(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

[coonhounds 10,094]

There was 0% chance something shady wouldn't come out or be said about this recruitment. We were in with some high level dirty schools and one potential in vandy but we won. If we did anything wrong i doubt it but it will be questioned no doubt

 

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[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Why would we recruit those players though? Bad optics.

You’re arguing with yourself now.


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[Hoosier987 1,591]

Goodness.  This is nothing, it's not some sort of new revelation, it's been going on for years.  This is common practice. If you want Indiana to be relevant again then optics such as this may happen... BTW - AAU teams are sponsored by not only Adidas but other companies like Nike and Under Armour as well - enjoy the ride and this team...this is nothing new, it's been going on for years and it is legal

Edited May 17, 2018 by Hoosier987

[HoosierMatty 502]

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2018/05/16/rick-pitino-washington-post-records-innocence-romeo-langford/616933002/ 

I find this article revealing . If Pitino feels the way the system is run is unethical I agree. The way AAU sponsorship works isn't against the rules, but certainly unethical. But why point out Romeo if in the same article he says his family is honest and didn't want to break any rules. He said they did nothing wrong. The rules as the stand are certainly up for dispute. But he had no reason to bring up Romeo other than sour grapes. Unless he has proof something illegal happened. If he wants to talk about the system then he doesn't need to call out any player for using it for how it exist.

[LamarCheeks 20,895]

Here's an interesting take. It's IU-centric, but FWIW ... 

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/the-real-question-why-is-rick-pitino-talking-to-the-media-about-romeo-langford/

[Jam 282]

I suppose we should avoid anyone who has played AAU basketball to be above reproach. Vbg


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[bigrod 2,965]

7 minutes ago, Jam said:

I suppose we should avoid anyone who has played AAU basketball to be above reproach. Vbg


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No one is talking about the real elephant in the room... were bumper stickers involved? That's the kind of thing that can't be tolerated.

[Brass Cannon 25,174]

2 minutes ago, bigrod said:

No one is talking about the real elephant in the room... were bumper stickers involved? That's the kind of thing that can't be tolerated.

Or charity calendars 

[HoosierTrav 8,086]

This is being blown way out of context. With that said...... it feels good to be playing in the big boy playground. 

[HoosierX 1,756]

1 hour ago, HoosierTrav said:

This is being blown way out of context. With that said...... it feels good to be playing in the big boy playground. 

This keeps being said and it seems like it's implying IU did something.

IU definitely benefitted from this arrangement (certainly not trying to play the Kansas "victim" card), but did IU actually do anything?

[Magnanimous 4,797]

Nike sponsors AAU teams. Adidas sponsors AAU teams. UA sponsors AAU teams. So Adidas schools can only recruit Nike AAU players and vice-versa otherwise the kid is funneled there?

Lets not forget that underneath all of this, and by this I mean a restaurant table, Rick Pitino knocked up his mistress.

[ebridges24 2,451]

2 hours ago, Magnanimous said:

Nike sponsors AAU teams. Adidas sponsors AAU teams. UA sponsors AAU teams. So Adidas schools can only recruit Nike AAU players and vice-versa otherwise the kid is funneled there?

Lets not forget that underneath all of this, and by this I mean a restaurant table, Rick Pitino knocked up his mistress.

Man, coaches in Kentucky are really slimy aren't they.

[RaceToTheTop 28,481]

Seems to me like the whole thing has pretty much died down already.

[bigrod 2,965]

17 hours ago, Magnanimous said:

Nike sponsors AAU teams. Adidas sponsors AAU teams. UA sponsors AAU teams. So Adidas schools can only recruit Nike AAU players and vice-versa otherwise the kid is funneled there?

Lets not forget that underneath all of this, and by this I mean a restaurant table, Rick Pitino knocked up his mistress.

I'm just glad to see that Rick's mental health has improved so much. What with all the memory and cognitive issues he's had over the past few years, he really seems to be sharp as a tack now!

[HoosierMatty 502]

I've always despised Rick Pitino. He's a selfish sleazeball. Everything is always about him and never takes responsibility for his own actions. It's always someone else's fault. But dragging a kids name and their family through the mud is a new low. He's knows they did nothing wrong. 

[Feathery 4,005]

Sounds like Tim Langford is a smart man. I don’t even care if he took a paycheck from his nonprofit. It’s legal,  not against the NCAA rules, so to me it’s ethical. Bravo to the Langford family. 

Maybe slick Rick should have just let Adidas do their thing. Instead he had to get escorts and go beyond what’s allowed. 

[Tom White 1,435]

On 5/16/2018 at 6:40 PM, schoosier said:

 

5. The lowest occupation below prostitution. Journalists. That’s a Knight quote.

 

Just one more thing he was wrong about.

[Tom White 1,435]

On 5/16/2018 at 9:43 PM, brumdog45 said:

It’s a ‘good story’ if you are looking for clicks, but it’s not really anything relevant.

 

indy Star sums up my thoughts.....

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.indystar.com/amp/616494002

The Indy Star story you linked to says this about the Washington Post article:

"That’s not to discredit the Post’s story, which is well-reported and revealing, while also measured and balanced. It makes a case and makes it well —"

So, if the Star story sums up your thoughts...what is your problem with the Washington Post?

[RaceToTheTop 28,481]

23 minutes ago, Tom White said:

The Indy Star story you linked to says this about the Washington Post article:

"That’s not to discredit the Post’s story, which is well-reported and revealing, while also measured and balanced. It makes a case and makes it well —"

So, if the Star story sums up your thoughts...what is your problem with the Washington Post?

You are cherry picking one line from the Indy Star story which basically says that there is nothing really new and there is nothing that is going to have any kind of effect.

My problem with the Washington Post story is that it's a story that was relevant maybe twenty years ago.  Seriously, I was reading books on the subject twenty years.  Guys like William Wesley (World Wide Wes) have been around forever....

Basically IMO the Washington Post just ran a piece on something that was common knowledge -- that Time Langford ran an Adidas sponsored AAU team.  That sure as heck wasn't a secret.

[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

2 hours ago, Tom White said:

Just one more thing he was wrong about.

I'd say the average 2018 prostitute isn't one scintilla less trustworthy than they average 2018 journalist.