Agree. Even if the NCAA wants to sweep some or all of this under the rug, when something this blatant is made public they have to do something. Now, it may be a little something or a lot something depending on the school...
Sources: LSU hoops coach on wiretap discussing 'offer'
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Here’s more NCAA logic. Let’s not forget that an ‘Auburn Man’, Chuck Person, is in the middle of all this corruption. At least two auburn players, or members of their family, are known to have been paid money - an act that usually results in loss of amateur status and eligibility. We’re not talking about an impermissible meal or other type of incidental infraction where a few dollars are donated to charity and a short suspension is served. This is the intentional payment of, and the intentional acceptance of, money that both parties knew to be violations of the highest order. But for some reason, both players were allowed to return to play hoops at auburn (although I think only one of them actually returned). The NCAA is saying: you can’t be paid, but if you do and get caught, give the money back and all is forgiven. In that environment, where is the incentive to follow the rules? The most recent NCAA investigations on the plains into
N – Non
C – Compliance
A – At
A – Auburn
Have resulted in
N – No
C – Charges
A – At
A – All
I suppose this should be expected when they have hired half of the investigative staff away from Indianapolis to be their compliance
department. Who among us believes Pearl knew nothing of what Person was doing? After all, he’s never been caught doing anything illegal at any other school, right? I’m sure we all believe the NCAA will eventually get around to doing the right thing here. Yeah, me neither…
N – Non
C – Compliance
A – At
A – Auburn
Have resulted in
N – No
C – Charges
A – At
A – All
I suppose this should be expected when they have hired half of the investigative staff away from Indianapolis to be their compliance
department. Who among us believes Pearl knew nothing of what Person was doing? After all, he’s never been caught doing anything illegal at any other school, right? I’m sure we all believe the NCAA will eventually get around to doing the right thing here. Yeah, me neither…
"Caretaker" coach Dale Brown tanned, rested and tested for another 'Who Final Four run!
In this case, at least, I think their cooperation is irrelevant. They have Wade on tape. This is as close to a smoking gun as I've seen in an improper benefits investigation in quite some time.
Alleva trying to get ahead of this thing. Far too many times the NCAA shows up on campus investigating one program and before you know they are “poking around” elsewhere. Basketball is important but football is the cash cow. You don’t want them sticking their nose around the football program.
It is more than a bit funny that this discussion of the La State basketball coach is on the Football board.
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NCAA didn’t have a smoking gun like they do here. It’s why “deny, deny, deny” worked out so well for us.See Cam Newton
We're just beginning to see details trickle out from this investigation - I suspect no on his safe, blue blood or not.
If the NCAA has no issue with going after OSU, USC, and Bama in football then it's not about protecting blue bloods...
If the NCAA has no issue with going after OSU, USC, and Bama in football then it's not about protecting blue bloods...
Have to admit that I raised an eyebrow earlier this season when will Wade took over an average program, went 18-15 in his first season and then jumped to a 25-5 record this year. Something about that just didn’t add up and now we know why..
Posted more about it in the big thread on the basketball board, but this apparently surprises no one in coaching.
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O good night.....that might have been the first real case of "Internet mob rule," which has only gotten worse.
And we ALL know - yes we do - had that been Duke BASKETBALL, we would have heard something about "presumption of innocence."
I don't dispute your little fall guy theory, there's plenty of evidence to suggest it. The flip side is - just like Ole Miss - you're the one the cop pulled over for speeding. Same thing happened to us with the 2002 sanctions.
It's the same thing Freeze did at Ole Miss. There's safety in numbers when everyone is doing 60 in a 50mph zone. When you blow by the pack at 80, you get noticed.
The fact you're one of the few people honest enough to at least josh about this and smile actually raises my immense respect for you and your honesty.
And FTR - while I have no doubt Cam (or Daddy) was paid, I was never an advocate of "Auburn is getting the death penalty" or even stripping of the national title. The dollar bills never made a TD pass or a tackle.
I have two other Auburn friends who have been basically the same about it. One - and we have a good time sparring back and forth - admits the payment though minimizes it with "Daddy was paid but yeah."
I have another Auburn grad friend (Engineering) who thought Auburn DID deserve the death penalty for the Eric Ramsey scandal.
That was a similar smoking gun to this one with Will Wade.
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