Corruption in College Basketball

[AZ Hoosier 7,190]

30 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Another fun nugget. Jay Williams was a runner for an agent. Supposedly offered Kevin Love $250k.

I think it was a drunken story he shared at one point. Lol.

UCLA has been paying top dollar for a while. Howland and Alford both.


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All the way back to John Wooden and Sam Gilbert... that sill pisses me off beyond words... UCLA was held up as the program that was head and shoulders above the rest for their incredible runs of NCAA championships... with talent bought and paid for. What we're seeing now is history repeating itself on a much larger, wider scale.

Don't even try to tell me that the NCAA and the rest of the world did not know what was going in with The Wizard of Westwood. I'm not buying it.

[P92 120]

I agree, Rebel. For what it's worth, my niece is a new Albany cheerleader and close friend of Romeo's and he seems like our kind of kid. I don't think he's hunting for bribes. His parents are successful people and Vandy grads which is why they are in the mix. I think he'd fit the role of the traditional iu player. My niece can't even get him to hint at what his decision will be.  She did have a funny experience last fall before all of this fib stuff broke.  She was going into the gym for cheer practice and the double doors were both pulled open for her...one by Calipari and one by Pitino. I told her that even though I can't stand either of them, that still was pretty cool.

 

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

Another fun nugget. Jay Williams was a runner for an agent. Supposedly offered Kevin Love $250k.

I think it was a drunken story he shared at one point. Lol.

UCLA has been paying top dollar for a while. Howland and Alford both.


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The Jay Williams on ESPN that just said these runners and agents are scum?


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[AKHoosier 6,923]

4 minutes ago, P92 said:

I agree, Rebel. For what it's worth, my niece is a new Albany cheerleader and close friend of Romeo's and he seems like our kind of kid. I don't think he's hunting for bribes. His parents are successful people and Vandy grads which is why they are in the mix. I think he'd fit the role of the traditional iu player. My niece can't even get him to hint at what his decision will be.  She did have a funny experience last fall before all of this fib stuff broke.  She was going into the gym for cheer practice and the double doors were both pulled open for her...one by Calipari and one by Pitino. I told her that even though I can't stand either of them, that still was pretty cool.

 

Romeo's parents are Vandy grads?

I don't think that's correct.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,386]

The Jay Williams on ESPN that just said these runners and agents are scum?


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Yep. Probably why the career change.


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[HoosierAloha 30,068]

I agree, Rebel. For what it's worth, my niece is a new Albany cheerleader and close friend of Romeo's and he seems like our kind of kid. I don't think he's hunting for bribes. His parents are successful people and Vandy grads which is why they are in the mix. I think he'd fit the role of the traditional iu player. My niece can't even get him to hint at what his decision will be.  She did have a funny experience last fall before all of this fib stuff broke.  She was going into the gym for cheer practice and the double doors were both pulled open for her...one by Calipari and one by Pitino. I told her that even though I can't stand either of them, that still was pretty cool.
 

Romeo and family might be wonderful people. That doesn't exclude them from any of this. Wasn't an Adidas AAU team (twenty-two vision) created for Romeo..?


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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,386]

The Jay Williams on ESPN that just said these runners and agents are scum?


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He also had a personal anecdote that he knows of runners that feel under compensated and will pocket some of the money that is supposed to go to the players. Lol. He didn't say it was him but just that he knows it happens.


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[323SGrant 1,176]

I agree, Rebel. For what it's worth, my niece is a new Albany cheerleader and close friend of Romeo's and he seems like our kind of kid. I don't think he's hunting for bribes. His parents are successful people and Vandy grads which is why they are in the mix. I think he'd fit the role of the traditional iu player. My niece can't even get him to hint at what his decision will be.  She did have a funny experience last fall before all of this fib stuff broke.  She was going into the gym for cheer practice and the double doors were both pulled open for her...one by Calipari and one by Pitino. I told her that even though I can't stand either of them, that still was pretty cool.
 

Romeo’s parents are Vandy Grads? Didn’t know that.


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[lillurk 3,756]

Here’s the Jay Williams/Kevin Love story. They paid his AAU coach: https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/jay-williams-admitted-his-former-sports-agency-paid-kevin-loves-aau-coach-250k/

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2 hours ago, Treesh said:

 

The Duke player implicated was Wendell Carter, right? I think this announcement is injury related.

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

The Duke player implicated was Wendell Carter, right? I think this announcement is injury related.

I think Bagley's peeps got a boatload of money for him to play at dook. Yes, he's missed the last 4-5 games with an injury.


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[HoosierAloha 30,068]

Another note on this..
Programs can actually decide if they want to play this game or not. They can decide if they want to dip their toes in or swan dive from the 10m platform.

I do believe Crean cut many of the "relationships" off when it came down to decision time. Like others have mentioned the three most worrisome recruits are Williams, Vonleh, and Bryant.

I believe all were tied to Kenny Johnson.


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[Hoosier Guy 7,529]

Bridges cleared to play by Michigan State. That’s a load of crap

[mdn82 25,510]

Didnt know they had compliance at kentucky..

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[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

I agree, Rebel. For what it's worth, my niece is a new Albany cheerleader and close friend of Romeo's and he seems like our kind of kid. I don't think he's hunting for bribes. His parents are successful people and Vandy grads which is why they are in the mix. I think he'd fit the role of the traditional iu player. My niece can't even get him to hint at what his decision will be.  She did have a funny experience last fall before all of this fib stuff broke.  She was going into the gym for cheer practice and the double doors were both pulled open for her...one by Calipari and one by Pitino. I told her that even though I can't stand either of them, that still was pretty cool.
 

Your information is the kind that gives me hope. I truly hope Romeo’s recruitment is clean. Great story there.


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[P92 120]

Parents not Vandy graduates...they like Vandy due to strong academics (Romeo is really smart). Sorry bout that, not sure how I got that in my head.

[lillurk 3,756]

15 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

I think Bagley's peeps got a boatload of money for him to play at dook. Yes, he's missed the last 4-5 games with an injury.


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Right, I don’t mean to say I know anything about Bagley’s involvement or lack thereof. Duke’s making an announcement that he’s healthy and playing, contrasted with MSU’s announcement, that they’ve cleared Bridges.

[Hoosier Guy 7,529]

Bridges being cleared is a load of crap. It’s only because an outright B1G championship is on the line. Freaking ridiculous

[AZ Hoosier 7,190]

4 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

Bridges being cleared is a load of crap. It’s only because an outright B1G championship is on the line. Freaking ridiculous

Great. Clear him. Let him play. When the dirt is found (and if he's dirty, it will be found), let Sparty vacate the championship and kick Tommy Boy to the curb. Gonna go throw up now. It's disgusting.

[Hoosier Guy 7,529]

1 minute ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Great. Clear him. Let him play. When the dirt is found (and if he's dirty, it will be found), let Sparty vacate the championship and kick Tommy Boy to the curb. Gonna go throw up now. It's disgusting.

No way Izzo survives this and the sexual misconduct stuff. He’s done too