Corruption in College Basketball

[rebelhoosier848891]

"As he started looking at schools, an Adidas rep tried to push us toward a school in the Big Ten and another in the Big 12 that Adidas had contracts with"..............from that article.

Don't like the sound of this...but could be sour grapes too. Sounds like college BBall recruiting is as dirty as it gets--hope they clean it up but with the Nike schools too!


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[OliviaPope40]

Wonder if someone erased 18 1/2 minutes like what happened on the Nixon tape. 

[Stuhoo]

Wonder if someone erased 18 1/2 minutes like what happened on the Nixon tape. 

Lol.
Nope; if a Bureau case has tapes with technical problems, those recordings are eliminated by the US Attorney's office as viable evidence.



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[Hovadipo]

I think Kansas is the only big 12 school with adidas. Big 10 is indiana, wisconsin, nebraska, michigan, Rutgers. I think that's right But I could be wrong on big 12 schools

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Baylor was at the time.


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[TheWatShot]

Have any UK or KU players been caught yet?

 

How about now?

[A.j. Nigh]

17 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Have any UK or KU players been caught yet?

 

How about now?

[azguybob]

25 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Have any UK or KU players been caught yet?

 

How about now?

probably won't...that would just be too good to be true !!

[hsrtxp]

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20887538/suspended-louisville-cardinals-coach-rick-pitino-selling-house-laying-low-wake-recruiting-scandal

Pitino "laying low", will be "vindicated" and is selling his Louisville house.


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[Brass Cannon]

I wish Pitino was a big enough man to come clean and write a book. Take UK down while he's at it

[Capt. Crimson]

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20887538/suspended-louisville-cardinals-coach-rick-pitino-selling-house-laying-low-wake-recruiting-scandal

Pitino "laying low", will be "vindicated" and is selling his Louisville house.


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That escalated quickly. Lol


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[HoosierRich]

Anyone have possible names for the NY Post article?

1.Kid was picking between Louisville and we think pUKe.

2. Kid was good baseball player (possible baseball offers?or two sport athlete?)

3.Played for adidas AAU team

4.Likely played in last 2-6 years as his father talked about his sons possible desire to coach collegiate athletics in the future....would speak to him being fairly and early in his career path.

[Brass Cannon]

11 minutes ago, HoosierRich said:

Anyone have possible names for the NY Post article?

1.Kid was picking between Louisville and we think pUKe.

2. Kid was good baseball player (possible baseball offers?or two sport athlete?)

3.Played for adidas AAU team

4.Likely played in last 2-6 years as his father talked about his sons possible desire to coach collegiate athletics in the future....would speak to him being fairly and early in his career path.

Donovan Mitchell according to Hooker U fans

[LamarCheeks]

3 hours ago, hsrtxp said:

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20887538/suspended-louisville-cardinals-coach-rick-pitino-selling-house-laying-low-wake-recruiting-scandal

Pitino "laying low", will be "vindicated" and is selling his Louisville house.


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First of all, I don't believe for one second that he had zero to do with it or that he didn't know about it. Second of all, that doesn't even matter. There's been enough s--t go down in his program over the past few years that any coach would HAVE to expect to be terminated after the latest revelations -- even if he didn't know. But he did know -- he's the one who said "If one of my players has a beer in Louisville, I know about it." Jeezus, just stop lying. 

[rebelhoosier848891]

I am NOT feeling sorry for UL --but it would be a travesty if UK comes out of this unscathed. Can't tell me the Kats aren't dirty!

 

 

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[Bailey7878]

I am NOT feeling sorry for UL --but it would be a travesty if UK comes out of this unscathed. Can't tell me the Kats aren't dirty!
 
 
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I think calipari has done this so long he knows how to be untraceable with payments imo. Kids would have to talk to get him.

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[Bailey7878]

First of all, I don't believe for one second that he had zero to do with it or that he didn't know about it. Second of all, that doesn't even matter. There's been enough s--t go down in his program over the past few years that any coach would HAVE to expect to be terminated after the latest revelations -- even if he didn't know. But he did know -- he's the one who said "If one of my players has a beer in Louisville, I know about it." Jeezus, just stop lying. 

He's a slimy guy and always has been. Didn t need to be cause he's a good coach but he went down the wrong road.

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[HooHooHoo22]

If it’s Donovan Mitchell then IU would have to be the school Adidas was trying to push him to AT 1st


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[mdn82]

Donovan Mitchell according to Hooker U fans

See I would call BS on that whole situation for a couple of reasons. First off we were getting an OV according to him as of July of 2014. Second, he was 91st composite as of July of 2014. That doesn't scream of a kid getting $100k. KJ got involved when he got to Louisville in second summer session. We back off quickly. He commits to UL quickly after he jumped into top 30 of 247 composite. Can someone else explain to me why this wouldn't seem somewhat suspect? $100k seems to be the going rate for top kids. He didn't blow up until the summer before his senior year when KJ went to Louisville. I highly doubt a kid of his stature at the time he suggested was getting offers with guaranteed money. If I am wrong on any of this please correct me anyone.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.fanragsports.com/rothstein-files-what-will-happen-at-louisville/

Good read from Rothstein not just about L'ville but also the other schools who have been explicitly identified with involvement in this mess.

[Brass Cannon]

1 hour ago, mdn82 said:

See I would call BS on that whole situation for a couple of reasons. First off we were getting an OV according to him as of July of 2014. Second, he was 91st composite as of July of 2014. That doesn't scream of a kid getting $100k. KJ got involved when he got to Louisville in second summer session. We back off quickly. He commits to UL quickly after he jumped into top 30 of 247 composite. Can someone else explain to me why this wouldn't seem somewhat suspect? $100k seems to be the going rate for top kids. He didn't blow up until the summer before his senior year when KJ went to Louisville. I highly doubt a kid of his stature at the time he suggested was getting offers with guaranteed money. If I am wrong on any of this please correct me anyone.


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It doesn't say when the 100,000 was offered.