WOW...

https://www.si.com/college-basketball/20...rian-bowen

As what Mr. Rockefeller answered after he was asked when he would have the money he wanted...."Just a little more." Greed and corruption is ruining the college games I have loved all my life.

The NHL is looking better and better.

(09-27-2017 10:57 AM)CajunEagle Wrote:  The NHL is looking better and better.

Yep - and if you've every had the opportunity to see a live game, it is actually a pretty awesome sport. It's just taking me awhile to figure out what's going on since I did not grow up watching it. I'm so glad we have the Predators in Nashville.

Jurich now out as well

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...jurich-out

(09-27-2017 11:16 AM)usm99 Wrote:  Jurich now out as well

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...jurich-out

How do they not get the death penalty from the NCAA? They are on probation and now have basically admitted to lack of institutional control. It will be interesting how this plays out. I believe it's the beginning of the end for the organization called the NCAA. At least as a governing body for the P5.

Interesting article from 2014:

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...recruiting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville coach Rick Pitino would like to eliminate the influence of athletic shoe companies in the recruiting process.

Pitino ended a news conference Thursday railing against a system he believes is often driven by shoe companies such as Nike and even Adidas sponsoring AAU programs.

The 62-year-old Pitino believes the relationship between shoe companies and AAU programs has become problematic in recent years.

"What I personally don't like (is) I can't recruit a kid because he wears Nike on the AAU circuit," Pitino said. "I had never heard of such a thing and it's happening in our world. Or, he's on the Adidas circuit, so the Nike schools don't want him."

The coach added that it is a very tough situation to address "because our pockets are lined with their money."

But the coach -- who started the news conference discussing the upcoming season before being asked about guaranteed scholarships as part of the new benefits that Power 5 conferences are considering for student-athletes -- lamented a culture in which an AAU coach sponsored by a brand might steer a recruit to a college outfitted by that same company to maintain support for his team.

(09-27-2017 11:16 AM)usm99 Wrote:  Jurich now out as well

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...jurich-out

An interesting twist is that Jurich's daughter was hired by Adidas back in March.

Not a good look

and this definitely isn't a good look if you're UL as Bowen is the recruit being mentioned in the $100k payment to a recruit

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/spo...703820001/

Towards the end of the article:

Pitino spoke about Bowen's recruitment with WHAS-840 Radio's Terry Meiners shortly after the player committed in June.

"We got lucky on this one," Pitino told Meiners. "I had an AAU director call me and ask me if I'd be interested in a player. I saw him against another great player from Indiana. I said 'Yeah, I'd be really interested.' They had to come in unofficially, pay for their hotel, pay for their meals. We spent zero dollars recruiting a five-star athlete who I loved when I saw him play. In my 40 years of coaching this is the luckiest I've been."

Their meelion dollar payouts will ease some of the pain...while you and I would just get a "don't let the door hit you in the azzz on the way out"..

Football is even worse....as much as I disdain OP they were just the sacrificial lambs....the Bama's, USC's and Ohio State's have offered goodies since the dawn of mankind....while Miss. Southern gets busted for sweat pants and a ham! (and they never found evidence of the ham!)

(09-27-2017 04:34 PM)eaglebeaver Wrote:  Their meelion dollar payouts will ease some of the pain...while you and I would just get a "don't let the door hit you in the azzz when you leave"..

Football is even worse....as much as I disdain OP they were just the sacrificial lambs....the Bama's, USC's and Ohio State's have offered goodies since the dawn of mankind....while Miss. Southern gets busted for sweat pants and a ham! (and they never found evidence of the ham!)

You know that's really funny that you mention that. Every quarter I have to disclose whether or not I have received a gift valued at $100 or more from any of my customers. YES $100 (as in 2 zeroes). And all of my customers are internal to the company. Not only do I have to disclose if I received a gift, but if I did not, I have state that I HAVE NOT received a gift - all in writing. And if I do receive a gift, and do not disclose it, it's reason for dismissal with, as you say, only the door hitting me in the azz.

Sounds like sports is lacking morals.

(09-27-2017 11:07 AM)Up2stuff Wrote:  

(09-27-2017 10:57 AM)CajunEagle Wrote:  The NHL is looking better and better.

Yep - and if you've every had the opportunity to see a live game, it is actually a pretty awesome sport. It's just taking me awhile to figure out what's going on since I did not grow up watching it. I'm so glad we have the Predators in Nashville.

I'm born and raised in Nashville. Have Dixie Flyer blood in my veins. Try to make it to 3-4 Preds home games a year, thanks to Sis and Bro-in Law.

Couple of degenerate scumbags. Good riddance.