I miss the good ole days when a car dealership could employ an athlete to turn the lights on an off in exchange for a car to drive and some walking around money.TCU was put on one year probation after self reporting 33 players in football, basketball and other sports were getting paid for work they didn’t do. Pretty light punishment.
Who paid whom? The shoe companies want coolness and exposure, so they sign mega deals with schools to be their official apparel providers. The shoe companies want to be affiliated with winning programs, so they’re willing to facilitate preferential recruiting situations.So unless there are some signs that Arizona or Oregon were somehow involved I assume they’re safe. Sounds like this was strictly a deal between the club teams and the sportswear companies. Right?
Isn’t it the theory, with lots of evidence, that the schools paid the companies to steer the players their way?
Not just that. The head coaches are individually on those shoe company payrolls. Often overlooked when a college is making a hire is the huge factor of Nike (or Adidas) schools being almost certain to hire Nike (or Adidas) coaches. That network ties directly into what the shoe affiliations are for the AAU programs that a school focuses its recruiting upon.Who paid whom? The shoe companies want coolness and exposure, so they sign mega deals with schools to be their official apparel providers. The shoe companies want to be affiliated with winning programs, so they’re willing to facilitate preferential recruiting situations.
I’m aware of all of that. But where is the NCAA violation? I want hides nailed to the wall.Not just that. The head coaches are individually on those shoe company payrolls. Often overlooked when a college is making a hire is the huge factor of Nike (or Adidas) schools being almost certain to hire Nike (or Adidas) coaches. That network ties directly into what the shoe affiliations are for the AAU programs that a school focuses its recruiting upon.
Every single recruit good enough to be projected that he'll get recruited for D1 has gotten an impermissible benefit at some stage. Got to decide how pure you want this to get. Handlers/street agents/advisors start it with a lot of these kids before high school to get them into the right situation and grab a piece of them.I’m aware of all of that. But where is the NCAA violation? I want hides nailed to the wall.
Hans Gruber seems to think so. Too bad he fell off a building. What a pussy. Yes, they should.Yep, the FBI is very incompetent and corrupt. Much like the NCAA. Both should be abolished.
You forgot the liberal free press. Welcome to the end of democracy if that's the truth.Yep, the FBI is very incompetent and corrupt. Much like the NCAA. Both should be abolished.
Seems unlikely at this point, but one can hope.
This x100. NCAA either needs to disband or punish the schools involved.Just watched "The Scheme", Seems like a pretty big f-up by the FBI. Not sure how that is not entrapment.
But that said, pretty weak FBI criminal case, but 100% NCAA violations all around.