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re: College Admissions Bribery Scandal - Coaches, Entertainers and CEOs Involved
Posted on 3/12/19 at 5:34 pm to TheGasMan
Posted on 3/12/19 at 5:34 pm to TheGasMan
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The CEO of IMG Academy is implicated also... that could get interesting depending on what he specifically did.
The majority of all of our favorite sports teams in the south have a few IMG athletes sprinkled in.
Notice the sports involved - water polo, tennis, etc.
Rich white kid sports where a regular Joe and college recruit look basically identical.
That won't cut it for football recruits and bribes.
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Posted on 3/12/19 at 6:03 pm to slackster
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That won't cut it for football recruits and bribes.
Doesn't work for football and basketball because most schools (and fans) play close attention to those scholarships and walk-ons.
Besides the point of this scheme was "just getting admitted", not getting scholarship money. Pretty much all of these people had the cash to pay tuition, but their kids needed help getting admitted. So they would start school as a walk-on on XXX team, first practice go to the coach and say I'm injured and want to "retire" from XXXX sport. Wink and nod and everyone moves on.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 6:05 pm to Walking the Earth
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My dad slipped the USL Dean of Admissions a twenty to make sure I got in
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Did he get any change back?
Posted on 3/12/19 at 6:55 pm to NOLALGD
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Doesn't work for football and basketball because most schools (and fans) play close attention to those scholarships and walk-ons.
Besides the point of this scheme was "just getting admitted", not getting scholarship money. Pretty much all of these people had the cash to pay tuition, but their kids needed help getting admitted. So they would start school as a walk-on on XXX team, first practice go to the coach and say I'm injured and want to "retire" from XXXX sport. Wink and nod and everyone moves on.
Yeah exactly. Tennis and water polo are perfect for this kind of scheme. These wealthy kids run in the same circles, and appeasing wealthy folks is half the battle if you're a tennis pro.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 6:59 pm to slackster
You gotta be kidding. You think IMG took in players for free ? The parents couldn’t pay but somebody did. That’s the big “elephant” in the room.
This post was edited on 3/12/19 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 3/12/19 at 7:35 pm to Pettifogger
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Posted on 3/12/19 at 8:03 pm to Picayuner
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You gotta be kidding. You think IMG took in players for free ? The parents couldn’t pay but somebody did. That’s the big “elephant” in the room.
Of course they took them in with the hope they'd sign with IMG down the road, but no one is getting bribed to fake recruit some white kid at IMG as a football recruit.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:48 pm to Pettifogger
[Ivy League school water polo practice]
COACH: What the hell is going on here?
KID WHO OBTAINED A FRAUDULENT SCHOLARSHIP (attempting to calm down a terrified horse): Everything is fine.
COACH: What the hell is going on here?
KID WHO OBTAINED A FRAUDULENT SCHOLARSHIP (attempting to calm down a terrified horse): Everything is fine.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:12 pm to slackster
quote:Water polo maybe
Tennis and water polo are perfect for this kind of scheme. These wealthy kids run in the same circles, and appeasing wealthy folks is half the battle if you're a tennis pro.
Tennis it’s easy to fool the administration sure, but most college players and pro players aren’t really the rich country club kids. Those kids usually suck arse
The coach honestly wouldn’t be able to bring the player to practice or even mention his name at all without the team knowing what’s up. That’s what I’m wondering about Michael center at Texas. How did he keep it from the rest of the team
This post was edited on 3/12/19 at 10:12 pm
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:30 pm to brass2mouth
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Pretty sure this is all stemming from the FBI investigation into basketball
More likely the Medicare fraud investigation where the subject was involved in this
Jerome Allen testified in court recently about a similar scheme
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:36 pm to GenesChin
FBI going after White Collar crime I see
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:39 pm to mack the knife
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this confirms what most of us that worked and graduated from public colleges have always thought.
Yeah this is pretty embarrassing for all parties involved.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:40 pm to ClampClampington
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popular Youtuber
talk about a phony job title Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:54 pm to Cocotheape
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President Trump will save his fellow B listers from the crooked FBI
Pretty sure when you’re a famous POTUS you’re on the A list.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:26 pm to GenesChin
Who was involved in Medicare fraud? The guy who ran the college consulting company?
I know the basketball investigation all started off from a Ponzi scheme.
I know the basketball investigation all started off from a Ponzi scheme.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:35 am to Keys Open Doors
Wait until Uncle Jesse hears what Becky did to get Nicky and Alex into college. I always thought those kids appeared low functioning.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 7:02 am to JabarkusRussell
They faked ethnicity to gain admission.
Why would they need to do that?
I want to know which one photoshopped their kids on sports teams that they were not actually involved with. That’s terrible.
Why would they need to do that?
I want to know which one photoshopped their kids on sports teams that they were not actually involved with. That’s terrible.
This post was edited on 3/13/19 at 7:04 am
Posted on 3/13/19 at 7:07 am to ThanosIsADemocrat
Jared "The Kush" Kushner spent $2.5 Million to get into Harvard. Money well spent!
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-story-behind-jared-kushners-curious-acceptance-into-harvard
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-story-behind-jared-kushners-curious-acceptance-into-harvard
Posted on 3/13/19 at 7:10 am to Big_Sur
It will be interesting when they release how that last president got into Harvard, and who paid for it.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 7:11 am to Pettifogger
Where does Will Wade fit in all of this? 
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