SIAP. The details are just amazing.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...50/the-story-how-fbi-brought-words-corruption
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...50/the-story-how-fbi-brought-words-corruption
ESPN in-depth article...
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One very small exerpt:
"During the meeting, Dawkins laid out plans to funnel money to the family of a second player, who was scheduled to graduate from high school in 2019. "The mom is like, 'We need our [expletive] money,'" Dawkins said. "So we got to be able to fund the situation ... We're all working together to get this kid to [Louisville]. Obviously, in turn, the kid will come back to us."
When Dawkins mentioned they'd have to be careful because the Cardinals were already on NCAA probation, the Louisville assistant agreed. "We gotta be very low-key," he said."
"During the meeting, Dawkins laid out plans to funnel money to the family of a second player, who was scheduled to graduate from high school in 2019. "The mom is like, 'We need our [expletive] money,'" Dawkins said. "So we got to be able to fund the situation ... We're all working together to get this kid to [Louisville]. Obviously, in turn, the kid will come back to us."
When Dawkins mentioned they'd have to be careful because the Cardinals were already on NCAA probation, the Louisville assistant agreed. "We gotta be very low-key," he said."
Agree. Especially this one....
[He said that even though Adidas had agreed to pay him $100,000, a rival athletic apparel company was "coming with a higher number," and he needed to get more money from Adidas to secure the player's commitment to Louisville.]
Agreed. This could go on for a LONG time. I find it interesting that NO basketball coach (at least that I've heard of) has had any comment on this whatsoever. That means every damn one of them is concerned.
The other interesting thing related to Auburn from the article is that they seemed to reassure Auburn officials that the school was not being investigated, only Person (for now). It seems they may not get drilled after all?
Seems like all the schools that had Assistant Coaches involved in the "schemes" will have to answer to the NCAA; happened on their watch. Head coach or not; the school is responsible.
Personally, I think the bulk of what is going to be found has been found. If the FBI had others close on their radar they most likely would have stalled their arrests even longer. They are a very cautious group. They have hard evidence on the guys they arrested. Anything new will come from interviews and cooperating witnesses, but the FBI won't be able to secure the same type of evidence on anyone else, and they know this.
I'm really curious what the NCAA is going to do to USC, Auburn, Ok St. and Arizona. UL is screwed regardless. Shredders have been working nonstop since Tuesday and professional wiping of computers is cranking along too. Phone, meet hammer....hammer.....hammer.
I'm really curious what the NCAA is going to do to USC, Auburn, Ok St. and Arizona. UL is screwed regardless. Shredders have been working nonstop since Tuesday and professional wiping of computers is cranking along too. Phone, meet hammer....hammer.....hammer.
Maybe i read it wrong but, in the article it mentions in 2015 payments were made to "North Carolina football players"...did they already get in trouble for this? Does anyone think it was limited to just football??
Yeah exactly, I think the idea that this is going to balloon into 20+ schools and a whole mess of coaches is greatly over exaggerated. I will be shocked if more than a couple names/schools are involved pass this point.
I think the silence from coaches is three-fold.
1) There's a long-standing creed in the industry that you don't rat out fellow coaches. Snitches get stitches.
2) Suppose head coach A comes out to state unequivocally "we run a clean program, there will be nothing found on us", and then moments later, one of his rogue assistants is nabbed by the FBI. That immediately makes Coach A look to be an even bigger buffoon and liar than he probably already is.
3) All coaches (yes, even Cal) don't do everything 100% by the book. Best not to throw stones from glass houses.
JMO.
1) There's a long-standing creed in the industry that you don't rat out fellow coaches. Snitches get stitches.
2) Suppose head coach A comes out to state unequivocally "we run a clean program, there will be nothing found on us", and then moments later, one of his rogue assistants is nabbed by the FBI. That immediately makes Coach A look to be an even bigger buffoon and liar than he probably already is.
3) All coaches (yes, even Cal) don't do everything 100% by the book. Best not to throw stones from glass houses.
JMO.
The way I read it is the FBI assured Auburn but not the NCAA. If I'm not mistaken the NCAA had no cooperation in this matter and will probably do their own independent investigation based on these allegations.
What I find amazing is that ESPN can come out with an indepth timeline so quickly, but it has been "crickets" for years about the largest academic fraud scandal ever committed by UNCheat!!!
My first thought. If you only followed ESPN you'd think UNCheat has been mistreated by the NCAA and Roy Williams is a living saint.
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