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re: Looks like some incoming action on CBB legal issues...
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:09 am to ibldprplgld
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:09 am to ibldprplgld
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Unfortunately for LSU and all others, the NCAA's standard is not whether anyone was harmed. Even if everyone benefited, the NCAA would say the integrity of the game was harmed.
Oh, and frick the NCAA.
Right. I understand the difference between the federal government and the NCAA. I totally get that.
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Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:09 am to GumboPot
You nailed it. Please start your own OP. 
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:10 am to tigerskin
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Yeah, I see it went deeper and they faked ACT scores, got administrators involved, etc. Geez
That's really sad that they had to fake ACT scores just to meet the lowered requirements.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:11 am to covtgr
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:11 am to ProjectP2294
“Federal Charges Involve Cheating on College Entrance Exams, Efforts to Bribe Coaches”
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:13 am to thunderbird1100
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Maybe I'm not following here, but why would schools be wanting to admit regular students as "recruited athletes" to their school to get them in if they weren't really athletes?
Schools often offer academic waivers to athletes. In fact it's the norm.
This scandal appears to be different from the other though.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:13 am to covtgr
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Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin have been charged along with 48 others in a massive bribery scam involving some of the most elite colleges in the country. Court records show the actresses and others allegedly paid hefty bribes -- as much as $6 MILLION -- to get their kids into various schools, including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and the University of Southern California. The charges include conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. We've learned Felicity has been arrested and is presently in custody. We're told she will be released on a signature bond ... which essentially is a promise to appear in court.
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As for Loughlin, she and her husband -- Mossimo Giannulli, the founder of Mossimo clothing -- allegedly paid $500,000 to have their 2 daughters designated as recruits for the crew team at USC ... despite the fact they did not actually participate in crew. Mossimo was also charged in the indictment. As for Huffman, she and her husband, William H. Macy, allegedly made a charitable contribution of $15,000 to participate in a college entrance exam cheating scheme on behalf of their eldest daughter. The indictment says the daughter was given twice the amount of time to take the SAT as other students and the paid proctor agreed to secretly correct her answers afterwards. The indictment says the girl received a score of 1420 on her SAT ... an improvement of approximately 400 points over her PSAT.
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Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:14 am to GumboPot
there are so many shitty people in this world. I'm not high and mighty but damn, some of these people are bottom of the barrel scraping scum
#freewillwade
#freewillwade
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:14 am to 1999
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As for Loughlin, she and her husband -- Mossimo Giannulli, the founder of Mossimo clothing -- allegedly paid $500,000
I imagine that's a drop in the bucket for them.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:17 am to Jim Rockford
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One wonders why they weren't upfront and just donated it directly to the endowment. It's pretty straightforward; if your family's name is on a building no admissions director in the country will turn you down.
I guess this makes it more direct. Even though you make a big general donation you aren’t 100 percent sure the Admissions people know. But yes, that way often works as well.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:18 am to tigerMike
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In other words, this is a crime. It's not a lawsuit.
We all understand this distinction.
Many of us just find the concept of the universities being "victims" laughable.
It's hard to take it seriously when the alleged victims are driving the whole thing.
They have no problem firing a "clean" coach who isn't winning enough because he can't get good players. They know exactly how good players make their way to campus.
Then they act appalled with faux outrage when part of a transcript is released containing information that COULD POTENTIALLY BE INTERPRETED to mean that the coach was doing what it takes to win.
There are no victims here and the only legitimate crime is the fact that the under-the-table money isn't being taxed.
That is the issue so many of us have with this and why so many of us support Wade regardless of whether the transcripts mean what many are assuming they mean.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:18 am to covtgr
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Yale
If freaking Yale is cheating, then every damn school out there is cheating.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:19 am to mylsuhat
It will be Shaka Smart. Barnes has been away from UT for a bit
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:19 am to mylsuhat
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:21 am to CHEEEEESE
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:21 am to tigerskin
This scandal isn't the same as the Adidas stuff Petino was fired for and Wade got caught up in.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:22 am to covtgr
Insanity
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:24 am to Philippines4LSU
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We all understand this distinction.
Many of us just find the concept of the universities being "victims" laughable.
It's hard to take it seriously when the alleged victims are driving the whole thing.
They have no problem firing a "clean" coach who isn't winning enough because he can't get good players. They know exactly how good players make their way to campus.
Then they act appalled with faux outrage when part of a transcript is released containing information that COULD POTENTIALLY BE INTERPRETED to mean that the coach was doing what it takes to win.
There are no victims here and the only legitimate crime is the fact that the under-the-table money isn't being taxed.
That is the issue so many of us have with this and why so many of us support Wade regardless of whether the transcripts mean what many are assuming they mean.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:25 am to covtgr
It seems the FBI is on this collegiate sport witch hunt, still not getting why this is illegal. I mean Yale is a private university, why would the government be concerned with who they let in? I guess as long as it takes the eyes off us.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:26 am to Mystictiger
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This isn’t just a basketball thing.
Totally different scandal.
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