LunchTime said:GoCal80 said:
Seems like lots of Cal fans are not bothered by the ethical baggage. Is it because the issues are in the past? Weren't considered significant enough to matter? Because there's another side to these stories? Or is it a "win at any cost" attitude?
1. Allegations of Impermissible Benefits to Recruits
The Allegation: Lupoi was investigated for allegedly providing $4,500 in cash payments to an associate of a recruit. These payments were supposedly used to cover the costs of private tutoring and online classes for the recruit to become academically eligible, which is a major violation of NCAA rules.
Outcome: Lupoi denied the allegations. While the University of Washington and Lupoi reached a mutual separation agreement, the NCAA later informed the school that it had completed its investigation and determined that "further action is not warranted," although they reserved the right to look into it again if new information surfaced.
2. Lack of Institutional Loyalty and Good Faith
While an assistant coach at the University of California, Berkeley (Cal), Lupoi reportedly acted in bad faith by allegedly using his position as a Cal recruiter to convince elite recruits to commit to the University of Washington, where he was rumored to be intending to become a coach. This raises ethical questions about loyalty and professional conduct.
3. Faking Player Injuries
In 2010, while at Cal, Lupoi was suspended for his role in instructing a nose tackle to fake an injury during a game against Oregon. The purpose was to try to slow down Oregon's fast, up-tempo offense. This constitutes a direct violation of sportsmanship and ethical competitive conduct
The only problem Tosh actually has is that he undermined us with Shaq Thompson. That's basically the strike. Everything else is trying to establish a pattern, which fails.
The Washington $4,500, now, with NIL is no longer important to me. At all.
The player laying down faking injury? Everyone was doing it. It wasn't new at Cal. It wasn't the first against Oregon. The only strike against him was Tedford threw him under the bus for something others were doing and EVERYONE would start doing to the point a rule was made. It wasn't tosh any more than trying to pin the forward pass on the 5th team that did it.
Sorry, but the transgression was a recruit and clearly that doesn't hold water anymore because now we have to pile on that he also eats French fries with mayonnaise or whatever the next inconsequential thing is.
He reportedly tried to blow up our entire recruiting class, mostly successfully. Not everyone followed him to UW, but he supposedly told recruits not to sign with Cal.
But if he is the best candidate to get Cal to regular 10 wins in the ACC and the CFPs, ensuring Cal football survives the next 10 years…. The past is the past. I am just not convinced he is that guy, I especially need to know who he might be able to hire as OC. However, I am not Ron or on his committee.