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Will Wade done?

It would be nice if he expounded on this statement.....Wade, according to ESPN, also told Dawkins on that call he’d made deals for "as good of players as him" that were "a lot simpler than this."
 
CTBasketball said:
Tremont’s recruitment always was strange. He randomly took an official to Western Kentucky amidst of the Georgetown talk. Then randomly ends up at LSU.

I’m interested to see what happens though because he’s caught red handed.
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I believe that most schools cheat... or turn the other cheek while others cheat for them. Years ago a friend who is a booster (not UConn) was told that by two former major D1 coaches when discussing an investigation of another school. The comment from one of them (still an assistant at a high major school) was, "Anyone that tells you it doesn't happen at literally every school is lying to you or themselves." The friend smartly didn't follow-up with any other questions.

That being said, I can actually see a lock of a star like Zion choosing to go to Duke without money. What's $100k or so when you are a year away from millions. An NCAA investigation can hurt your draft status by putting you on the bench, and the payment can lead to future tax evasion issues. The worst that can happen is he gets hurt, but there is insurance for that. If I was Zion's dad I'd talk to advisors, and if I was the advisor I'd tell him to keep it clean unless the family was on the brink of starving.

I think it makes more sense for a guy like Tremont to take money and his recruitment just seemed to scream that he was looking for the highest offer (the programs and the rep of the coaches of those programs). He's a nice player, but it wasn't a sure thing that he'd excel in college, and his size may keep him from making much money for a while (or ever) regardless.
 
CTBasketball said:
Tremont’s recruitment always was strange. He randomly took an official to Western Kentucky amidst of the Georgetown talk. Then randomly ends up at LSU.
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Waters' needs were transparent. So much smoke with WKU's recent recruiting (as a Knicks fan I will be forever grateful in the role they played in keeping Mitchell Robinson from playing college ball) and then Waters lands at LSU. He wanted his payday.
 
I doubt any firings are happening over this. NCAA will continually seek to reduce exposure and press over this as they have previously so as not to affect their cash cow. As opposed to how we are dealing with the KO fiasco and always appear painfully in the news. Granted the context for both issues are different but the NCAA has the ginormous pool of resources which are attached to this issue, UCONN is limited.
 
I've evolved from "if these guys are getting xxx dollars, how much are [top end guys] getting!" to thinking most of the money is probably around the 3/4 star kids, since the 5 stars are gonna get paid eventually. Its the 3/4 star kids who can really change trajectories, plus with their lower prospects the money is way more impactful.
 
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zls44 said:
I've evolved from "if these guys are getting xxx dollars, how much are [top end guys] getting!" to thinking most of the money is probably around the 3/4 star kids, since the 5 stars are gonna get paid eventually. Its the 3/4 star kids who can really change trajectories, plus with their lower prospects the money is way more impactful.
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I see where you’re coming from, but I can almost guarantee that if there are people ready and willing to pay for 3/4 star guys, there are definitely people paying 5 star guys.
 
Guapo said:
I hate to break this to you, but nearly every school in every conference cheats in any revenue generating sport.

Except UConn, of course.
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That’s a hot take. What would I do without your guidance.

The SEC in the last 5 years or so have made a huge investment in basketball. Facilities, coach’s , the hiring of Mike Tranghese as special adviser.
The conference put a lot of emphasis on elevating the league.
That means other “investment” as well.
 
Guapo said:
I hate to break this to you, but nearly every school in every conference cheats in any revenue generating sport.

Except UConn, of course.
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This is true, but nobody, and I mean nobody holds a candle to SEC football. It's a goshdarn art form.
 
intlzncster said:
This is true, but nobody, and I mean nobody holds a candle to SEC football. It's a goshdarn art form.
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I agree that it happens at a dizzying pace that probably exceeds even our own imagination of what’s happening.

However, what I disagree with is that SEC powers are doing anything different than powers in other conference. For instance, I don’t think Alabama is doing anything different than what Texas, Ohio State or USC are doing in football or what Kentucky, Kansas, or UNC are doing in basketball.

But not UConn. Definitely not UConn.
 
Guapo said:
I agree that it happens at a dizzying pace that probably exceeds even our own imagination of what’s happening.

However, what I disagree with is that SEC powers are doing anything different than powers in other conference. For instance, I don’t think Alabama is doing anything different than what Texas, Ohio State or USC are doing in football or what Kentucky, Kansas, or UNC are doing in basketball.

But not UConn. Definitely not UConn.
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They're all doing it significantly, I don't doubt that in the least. It's just SEC Football tends to be far more brazen than most. It's like a cultural institution, not just accepted, but celebrated. I went to school down there, and it wasn't even a power school. There are straight up bags of cash in lockers. Assistant coaches introducing you to boosters with a "this guy will take care of you".

And yeah, you can probably toss OSU, FSU, USC (Miami says hi) and a few others in that convo.
 
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BAG TALK it works until it doesn't.
 
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uconnbill said:
Still wondering how Miller is skating by and has the number one class in the country with all this over his head. More BS from the NCAA.
UConn gets crap for something that wasn't even a rule but this school skates.
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Blame Arizona Board not the NCAA. They couldn't do anything until the FBI thing was finished, per directive from FBI.

If Arizona was scuffling at the moment, without great recruits coming, Miller would probably be suspended.
 
What a shocker! Not a Wheat Shocker. Just a regular shocker.
 


>>University leaders spoke to Wade about the matter earlier this year following initial reports linking him to the FBI probe, and he assured them that what had already been made public represented the full extent of his involvement. If officials determine that Wade did not fully disclose information about an NCAA violation or committed a violation, the school can fire him for cause and owe him nothing, according to a copy of his contract obtained by SI.<<
 
kansashusky said:
Come home, Tremont.

Waiver would be granted due to coaching change. If Danny is as much of a grinder as Chief says he is, this should be explored.
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Its a two way street the offer of cash was accepted. Why would the NCAA ignore that?
 
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Hi-Low said:
The NCAA simply should not give them an at-large bid period. If you have smoking gun evidence against someone you don't give them the opportunity to continue their crime spree. They should also not be allowed to participate in the SEC tourney.
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Agreed, but the NCAA always figures it can retroactively vacate the tourney wins and force the school to return its share of the tourney money. The problem with that is it affects other teams adversely, particularly if they win a game or games, which knocks others out of it.
 
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UofCT2009 said:
The best is dookies thinking Zion turned down 100K to play for Duke for free.
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Sounds weird but conceivable - Knowing he will be a 1 and done why not play for NChampionship and what he will earn after that - $100K is chump change
 
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