Coaches from top college basketball programs arrested for fraud and corruption

Voight

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I don't think Louisville will get the death penalty because A-C-C. :sarcasm:

I honestly haven't been following this story, so I really have no idea. But if Penn State football didn't get the death penalty, Louisville basketball probably won't.

Yea but the difference is, the is Louisville's second major scandal in less than 3 years. They already have Escortgate and now this.... NCAA needs to make a statement and I'm not just saying this as a fan of a rival team, but they are going to be the one in the crosshairs. Otherwise the "major school bias" will kick in and fans will lose it.

I'm surprised at the amount of bluster coming from Pitino and his attorney. The word on the street in Louisville is they have RP on wiretap. If that's the case, he's toast.

They must have serious dirt on him, he was "coach-2" in the FBI's case and has been the only HC to be charged thus far.

He didn't help his case by saying "this is the first time I've signed a five star recruit without chasing him, or even paying for dinners/hotels etc..." (something like that anyway). Makes it sound like he new what was going on, because why would a top recruit play for a program thats under serious investigation already unless he REALLY wanted to play for Pitino.
 

Voight

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I'm surprised at the amount of bluster coming from Pitino and his attorney. The word on the street in Louisville is they have RP on wiretap. If that's the case, he's toast.

Sounds like they do.

Documents in the federal investigation said Adidas executive Jim Gatto, who was arrested on Tuesday, "spoke directly with Coach-2 multiple times in the days before [Bowen] publicly committed" to Louisville.

Pitino said he was discussing former Louisville player Terry Rozier's sponsorship deal with Adidas in those phone calls.
 
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Shame about Pitino he was always one of my boys but hearing this just scars his legacy man

At least he has more time to see Richard coach at Minny now
 

Voight

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Shame about Pitino he was always one of my boys but hearing this just scars his legacy man

At least he has more time to see Richard coach at Minny now

Being related to die hard U of L boosters/fans, this actually helped me. I have been told for years that Cal is a fraud and would be caught in a serious scandal and that he's a cheater etc etc. Looks like its Pitino 2-0 in scandals.

Any other coach would have been fired over Escortgate. But he brought them a national championship (mind you its likely going to be vacated) so Jurich looked the other way.



SHOCKER - coach denies serious allegations against him. Colour me surprised.
 

GarbageGoal

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Shame about Pitino he was always one of my boys but hearing this just scars his legacy man

At least he has more time to see Richard coach at Minny now

It's hilarious you only figured out he was dirty just now. After like two other scandals.
 
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It's hilarious you only figured out he was dirty just now. After like two other scandals.

He was always one of my favorites man from the old Big East him and Jim BO

I love how Jim Bo skated off his transgressions. Slick Jim. Now ain't nobody remember the sanctions against Syracuse. Not that they had any merit anyway.
 

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He was always one of my favorites man from the old Big East him and Jim BO

I love how Jim Bo skated off his transgressions. Slick Jim. Now ain't nobody remember the sanctions against Syracuse. Not that they had any merit anyway.

I thought you loved Calhoun too. Another con man. Like Ricky and Jimmy the Shriek.

Pitino is my first memory of Providence College being any good, but obviously as time went on it became obvious he was like a lot of other guys in this business, you ain't cheating you ain't winning.

Those old Conference USA games you had to take a shower after watching them.
 
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Carolina has been ADAMANT they have done nothing wrong and that the whole Afro American Studies sham was ancient history but it was a huge scandal that permeated both the football and basketball programs. If they punished Syracuse for minor shit UNC should also get sanctioned too. But of course it's unlikely anything will happen. Sure, go after Syracuse and UConn for academic fraud while UNC (who did a MUCH worse crime) goes off scot free allegedly.
 

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I'm rather sad about Pitino's downfall. This is because I am a Purchase grad and went there when it was the Knicks practice facility. I did work for the basketball team and got to know the longtime athletic director. He told me that while Pat Riley was a gigantic asshole/scumbag Pitino was the exact opposite. He went out of his way to do things for the university and students while Riley wouldn't have pissed on us if we were on fire.
 

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