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

[scoobydoo]

Once the forensic accountants get a hold of apparel company ledgers this investigation is going to get a whole lot broader.

Adidas stock is going to tank but investors will be ok with that, right?

 

[krinklecut]

Presser beginning in 2 minutes:

 

[scoobydoo]

Pitino is gone. I give it 2 weeks.

He is out by eod tomorrow.

 

[businesslawyer]

Rough day for the guy who is supposed to be turning Enoch into a star.

Actually, this may be good for Enoch's development. If he practices guarding someone stuck in a cell behind bars, and can get that down, maybe he'll be ready to guard someone in a halfcourt offense.

See -- this is all about Pitino's shrewd development techniques.

 

[bballgrda]

Any audio stream of the press conference?

here

 

[scoobydoo]

Actually, this may be good for Enoch's development. If he practices guarding someone stuck in a cell behind bars, and can get that down, maybe he'll be ready to guard someone in a halfcourt offense.

See -- this is all about Pitino's shrewd development techniques.

unnecessary roughness.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

No coach Cal?

You will never get Cal in a room with coke and dope on a table.

 

[BaZZnBOAT]

Miami didn’t recruit Quickley though

They were in his Final 3.

 

[UConnStats]

They were in his Final 3.

Wtf, wow. Thanks though.

 

[krinklecut]

L'Ville fans seemingly having a tough time differentiating things that are against the law and things that are against NCAA rule. Seem to think because no one was arrested they are out of the water.

 

[BaZZnBOAT]

Wtf, wow. Thanks though.

No problem. If these are the schools who are being eluded to, though, well... wow. Big time.

 

[upstater]

I have said this a few times and been blasted.

You have. It's almost forbidden.

But, Auburn. A lot of us have been saying it about Auburn. I'm usually reluctant to accuse schools, but in that case, I let it fly.

 

[tjc1888]

L'Ville fans seemingly having a tough time differentiating things that are against the law and things that are against NCAA rule. Seem to think because no one was arrested they are out of the water.

Shocker.....people who go to Louisville aren't too bright.

 

[krinklecut]

Shocker.....people who go to Louisville aren't too bright.

At the 2014 AAC Final in Memphis, two middle aged Louisville fans tried to fight me and my brother and kept calling us weasels. I can't help but think of them right now.

 

[huskymedic]

Once the forensic accountants get a hold of apparel company ledgers this investigation is going to get a whole lot broader.

 

[Lefty2one]

What's the tie in with Arizona? Are they the only Nike school involved?

 

[UConnStats]

Snitching is way cooler if it hurts Rick Pitino.

 

[superjohn]

Haven't heard Louisville mentioned.

 

[Lefty2one]

Haven't heard Louisville mentioned.

They didn't mention any schools/institutions by name, not even Adidas.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Not as long as the NCAA is a member organization that allows for unbalanced influence from the biggest money-making institutions. It's not in the P5's best interest to allow a P5 member to get the death penalty (which I assume you are referring to), and it's not in the NCAA's best interest (or ability) to try. And the G5 and other institutions are afraid to say anything about the discrepancy in treatment. There are enough P5s in the FBI case that this will be handled with an "internal solution." Expect a statement such as "the sneaker companies and AAU teams must control their people and we, as institutions of higher learning, must take the high road and ensure that everyone understands and follows the rules. That is why the P5 has created a task force to tackle this important issue. We are glad that Louisville, Auburn, Arizona and the other named schools have taken steps to stop the practice by terminating those involved. The task force will report back with suggestions in the next 36-60 months."

Nothing will happen... but it's fun to watch.

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?

 

[Lefty2one]

The NCAA was not aware of the investigation, makes sense.

 

[awfuldan]

No one in NCAA was aware of investigation until today, per the news conference. I think someone was wondering about that before.

 

[upstater]

Q. You were asked about Louisville on Thursday on a couple different occasions but from a more global perspective, obviously they’ve had competitive success in a number of sports since joining the conference, but the issues with the foundation, the basketball investigation, their involvement in Wakeyleaks – do you have any concerns about Louisville’s ability to be a good citizen in the ACC?

Luke DeCock?

This fiasco has already put many fiction writers out of work, and now they have to deal with this?

 

[UConNick]

What's the tie in with Arizona? Are they the only Nike school involved?

My understanding seems to be that there are two separate but related schemes. In scheme one, Adidas (and presumably other companies) coordinate with schools to pay recruits to get them to attend certain schools. In scheme two, coaches were bribed by advisors who were part of scheme one in order to have the coaches push these recruits towards these crooked advisors, so that everyone can cash out. The first scheme seems to only involve Adidas schools. However, Arizona had a coach that was pushing players towards the advisors. That's their involvement, so they're on the "less bad" end of the spectrum.

Edit: Not sure what their angle was, given they are a Nike school and the declassified info is all about Adidas. I presume we'll find out soon...

 

[superjohn]

They didn't mention any schools/institutions by name, not even Adidas.

Okay, gotcha.