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[QUOTE="jgeorge322, post: 2732247, member: 761"]
One thing that is very interesting about the prosecution’s case, it hinges on the idea that the schools were in the dark and harmed by the defendants’ behavior.  The defense is the schools knew about all this and acquiesced so how could this be fraudulent?  Their defense is also the government can’t prove intent because the defendants actually were trying to benefit the schools by sending them good players.  This ladder argument seems weak since the defendants obviously knew what they were doing was against the rules and could harm a school significantly.  Add to the fact Louisville is in the middle of this and was on probation at the time, further weakens that defense.

With that being said, to me, there is little doubt to me that Pitino, Self, etc all knew about what was going on.  (My personal thought is JB and all big time head coaches know the deal too but Syracuse probably avoided this type of shenanigans due to our ongoing probation.)  Defendants in criminal cases don’t take the stand.  I will be curious, however, in this case, if they do.  It seems what actually happened really isn’t being disputed.  It is the context and whether a fraud against the school was really being perpetrated.  So, why not take the stand anr testify that the schools knew?

Just a hunch, but I think the defendants have a shot at an acquittal here, which is fairly rare in cases prosecuted by the feds.
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