Bobcat Attack - Ohio Basketball - FBI Arrests "Several" Assistant Coaches

Ohio Basketball Topic

Topic: FBI Arrests "Several" Assistant Coaches

Page: 1 of 6

mail

person

GoCats105

9/26/2017 9:34 AM

Can't wait to see what the results of this are.

http://www.nationofblue.com/report-fbi-arrests-several-nc... /

mail

person

GoCats105

9/26/2017 9:37 AM

Coaches from USC, Arizona, Oklahoma State and Auburn among those arrested so far.

Last Edited: 9/26/2017 9:38:14 AM by GoCats105

mail

person

GoCats105

9/26/2017 9:54 AM

Coaches were being bribed by Sportswear companies and financial advisors to secure athletes and steer them towards those people once out of school...if I'm reading the court docs correctly.

Complaints are linked at the bottom of this press conference announcement.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/press-conference-adv...

mail

person

GoCats105

9/26/2017 10:11 AM

If I'm reading this whole thing correctly:

Head of Adidas Global Sports Marketing for Basketball Jim Gatto paid coaches at certain schools to pay players/families to get them to go to an Adidas sponsored school and rep Adidas once they went pro.

The thing that gets me is:

USC - Nike
Auburn - Under Armour
Oklahoma State - Nike
Arizona - Nike

So the coaches were steering the kids to opposing schools?????

mail

person

giacomo

9/26/2017 10:14 AM

https://www.wsj.com/articles/arrests-expected-in-probe-of...

Just saw this in the WSJ but no names mentioned. We all knew this was going on at some level.

mail

person

GoCats105

9/26/2017 10:24 AM

There are two schools not affiliated with the coaches where the players went. It's not spelled out in the Court docs, but it's pretty obvious that it's probably Louisville and Miami, both of which are Adidas schools.

**EDIT: The players are still in high school. But they were being steered toward Louisville and Miami.

Last Edited: 9/26/2017 10:47:31 AM by GoCats105

mail

person

BillyTheCat

9/26/2017 10:41 AM

Another article, how deep does the revival of Adidas into the sports world go?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/division-1-ncaa-college-bask... /

mail

person

Jeff McKinney

9/26/2017 10:57 AM

I'm liking Division III better all the time. Not saying I think Ohio should drop to that level. Just saying I'm sick of the culture of corruption and selfishness at Div I.

mail

OhioStunter

9/26/2017 11:00 AM

Reading the complaints, it looks like the FBI is involved because this involved federal grants. I guess my question in all of this is why are there federal grants for NCAA basketball programs?

mail

A-townBound

9/26/2017 11:02 AM

Kentucky fans are ecstatic about this, due to the implications to Louisville. However, they are probably the last ones who would want people to start taking an in depth look at recruiting practices.

mail

person

GoCats105

9/26/2017 11:04 AM

OhioStunter wrote:expand_more

Reading the complaints, it looks like the FBI is involved because this involved federal grants. I guess my question in all of this is why are there federal grants for NCAA basketball programs?

I missed that part. Unless the payments from the 3rd parties were being treated as grants? Then that's a whole other level of corruption.

mail

person

BillyTheCat

9/26/2017 11:45 AM

GoCats105 wrote:expand_more

So far these are all assistant coaches, coaches that are getting no money from the "official sponsor/supplier". They all have relationships on the recruiting trail and functions, and are taking an opportunity to "get theirs".

mail

person

ozarkcat

9/26/2017 11:45 AM

To be absolutely sure, Ohio should immediately change its contract to Fredricks of Hollywood.

mail

person

BillyTheCat

9/26/2017 11:47 AM

A-townBound wrote:expand_more

Kentucky fans are ecstatic about this, due to the implications to Louisville. However, they are probably the last ones who would want people to start taking an in depth look at recruiting practices.

I've heard that Pitno used Emery Freight, the preferred carrier of Kentucky Basketball.

mail

person

GoCats105

9/26/2017 11:51 AM

ozarkcat wrote:expand_more

To be absolutely sure, Ohio should immediately change its contract to Fredricks of Hollywood.

God damnit. You deserve all of the gold coins today.

mail

person

BillyTheCat

9/26/2017 11:54 AM

Much better article!

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20...

mail

person

Buckeye to Bobcat

9/26/2017 11:58 AM

This can't be good........wonder what defense Pitino will use next.....

mail

person

BillyTheCat

9/26/2017 12:02 PM

Buckeye to Bobcat wrote:expand_more

This can't be good........wonder what defense Pitino will use next.....

As of now there are no connections to Pitino or Louisville. More like the UK fan base wanting their to be because Louisville is an Adidas school.

mail

person

GoCats105

9/26/2017 12:08 PM

BillyTheCat wrote:expand_more

Buckeye to Bobcat wrote:expand_more

This can't be good........wonder what defense Pitino will use next.....

As of now there are no connections to Pitino or Louisville. More like the UK fan base wanting their to be because Louisville is an Adidas school.

The complaint mentions a school in Kentucky. And they got a recruit from two Nike schools (Michigan State and Arizona) out of nowhere. Pretty easy to put 2+ 2 together, but yes nothing formal yet.

Last Edited: 9/26/2017 12:09:28 PM by GoCats105

mail

OhioStunter

9/26/2017 12:25 PM

GoCats105 wrote:expand_more

OhioStunter wrote:expand_more

Reading the complaints, it looks like the FBI is involved because this involved federal grants. I guess my question in all of this is why are there federal grants for NCAA basketball programs?

I missed that part. Unless the payments from the 3rd parties were being treated as grants? Then that's a whole other level of corruption.

I'm not sure. I was initially wondering why the Feds were involved in this at all. Seems like an NCAA investigative territory but they don't seem to be involved at all. Puzzling.

mail

person

Ohio69

9/26/2017 12:48 PM

Just 4 coaches/programs? Hmmmmmm. Can't be just 4 doing this can it.?

mail

OhioCatFan

9/26/2017 12:50 PM

Just a question for our legal eagles: Is the nexus for FBI involvement possibly the interstate nature of this (i.e., interstate commerce)?

mail

person

GoCats105

9/26/2017 12:57 PM

OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more

Just a question for our legal eagles: Is the nexus for FBI involvement possibly the interstate nature of this (i.e., interstate commerce)?

A lot of the counts listed in the complaint are for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud...along with bribery.

mail

person

GoCats105

9/26/2017 1:02 PM

Ohio69 wrote:expand_more

Just 4 coaches/programs? Hmmmmmm. Can't be just 4 doing this can it.?

There are three other universities listed in the complaints. The four listed above are just where those current coaches are employed. The others:

1. Public institution in South Carolina - based off the enrollment figures they give in the complaint and based off one of the coaches' backgrounds, easy to conclude it's the University of South Carolina (which is not an Adidas school either, they are Under Armour).

2. Public institution in Kentucky - based off the enrollment figures they give in the complaint and when a recruit landed at Louisville and how weird the whole situation was, and that Louisville is an Adidas school, it's assumed this is the University of Louisville.

3. Private institution in Florida - based off the enrollment figures they give in the complaint and the fact that Miami is an Adidas school, it's assumed this is the University of Miami.

Last Edited: 9/26/2017 1:03:06 PM by GoCats105

mail

OU_Country

9/26/2017 1:02 PM

Am I the only one who suddenly lost excitement about Ohio being an "Adidas school"?