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What?????--Book alleges UofL used escort services

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STFU, Corky. He's on Sportscenter sticking up for Pr!ck. Think he would do that if it were Cal? Hell to tha Naw.
 
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No player or recruit is gonna come out and say "we did it". They all have moms, grandmas, girlfriends, wives etc.. The only way this will be admitted to is if evidence is put forth that can't be disputed. Then there will be a lot of "Jimmy Swaggart" press conferences saying "I have sinned".

 
Book is out on Amazon.


"An expose of sexual recruiting tactics from the journal pages of an escort queen.

Breaking Cardinal Rules is an exposé by escort Katina Powell based on her experiences providing sexual services for the basketball program at the University of Louisville. It is written with Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Dick Cady.

Powell has filled five journals with details of her escort escapades, sexual encounters and her activities at the University of Louisville. Most of the U of L services she provided took place in the men's dormitory where most of the basket players reside.
Her main contact and the man with the money–the school's former director of basketball operations and former graduate assistant, Andre McGee–kept Powell and her girls busy from 2010 to 2014.

Powell does not present a sympathetic character. Her life is full of contradictions. She has no remorse over the choices she has made. Her story is true in all its graphic detail.

"If you think you've heard seamy tales about recruiting before, wait till you get a load of this. The Louisville high command has vowed to take the matter very seriously. It should."
-Mike Lopresti, retired USA Today sports columnist

About the Author: ABOUT DICK CADY
Dick Cady worked for the Dearborn (Michigan) Guide, Ypsilanti Daily Press, Detroit News, Indianapolis Star and Newsday and also wrote for The Nation, NUVO Newsweekly, Indianapolis Monthly Magazine, the Johnson County Journal and Bloomington Herald-Times. He won 51 local, state and national journalism awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for special local reporting, the Associated Press Freedom of Information Award, the Drew Pearson Award, George Polk Memorial Award, Sigma Delta Chi national journalism society Gold Medal, an American Bar Association special certificate of merit, and two National Headliners awards. In 1976-77 he was assistant director of "The Arizona Project" sponsored by Investigative Reporters and Editors, which examined organized crime, political corruption and land fraud after the assassination of Phoenix reporter Don Bolles. The project won a special gold medal from Sigma Delta Chi as "the outstanding investigative reporting effort of the year." Cady is the author of six books. "

I'll be buying this tomorrow morning as soon as my wife wakes up. I don't know the log on info for prime or I would be reading it right now. All of BBN should buy a copy and make this a best seller. Maybe Cady can get another Pulitzer.
 
From the book

I received a phone call from Andre McGee. He said he was in Kansas coaching. I was shocked to hear from him. He asked if myself and another girl would do him a favor. So I did! $500 total. He said that they really needed this kid Antonio Blakeney, he’s supposed to be the top pick in the world.
It was him and his (guardian). Before we hung up he said, ‘Rick really wants this kid, so make it happen.’ Of course Andre always made it more dramatic than it was, but this time he sounded as though he needed me to put the special sauce on this kid and his (guardian).
 
From the book

I received a phone call from Andre McGee. He said he was in Kansas coaching. I was shocked to hear from him. He asked if myself and another girl would do him a favor. So I did! $500 total. He said that they really needed this kid Antonio Blakeney, he’s supposed to be the top pick in the world.
It was him and his (guardian). Before we hung up he said, ‘Rick really wants this kid, so make it happen.’ Of course Andre always made it more dramatic than it was, but this time he sounded as though he needed me to put the special sauce on this kid and his (guardian).
lmao
Yikes
 
From book

Katina's journal identified the man as his uncle but Antonio told Shay the man was his father.

He sat on the bed and I asked him if he was enjoying his time here in Louisville. He said yes with a slight smile. I asked him what did he like about Louisville. He said the Yum Center, the players, and the ‘hospitality’ that the coaches have shown him. I asked him if Antonio was coming to Louisville. He smiled and said it depends. I knew then it was time to get started.
 
Just read Forde's piece - and this leaps off the page:

"The book does not make any allegations that Pitino knew of McGee's activities or had knowledge of the women being provided to the players."

That's not something someone told him, that's an observation made after scouring the book to make sure Pitino isn't under anyone's bus. And so Forde grabs the megaphone to make sure everyone knows RP had nothing to do with this. Like I said, Jurich and Pitino gave this story to Forde knowing he'd protect them as much as possible.

Can you imagine if this was Cal? Whether he knew about it wouldn't matter a whit. If it were Cal, Forde's version would then be about how the head coach is in charge of the program and responsible for anything that happens, and that if Barnhart had any integrity he'd fire Cal and correct the awful mistake he made in hiring him to begin with.
 
Matt Jones has read it. Here's some of his tweets.

Matt Jones ‏@KySportsRadio 10m10 minutes ago
Those that want to see it be true have enough in there to believe it is...those who want to defend UL do as well. Gonna be a long affair
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Matt Jones ‏@KySportsRadio 6m6 minutes ago
If they can show that the texts in the book actually came from Andre McGee's phone...well I think UL is in trouble.
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Matt Jones ‏@KySportsRadio 13m13 minutes ago
Hard to believe after reading something didn't go on...lots of big names and bad details...but also lacking slam dunk evidence as well
 
Just read Forde's piece - and this leaps off the page:

"The book does not make any allegations that Pitino knew of McGee's activities or had knowledge of the women being provided to the players."

That's not something someone told him, that's an observation made after scouring the book to make sure Pitino isn't under anyone's bus. And so Forde grabs the megaphone to make sure everyone knows RP had nothing to do with this. Like I said, Jurich and Pitino gave this story to Forde knowing he'd protect them as much as possible.

Can you imagine if this was Cal? Whether he knew about it wouldn't matter a whit. If it were Cal, Forde's version would then be about how the head coach is in charge of the program and responsible for anything that happens, and that if Barnhart had any integrity he'd fire Cal and correct the awful mistake he made in hiring him to begin with.
Falls under the new NCAA term,, "Lack of coaching control.." Not knowing is almost as bad as knowing..
 
first chapter already delivering:

"The girls stripped down to nothing. They were my friends, so they were willing to do it. While they were dancing, Andre [McGee] would find out which dancer weach recruit adn player wanted to have sex with. Then he would work a side-deal with me to negotiate the price, usually $100-120 each. Pay was always upfront. Andre paid me and I paid the girls. After the dancing, some of them went into other rooms with players."
 
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"The dad [of one of the recruits] said he more than likely will send his son to Louisville due to the 'more than extra' activities. He said he will call in the morning for two dancers if he has time before he leaves."
 
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"Oh, and let's not leave out Mr. T-Will, yes, Mr. Terrence Williams, people. Believe me, as cocky and arrogant as he was, he paid swell!! $500 for two girls. But my most popular one that I love to have the shows for is my buddy 'Chane'. That boy has potential in every way."

[photo of Katina and Behanan]
 
The recruits like Blakeney and former players are not gonna spill the beans, so hopefully they can find a money trail, and confirm those texts were from Mcgee. If not, this case is going nowhere, i'm afraid.
 
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