Louisville Basketball Prostitution/Recruiting Scandal

[CU Tiger]

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

I would assume that some were leech AAU coaches and some others were former deadbeat dads who--once it became apparent that NBA dollars were a real possibility--saw the light, suddenly realizing how much they loved their sons that they had previously neglected.

Quoted because I can't like posts here.

Don't forget "mentors"

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

I would assume that some were leech AAU coaches and some others were former deadbeat dads who--once it became apparent that NBA dollars were a real possibility--saw the light, suddenly realizing how much they loved their sons that they had previously neglected.

Seems only fair to note that if you think there's a shortage of player moms who wouldn't at least sign off on this sort of thing for their cash co .. I mean son, then that seems pretty naive.

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Seems only fair to note that if you think there's a shortage of player moms who wouldn't at least sign off on this sort of thing for their cash co .. I mean son, then that seems pretty naive.

You may be missing the specific reference. The guardians weren't merely "signing off." Some of them were, uh, direct beneficiaries of the services--usually, it seems, those of the madame.

[Ben E Lou]

Andre McGee, former Louisville Cardinals staffer, resigns position with UMKC Kangaroos

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

You may be missing the specific reference. The guardians weren't merely "signing off." Some of them were, uh, direct beneficiaries of the services--usually, it seems, those of the madame.

No no, I even went back to look at how that was worded in the espn piece, I get the distinction.

I just don't know how much of a line can/should be drawn between banging a hooker and signing off on your 17-18 year old to bang a hooker.

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

No no, I even went back to look at how that was worded in the espn piece, I get the distinction.

I just don't know how much of a line can/should be drawn between banging a hooker and signing off on your 17-18 year old to bang a hooker.

Ahhhhhh...got it. That's a fair point. I was just trying to address the question as it came up. It appeared that people who asked that had a less than accurate picture of the males who go on recruiting trips with many of these kids.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

Ahhhhhh...got it. That's a fair point. I was just trying to address the question as it came up. It appeared that people who asked that had a less than accurate picture of the males who go on recruiting trips with many of these kids.

There's a lot of moving parts (no pun intended) in the broad picture of this story. Hard to get 'em all in one shot ... err, also no pun intended.

Very broadly there's a lot of things that are very much "the new normal" that I suspect would shock a lot of people, especially those who haven't been around anything remotely college-age related in a long while. I'm a million miles from naive I think and yet even I get surprised from time to time.

[Logan]

Louisville is announcing a self-imposed postseason ban at a press conference in about 20 mins.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/louisvi...278-ncaab.html

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Logan

Louisville is announcing a self-imposed postseason ban at a press conference in about 20 mins.

Louisville to self-impose postseason ban for alleged violations related to prostitution scandal - Yahoo Sports

This is a sign that they're scared to death of what might come of this. The NCAA hasn't given them a notice of allegations, the investigation isn't complete yet, and they're a darkhorse final 4 pick this year. This may also be warning shot at Pitino that he needs to resign after this season.