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8 hours ago, schoosier said:

Very few things sports related could please me more than Louisville losing 1 and UNC up to 3 banners. Esp after Brand decimating our program after too many phone calls.

Our problem was we self reported the phone calls and got more than Louisville did. 

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2 hours ago, OliviaPope40 said:

Our problem was we self reported the phone calls and got more than Louisville did. 

The NCAA is sending a clear message... Lie, deny, plead ignorance, and look the other way is better than coming clean and fixing your mess. Well, as long as you're making them a lot of $$.

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The NCAA is sending a clear message... Lie, deny, plead ignorance, and look the other way is better than coming clean and fixing your mess. Well, as long as you're making them a lot of $$.

The Size of the Pot
Basically, March Madness is the NCAA’s bread and butter. College athletics’ governing body will earn somewhere around $900 million in revenue from the tournament, representing about 90% of its annual revenue. On the surface that seems like cause for outrage, especially in light of how much the players earn: nothing.

This was from an article this March. Why would the NCAA punish the big dogs that pay their salaries.

http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/031516/how-much-does-ncaa-make-march-madness.asp
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1 hour ago, bigrod said:

The NCAA is sending a clear message... Lie, deny, plead ignorance, and look the other way is better than coming clean and fixing your mess. Well, as long as you're making them a lot of $$.

The NCAA lacks subpoena power so if you don't snitch on yourself it's a lot harder for them to punish you. Unfortunately lying pays off.  

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NCAA clears Texas’ Mohamed Bamba

 

Incoming Texas big man Mohamed Bambawas cleared again by the NCAA after allegations surfaced from his half-brother Ibrahim “Abe” Johnson that Mohamed accepted cash and gifts from a financial adviser.

“After evaluating all available information, the NCAA determined the assistance Greer Love provides to Mohamed Bamba does not violate rules,” the NCAA said. “Bamba remains certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center.”

In a recent Facebook video, Johnson accused Love of providing Bamba money, vacations, and other extra benefits while steering him toward certain colleges with the aim of working with him later. (Bamba in May chose Texas over Kentucky, Duke and Michigan.)

Johnson said that he hoped to become an NBA agent himself, and that he had intended to pursue graduate studies at Texas to that end while Bamba was in school. He said that while Bamba initially supported the idea of his brother joining him, he eventually told Johnson not to come to Texas. Johnson then apparently went public with the video as an act of retribution.

“He’s not going to play this year in the NCAA because I already reported him to the NCAA and I’m already going to meet with the NCAA,” said Johnson, a former basketball player at Division II University of Montevallo. “He’s not going to play this year. I’m not going to lie to you. I exposed that kid.”

The 6-foot-11 Bamba is projected as the No. 4 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft by DraftExpress.com.

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ImageUploadedByBtownBanners1499872709.033112.thumb.jpg.36825c0f25b97eff70b610ac960f0b7c.jpg Penn St. released its non-conference schedule today and ...

That's not a bad schedule for them. I'm not sure who they play in the Legend's Classic though. NC State, George Mason and Washington are good games. They'll need to be around .500 in conference to make the tourney.
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19 hours ago, HoosierAloha said:


Hey now, they evaluated ALL available information.

NCAA: "Mr. Love, would you like to answer a few questions?"
Mr. Love: "Nope."

And that was that, Bamba cleared.

At least he didn't do anything really bad with a cell phone. They don't tolerate that!

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