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GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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lol Tony Bennett is the most likely guy from this list and he's a huge long shot.

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GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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Henchman of Santa posted:

Jud Heathcote has passed

RIP Jud, you were a great coach and by all accounts a great person as well.

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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uhhhh....:stare:
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/912671924307791872

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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I had no idea that there was a national underground assistant coach corruption ring but welp

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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holy moley
https://twitter.com/Tom_Winter/status/912671661379420160

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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Bird in a Blender posted:

I'm assuming this has to do with AAU stuff and paying off high school coaches for recruits.

Yeah that would make the most sense. I can't think of many (any?) other situations where it'd be a whole bunch of assistant coaches getting busted in completely different leagues across the country.

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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This is gonna be fun
https://twitter.com/Tom_Winter/status/912677190780768257

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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https://twitter.com/Tom_Winter/status/912680715967451138

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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Kibner posted:

I mean, it's college sports.

Fair enough. It seems like the fact that it's not just like, SMU getting busted makes it seem more important tho.

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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quote:

As for the case against Chuck Person, the FBI says he collected about $91,500 in bribes in exchange for funneling Auburn players to a particular financial advisor and a high-end suit maker, Rashan Michel.
The FBI says Person would use a portion of the bribes to pay off the families of high-priority recruits.
In one part of the documents, the FBI says Chuck met with a player and counseled him about how players secretly get away with NCAA violations.
He allegedly told one player, "The most important part is that you ... don't say nothing to anybody ... don't share with your sisters, don't share with any of the teammates, that's very important 'cause this is a violation .... of rules. But this is how the NBA players get it done."
"They get early relationships, and they form partnerships, they form trust, you get to know [financial advisor], you get to know Rashan a lot and like Rashan can get you suits and stuff ... you'll start looking like an NBA ball player, that's what you are."

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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SamuraiFoochs posted:

Apparently 10 people are being charged. 4 coaches at programs, 3 ÀAU guys I think it was, an Adidas exec, and ???

I think only 8 have been arrested so far

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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Chief McHeath posted:

https://twitter.com/DrewFranklinKSR/status/912735263725584387

:eyepop: "What does that mean, in 15 seconds, for Rick Pitino?" :eyepop:

:drat: that's a burn if i've ever seen one

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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kiimo posted:

Twitter is abuzz that Pitino could be out as early as tomorrow.

I mean...he's gotta go at this point. Right? This is his what, 3rd major scandal at Louisville?

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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Seriously just loving toss him out the door, Louisville. He's already on (in-conference) suspension for hiring hookers for high school kids, this isn't gonna get better.

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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just past 10am in Louisville, how much longer till Pitino gets the boot?

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/913046846867636230

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Dec 14, 2007

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Chief McHeath posted:

Louisville's president just fired Jurich, supposedly Pitino will be in short order.

Good, literally any other course of action would be incredibly damning considering what's gone on.

e:
https://www.cardchronicle.com/2017/9/27/16373712/tom-jurich-fired-louisville-athletics-greg-postel

quote:

Jurich met with U of L interim president Greg Postel Wednesday morning and was asked to resign. When he refused, Jurich was told that he was being relieved of his duties.

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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ahahaha
https://twitter.com/PFTCommenter/status/913064749910413312

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Dec 14, 2007

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Benne posted:

God drat, I thought that vampire warlock motherfucker would never go away.

Today is a good day.

Yeah after he got a pass for hiring prostitutes for HS kids I assumed he was safe for as long as he wanted to coach. I guess the FBI getting involved is a bit more serious.

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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KICK BAMA KICK posted:

Auburn decided this morning to offer full refunds for basketball season tickets, they're expecting the worst.

:stare: yeah that's not a good sign.

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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Where's this press conference gonna be streamed?

e: http://heavy.com/sports/2017/09/louisville-pitino-press-conference-live-stream-rick-fired-tom-jurich-watch-online-videos/

e2: a big ol' nothingburger, as expected.

GobiasIndustries fucked around with this message at 18:04 on Sep 27, 2017

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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lol no poo poo Woj

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Dec 14, 2007

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General Dog posted:

Also there was a nugget that I somehow didn't know in the Pitino that in his adultery/mistress extortion case- Pitino sent a university-employed aid to get the woman an abortion, and the aid and the woman ended up falling in love and getting married after the abortion. Why isn't there a Lifetime movie about this already?

True love :allears:

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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:stare: yikes. Louisville's gonna be a loving dumpster fire unless they make some smart hires.

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Dec 14, 2007

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Your Taint posted:

Doesn't he realize that *not* knowing is pretty much just as bad? How can you be that loving clueless?

(he totally knew)

Considering he'd already played the "I had no idea what was happening" card he probably shoulda gone with a different approach. But hey he was gonna get fired regardless. I guess just burn it all down with 'lack of institutional control' charges on your way out?

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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Sinteres posted:

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but why does the FBI care if coaches are violating NCAA rules?

They were violating federal bribery laws. I'm sure someone else can lay out all the details, but it boils down to Adidas bribing college kids to sign with their agents/teams and assistant coaches being bribed to get kids to sign with sporting agents.

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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Clearly Tom Izzo has nothing to do with anything because if we'd offered any money Brian Bowen woulda played for MSU.




....please god Tom don't have anything to do with this :ohdear:

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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AsInHowe posted:

Seriously, according to some Detroit media people.

ah, well I suppose that kinda involvement is OK.

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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lol holy poo poo

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Dec 14, 2007

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Bird in a Blender posted:

Jesus, Louisville is probably hosed for 3-4 years at least. Didn't like all of their recruits for next year switch teams?

yeah they lost both of next years recruits and I believe the early commit they had for 2019 as well.

GobiasIndustries
Dec 14, 2007

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good lord this is not good, not good at all.

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Dec 14, 2007

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kiimo posted:

Here's a good plan. Let's steal. In China.

There's like no chance we could be China's version of Otto Warmbier.

jfc how loving stupid do you have to be to pull this kinda poo poo.

Trump is en route to China right now, coincidentally.

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