It should be private, I was copy pasting

Fixed it

University 1 - Public research university located in Alabama. 28,000 students.
University 2 - Public research university located in SC. 30,000 students.
University 3 - Public research university located in OK. 25,000 students.
University 4 - Public research university located in AZ. 40,000 students.
University 5 - Private research university located in CA. 40,000 students.
University 6 - Public research university located in KY. 22,640 students.
University 7 - Private research university located in FL. 16,000 students.

[Edited on September 27, 2017 at 1:10 PM. Reason : .]

9/27/2017 1:08:01 PM

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"And you're telling me that, without a doubt, these players chose to play for Duke for free over schools who were offering $100,000 and the same exposure to the NBA?"

Yes.

9/27/2017 1:22:26 PM

Naive

9/27/2017 1:29:03 PM

don't forget about all the hot chicks at Duke

9/27/2017 1:35:25 PM

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"No the really "hilarious" NC State shit thing will be... UL fires AD. UL fires entire coaching staff. UL hires new AD. UL AD calls up Kevin Keatts... THAT, would be some NC State shit. Not directly involved with the BS, but caught up in the fallout. "

i realize this was a joke but...KK (or any up and coming coach) ain't gonna take that job. there's nothing attractive about a job that is under FBI investigation and just got investigated by the NCAA for prostitution shit.

9/27/2017 1:56:26 PM

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"@DarrenHeitner Sources: Employees of Nike's EYBL grassroots division, along with documents, have been subpoenaed by FBI in furtherance of investigation"

popcorn.gif

9/27/2017 1:57:26 PM

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"Naive"

Not every recruit has their hand out, and not every school is paying. So dumb to act like those are not facts.

9/27/2017 1:58:04 PM

I feel like every school that landed a 5* kid in the past 5 years has clinched assholes right now because this shit is about to get real.

Nike and Adidas were involved, guessing they weren't just bidding between the 2 of them without UA involved. They already expect the 10 implicated to roll over on others for lesser charges. Also reports they have other recruits/commits that they have proof took money and haven't released most of that information.

This is going to be a roller coaster and it's "expected" that a lot of other schools are about to get caught in the fallout.

I know UCLA and NC State are being thrown around a lot because of the Adidas affiliation, so I wouldn't start talking too much shit just yet. Wouldn't surprise me at all if Gott was involved, would just be sad given our lack of success.

9/27/2017 2:02:58 PM

^^ yep.

[Edited on September 27, 2017 at 2:03 PM. Reason : s]

9/27/2017 2:03:23 PM

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"Wouldn't surprise me at all if Gott was involved, would just be sad given our lack of success"

I mean, Auburn was implicated. Lack of success doesnt get much more literal.

9/27/2017 2:05:30 PM

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"so I wouldn't start talking too much shit just yet"

I think everyone here fully expects this to blow up on us.

9/27/2017 2:06:36 PM

didn't read the above post

[Edited on September 27, 2017 at 2:15 PM. Reason : [old]]

9/27/2017 2:14:50 PM

I fully expect it to blow up, I just hope we've been cheating smarter.

[Edited on September 27, 2017 at 2:16 PM. Reason : I expect many, many power conference schools to be involved]

9/27/2017 2:15:57 PM

Why hasnt LSU been named? I mean they have to be cheating!

9/27/2017 2:18:44 PM

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"and not every school is paying. "

i'd be willing to bet that vast majority of P5 schools have boosters that are paying.

[Edited on September 27, 2017 at 2:30 PM. Reason : clarity.]

9/27/2017 2:30:01 PM

Boys, this goes way up the chain. I mean all the way up to the top. The kingpin. The mastermind.

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[Edited on September 27, 2017 at 2:35 PM. Reason : huh]

9/27/2017 2:33:50 PM

ITT Duke is somehow too moral and full of integrity to participate in such things. In the corrupt landscape of collegiate sports, Duke is a beacon of purity.

9/27/2017 2:39:04 PM

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"i realize this was a joke but...KK (or any up and coming coach) ain't gonna take that job. there's nothing attractive about a job that is under FBI investigation and just got investigated by the NCAA for prostitution shit."

My point was that it would be the ultimate NC State Shit if UNC is able to get away with a vast cheating empire and NC State somehow got dinged for recruiting violations when we haven't even won anything worth a damn. KK leaving for Louisville hadn't even crossed my mind, and even if he did, it's not like we'd be losing a HOF coach or anything. He's got a lot of upside, but let's not get crazy about him yet.

As others have pointed out, these charges aren't exclusive to Adidas schools, and they're only going back to last year.

I think NC will be just fine, kinda like UNC probably will be too...

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"I know UCLA and NC State are being thrown around a lot because of the Adidas affiliation, so I wouldn't start talking too much shit just yet. Wouldn't surprise me at all if Gott was involved, would just be sad given our lack of success."

This guy gets it.

[Edited on September 27, 2017 at 2:41 PM. Reason : .]

9/27/2017 2:39:59 PM

https://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBasketball/comments/72u670/im_hearing_nc_state_is_being_called_upon_by_the/

could be BS but I would not be surprised

[Edited on September 27, 2017 at 2:46 PM. Reason : looks like it was deleted ]

9/27/2017 2:40:37 PM

Nike employees and documents were subpoenaed today. So this should be fun.

Just enjoy the ride my bros.

[Edited on September 27, 2017 at 2:53 PM. Reason : And LOL @believing what one random troll on Reddit posted.]

9/27/2017 2:51:43 PM

if it were true, the Adidas people fucked up if they steered DSJ to an Adidas school, but then once in the NBA, he signed his Under Armour deal

[Edited on September 27, 2017 at 2:51 PM. Reason : ^^]

9/27/2017 2:51:44 PM

People who think this only pertains to adidas schools can be safely disregarded because they are idiots.

9/27/2017 2:56:14 PM

^^

9/27/2017 3:00:58 PM

My question is, say you get one of these guys to flip, how much information would they even have on other bribery operations?
Are these brands so hyper competitive that they'd risk felony charges to bribe players while simultaneously being so lazy to use the same people/networks?

9/27/2017 3:01:28 PM

I don't think it's that they're competitive, I think it's just that they knew it was the nature of the beast.

Hodge even tweeted that our of HS he got offered "the world" by schools but still signed with NC State who he says offered him "nothing".

This isn't a new thing, it's just now being investigated and brought to light. Michael Beasley said something similar that this shit has been going on for a long time. This is why most speculate that this isn't going to stop with Adidas or the current schools listed, it's likely to challenge the entire angle of amateurism of the NCAA.

9/27/2017 3:09:06 PM

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" @YahooForde Former NCAA investigator told me last night that today would be Nike Day for the Feds. Appears to be the case."

Careful. Nike will snatch that #NIKEDAY

9/27/2017 3:26:31 PM

nm

[Edited on September 27, 2017 at 3:39 PM. Reason : .]

9/27/2017 3:38:46 PM

Rumors = a UNC fan on Reddit

9/27/2017 3:40:02 PM

Didn't DSj's dad work for Adidas?

9/27/2017 4:04:38 PM

As expected, Louisville suspended 5-star Brian Bowen. Assumption he loses complete eligibility.

9/27/2017 4:12:10 PM

for those concerned about us/DSJ/etc...i read where DSJ's dad was a coach or helped coach an adidas AAU team. so it would seem he was receiving legal compensation from adidas, right? nothing illegal about that. i'm sure some shady stuff went on, but his recruitment isn't one that seems to exactly fit in this mold. again...nothing would shock me, i'm not naiive enough to think we're squeaky clean. i'm sure our coaches knew the deal. it's probably no secret to any coach that's been in major college athletics for any amount of time.

9/27/2017 4:29:24 PM

LOL and UNC got away with the biggest academic scandal in history. #WINNING

9/27/2017 4:46:27 PM

^^regardless of the NCAA, "the way it's been" has been breaking the law.

9/27/2017 5:42:56 PM

^ not trying to be a dick...but what's your point? it's an FBI investigation...so obviously this is beyond some small time NCAA violations. i wasn't trying to suggest otherwise. not all dirty recruiting tactics involve criminal activity...and i'm not saying any of it is "right".

9/27/2017 6:02:25 PM

My point is we're all screwed, so....


BOYCOTT DA SCHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

9/27/2017 6:31:14 PM

Yeah it's so early in this investigation it's impossible to know how far it goes...but also how it will end. This could be a long drawn out thing spanning dozens of schools and coaches with revolutionary changes to the NCAA as we know it. Or maybe not. Who knows. Just grab your popcorn and enjoy it until our name pops up.

9/27/2017 7:06:10 PM

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"Michel informed Blazer that Person needed a $60,000 loan, and that Auburn was going to have "three or four pros come out a year. [He's] got one or two of them that's gonna be pretty high draft picks." Michel said Person would pay back the money over a 24-month period. During later conversations, Blazer and Michel discussed the loan being forgiven if Person delivered players"

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Auburn was gonna have 3 or 4 pro basketball players a year? Hahahahahahahaha

[Edited on September 28, 2017 at 9:30 AM. Reason : http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20834050/the-story-how-fbi-brought-words-corr]

9/28/2017 9:29:44 AM

^ hahaha have they *ever* had any pro ballers of note other than Barkley?

[Edited on September 28, 2017 at 10:35 AM. Reason : .]

9/28/2017 10:35:37 AM

i'm nervous we get pulled into this

9/28/2017 11:19:51 AM

same. it's almost inevitable imo with DSJr and his father's connections to Adidas, etc. I just hope we come out clean

9/28/2017 12:35:39 PM

but if DSJ's dad was coaching an adidas AAU team, wouldn't it be pretty easy for adidas to compensate him legally?

9/28/2017 12:50:09 PM

Was fun watching my neighbor take down his UofL flag.

Maybe we’ll get a pass this time since we fired Gott...

9/28/2017 12:50:15 PM

Pitino appears to be directly implicated. He seems to be Coach-2 in the investigation around Brian Bowen. Appears that he was directly involved in the payment process to Bowen's family. If so, that act and the flat-out lie he stated the other day pretty much destroy any legacy he had.

9/28/2017 1:39:41 PM

Nike subpoenaed (includes Air/Brand Jordan)

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20847512/nike-elite-youth-basketball-league-served-subpoena-sources

9/28/2017 1:50:50 PM

Yes, that was news yesterday

9/28/2017 1:52:28 PM

^^
Pitino's statement earlier this year, quoted for this thread:

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"“We got lucky on this one. I had an AAU director call me and ask me if I’d be interested in a great 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.”"

Contrast that to this excerpt from the FBI report:

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"Augustine told the group that he expected Adidas to cover the payments because "no one swings a bigger [dick] than [Pitino]" at Adidas, and all the coach had to do "is pick up the phone and call somebody [and say], 'These are my guys, they're taking care of us.'""

[Edited on September 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM. Reason : .]

9/28/2017 1:54:31 PM

^^^^ he’s one of the greatest coaches ever. that’ll never change.

he’ll now be remembered for getting caught, but it definitely doesn’t destroy his legacy

[Edited on September 28, 2017 at 1:55 PM. Reason : .]

9/28/2017 1:54:39 PM

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"Yes, that was news yesterday"

afaik they were named yesterday but officially served today.

9/28/2017 2:09:45 PM

^^ maybe in your personal opinion it doesn't, but history can be pretty unkind to shady coaches/athletes.

9/28/2017 2:20:44 PM

9/28/2017 2:23:51 PM