BREAKING: The US Attorney in Boston has unsealed indictments against at least 47 people in a nationwide college admissions cheating and recruitment scheme, including current and former D-1 coaches at Yale, Georgetown, USC, Wake Forest and Texas.

and it gets more weird-
BREAKING / NBC NEWS: Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are two of over 40 people charged in the college exam scheme, according to court documents.

They are charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.

That's right, Aunt Becky from Full House is in this......

And more- might not be basketball at all actually...

Documents say the Loughlin and her husband "agreed to pay bribes totaling $500,000 in exchange for having their two daughters designated as recruits to the USC crew team -- despite the fact that they did not participate in crew -- thereby facilitating their admission to USC."

Aunt Becky, say it's not so!!!!!

Apparently the schools involved are Stanford, Texas, USC, UCLA, Wake Forest, Georgetown, San Diego and Yale.

FWIW, Lori Laughlin's daughter is a student at USC.

I assume USC= SoCal

This isn't really sports. It's college admissions.

And in the world of college admissions, this is peanuts compared to the Chinese SAT "prep" centers.

(03-12-2019 10:02 AM)stever20 Wrote:  And more- might not be basketball at all actually...

Documents say the Loughlin and her husband "agreed to pay bribes totaling $500,000 in exchange for having their two daughters designated as recruits to the USC crew team -- despite the fact that they did not participate in crew -- thereby facilitating their admission to USC."

Aunt Becky, say it's not so!!!!!

None of this would have happened if she had married John Stamos. Uncle Jesse would have done the right thing.

But seriously:

The scam makes sense, in a twisted way. There have been stories going around forever about private schools denying admission to certain students but then reversing that decision and offering admission when the athletic department informs the admissions office that the kids are recruited athletes. Maybe it was only a matter of time before someone thought of the idea of fooling the admissions office into believing an applicant was a recruited athlete.

ok, this might be all time Clay Travis tweet

Lori Laughlin's daughter looks just like her mother when she was younger.

(03-12-2019 10:41 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Lori Laughlin's daughter looks just like her mother when she was younger.

Have Mercy!!!!!!

(03-12-2019 10:06 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Apparently the schools involved are Stanford, Texas, USC, UCLA, Wake Forest, Georgetown, San Diego and Yale.

FWIW, Lori Laughlin's daughter is a student at USC.

Wow. Isn't Georgetown the 2nd Big east school caught up in this mess?

(03-12-2019 10:52 AM)stever20 Wrote:  

(03-12-2019 10:41 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Lori Laughlin's daughter looks just like her mother when she was younger.

Have Mercy!!!!!!

She looks like Laughlin and Stamos actually had a kid together.

(03-12-2019 11:04 AM)49RFootballNow Wrote:  

(03-12-2019 10:52 AM)stever20 Wrote:  

(03-12-2019 10:41 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Lori Laughlin's daughter looks just like her mother when she was younger.

Have Mercy!!!!!!

She looks like Laughlin and Stamos actually had a kid together.

Very true.

(03-12-2019 10:10 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  This isn't really sports. It's college admissions.

And in the world of college admissions, this is peanuts compared to the Chinese SAT "prep" centers.

The NBC report says "In all, 44 people, some of them college coaches, have been charged thus far". No details given. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fed...ot-n982136

(03-12-2019 11:09 AM)mikeinoki Wrote:  

(03-12-2019 10:10 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  This isn't really sports. It's college admissions.

And in the world of college admissions, this is peanuts compared to the Chinese SAT "prep" centers.

The NBC report says "In all, 44 people, some of them college coaches, have been charged thus far". No details given. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fed...ot-n982136

The list of coaches is olympic sports..... Like Loughlin's daughter- Crew. Think Georgetown was Tennis.

(03-12-2019 10:10 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  This isn't really sports. It's college admissions.

And in the world of college admissions, this is peanuts compared to the Chinese SAT "prep" centers.

Former Yale women's soccer coach allegedly accepted a $400,000 bribe to ensure an applicant would be admitted as a member of the team. That applicant didn't play soccer. Her profile wss altered

Thst same coach allegedly agreed to ensure a second student would be sccepted. For a mere $450,000

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut...story.html

(03-12-2019 11:21 AM)jdgaucho Wrote:  

(03-12-2019 10:10 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  This isn't really sports. It's college admissions.

And in the world of college admissions, this is peanuts compared to the Chinese SAT "prep" centers.

Former Yale women's soccer coach allegedly accepted a $400,000 bribe to ensure an applicant would be admitted as a member of the team. That applicant didn't play soccer. Her profile wss altered

Thst same coach allegedly agreed to ensure a second student would be sccepted. For a mere $450,000

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut...story.html

That's the bribe for the influencer in the admissions decision. Imagine how much of a bribe they would be willing to offer a member of the committee who actually says yes/no for admission.

and another candidate for tweet of the story-

(03-12-2019 12:35 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

This lady has a carrier in Public service just waiting for her. I expect to hear she is running for Congress in a few years.