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EverettGriz said:And Coppin State will be the only program placed on probation.
Paytonlives said:EverettGriz said:And Coppin State will be the only program placed on probation.
I would tend to agree but this is a federal case and states that up to 50 schools are involved.
PlayerRep said:Can someone explain why whatever this is, is worthy of a massive federal investigation and lots of criminal charges? I'm not following this. What's the big issue or what's at stake? It strikes me as an odd use of significant resources.
But it looks like it may help the seeding of the Griz, if they make the ncaa's.
I don't consider investigating extensive violations of federal law "a waste of time and resources." These agents are enriching themselves by paying kids (and coaches, apparently) under the table so that they can represent them when they move on to the NBA. They're using the kids, essentially. It's the FBI's job to enforce these many federal laws.PlayerRep said:I still don't get why the federal government is wasting time and resources on this, but they certainly have uncovered a lot of ncaa violations.
Here are some of the schools:
"There’s potential impermissible benefits and preferential treatment for players and families of players at Duke, North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan State, USC, Alabama and a host of other schools. The documents link some of the sport’s biggest current stars – Michigan State’s Miles Bridges, Alabama’s Collin Sexton and Duke’s Wendell Carter – to specific potential extra benefits for either the athletes or their family members. The amounts tied to players in the case range from basic meals to tens of thousands of dollars."
Go to the link and scroll down to see the ledger/list of players, payments, etc. Very interesting.
https://sports.yahoo.com/exclusive-federal-documents-detail-sweeping-potential-ncaa-violations-involving-high-profile-players-schools-103338484.html
Bengal visitor said:I don't consider investigating extensive violations of federal law "a waste of time and resources." These agents are enriching themselves by paying kids (and coaches, apparently) under the table so that they can represent them when they move on to the NBA. They're using the kids, essentially. It's the FBI's job to enforce these many federal laws.PlayerRep said:I still don't get why the federal government is wasting time and resources on this, but they certainly have uncovered a lot of ncaa violations.
Here are some of the schools:
"There’s potential impermissible benefits and preferential treatment for players and families of players at Duke, North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan State, USC, Alabama and a host of other schools. The documents link some of the sport’s biggest current stars – Michigan State’s Miles Bridges, Alabama’s Collin Sexton and Duke’s Wendell Carter – to specific potential extra benefits for either the athletes or their family members. The amounts tied to players in the case range from basic meals to tens of thousands of dollars."
Go to the link and scroll down to see the ledger/list of players, payments, etc. Very interesting.
https://sports.yahoo.com/exclusive-federal-documents-detail-sweeping-potential-ncaa-violations-involving-high-profile-players-schools-103338484.html
The alleged NCAA violations are simply fallout from the criminal investigations. And if the fallout is as extensive as we are led to believe, I think you're going to see dramatic changes in the very foundation of collegiate athletics.
Well of course their attorneys are going to allege all kinds of things. Ultimately a jury will decide if what they did violated Federal law. More than likely, after pleading such a "convincing defense," these same attorneys will reach some sort of plea bargain for their clients. But the bottom line is these folks are accused of violating Federal law, and yes, while we want the FBI to set priorities and use their enforcement discretion wisely, in the end it looks like they have uncovered a fairly wide spread net of corruption aimed at buying the influence of assistant coaches to steer these kids to specific agents. Is it a violation of Federal law? We shall soon find out.PlayerRep said:Bengal visitor said:I don't consider investigating extensive violations of federal law "a waste of time and resources." These agents are enriching themselves by paying kids (and coaches, apparently) under the table so that they can represent them when they move on to the NBA. They're using the kids, essentially. It's the FBI's job to enforce these many federal laws.PlayerRep said:I still don't get why the federal government is wasting time and resources on this, but they certainly have uncovered a lot of ncaa violations.
Here are some of the schools:
"There’s potential impermissible benefits and preferential treatment for players and families of players at Duke, North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan State, USC, Alabama and a host of other schools. The documents link some of the sport’s biggest current stars – Michigan State’s Miles Bridges, Alabama’s Collin Sexton and Duke’s Wendell Carter – to specific potential extra benefits for either the athletes or their family members. The amounts tied to players in the case range from basic meals to tens of thousands of dollars."
Go to the link and scroll down to see the ledger/list of players, payments, etc. Very interesting.
https://sports.yahoo.com/exclusive-federal-documents-detail-sweeping-potential-ncaa-violations-involving-high-profile-players-schools-103338484.html
The alleged NCAA violations are simply fallout from the criminal investigations. And if the fallout is as extensive as we are led to believe, I think you're going to see dramatic changes in the very foundation of collegiate athletics.
In at least one case, the single charge is wire fraud. Huh? I agree with the defense attorneys that this probably isn't or shouldn't be a crime. What is the big federal crime of a shoe company paying players or families to go to schools where the shoe company has a contract? Just doesn't seem like some huge deal to me. I would rather have the federal government/FBI follow up on leads to prevent the Florida school shooting, and devote more time to preventing terrorism, to stopping more of the drug trade, to reducing murders in big cities, to reducing major crime.
" Attorneys representing former Adidas executives James Gatto and Merl Code and former sports agent Christian Dawkins argued in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday morning that what their clients are accused of doing -- allegedly funneling money from Adidas to the families of high-profile recruits to ensure that the players signed with Adidas-sponsored schools and then Adidas and certain sports agents and financial planners once they turned pro -- doesn't constitute a federal crime.
Their attorneys also challenged the government's argument that the victims in the case are the universities where the players signed, because the players certified that they were eligible to play when they weren't, after they or their families accepted improper benefits."
EverettGriz said:Agree completely with BV.
And no doubt the ncaa is drawing up that 2 year tournament ban on Coppin State as we speak.
grizd said:EverettGriz said:Agree completely with BV.
And no doubt the ncaa is drawing up that 2 year tournament ban on Coppin State as we speak.
Would like to see the feds spend some time on the corruption within the NCAA.
PlayerRep said:Does anyone think that the ncaa wasn't at least vaguely aware of what was going on?