re: New stuff from Will Wade wiretap

The Will Wade situation has certainly exposed the clickbait junkies and gossip queens here on the Rant.

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Since you seem to have limited cognitive abilities I will help.
Woodens Legacy

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YOU SHOULD READ WHAT YOU LINK. Your Los Angeles Times article proves NOTHING negative about John Wooden.....NOT ONE THING. Like most "liberal" news rags, it intends to damage the reputation with a VERY misleading title and NOTHING in the body of the article. It is a hit piece on Sam Gilbert. The article "infers" that Wooden "knew" that he was "dirty." NO PROOF. Wooden states in an interview that he did not. The list of NCAA violations all took place long after Wooden retired in 1975.

"The most serious allegation levied against Gilbert was that he co-signed a promissory note so a player could buy a car. The NCAA ordered UCLA to disassociate Gilbert from its recruiting process."

This the "worst" thing he did (according to the article). AND, this occurred AFTER Wooden retired!

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"Larry Brown was UCLA’s basketball coach in 1980; none of the violations were tied to Wooden’s era."

And then......the LA TIMES says this....."The Times established that Gilbert, during Wooden’s heyday, helped players get cars, clothes, airline tickets and scalpers’ prices for UCLA season tickets."

"The LA Times ESTABLISHED" = This is typical "leftist" tabloid crap! ESTABLISHED does not equal PROOF.

EVEN IF IT WERE TRUE and WOODEN KNEW ABOUT IT (which he did not)....None of this even comes close to paying 150,000 - 300,000 for a player!

I'm sorry my friend, you are way off base promoting a narrative that John Wooden was "dirty."

Your hypocrisy and lack of self awareness is stunning.

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TIMES says this....."The Times established that Gilbert, during Wooden’s heyday, helped players get cars, clothes, airline tickets and scalpers’ prices for UCLA season tickets."

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You have established that you can't be trusted as the arbiter of right and wrong. Gilbert wasn't responsible for the integrity of the program it was John Wooden's program.
John Wooden established UCLA as the king of the blue bloods. The media refused to investigate how he did it.

I personally think Wade is cheating and don't give two shits about it. But, when people start talking about facts and evidence, there is zero evidence that any players were ever paid and/or that any cheating actually took place.

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see anything missing here? Oh yea it’s LSU or any college program for that matter. This FBI investigation was not about coaches paying players.

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There were several coaches charged and convicted. The case got to the Feds because there were tens of thousands of dollars changing hands, over state lines, and Uncle Sam didn’t get his cut. No, they don’t give a damn about people impermissible recruiting, but they do care about all that money and none of it being reported.

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Merl Code was the only coach convicted in this case

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Nope. Stop spreading bad information

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Gilbert wasn't responsible for the integrity of the program it was John Wooden's program.

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This is true. However, the NCAA takes into account (as they did in the 70's with UCLA) whether the head coach knew about OR should have known about a violation. Remember....EVEN IF THE GILBERT STUFF IS ALL TRUE, IT WAS NOTHING COMPARED TO PAYING 300,000 FOR A PLAYER!

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Your hypocrisy and lack of self awareness is stunning.

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I have been pretty consistent about the allegations (I want an ethical coach and program). Unlike you, I do not condone unethical behavior from our athletic department or athletic programs.....and because I don't, you call me names. Perfect!