FBI and US Justice Dept. charge several college basketball coaches with corruption

[Da Coach]

I agree that Louisville deserves the "death penalty", as even as recently as 2 months ago they were still "playing the game" and pursuing recruits that were "represented" by the very agent at the center of this FBI investigation who they had already funnelled hundreds of thousands of dollars to, even though they were on probation for the last basketfull of violations with their strippers & prostitutes scandal, which Pitino also didn't know anything about.

They obviously believed they were completely immune to the rules and to the NCAA doing anything about all their cheating and scandals. Kind of like mafia bosses who never worry about breaking laws because they could always "fix" anything (I wonder if Pitino's consigliere is Tom Hagen? ).
I guess they never figured on the FBI moving in and cleaning house.

[tornado]

Bruce Pearl deserves the death penalty- I said that 15 years ago when he was cheating at Milwaukee, then again 6-7 years ago when he was not just cheating but building a whole mountain of lies to cover his a** at Tennessee, and have believed it ever since..
He is a pathological liar, cheater, sociopath who will step on anyone or any rules to get ahead.. Even most of the people who have worked under him are cheats, liars and some even perverts!!
(PM me if you wanna know how I really feel and I do have INSIDE sources including DI college coaches who have witnessed directly Pearl's cheating and athletic department personnel who have worked directly with Pearl)
BUT -- I hope someone's got some recorded conversations on Kelvin Sampson as well, cuz I know what they'll find...

BTW- Auburn seems to know this, too as they are following Louisville's actions....
Auburn's Athletic Director looks like he will go first, then....bye, bye Bruce..

http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2017/09/auburn_leadership_moves_toward.html?platform=hootsuite

Pretty soon there are gonna be a whole lot of millionaire coaches and AD's looking for jobs...


btw - a Brian Wardle mention in regard to the opening at Louisville!!

https://twitter.com/AnonymousEagle/status/913110429106393088

[bradleyfan124]

I thought several months ago when the so-called big boys started talking about splitting from the rest of the pack because they thought they were better that something like this could happen. Their greed and corruption would cause them to implode from within. I hear a lot of booms going off around the country right now.

[tornado]

they'd love to split but...
then there's be nobody left to steal revenue & recruits from (except each other) and whup up on to build a nice record...

Just like the rich king still needs to poor taxpayers, the BCS boys still need the mid-majors...

But the mid-majors may end up a bit stronger after this as none of them will get hammered while perhaps a few of the big boys will - and most of those who don't will have to quit cheating, at least for a while, and then they will have to rely on actual coaching --

[Da Coach]

Louisville's suspended head coach Rick Pitino is selling his house, and he claims he will be vindicated.
However, though he was not named in the federal complaint, ABC News is reporting that the "coach 2" mentioned in the papers is Pitino, and he was personally involved in funneling $100,000 cash to a recruit identified as Brian Bowen.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20887538/suspended-louisville-cardinals-coach-rick-pitino-selling-house-laying-low-wake-recruiting-scandal

[tornado]

big question is why NCAA is not doing a danged thing??
Shouldn't they be opening their own independent investigation into all of this...
surely they have some info that even the FBI doesn't have - they have their own "field agents" and investigators and they have done many investigations before - into USC's Tim Floyd paying OJ Mayo and into cash payments to other kids previously....they have their own leads from coaches who have tipped them off to shady dealings - but for some reason the NCAA is just gonna hide

[Da Coach]

big question is why NCAA is not doing a danged thing??
Shouldn't they be opening their own independent investigation into all of this...
surely they have some info that even the FBI doesn't have - they have their own "field agents" and investigators and they have done many investigations before - into USC's Tim Floyd paying OJ Mayo and into cash payments to other kids previously....they have their own leads from coaches who have tipped them off to shady dealings - but for some reason the NCAA is just gonna hide

There are rumors this morning that the NCAA will finally step in and declare any 2017 recruits (current college freshmen) who are associated with this FBI investigation ineligible.
This report from an Arkansas recruiting guy suggests there could be "a good number" of freshman players who could be declared ineligible-

https://twitter.com/ARHoopScoop/status/913792733055213568

[bradleyfan124]

big question is why NCAA is not doing a danged thing??
Shouldn't they be opening their own independent investigation into all of this...
surely they have some info that even the FBI doesn't have - they have their own "field agents" and investigators and they have done many investigations before - into USC's Tim Floyd paying OJ Mayo and into cash payments to other kids previously....they have their own leads from coaches who have tipped them off to shady dealings - but for some reason the NCAA is just gonna hide

That's because they should be ashamed of themselves. or they are waiting until the FBI is done with them

[tornado]

...Rick Pitino has a clause in his contract that requires a Board of Trustees meeting
& action for him to be fired & even then, only after a 10-day notice...

Rick Pitino was sent this letter by the University President and Chairman of the Board of Directors at the University of Louisville

[Da Coach]

The University of Louisville Board of Directors just voted to terminate Rick Pitino with cause.

http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0706581800352227120-4

That means his contract will be voided and he will lose approximately $40 million remaining on the contract.

[tornado]

..
Christian Dawkins, a sports agent, was among those arrested.

Christian Dawkins is the son of Lou Dawkins, Cleveland State basketball assistant coach..
but before that Lou was head coach of Saginaw High School - where Draymond Green, former BU recruit Daniel West and many others played for him - Brian Bowen and others, including Kyle Kuzma played for Dawkins' AAU team.

[Da Coach]

Christian Dawkins is the son of Lou Dawkins, Cleveland State basketball assistant coach..
but before that Lou was head coach of Saginaw High School - where Draymond Green, former BU recruit Daniel West and many others played for him - Brian Bowen and others, including Kyle Kuzma played for Dawkins' AAU team.

ESPN is reporting this about Christian Dawkins....he has been involved in sleazy recruiting practices for several years and it has gotten him in legal trouble before-

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20896696/christian-dawkins-arrested-college-basketball-corruption-investigation-accused-recruiting-players-rival-agent

[tornado]

another player who got adidas money has been identified

https://www.aseaofblue.com/2017/10/2/16393724/balsa-koprivica-kentucky-wildcats-ncaa-basketball-corruption-scandal

[pfcmsh]

Rick Pitino was sent this letter by the University President and Chairman of the Board of Directors at the University of Louisville

Wow.

[Da Coach]

Louisville loses another highly ranked recruit, this time a 2019 kid who decommitted-

https://scout.com/college/basketball/recruiting/Article/Four-star-wing-David-Johnson-backs-off-Louisville-commitment-108404652