re: Yahoo: Renegade Miami football booster spells out illicit benefits to players

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What? I'm asking why this Miami booster (Shapiro) is dumping all of this evidence on the NCAA and the reporters? He's destroying the very thing he loved.

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Well, from his standpoint (not saying its the correct standpoint), he's in prison, threw out all this cash, booze, toys, and women in his day to all these athletes, and when it was time for someone to stand by him during his trial and his sentencing... *crickets*.

None of his old "friends" were there.

So, from a "screw you frickers" standpoint, its pretty logical.

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Simple question really,he in prison or what?

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uummm, touchy are we? I'm just saying the story is VERY LONG and to sum it up would be tough.

If you are seriously asking if he is in prison, then yes. He is seving a 20 year sentence for a 950 mill ponzi scheme.

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uummm, touchy are we? I'm just saying the story is VERY LONG and to sum it up would be tough.

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I posted a link on the previous page...

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So here are the bare essentials of what you need to know about Yahoo's extraordinary expose on Miami booster Nevin Shapiro's relationship with the Hurricanes' foootball program, and the vast array of prohibited benefits the convicted felon and Ponzi schemer provided to players from 2002 to 2010.

Hookers. Check. Loads of them, provided for players at the Mercury hotel from 2002 to 2003, and later offered more discreetly by appointment on Nevin Shapiro's yacht. Don't worry, though: he didn't sleep with any of them. (Ponzi scheme, yes; prostitution, no.)



Cash money. Loads of it, offered to football and basketball players at Shapiro's residence by the booster himself. Shapiro organized competitions with players to funnel money to winners, and also offered bounties for big hits and taking quarterbacks out of games. Both Tim Tebow and Chris Rix were targets of Shapiro bounties.

Funneling players to agents. Shapiro pointed at least two players towards an agent and business partner, current UFL commissioner Michael Huyghue. These players were first round NFL pick Vince Wilfork and Jon Beason.

Gifts. Shapiro provided suits, watches, plane tickets, meals, televisions for players. One particularly interesting purchase: Devin Hester's wedding ring.

Yacht/Mansion access. Players had access to both of Shapiro's luxury homes in Miami and his $1.2 million yacht, and often used both for lavish parties funded by Shapiro.

Strip clubs. Shapiro often paid for all expenses at strip club visits with players, and did so frequently. He even paid for the abortion of one player after he impregnated a stripper.

Coaches' knowledge of benefits. Shapiro named the following coaches as having full knowledge of his rulebreaking or participated directly in it: Clint Hurtt, Jeff Stoutland and Aubrey Hill on the football staff, and Frank Haith, Jake Morton and Jorge Fernandez on the basketball staff.

In summary: if half of this is true, Miami is in a state of trouble unseen since the SMU scandal.

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How can an ACC team be the 10? Even if it is Miami?

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So, from a "screw you frickers" standpoint, its pretty logical.

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Meh, I think your creativity is lacking lately

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I was in my ESPN mindset, give me a break.

Nevistated
Tha U: U fricked
"Hurricane Shapiro devastates Program"

But, but, but - THIS STORY IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT AUBURN!

We're on page 13, keep up! Dumb comments are on page 1!

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uummm, touchy are we

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cause i asked a question.

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950 mill ponzi scheme.

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soooo he could have been screwing FSU and Florida fans out of millions of dollars and using the money to provide Miami players with everything..