for corruption.
"In court papers, prosecutors said the FBI has since 2015 been investigating the criminal influence of money on charges and student-athletes who participate in intercollegiate basketball governed by the NCAA."
Auburn, OkStu, $uSC, uAz . . . east coast bias?MSaviolives said:
Two of the four assistant coaches from P12 schools--Arizona and USC. Hmmm.
socaliganbear said:
Adidas is the one named, but there's another apparel company mentioned that was apparently in a bidding was with Adidas for a player. Given the other schools in trouble, maybe Nike?
That was a different coaching regime at USC, but yes, this isn't the first time they've paid street agents and shoe company reps to get players.TheSouseFamily said:socaliganbear said:
Adidas is the one named, but there's another apparel company mentioned that was apparently in a bidding was with Adidas for a player. Given the other schools in trouble, maybe Nike?
Auburn is UA. From my reading, there are a few different things going on here. There appears to be some funneling kids to Adidas schools but separately, shenanigans with agents and the role that these coaches and others play in that.
USC may be in a world on hurt. Not only is Bland the straw that stirs that drink from a recruiting standpoint, USC was already on sanctions a few years with the OJ Mayo scandal that involved similar issues with a promoter, a handler and Mayo's family. This is gonna get very interesting. One thing is for sure: football and basketball recruiting has become a total cesspool and the NCAA is totally unable to deal with it.
Well, coach, the FBI and the Department of Justice might have something to say about that....Quote:
In the first 10 years of the Fisher era, the Aztecs signed only one player out of high school rated in the top 100 by one of the major recruiting services, forward Marcus Slaughter in 2003. (Evan Burns, a five-star prospect, signed with UCLA before coming to SDSU).
In the last five years, they have landed five, beginning with Kawhi Leonard in 2009 and including the recent commitments of Kell and Pope. Cheatham would be the sixth.
"There's nothing wrong with the way we've done it," Fisher said.
That's right, they can add extra punishment to a program for violations committed while under probation for earlier violations. It might help USC that the perpetrators in this case are a different cast of characters than the guys who paid to get Mayo.TheSouseFamily said:
BearSD - Different regime, yes. But when the NCAA doles out punishment, repeat offending becomes a serious consideration. There's a repeat offender window but I'm not sure what it is now.
NYCGOBEARS said:
Wonder how this ended up being investigated by the US Attorney of the southern district of NY (Manhattan)? They are no joke. Probably started out in their financial crimes division and ballooned from there.
NYCGOBEARS said:
Wonder how this ended up being investigated by the US Attorney of the southern district of NY (Manhattan)? They are no joke. Probably started out in their financial crimes division and ballooned from there.
https://sports.yahoo.com/fbi-probe-uncovers-massive-college-basketball-scandal-snaring-big-time-programs-144631716.htmlQuote:
Using a "cooperating witness" who is described as operating an athlete management business (a financial planner who handled the money for pro athletes), the FBI was able to get an undercover agent into hotel rooms, meetings and deals. In 2016, the cooperating witness was accused of committing securities fraud, according to the complaints, and presumably flipped after that.
Speculation is that the bribes the players were getting invalidated the Pell Grants they also got which is a Federal crime...NYCGOBEARS said:
Wonder how this ended up being investigated by the US Attorney of the southern district of NY (Manhattan)? They are no joke. Probably started out in their financial crimes division and ballooned from there.
from http://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/la-sp-usc-tony-bland-20170926-story.htmlQuote:
Prosecutors allege Bland met with former sports agent Christian Dawkins and an undercover FBI agent on July 29 in a Las Vegas hotel room. Bland said any university players whom he controlled would be "coming to" Dawkins. The coach added he had "heavy influence" over his school's players choosing agents and advisors. They discussed the need to "take care of" two USC players referred to in the complaint as Player-8 and Player-9.
In the room, Dawkins took an envelope containing $13,000 and said he would give it to Bland. The two men left the room together.
Prosecutors also charged Bland with facilitating payments of $9,000 to families of two USC basketball players using cash-filled envelopes.
During a meeting on USC's campus Aug. 31 recorded by an undercover FBI agent, Bland told Dawkins, the agent and another man that if they continued to fund the families of USC players and recruits, the coach would ensure the players would use Dawkins as an agent.
this is different..this isn't the NCAA..this is the Feds...haha. They don't lose often.bearchamp said:
More than a decade ago the NCAA had tapes, receipts, photos and the like that implicated about 20 of the top 25 football teams: and did nothing. The NCAA has no interest in "cleaning" up college sports, only in making money. Agents have been paying high school players and their families, through "AAU" programs for decades.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/explaining-the-fbi-probe-and-the-corruption-scandal-rocking-college-basketball/Quote:
- Schools are not on the hook, according to United States Attorney Joon Kim. The assistants at USC, Arizona, Oklahoma State and Auburn are all implicated, but neither the schools themselves -- nor the head coaches at those schools -- have been levied with any allegations.
Apologies as I may have missed it. What article are you quoting above?TheSouseFamily said:
"[Sean] Miller is referenced in a wiretapped call by Richardson as wanting a player 'badly' which led to a $5k payment to the player during an on campus visit. At the minimum that is a blatant 'failure to monitor' violation for Miller."