FBI Probe of College Basketball

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CrimsonNagus said:

Wade’s a ..... anyway. I went to the LSU game and he should have been T’d up at least twice but, only CAJ got T’d.


Honestly, it appears that if you want a consistent chance at making a deep run in the tournament then you must play slime ball, in the current basketball climate.

Is the sport save-able? I think the NBA should step in and just start taking these kids straight out of high school again. The players don’t want to play in college anyway, it’s just a road block on their way to the NBA. I’d rather have less top tier talent but a bunch of players that really want to play in college.

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Yep, calling someone a slimeball in college basketball these days is putting yourself on thin ice. They all seem to think this is the only way to get it done. It seems to be due to the AAU and sneaker deal issues, but they all just want the big contract, so they know they need to win. As far as fans go, most don't seem to care. Look at what happened at LSU this weekend. They were booing the AD since he suspended the coach who seems to be busted red handed. Personally, I don't care about winning if it isn't done right. By right I mean that competition should be straight up and be about working hard and playing it straight. Of course, in our world, that makes me a dreamer. Perhaps they should just shut down college athletics and let everything be professional. I already miss the college basketball that I grew up loving, and I'm sure that I would miss college football, but it may be what is best at this point. Roll Tide!

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WylieTexasTider said:

I wish the NBA would go to the baseball model. The kids are draft eligible out of HS. If they choose to go to college, they are not draft eligible again until after their Junior year if they go to a 4 year school or after 2 years if they go the juco route and graduate. D1 coaches would then know they have a kid for 3 years and can plan their rosters better.

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Agreed.

I also agree on the NBA going back to letting kids enter the draft, it will take a few years before it comes back but it will help clean up college basketball. This is what happened after the NBA came up with the one and done rule. Now it's literally chaos

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Why did the NBA create the "one and done" rule? What was the issue back then with drafting high school players? Seems to have worked out great for Kobe and Lebron.

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CrimsonNagus said:

Why did the NBA create the "one and done" rule? What was the issue back then with drafting high school players? Seems to have worked out great for Kobe and Lebron.

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Because there were other kids with no business entering the draft yet declaring, and the NBA wanted more time to evaluate prospects.

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AUDub said:

Because there were other kids with no business entering the draft yet declaring, and the NBA wanted more time to evaluate prospects.

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Let’s not forget that the NCAA wanted some protection from the NBA for their product.

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Yes. It had gotten to the point that way too many kids would declare for the NBA draft and not get drafted at all. For every Lebron James or Coby Bryant there are probably at least 40 kids who came out and never made an NBA team or even G league. At that point, they could not go to college because most had taken money from an agent. The NBA should not allow the high school kids to have an agent unless they get drafted thus keeping the kids who don't get drafted eligible to play in college.

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Rama Jama said:

Yes. It had gotten to the point that way too many kids would declare for the NBA draft and not get drafted at all. For every Lebron James or Coby Bryant there are probably at least 40 kids who came out and never made an NBA team or even G league. At that point, they could not go to college because most had taken money from an agent. The NBA should not allow the high school kids to have an agent unless they get drafted thus keeping the kids who don't get drafted eligible to play in college.

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Could make it more like baseball, I guess, and let them remain eligible.

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RTR91 said:

Barn cheatin, Pawl?

https://www.al.com//auburnbasketbal...-allegedly-tied-to-federal-bribery-trial.html


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#FireJJ

Not a big deal for AU, but I'd guess we're about to cut ties with Ira.

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Tangentially related:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/investigations-college-admissions-and-testing-bribery-scheme


LSU fans were over the moon because a “former Texas varsity coach” was rumored to be among the indictments. They automatically assumed it would be Barnes.

Then the indictments dropped. No Barnes, but UT’s tennis coach has some explaining to do, lol.

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AUDub said:

Tangentially related:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/investigations-college-admissions-and-testing-bribery-scheme


LSU fans were over the moon because a “former Texas varsity coach” was rumored to be among the indictments. They automatically assumed it would be Barnes.

Then the indictments dropped. No Barnes, but UT’s tennis coach has some explaining to do, lol.

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This one is starting to blow up. Corruption linked to SAT/ACT...............who could imagine?

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Of course they knew.......................

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RTR91 said:

I agree it doesn't seem to be an issue for Auburn.

Perception-wise, a show-caused coach having to let go of two coaches because of this stuff (Persons and now Ira) doesn't look great, though.

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Ira's been placed on administrative leave.