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

[UconnFanNVa]

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.

It just dropped on us like a thief in the night though. Its something you know is happening but seems like its impossible to catch. I'm more shocked that this news is out there. And with all these people involved people are going to start talking.

 

[superjohn]

Louisville should be over as a program and this should be the end for Pitino.

 

[Lefty2one]

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.

No crap, that's why this is such a bomb.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Could lebron and his agency be involved? Waiting on coach cal too

 

[CL82]

Man we needed something "seismic" to happen for us to get out of "P6" purgatory. Could this be it?

 

[gwhuskyfan]

This just gets better -- the irony -- oh the irony --

Pitino believes shoe companies too influential

 

[Guapo]

Does he really need a "well connected source" to know that?

 

[mjmoney23]

The biggest surprise to me is that they went with an addias connection. Under armour has seemed to be the most shady company if the big 3, at least on this board. I am surprised they aren't the ones in the news.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I feel awful for Mark Emmert.....just kidding i hope he spent the morning throwing up in a toilet

Wouldn't be surprised in the slightest to see him out after this one ala the equifax CEO this morning. Hard to get out from under this stink.

 

[ASweet3781]

Not a single ACC President or AD that allowed Louisville in their league should be let off the hook today. They need to be reached for comment. Everyone knew Louisville was a rogue school shady as hell. I always believed something big behind the scenes went down for the league to sell its soul to invite them when all they needed was a warm body to fill a spot.

 

[HawkHusky]

Was New York listed as one of the states involved?

Wishful thinking...

 

[mjmoney23]

Could lebron and his agency be involved? Waiting on coach cal too

That would be the cherry on the top. Throw jayz in there as well.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

That would be the cherry on the top. Throw jayz in there as well.

 

[polycom]

But, I thought scholi's were enough...because these students were getting a free education.

 

[mjmoney23]

Jay z was trying to get into the agent game a few years ago. Same with lebron activly recruiting players to his brand.

 

[Walker11]

Louisville should be over as a program and this should be the end for Pitino.

The schadenfreud couldn't be sweeter. Until you remember Pitino's tattoo of a vacated national championship.

 

[Jerry1714]

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NEW: Several defendants are accused of facilitating payments to a high school player in order for him to play at University of Louisville.

 

[Robertelamin]

Rick Pitino is sooo unlucky that all this crazy stuff happens around him. Poor guy.

 

[CL82]

The schadenfreud couldn't be sweeter. Until you remember Pitino's tattoo of a vacated national championship.

I'm sure he'll pick up a few more tattoos in prison.

 

[king conn]

I feel awful for Mark Emmert.....just kidding i hope he spent the morning throwing up in a toilet

He is spending every second trying to implicate UConn in all this

 

[UConnSwag11]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...ow-early-agents-start-pursuing-prospects/amp/

 

[Horatio]

Rick Pitino is sooo unlucky that all this crazy stuff happens around him. Poor guy.

He's done. This has to be the end for him.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Meanwhile in Connecticut

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Meanwhile in Connecticut

hopefully he meant loses and not "looses"

 

[Huskyforlife]

I'm willing to bet Nike and UA are guilty of this, but haven't been caught...yet. Let's hope we make it out of this clean.

 

[2Infinity]

Wouldn't it be great to be at the offices of some of the major AAU and shoe companies today? You'd need earplugs to block out the noise of all the shredders running non-stop...lol

 

[scoobydoo]

Arizona's big run of recruiting victories continues with 5-star PG Jahvon Quinerly

 

[BaZZnBOAT]

Arizona's big run of recruiting victories continues with 5-star PG Jahvon Quinerly

Imagine if they get Shittu as well?

 

[the Q]

Meanwhile in Connecticut

I'm just happy that, unlike at North Carolina, our players can actually read.

 

[awfuldan]

FYI you can live-stream the press conference about this at noon on Facebook: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York