re: How can anyone defend the conversations from the tapes?

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They only released out-of-context snippets. Where's the rest of the conversation? Where are the other calls?

Until the actual phone call is released, or an official transcript of the whole conversation, then this is all hearsay and bullshite.

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it "was reported" that Dawkins was recorded calling Wade 3 times.

Obviously, the number 3 is important. Public transcripts are out there for 1 of them from the first trial. A 2nd one is the one leaked by the defense team through yahoo (the one in question). So there is likely a 3rd. Why hasn't it leaked? Exculpatory? Provides context? Sitting on it because it is the worst? Maybe because there's still a chance it will be deemed admissible later so no reason to leak? Who knows.

The other important factoid, that is important and relevant to both the DOJ and NCAA is that Dawkins (purportedly for Adidas with LSU being a Nike school) initiated all 3 contacts. Which means Wade (and thus LSU) can claim, both, that it did not solicit Dawkins AND, since he is guilty of acting on behalf of Adidas, he had no financial motivation to be doing so.