The Official "FBI Investigation" Thread

[Junior Moe]

Damn! As a fan of college basketball this really saddens me. It has also been a long time coming, though. It's time the NCAA change their model.

Let the kids who want to go pro, go pro. If they fail in the NBA or Europe, tough. Force the ones who want to actually be student athletes to stay in school at least long enough (2 years) to get an Associates Degree.

I don't think the schools should pay the players as I do believe the players benefit just as much playing for a Duke or Kentucky. let the players who have a market make some money. If a fan wants to pay Lonzo Ball 300$ for an autograph let him make and keep that money. The 11th man on the team isn't getting that much. If their jersey is selling in the bookstore give them a percentage of that sale. If a star player like Ball decides to come back to school, cover the insurance for whatever they stood to make in case of injury. It benefits everyone. I honestly think that this would take some of the underhanded money stuff out if it's all above board. Anyway, I hope this doesn't destroy college ball as I'm a big fan.

[WaitTilNextYear]

I am really enjoying the thought of Chuck Person as a puppetmaster type. lol

What's George McCloud up to anyway?

[WaitTilNextYear]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

Just when you think it can't get more shady, prior to Adidas and UofL signing their mega deal, Adidas hired Jurich's daughter. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

But, uh, erm, hired her for what exactly? Hopefully not for that one thing Louisville got in trouble for last time??

[pietasterp]

Quote: Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear

I am really enjoying the thought of Chuck Person as a puppetmaster type. lol

The last time I even thought about "The Rifleman" was when I was using him in NBA Jam to bomb 3's....

Quote: Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear

But, uh, erm, hired her for what exactly? Hopefully not for that one thing Louisville got in trouble for last time??

Yikes. I'm just gonna stop myself there.

[WaitTilNextYear]

Quote: Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear

But, uh, erm, hired her for what exactly? Hopefully not for that one thing Louisville got in trouble for last time??

Quote: Originally Posted by pietasterp

Yikes. I'm just gonna stop myself there.

And allow me to clarify that I have no idea who Jurich's daughter is and am sure she's a fine and decent U.S. citizen, but my point was to how convoluted and Machiavellian this whole scheme was. I just read the "War and Peace" article on ESPN that recounts the whole thing going back to the Blazer guy and the ref/suit-maker guy and it wouldn't surprise me at all if there's family members and other kickbacks and in-kind contributions involved. Just a weird mess to the point where I actually wouldn't be SHOCKED (like Pitino) if an AD used his family members as pawns in some scheme or other.

[LambertandHam]

Only the FBI can save Pitt from Stallings' contract.

[pietasterp]

Quote: Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear

And allow me to clarify that I have no idea who Jurich's daughter is and am sure she's a fine and decent U.S. citizen, but my point was to how convoluted and Machiavellian this whole scheme was. I just read the "War and Peace" article on ESPN that recounts the whole thing going back to the Blazer guy and the ref/suit-maker guy and it wouldn't surprise me at all if there's family members and other kickbacks and in-kind contributions involved. Just a weird mess to the point where I actually wouldn't be SHOCKED (like Pitino) if an AD used his family members as pawns in some scheme or other.

LOL...I don't think anyone's going to hold that joke against you. I was just tacking on an implied tactless thought to your much-more subtle joke.

I think the most amazing part of all of this is that Pitino actually went down over it. Not that it isn't deserved, but he's survived so many major scandals over the years that I just figured nothing would ever stick. He's college basketball's Teflon Don. Although even John Gotti went down eventually...

[dickey1331]

The future 30 for 30 of this is gonna be good


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