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NBC News: "The FBI Has Arrested Several NCAA Assistant Basketball Coaches"
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Originally posted by Boss1786 View PostPerson may be too involved but my guess is that these first four coaches indictment was a strategy to try and pressure to "proffer" with Federal Prosecuters. Feels like a tip of the iceberg and Feds are eyeing a bigger prize!
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Originally posted by BirdsFan View PostThe Louisville board is delusional. First it was Brad Stevens leaving an NBA Championship contender to be the new coach of Louisville, now its Gregg Marshall. LOL! Some of these guys are seriously delusional. Like any coach wants to leave any program, especially a possible Final Four program, for a program on the verge of the death penalty. Good read. http://scout.com/college/louisville/...The-Yum-103990
When you have a 5* Top10 prospect decide out of the blue to just commit on an UNOFFICIAL visit ... you might want to question some things.
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Originally posted by ShockCrazy View PostI can prove you wrong with one simple fact. The NCAA tournament since 2010 and through 2032 will pay out on average 890 million a year. https://www.sbnation.com/college-bas...out-cbs-turner Let's say we take out 25% for administrative costs(professional leagues do roughly a 50-50 split but the teams are seeking profit), that leaves 667.5 million, and again remember these are all non-profits so taxes don't enter the equation then. That would leave $149,262($99,508 in a 50-50 professional model) per scholarship player in all of division 1 basketball. I'd say that's more than a single year's cost of attendance. That's also before a single ticket is sold, someone buys some nachos or a tshirt, and even university/conference level TV and apparel deals.
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Originally posted by ArtVandalay View PostWhy do we assume the Power 5 wants to pay its players? The same programs land the best recruits year in and year out.
If the ability existed to pay players with a spending cap, what would change for the power 5? They are still going to land the top recruits because of history, tradition, conference affiliation, location, TV exposure, facilities etc. Now it would just cost them more money.
Yes, schools are already paying some players under the table, but that's because it creates an advantage to do so. Cheating always does. Setting spending caps and paying players won't change the cheating. Teams will still cheat in an attempt to gain an advantage.
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Originally posted by Cdizzle View PostIf amateurism is gone, why are they still non-profits? You aren't proving anything. I don't think people are thinking through why people go to these games and care about these teams. Independent League baseball attendance and salaries are dreadful.
There is one big difference between minor league sports and college athletics, the significant difference is that while the quality of play is lower than the professional leagues, it's that players are independent of a parent club they could or should be playing for. There's no devaluing of wins because some player got called up or could be playing for the higher level club. As long as college athletics remain independent of professional teams people will care because the teams are competing on a similar footing to WIN, not to develop talent for another club.
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I guess oen of the big question is will the Feds/FBI be successful in cleaning up College Basketball where the NCAA has failed miserably. Hard to say but the Feds certainly have more resources, more tools and a much, much bigger stick to swing.
Another would be how long will this investigation go on. Apparently, it has taken 3 years to get to this point.
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Originally posted by Cdizzle View PostMaybe not suddenly, but yes, absolutely.
One of the best part of WSU basketball is the fact that players are playing because they want to be here ... not because it was the biggest check.
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Originally posted by 1972Shocker View PostI guess the big question is will the Feds/FBI be successful in cleaning up College Basketball where the NCAA has failed miserably. Hard to say but the Feds certainly have more resources, more tools and a much, much bigger stick to swing.
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The federal investigation that sent shock waves through college athletics and the sports apparel industry this week began in late 2014, when a little-known financial adviser to a few professional athletes in Pittsburgh became an FBI informant.
That November, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday in New York, Marty Blazer agreed to help the FBI investigate the black market surrounding major college sports. Since 2000, Blazer later would admit, he had paid college athletes if they agreed to become his clients when they turned pro, and he could introduce FBI agents to others he had met along the way.
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Originally posted by Stickboy46 View PostThese 60 to 80 year prison sentences that are being thrown out there are definitely going to deter a few.
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Originally posted by Stickboy46 View PostThese 60 to 80 year prison sentences that are being thrown out there are definitely going to deter a few.
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Originally posted by Cdizzle View PostMaybe not suddenly, but yes, absolutely.
Let's be honest about why people care about college athletics, the reason it's so popular is due to it's large flat structure it gives even small and medium markets someone to root for locally who can compete nationally without being beholden to a parent club. Winning MiLB championships don't mean anything even though the quality of play is pretty good, and it's because the players don't belong to the team and most of the players on the team won't be there the following season. There's no reason to form a real bond over a player unless you are a fan of the parent club. The players in MiLB aren't competing to truly WIN and not really for the communities, they are there mostly to develop for the parent club. But in the NCAA Wichita can have Ron Baker, FVV, Cle, LS, and MM and while all of them have or will play at the highest level(potentially even capable while in school), but while they are here, they aren't owned by anyone else. They are ours, we can form a bond because they will be here for more than a year. They are competing to WIN for Wichita and WSU. That's why college sports are popular, not because they don't get paid.
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Originally posted by Stickboy46 View PostAs soon as i start to see playing proactively bidding between big programs and the associated increase in cost .. .I'd be out.
One of the best part of WSU basketball is the fact that players are playing because they want to be here ... not because it was the biggest check.
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