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Three defendants in college basketball bribery case discussing resolution with prosecutors.

Three orders filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York said attorneys for would-be sports agent Christian Dawkins, financial adviser Munish Sood and Florida AAU coach Jonathan Brad Augustine "have been engaged in, and are continuing, discussions concerning a possible disposition of these cases" with prosecutors.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-college-basketball-case-20171027-story.html

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New article on the FBI scandal talks about Arizona possibly being next to name player or players ineligible due to FBI scandal.

I can't say for certain. But it'll surely be somebody, that seems certain, if only because Arizona assistant Book Richardson and USC assistant Tony Bland are accused of providing impermissible benefits to players or their families just like Auburn assistant Chuck Person allegedly provided impermissible benefits to the parents of Danjel Purifoy and Austin Wiley. To date, those players at Arizona and USC have not been publicly identified. But the FBI knows who they are. And Arizona and USC officials presumably know who they are. Which means their names will eventually be made public. Which means the schools would be foolish to play them because, if the players are eventually ruled retroactively ineligible, every game they appear in would likely be vacated.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/auburn-wont-be-the-only-school-to-hold-players-out-because-of-the-fbi-investigation/

[ZonaBBB]

This could be devastating.

[Lutesguitar]

Its Gary Parrish, 99% speculation as always...

There is absolutely nothing in the article that has any substance other than his "hunch" that some other school will expose student athletes who have received illegal benefits...

The last presser Miller gave indicated that other than injured players and players who have violated team rules he expects everyone to be on a full roster and ready to go...he would not have said such a thing if he had evidence that some of our players have received illegal benefits...

The issue of "family" or "handlers" getting benefits from Book or a shoe company is completely unrelated to actual school/NCAA rules...of course the rules make it plain that the University or the program itself cannot give benefit to those operators, but the NCAA cannot stop or make a rule about independent agents giving benefits outside of the program or the coaches knowledge to handlers...thats impossible to audit and falls outside of the jurisdiction of the school itself.

If handler "Uncle Mack" makes a deal with "Big Basket Ball Shoe Company Rep Agent Cody Banks" that he will steer his nephew to that company and Cody Banks wires him 18k and 3 bitcoins based on a handshake the school, nor the NCAA, nor the FBI can do anything about it, it's not illegal. It only becomes illegal if it violates interstate law or contract law or if Uncle Mack gives some of that money/bitcoin value to his nephew while he is in school and it is traceable to the original funds...hell once a kid gets a scholarship his family can give him any gift they want as long as it does not violate NCAA benefit rules...

[DefinitelyNotWiid]

100% complete and utter click bait. Nothing else.

[AZCatMom]

Interesting update on Brian Bowen, may get to play at UL after all!


http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2017/11/02/louisville-basketball-brian-bowen-fbi-investigation/825604001/

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Alabama's top incoming freshman is not eligible amid FBI investigation. Former Arizona AD Greg Byrne issues statement below. Hopefully he'll be eligible before the Arizona Vs Alabama game on December 9th.

https://twitter.com/SBNationCBB/status/927700850310635521

[Little George]

After that BS with North Carolina, the NCAA needs to crawl back under a rock and stay there. If NC is clean, then damn near every player in the country should be cleared! Screw the NCAA!

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Book Richardson due in court this week. "Expected" to also be indicted as the 2 below were.
Preliminary offers for reduced prison time in exchange for cooperation made, but believed no deals have been made.

https://twitter.com/DanWetzel/status/928022962405609472

[WILD]

Appears Book Richardson was indeed indicted today.
No extension