bowen Sr., could not be reached for comment.

This will be the response of most if not all families.

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[UconnFanNVa]

I went to Five Guys to celebrate. Normally I get a lil cheeseburger. Not today. Had the two paddy regular cheeseburger. Time for you to head over to Arbys.

I had a bacon cheeseburger but opted for the lettuce wrap and no fries!

 

[JustbrewitMan]

adidas = all day I dream about scandals?

 

[ctchamps]

I really hope this wasn't the change in recruiting @Chief00 was talking about with chill at blaze

I'd worry if we got Jalen but not for Akinjo or Matthews.

 

[scoobydoo]

The part of this that is very odd to me is with this activity is so widespread, how is it being kept out of the light for so long? What kept some 17 - 18 year old kid from bragging to the wrong person? It seems to me that there must be some pressure coming from some direction that is preventing it from coming out. I understand that there were always insinuations and allegations but federal indictments usually mean are the result of some very heavy duty investigative work. Just how were they able to keep all of this under wraps for so long?

It hasn't.

 

[dennismenace]

Newsflash.. this has been going on forever. My guess is no five star picks a school without being compensated some how. Let's not be surprised that this is going on. What's surprising to me is that they got caught.

Yes but this is different. This is not the NCAA and minions. This is the FBI, Federal Prosecutors from Manhattan bringing felony charges and one might expect this to be something that continues as we find out in the future who will be singing. Thought I read in one of the articles that this investigation has been going on for years. We shall see.

 

[ctchamps]

the other shoe (companies) is about to drop

FIFY

 

[Vowelguy]

Louisville basketball should be given death penalty if bombshell NCAA allegations prove true

 

[BugsyCT]

Remember when UofL fans called UConn "cheaters" after the Larry Taylor game?

Yeahh . . . . . . . .that's some good tea.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[dennismenace]

The NCAA is indeed toothless. The FBI is not. Congress is not. This is likely the tip of the iceberg. Does anyone thing that jailing college coaches, AAU personnel and sneaker company people will have no effect? Really?

Definitely agree. When the FBI and the boys from Southern Manhattan get involved it can really get big quickly. I think this will continue.

 

[Dove]

Considering players were flocking to leave UConn and the tumultuous last 12 months we've had. I'm optimistic. Now Providence on the other hand...

Ed Cooley needs a hat.

 

[scoobydoo]

Remember when UofL fans called UConn "cheaters" after the Larry Taylor game?

Yeahh . . . . . . . .that's some good tea.

 

[UConnSwag11]

SUNDAY EDITION | University of Louisville 'fully prepared' for pivotal accreditation visit

 

[UConNick]

It moved

 

[CTMike]

 

[dennismenace]

Does the kid get caught up in this too? Idk how this works. You'd have to think something went his way at some point. But without tangible evidence, it's useless. At the very least, the NCAA will investigate him

That should not be hard.

It seems they do have tangible evidence (the Lousiville asst on tape coordinating the payments). I don't think the player did anything illegal, though, but there's 0 chance he plays an NCAA game.

I guess the kids will have to report it on their tax return this year. Do you think Adidas will send them 1099's?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

This will be the first of many columns like this.

 

[BugsyCT]

That moral high horse they were sitting on is about to become Elmer's glue tomorrow.

 

[huskiesouth]

Hopefully this is not a duplicate of an earlier post.

If Adidas paid $150k to a recruit and/or his family how did they show this on their books, not like it's a $90.00 bottle of wine at a business dinner you fluff on an expense account request.

If Adidas did it for one they must have done it for others, I assume the FBI has a forensic accounting team camped in Adidas as we post.

 

[scoobydoo]

Hopefully this is not a duplicate of an earlier post.

If Adidas paid $150k to a recruit and/or his family how did they show this on their books, not like it's a $90.00 bottle of wine at a business dinner you fluff on an expense account request.

If Adidas did it for one they must have done it for others, I assume the FBI has a forensic accounting team camped in Adidas as we post.

I wonder if @nelsonmuntz has shorted adidas yet?