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https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/09/29/college-basketball-corruption-scandal

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Interesting statement from Auburn president. The same holds true for Arizona as the FBI said Arizona was not one of the universities under investigation.

Auburn president Steven Leath
"I think it says clearly that they don't think there's some structural problem or some broader problem at the university, that this was an isolated individual," Leath said. "I don't think anybody else knew. I don't think there's any indication at Auburn that anybody else knew about this."

Read the full article below
http://www.espn.com.au/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20869401/university-president-says-report-auburn-tigers-ad-inaccurate

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Charles Barkley weighs in....

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=20850822

Sir Charles knows what's happening.  He's spot on

[GoCatZ]

Hanson says UofA should self impose ban. I say, Hell No!

http://tucson.com/sports/greghansen/hansen-s-sunday-notebook-arizona-basketball-should-self-impose-probation/collection_9f4b010c-a632-11e7-8be5-cf3259790651.html

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Interesting article by Pascoe, talks a lot about the FBI scandal and all the different options for UofA/NCAA. Mentions Jason Terry accepted over $11,000 total from agents which broke apart what was our 25 straight NCAA Tournament appearances into one of 14 straight after we had to vacate wins and a lot more below.

http://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/basketball/different-than-the-handshake-fbi-investigation-into-book-richardson-could/article_3f62197f-59a0-5029-8455-fe36a1c8fa29.amp.html

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Here's the money quote:

"Also, the money involved in this case is very small at this point and to have attracted the attention of the (U.S. Attorney's) Southern District of New York, it's because they knew this would be a high-profile case.

"It's fun and rewarding for them, and shows they are protecting the rule of law — and in a context that most people are interested in more readily than some insider trading security case. It makes them look good."

Kinda makes you wonder how much the current political climate the FBI is swimming in...as I have read of late the FBI's defending the NCAA amateur rule is a very tenuous position...and when you look at the dollar amount involved here and figure in the cost-to-catch the perpetrators the FBI is clearly operating in the red here...I'm not sure this helps them any other way than to polish up the Elliot Ness plaque in Joons office.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/college-coaches-know-everything-that-goes-on-in-their-programs-even-rick-pitino/2017/09/27/07591920-a3a2-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.f6660e4c787b

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http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2017/10/01/louisville-basketball-rick-pitino-fbi-investigation-vindicated/721323001/

Pitino claims he'll be vindicated...I want to be skeptical, but honestly I'm going to err on the side of believing in humanity...

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Brian Bowen hires attorney to seek reinstatement...(from Florida??? I wonder if Pitino helped?)

https://twitter.com/courierjournal/status/914673099789893633

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The Man Who Exposed College Basketball

Marty Blazer couldn't believe what he had gotten himself into. By this summer, the Pittsburgh investment adviser had spent months crisscrossing the U.S., passing cash to coaches at some of the country's top college basketball programs. None of them seemed to know he was secretly helping federal authorities build one of the biggest alleged bribery and corruption cases in college sports history.

"This is surreal stuff," Mr. Blazer told a

Read the rest of the article below
https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/the-man-who-started-college-basketballs-armageddon-1506902378