Alot of the programs involved (death penalties, players and their families who accepted money, and coaches) will be screwed big time if the Adidas guy tells all in exchange for immunity or a lesser sentence. Lord knows what happens if anything comes out about the football cheating.Exactly. If they allow a kid to transfer and it turns out a kid is implicated it hurts a different program.
And who knows if it would hurt the FBI investigation. Keeping players in a troubled program is more likely to get them to talk than if they are handed a get out of jail free card.
IMO this situation even without the death penalty can be very serious for Louisville bb. Perhaps the kids who stay will bond together and have an us versus them mentality that helps them do well. But the chances for this are highly unlikely. The worse thing for any program is negative uncertainty. Once the sentencing takes place the rebuilding can begin. If this drags on for months or years that is a killer.
Right now the focus is on Louisville because of the probation. Other programs are getting much less attention. But that is going to change.