FBI arrests Assistant Basketball Coaches in Corruption Scheme

[ClamOtto]

If the whole story was what has been released so far (7 big name universities conspiring with a big name shoe company and financial advisers to pay recruits) it would be enormous. But what might make it "seismic" is how many more universities, the NCAA, TV networks, other shoe companies, and on and on, could be involved too. If it did turn out the NCAA was complicit and this brought down the whole charade, it would be the best thing to ever happen to college sports.

I also don't understand why Sean Miller, Frank Martin and Bruce Pearl seem to be flying under the radar so far on this. Especially Miller. He just thought Book Richardson had the gift of gab?

 

[FrancoPizza]

Just replace Seinfeld with Slick Rick.

 

[cuse10]

I could believe USC being dirty if Marvin Bagley had committed. Duke should be under the microscope as well.

 

[Dave85]

Live look inside Pitino's office (as it's being cleaned out)

Consider this: "1) Some significant money changed hands. Chuck Person, the associate head coach at Auburn, was accused of taking $91,500 over the course of 10 months to steer pro prospects at his school to a financial advisor and to a guy who makes bespoke suits. The financial advisor worked as a confidential informant for the government; the Atlanta suit maker, Rashan Michel, was charged on Tuesday."

I always knew there something just wrong with this suit:

It's always the suit maker!

 

[realorange]

Not to start an argument, but why is it tragic and sad when for years so many believe that this was happening? Confirmation of our fears? I'm like Fran Fraschilla, I think it's a good thing. The more that comes out, the more this nonsense can get cleaned up. I'm no delusional that CBB or CFB will be 100% clean, ever, but something being done is better than nothing being done. I think this is a great day.

I'm not saying it's not a good thing. Just that it is a sad thing that it should even have to come to this. If we had an umbrella organization that was competent, it would be far less likely that it would get this far. Or even better if the whole area of compensating college athletes would finally be handled in a logical manner.
I agree it is time for a total house cleaning with the NCAA being the dust and not the dustpan.

 

[TexanMark]

This guy is a SB Nation UK writer.

Julie Hermann and Kyle Flood dusting off their resumes?

 

[richmondcuse03]

Agreed On Fran.
Having read all the complaints last night I still think this story is strange in respect of this all seems so minor (relatively speaking). I'm surprised the FBI was interested in a 20k payment to Book Richardson. Methinks there has to be more to the story.

I think politics may play a small role in this too. The office involved (NY) is notoriously political and they got a lot of great press from this yesterday. Even if they don't get huge charges in the end, they will always have this case on their resume and can claim to be the ones that cleaned up the NCAA when it couldn't even do it on its own...don't underestimate that.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I am surprised that one team not mentioned at this point is Western Kentucky. Everything I have ever heard about Stansbury tells me he is not the most upstanding of individuals. And each school that he went to always seemed to get high end recruits when the schools usually do not attract the same type of recruits when he is not there (TX A&M, MS State and West. KY).

Do sneaker companies want kids at UWK

 

[OttoMets]

Agreed. Sean Miller reminds me of a young Calipari.

For good reason - both Western PA guys who overlapped at Pitt in the '80s. Sleazy individuals.

 

[GooseMutt]

I'm not saying it's not a good thing. Just that it is a sad thing that it should even have to come to this. If we had an umbrella organization that was competent, it would be far less likely that it would get this far. Or even better if the whole area of compensating college athletes would finally be handled in a logical manner.
I agree it is time for a total house cleaning with the NCAA being the dust and not the dustpan.

Should the stewards of the NCAA be replaced. This is their job and can't be this naive

 

[JimBoston]

I have to believe that many schools are involved, but I don't think the goal of the Feds is to bring down college basketball, but I do think they want to punish a few people associated with college basketball including a whale or two to stop the bad behavior. The people who work for companies, like Adidas, who it looks like were handing out cash from slush funds are in real trouble and will go to jail. You can bet the corporate lawyers and accountants at Adidas, Nike, and UA are all over their marketing teams today and the cash payouts have now stopped. Many employees at the shoe companies will be fired.

Unfortunately for Pitino (and Louisville), it looks like he is the whale who was caught and he could be the whale who is made an example of.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[djorange1989]

This guy is an SB Nation UK writer.

about time, sleaze program

 

[Alsacs]

What death will Rick Pitino say we should be talking about instead of his firing?

Or will bring up the Healthcare debate?

 

[orange79]

This guy is an SB Nation UK writer.

I wonder if 'fired' means 'fired with cause', as opposed to 'negotiated a settlement'. If it's the former, there will be no payout.

 

[TinyManInside]

I know that one of the guys that was arrested today Christian Dawkins worked at ASM and directly paid Brian Bowen by wire according to the report. He also paid 150k in other payments to two players. I’m assuming Lonnie Walker is one. I would gather this was why ASM was raided.

Yes, I'm sure that is why they raided ASM, to get direct evidence on Dawkins... but do you think they'll just stop looking after they get info on Bowen/Walker and then call it a day? My guess is that they will thoroughly review how each and every client started their relationship with ASM.

 

[Ernj]

Do sneaker companies want kids at UWK

True, since this case revolves around sneaker companies. I was talking more in a general, WKU is doing something fishy sense.

 

[OttoMets]

Also, I'm going to say the least popular thing in 45 pages of this thread...I kind of like Pitino and think that in some ways this is a sad day for college hoops. Yeah, he's a cheater (and a dumb and arrogant cheater at that, doing this in the wake of the hooker thing) and he deserves what's coming to him. But he's got a personality. That's something that's been a dying breed in the sport.

 

[Newhouser]

I have to believe that many schools are involved, but I don't think the goal of the Feds is to bring down college basketball, but I do think they want to punish a few people associated with college basketball including a whale or two to stop the bad behavior. The people who work for companies, like Adidas, who it looks like were handing out cash from slush funds are in real trouble and will go to jail. You can bet the corporate lawyers and accountants at Adidas, Nike, and UA are all over their marketing teams today and the cash payouts have now stopped. Many employees at the shoe companies will be fired.

Unfortunately for Pitino (and Louisville), it looks like he is the whale who was caught and he could be the whale who is made an example of.

and it won't stop the bad behavior - only slow it down for a year or two.

 

[Alsacs]

Pitino has to go.

The AD saved his job after the escorts affair.

This crap will mean the Ad has to go and they aren't getting back that 2013 NC.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[HOFCeluck]

Still prefer Lville in the ACC over UConn.

 

[realorange]

If the whole story was what has been released so far (7 big name universities conspiring with a big name shoe company and financial advisers to pay recruits) it would be enormous. But what might make it "seismic" is how many more universities, the NCAA, TV networks, other shoe companies, and on and on, could be involved too. If it did turn out the NCAA was complicit and this brought down the whole charade, it would be the best thing to ever happen to college sports.

I also don't understand why Sean Miller, Frank Martin and Bruce Pearl seem to be flying under the radar so far on this. Especially Miller. He just thought Book Richardson had the gift of gab?

One of the reasons Frank Martin left KState was seeing one of his players set down during March Madness because Frank bought him lunch when the kid didn't have a nickle.

 

[Alsacs]

Does Louisville have any PGs we can pursue if their kids are freed?

 

[Fly Rodder]

Julie Hermann and Kyle Flood dusting off their resumes?

Denny Crum, "If Boeheim can do it at 73, I can do it at 80!"