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kupuna133 said:
This will touch all of the brands. Auburn is an Under Armour school. Arizona and USC are Nike. Just that Gatto/ Adidas has already been indicted.

Grass roots basketball is shady as can be.
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Until more information is known what I believe is happening is that coaches at non Adidas sponsored schools were trying to get players who played for Adidas sponsored AAU teams. That's why you see Nike and Under Armour School assistant coaches mentioned.

That or the non Adidas School coaches were taking bribes from Sports agents to get a current player on their roster to sign with a particular sports agency. The agency that appears to be coming up is ASM, which is where Christian Dawkins works.
 
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Russ Wood said:
Until more information is known what I believe is happening is that coaches at non Adidas sponsored schools were trying to get players who played for Adidas sponsored AAU teams. That's why you see Nike and Under Armour School assistant coaches mentioned.

That or the non Adidas School coaches were taking bribes from Sports agents to get a current player on their roster to sign with a particular sports agency. The agency that appears to be coming up is ASM, which is where Christian Dawkins works.
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Agreed. Lots of back channel negotiations all being orchestrated by the big 3 shoe companies. Just Gatto was the biggest fish discussed so far. This goes back to Vaccarro and earlier.
 
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Mikemarc

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The auburn USC Arizona charges have nothing to do with their sportswear company.

Only 1 sportswear company involved. Adidas
 
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kupuna133 said:
Agreed. Lots of back channel negotiations all being orchestrated by the big 3 shoe companies. Just Gatto was the biggest fish discussed so far. This goes back to Vaccarro and earlier.
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Sonny Vaccaro is on CNBC now saying he's shocked but not surprised. He's shocked that it goes beyond one school etc..
 
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mikemarc1 said:
The auburn USC Arizona charges have nothing to do with their sportswear company.

Only 1 sportswear company involved. Adidas
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According to WDRB’s Jason Riley, at one point a sum of money was agreed upon between the university and the player believed to be Bowen, but a “rival apparel company” ended up coming in for more. One of the men involved in the scheme allegedly talked to another coach at the school about obtaining more money. That’s reportedly when Gatto and Adidas stepped in and raised his offer.
 
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kupuna133 said:
mikemarc1 said:
The auburn USC Arizona charges have nothing to do with their sportswear company.

Only 1 sportswear company involved. Adidas
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According to WDRB’s Jason Riley, at one point a sum of money was agreed upon between the university and the player believed to be Bowen, but a “rival apparel company” ended up coming in for more. One of the men involved in the scheme allegedly talked to another coach at the school about obtaining more money. That’s reportedly when Gatto and Adidas stepped in and raised his offer.
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That has nothing to do with the auburn USC or Arizona scheme.

2 different schemes.

No other sportswear company did anything illegal. Adidas is only one to do so.
 
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mikemarc1 said:
That has nothing to do with the auburn USC or Arizona scheme.

2 different schemes.

No other sportswear company did anything illegal. Adidas is only one to do so.
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Pay to play is the scheme. Just figuring out who is paying is the case. In some cases it is boosters in others it is the apparel company or a combination of both. Who do you think is paying for Books recruits in Arizona?
Doesn't have to be USC Auburn or Arizona but the other brands have their hands in this also. They (NIKE and UA) will be implicated also.
 
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kupuna133 said:
Pay to play is the scheme. Just figuring out who is paying is the case. In some cases it is boosters in others it is the apparel company or a combination of both. Who do you think is paying for Books recruits in Arizona?
Doesn't have to be USC Auburn or Arizona but the other brands have their hands in this also. They (NIKE and UA) will be implicated also.
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Well they did say it's an ongoing investigation, they're still doing interviews and they have a tip line. Who knows if anyone flips and starts talking and we go deeper down the rabbit hole.

"It's better for you to call us than us to call you when we are ready to charge you,”

“Our investigation is ongoing and we are conducting additional interviews as we speak,” said an FBI official at the press conference. Kim also encouraged additional witnesses to come forward. “Today’s arrests should be considered a warning to others…We have your playbook.”
 
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I have forgotten what it is like to discuss x's and o's and the games themselves. Football and basketball have become the swamp.
 
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Rick did not know players were being recruited with escorts. Rick did not know players were being recruited with cash. Somewhere JoePa is smiling and saying that's winning with honor.
 
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kupuna133 said:
According to WDRB’s Jason Riley, at one point a sum of money was agreed upon between the university and the player believed to be Bowen, but a “rival apparel company” ended up coming in for more. One of the men involved in the scheme allegedly talked to another coach at the school about obtaining more money. That’s reportedly when Gatto and Adidas stepped in and raised his offer.
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Anybody who thinks this is ultimately limited just to Adidas is naive! The sneaker/sports agent business is a very dirty business.
 
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mikemarc1 said:
That has nothing to do with the auburn USC or Arizona scheme.

2 different schemes.

No other sportswear company did anything illegal. Adidas is only one to do so.
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We will see. This isn't an NCAA investigation. These guys were arrested. They are about to start singing like you wouldn't believe. I'm betting Book Richardson has some stories. If you don't think the Feds want Nike and UA you are crazy. Would probably offer immunity. One of the guys involved at addidas just came over from Nike. Wonder what he can/will give them.
 
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