WestSideJayhawk said... (
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So far there is not conclusive evidence that KU coaches knew about the payments. That's not even the goal here anyway - it's to create a possibility or probability that KU coaches knew about (and encouraged) payment to De Sousa, because this would create a reasonable doubt about whether the defendants defrauded KU.
Other hot takes:
- We need to slow this down a bit. KU coaches being aware that guys like Gassnola can influence a decision (with or without money being involved) doesn't necessarily mean that they knew about or were involved with specific payments. It's likely that they (and lots of coaches at lots of schools) do, but that hasn't necessarily been established here. It seems like they are essentially saying: "make it happen, but I don't want to know how the sausage gets made."
- Why does it feel like KU is the one on trial here, and not the defendants or other schools? Only KU seems to matter, at least right now. What happened to the promise of evidence of the "astronomical" amount of money offered by Oregon?
- I have no idea why Coach Self is texting or talking to TJ Gassnola-types at all, ever. If you have to communicate with this person about this type of thing, have an assistant (or some other random low-level person) do it. Self should be much better insulated from all of this.
- If it happens at KU, it's happening everywhere. I have very little patience for the self-righteousness of rival fans and schools - particularly ones from North
WestSideJayhawk said... (
original post)
So far there is not conclusive evidence that KU coaches knew about the payments. That's not even the goal here anyway - it's to create a possibility or probability that KU coaches knew about (and encouraged) payment to De Sousa, because this would create a reasonable doubt about whether the defendants defrauded KU.
Other hot takes:
- We need to slow this down a bit. KU coaches being aware that guys like Gassnola can influence a decision (with or without money being involved) doesn't necessarily mean that they knew about or were involved with specific payments. It's likely that they (and lots of coaches at lots of schools) do, but that hasn't necessarily been established here. It seems like they are essentially saying: "make it happen, but I don't want to know how the sausage gets made."
- Why does it feel like KU is the one on trial here, and not the defendants or other schools? Only KU seems to matter, at least right now. What happened to the promise of evidence of the "astronomical" amount of money offered by Oregon?
- I have no idea why Coach Self is texting or talking to TJ Gassnola-types at all, ever. If you have to communicate with this person about this type of thing, have an assistant (or some other random low-level person) do it. Self should be much better insulated from all of this.
- If it happens at KU, it's happening everywhere. I have very little patience for the self-righteousness of rival fans and schools - particularly ones from North Carolina or Kentucky.
- Thank God we never played Billy Preston.
- It seems like we've had an extended run of some questionable recruiting choices. Alexander, Diallo, Bragg, Preston, De Sousa. These guys have done relatively little for us, while Frank Mason, Devonte Graham, and Perry Ellis have carried us. Maybe its time to jettison the borderline guys.