Corruption in College Basketball

[OliviaPope40]

http://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/latest-case-shows-dark-underbelly-college-hoops

Here is all the details on what has happened throughout the day.

[mark1981]

I don't understand why adidas would funnel kids to one school over another. Because they have a corrupt rep at that school?

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[eljefe6]

 
A coach that hasn't been mentioned yet, but I'm thinking will be:
BRUCE PEARL!
Already on the naughty list - now Auburn is in deep, deep, doo-doo on his watch.
 

Pearl was a student assistant on the BC point shhaving team in 78-79. He learned early

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[LamarCheeks]

Boy, this whole thing sure does make Kelvin Sampon's extra texts look like a booger, doesn't it! 

[Brass Cannon]

How much you wanna bet Billy Preston got a payday 

[pumpfake]

If the FBI uncovers records of payments to players, and these are substantial sums of money, won't those players be in jeopardy of being charged with tax evasion (or at least failure to report income)?

[MoyeNeeded]

It sounds like there were two distinct schemes the FBI investigated.
The first one - that led to the indictment of the four assistant coaches - was a bribery scheme. Managers/agents bribed assistant coaches to push players into signing with those managers upon graduation. Not good at all, but not nearly as bad for the head coach/program, in my opinion. This is the Book Richardson/AZ situation.
The second one was about funneling high school recruits into programs via payments from shoe company execs to recruits, apparently often with knowledge of or requested by college coaches. That's the Louisville situation. This one is brutally bad for head coach/school/program.

You think they wont?

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I hope so. Not NCAA sanctions, I mean literally the death penalty for the entire University.
Is that wrong? Should I not feel that way?

This is why no schools have been named from the investigation. No federal laws were broken by the schools. Several NCAA infractions though. Reports have been forwarded to the NCAA. Louisville will NOT escape the wrath. Do in part by their attitude towards the infractions committee during the hookergate scandal. I believe the hammer will drop on this one. I don't see UofL fighting this one, or they will have to fight the FBI investigation. That would be suicide. They would lose millions in alumni money.

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[OliviaPope40]

This just got juicy. 

[Dalton26]

0708 at HSN saying we might not be out of the woods... Blargh.

Yeah but those guys are about as clueless as it gets. Lol

[ALASKA HOOSIER]

The only thing that concerns me when it comes to IU being involved is..... The Kenny Johnson connection! That scares the doo doo out of me. Even though him and FCTC are already out the door.

[Chris007]

5 minutes ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said:

The only thing that concerns me when it comes to IU being involved is..... The Kenny Johnson connection! That scares the doo doo out of me. Even though him and FCTC are already out the door.

As I and Stuhoo have both said Kenny left in 14 and this investigation didn't start till 2015. 

[HoosierTrav]

I feel pretty good about our current staff. My only concern is that Ed Schilling is tied to Adidas and has recruited well the past few years. This is going to cause the landscape of CBB to be re-graded. Hopefully it levels the playing field. I'll be shocked if Calipari, Boeheim, and possibly Coach K, aren't tied to any of this.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

19 minutes ago, pumpfake said:

If the FBI uncovers records of payments to players, and these are substantial sums of money, won't those players be in jeopardy of being charged with tax evasion (or at least failure to report income)?

Many were likely minors so I would think it would fall on parents/guardians.

[Capt. Crimson]

3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

As I and Stuhoo have both said Kenny left in 14 and this investigation didn't start till 2015. 

Investigations usually happen after crimes have been committed. lol

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

19 minutes ago, MoyeNeeded said:

They would lose millions in alumni money.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That sound you hear are checks already being shredded.

[JHoosier914]

I literally did nothing at school today except read this thread for the past couple of hours.  I'm sure my students didn't mind not getting homework...

[Stuhoo]

19 minutes ago, pumpfake said:

If the FBI uncovers records of payments to players, and these are substantial sums of money, won't those players be in jeopardy of being charged with tax evasion (or at least failure to report income)?

 

No. Not in the real world. 

The resources and level of federal criminal behavior that is warranted to be actually charged is so, so much greater than most anybody outside of the process perceives.  Is it technically possible? Sure. But that's usually where it ends. 

 

[Dalton26]

UofL has to completely clean house from maybe the president/AD down to the graduate assistants. They can’t just fire one person at this point.


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[Stuhoo]

5 minutes ago, Capt. Crimson said:

Investigations usually happen after crimes have been committed. lol

 

Not the ones that successfully produce convictions for corrupt payments. 

Those successful cases use historical evidence to predicate, and then record contemporaneously.

 

[jepwatso]

Breaking news about ANOTHER player, INVOLVING IU: during the investigations, a past interaction has been reported. Legendary coach Bob Knight, desperate for size in the post in 1992-93, oversaw the transaction of $15,000 cash to the family of a highly-sought-after big man. That player? 6'8", 230lb Ivan Renko. When reached for comment, Coach Knight said "I'll be happy when you're dead". More to come...