FBI arrests Assistant Basketball Coaches in Corruption Scheme

[reedny]

lol.

 

[MiniCuse]

This is as amusing as the USC AD's "we are shocked, shocked, I tell you" statement from earlier today. Don't worry, they'll get to the bottom of this. Lol.

 

[Fly Rodder]

At least USC (and Auburn) have made some kind of statement. Louisville announced they received word of FBI investigations and Arizona hasn't said a thing. Although their media day is scheduled for tomorrow ...

 

[themole]

Was the eighth school figured out? I am on page 6 of this thread still and freaking out. Zona, USC, Auburn, OkSt, Miami, 'Ville, South Carolina, and...?

 

[GooseMutt]

Ok schools cheat. How the heck is Kentucky still squeakey clean. All the 5 stars year after year drawn to a mediocre area of the country. If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and squawks like a duck it's probably a Wildcat

 

[W'boro'Cuse315]

Was the eighth school figured out? I am on page 6 of this thread still and freaking out. Zona, USC, Auburn, OkSt, Miami, 'Ville, South Carolina, and...?

I'm hearing LeMoyne.

 

[Sherman20]

Bilas and Greenberg in espn just now basically said the head coaches, pitino in particular, are screwed. an asst does something wrong, it also falls on the HC per NCAA rules.

Bruce Pearl at Auburn is probably done as a HC. He already had a show cause penalty against him before he got back into coaching a few years ago.

 

[MiniCuse]

Was the eighth school figured out? I am on page 6 of this thread still and freaking out. Zona, USC, Auburn, OkSt, Miami, 'Ville, South Carolina, and...?

Please be Kentucky.

 

[Whitey23]

I think this is Pearl's 3rd major ncaa violation?

 

[FrancoPizza]

Gotta love the moronic and misleading PS headline calling out tony bland - gives the impression it's an isolated issue related to a former SU connection. Who cares about bland for Criz sakes?

 

[GooseMutt]

So, I get shoe companies doing this to get a player to sign with them once they go pro... but could it be bigger than that? Adidas says "Hey man, let's funnel players to X school, get them in some final fours, now we're selling a ton of jerseys, clothing" wash rinse repeat?

Disclaimer - It;s only 9:20 here, I've only had a half a cup of coffee.

Lavar Ball. What you been doing? How you miss this opportunity? Or did you?

 

[PoppyHart]

Would Hop be interested in the USC job when Enfield is fired?

 

[Cheriehoop]

I was a DOJ attorney for a few years. (Miles and miles removed from this case.) One thing that I think would surprise most people is how open Justice is to just talking to people. DOJ has a lot of resources, and unlike local law enforcement, doesn't necessarily have a constant line of run-of-the-mill crimes filling up the docket. So, DOJ has the luxury of entertaining things, even if a lot don't pan out. It wouldn't surprise me if this started with someone tipping off an attorney or FBI agent in SDNY to this specific conduct. All you really need is one person to think there's something to it.

It also wouldn't be surprising if this stemmed from a different investigation, though I would kind of be surprised if it was an IRS investigation. In part, this just doesn't seem like enough money in the scheme of things. Addidas did $20 billion in revenue last year. A few million dollars won't be that difficult to hide on a financial statement.

Any special relevancy that the US attorney for the Southern District of New York geographically speaking seems to be leading a national investigation?

 

[triplethrea]

Maybe the most shocking thing to me is it took this long for this stuff to get out. A lot of people have kept a lot of secrets for a long time.

Open secret for years. A lot of people have avoided investigating for a long time.

 

[BludOrange]

But Lonnie is a 2017 kid. Just started school.

Yeah, but some may look at this as the '18 season due to when the big dance/championship game takes place.

Plus, I can't see people offering Carey 200k and not offering the bigger names even more money. Why even go after Carey and not the big fish if going to try and pay them?

 

[Melancer46]

Was the eighth school figured out? I am on page 6 of this thread still and freaking out. Zona, USC, Auburn, OkSt, Miami, 'Ville, South Carolina, and...?

I'm still not sure where the rumor of an 8th school existing came from lol.

Only 7 are mentioned in the affidavits as far as I can tell and you have those 7 figured out already.

 

[PoppyHart]

Any special relevancy that the US attorney for the Southern District of New York geographically speaking seems to be leading a national investigation?

It's pretty much the center for financial crimes in the country.

 

[chugg21]

and if it extends to football where the real shady behavior is taking place.

I don't consider football to be worse that basketball. Basketball kids are getting vultured at 10 years old by the AAU system and the shoe companies.

 

[AZOrange]

He has no duty to keep the info quiet. His source, if discovered, might have a problem, but not sure I see a problem for Fraschilla.

Maybe. Or maybe he was subject to FBI GJ subpoena...

 

[javadoc]

Any special relevancy that the US attorney for the Southern District of New York geographically speaking seems to be leading a national investigation?

Isn't that where financial crimes tend to go?

 

[Cuse'91]

I mean, how can Alabama and UK not be involved in this, unless the FBI was looking in (all) the wrong places or ignoring certain schools. Why follow a money trail and stop where they did? This tells me more chit is about to hit the fan ... as it should.

Guessing money doesn't come from sponsoring companies, but rather, wealthy boosters?

 

[tep624]

I don't consider football to be worse that basketball. Basketball kids are getting vultured at 10 years old by the AAU system and the shoe companies.

Plus I don't think you have the large scale handlers in football like you do in basketball, the World Wide Wes's of the world...at least it's not as common knowledge as for instance he is if it does exist.

 

[AZOrange]

This is cataclysmic. Like everyone loses their job stuff. Coaches, AD, Chancellor BOT

 

[MiniCuse]

I mean, how can Alabama and UK not be involved in this, unless the FBI was looking in (all) the wrong places or ignoring certain schools. Why follow a money trail and stop where they did? This tells me more chit is about to hit the fan ... as it should.

Yeah, I think today's stuff is just the first wave. Who is mystery school #8? How far-reaching is this investigation? Who is involved on the shoe side of it? Is there a football component to the investigation? There should be.

 

[GooseMutt]

This from Syracuse.com story... references a 2018 Miami recruiting target and a "rival school affiliated with a shoe company offering $150,000." Is that Jalen Carey? If so, is Syracuse or UConn the rival school? What other major targets is Miami trying to get for 2018?

"Along with Louisville, the men are alleged to have conspired to pay $150,000 to a player's family in order to get him to commit to the University of Miami in the Class of 2018.

The charges allege that the request came with the knowledge of a coach within the University of Miami program.

Code reportedly said that the coach, "knows something gotta happen for it to get done."

In the charges, Code is reported as saying that a school affiliated with a rival shoe company was offering $150,000 for a commitment.

In another conversation allegedly recorded on a wiretap, Code worries that the asking price might rise to $200,000 and says that, if it does, Adidas won't pay.

The charges do not specifically name the player or say whether he is currently at the University of Miami."

How do the players and families with integrity and morals not expose this when they present it to them and they decline? It is then confirmation that the decks are stacked if you're not part of it