Point fixing scheme about to break

[Scott11]

Whoa not many familiar names except Mac Etienne…

What did Mac allegedly do and where?

 

[Orangezoo]

What did Mac allegedly do and where?

Not sure I just saw his name in it on a brief cursory read

 

[Eric15]

I agree but I wonder if that makes it easier to get caught - how much is wagered on these level games? I would think $50 would raise a flag.

Yep that's a great point.

 

[Col. Bleep]

Well, maybe they were paid to suck...

Why bother? It comes
So easily to G-town.

 

[HyattsCuse]

That was Nick Nolte’s downfall in Blue Chips. You had Dicky V calling Western games. Needed to be more low key.

Neon Boudeaux didn’t even ask for a Lexus so why give it to him and risk exposure? Never made sense to me.

 

[Col. Bleep]

20 charged in connection with rigging college basketball games as part of FBI investigation

Federal prosecutors charged 20 people in an alleged point-shaving scheme involving dozens of college basketball players, according to an indictment.

www-cbsnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Games involving the following teams were allegedly rigged or impacted, investigators say: Western Michigan University, Butler, St. John's, Tulane, East Carolina, McNeese State, Nicholls State, St. Louis University, Duquesne, La Salle, Fordham, SUNY Buffalo, Kent State, Ohio University, Georgetown and DePaul.

The person credited with the cbs story - Scott
MacFarlane - is an alum. Surprising he didn’t do more on the G-town angle. That would have been a real public service.

 

[CardiacCuse]

ive long thought something fishy is going in general across ncaabb and def nba i.e. margin of victory, etc

when you watch games and know what the spread is...its just too many fishy things going on...esp from reffing but also from players and coaches...the whole thing stinks

and THIS story does nothing to quell my suspicions. NOTHING.

what do they say if you see 1 roach that means theres probably 40 others hiding out somewhere?

 

[Orangello]

I agree but I wonder if that makes it easier to get caught - how much is wagered on these level games? I would think $50 would raise a flag.

It's $25 for a Boston College game

 

[ar inj]

It's $25 for a Boston College game

Might be less than $25. BC average home attendance this year 3,569

 

[bevosu]

 

[Charbroil]

I’ve definitely said this on the board before so I’m going to sound like a broken record. But I feel so strongly about it:

In the Sweet 16 game against Gonzaga, Trevor Cooney being called “out of bounds” on the baseline by the referee at mid court screams foul play to me. There is absolutely no way that referee could’ve seen him step out, even if his toe had touched the line. For him to blow his whistle when the baseline ref didn’t call it is insane.

Thank god Syracuse went on to win that game. I’m not one to complain about officials but that seemed so crooked I would still be losing sleep over it had they lost.

 

[Cusefannotindc]

I agree but I wonder if that makes it easier to get caught - how much is wagered on these level games? I would think $50 would raise a flag.

if you are making prop bets on mid/low major games it will absolutely catch the attention of the . you are most likely either a sharp/running models, involved in a bet manipulation or just a complete gambling addict and the books will monitor accordingly.

 

[Jake]

No P4 teams?

Sure Jan.

Ha. My first thought when they released the list was “players in the SEC fixed so many games that they had to arrest the entire Southern Conference”.

 

[Jake]

I’ve definitely said this on the board before so I’m going to sound like a broken record. But I feel so strongly about it:

In the Sweet 16 game against Gonzaga, Trevor Cooney being called “out of bounds” on the baseline by the referee at mid court screams foul play to me. There is absolutely no way that referee could’ve seen him step out, even if his toe had touched the line. For him to blow his whistle when the baseline ref didn’t call it is insane.

Thank god Syracuse went on to win that game. I’m not one to complain about officials but that seemed so crooked I would still be losing sleep over it had they lost.

The case for fixing games against Syracuse in the NCAA tournament starts and ends with the 2012 game vs Ohio St. Lots of suspicion the ncaa did not want the Bernie Fine storyline advancing to the FF.

 

[dasher]

I’ve definitely said this on the board before so I’m going to sound like a broken record. But I feel so strongly about it:

In the Sweet 16 game against Gonzaga, Trevor Cooney being called “out of bounds” on the baseline by the referee at mid court screams foul play to me. There is absolutely no way that referee could’ve seen him step out, even if his toe had touched the line. For him to blow his whistle when the baseline ref didn’t call it is insane.

Thank god Syracuse went on to win that game. I’m not one to complain about officials but that seemed so crooked I would still be losing sleep over it had they lost.

I don't think it was crooked. Just bad. That call, next to a tech called by Booker Turner in the 1980 sweet 16 game against Iowa still rankle me. That and Jody Sylvester costing us the G-town game in MSG in 1984. Those three calls.

 

[Toga]

The case for fixing games against Syracuse in the NCAA tournament starts and ends with the 2012 game vs Ohio St. Lots of suspicion the ncaa did not want the Bernie Fine storyline advancing to the FF.

Don't even start

 

[Briancuse]

teams are
Abilene Christian
Alabama State
Buffalo
Coppin State
DePaul
Eastern Michigan
Fordham
Kennesaw State
La Salle
New Orleans
Nicholls State
North Carolina A&T
Northwestern State
Robert Morris
Saint Louis
Southern Miss
Tulane

The other five defendants were described by authorities as fixers. At least two of the defendants, Shane Hennen and Marves Fairley, were also charged in a federal indictment in the Eastern District of New York centered on gambling schemes in the NBA.

Former NBA player Antonio Blakeney was named but not charged in the indictment. The indictment describes Blakeney as being "charged elsewhere."

The scheme, according to the 70-page indictment, began around September

Man Id hate to have to tell my wife, honey I lost money on the abilene Christian game. We cant go out to dinner tonight.

 

[Blanko97]

Apparently he diverted funds to cuomo’s nyc campaign. That was a questionable move on a number of levels.

Supporting a losing cause seems like a fireable offense! Lol

 

[Blanko97]

The case for fixing games against Syracuse in the NCAA tournament starts and ends with the 2012 game vs Ohio St. Lots of suspicion the ncaa did not want the Bernie Fine storyline advancing to the FF.

 

[Orangezoo]

Man Id hate to have to tell my wife, honey I lost money on the abilene Christian game. We cant go out to dinner tonight.

Lost money on it? How about honey I got arrested running a betting scheme on it….

 

[PeteCalvin]

The case for fixing games against Syracuse in the NCAA tournament starts and ends with the 2012 game vs Ohio St. Lots of suspicion the ncaa did not want the Bernie Fine storyline advancing to the FF.

I was told by a staff member at the time that it was no storyline. It was more than smoke. The rumblings were out there, and our people found things out after the fact. Syracuse wasn’t going to that Final Four if the NCAA had anything to say about it. Exactly as you stated, the NCAA wanted no part of the Bernie Fine story.

We should have just played Fab and gone all the way.

 

[Charbroil]

I don't think it was crooked. Just bad. That call, next to a tech called by Booker Turner in the 1980 sweet 16 game against Iowa still rankle me. That and Jody Sylvester costing us the G-town game in MSG in 1984. Those three calls.

Refs get out of bounds calls wrong all the time. That isn’t what bothers me. It’s how the referee from near midcourt made the call. I think it’s not even possible that the official could’ve seen Cooney step out of bounds from that vantage point.

 

[dasher]

Refs get out of bounds calls wrong all the time. That isn’t what bothers me. It’s how the referee from near midcourt made the call. I think it’s not even possible that the official could’ve seen Cooney step out of bounds from that vantage point.

I know that. Some refs want to make the big call. even if the big call isn't there. That is what I think happened there. Don't misunderstand this. I am still mad about that call and it's been 10 years and we won

 

[ThePoint]

I was told by a staff member at the time that it was no storyline. It was more than smoke. The rumblings were out there, and our people found things out after the fact. Syracuse wasn’t going to that Final Four if the NCAA had anything to say about it. Exactly as you stated, the NCAA wanted no part of the Bernie Fine story.

We should have just played Fab and gone all the way.

OSU took 42 free throws.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Triche was called for a charge on a gorgeous and 1 in the first half when we were starting to really get in a groove. Dion had about 5 fouls in 20 minutes. We had zero chance with the way that game was called. Someone was in young Higgins ear that day.