Nike certainly hasn’t stayed clear by being clean. Merl Code will tell you that.
Zion/Nike
- Thread starter Villian07
- Start date
Nike certainly hasn’t stayed clear by being clean. Merl Code will tell you that.
I will say if Duke ends up on the wrong side of the NCAA the circle jerk on this board will rival Houston 500. I may even take one of my hands off of @MrBaracus hips and give him a reach around.
Do you really want them to dig into this right now? With the stuff that Townsend said in the wiretaps, it could bring more problems for KU.
Loudest Sounds Ever Heard by Human Ears:
- Krakatoa Eruption; 1883
- Saturn V Rocket; 1968
- Collective Sarcastic "Ya Think?!" 2020
Last edited:
Don’t worry, they gave cash to all Duke students. We are good.
So just because a person makes an accusation, you automatically investigate. Not sure you understand the law.
Last edited:
Appalachian State better be ready for probation for this.
i noticed you failed to mention giving UK back the wins we have lost due to sanctions
Actually yes. 1 accusation should be looked into. If you’re not then you are not running your business correctly. How serious the accusation seems is how far you go into the investigation.
Also we’re not talking 1 accusation. We’re talking 3 different instances involving Zion and extra benefits around his recruitment. 1 involving extra benefits from Adidas/Kansas. And 2 involving NIKE/Duke. Have to investigate when there is a lot of smoke.
It would be completely shocking if Zion DID NOT receive something. Not a dig at Duke, by the way, just saying that it happens everywhere. I personally witnessed it (or the result of the benefit) at State, UNC, and Duke.
A big time program paying a player some illegal benefit. Shocked I tell you. Just shocked.
Agreed-what do you think at UK or Clemson though? At different points they were thought as the favorites to land Zion- did Duke just out-price them?
of course. Clemson ain’t allocating that type of funds for a basketball player. He isn’t Trevor Lawrence. Kentucky on the other hand...
LSU supposedly did that for a bball player, just saying- for Zion, I can see Clemson trying...
While we're on the subject, where is Pearl getting his Kuminga funding?
They could have out priced them. Or they could have matched it and just also been Duke.
The bottom line is, it’s only illegal because some dumbass association—that is itself corrupt and has a personal interest in these top players coming to college—says it’s illegal. Every school is doing it to some extent and I would be upset if I found out that FSU wasn’t.
Nothing will probably come of this unless information gets directly to the NCAA in someway. A lawyer on one of our Kansas boards says even if Zion and his lawyer admit guilt it would be in the form of written statement as part of a settlement and would never make it to the public’s eyes. Now if it somehow goes to court it could be made public but even then because it’s a civil trial it would probably all end up private anyway.
The NCAA would most likely have to do their own investigation into the matter and we know the NCAA is incapable of doing their own investigation. Everything else they seem to be ruling on are either through schools self reporting or the FBI trials.
The NCAA would most likely have to do their own investigation into the matter and we know the NCAA is incapable of doing their own investigation. Everything else they seem to be ruling on are either through schools self reporting or the FBI trials.
I’m still holding out hope that our recent suckage in the gridiron, combined with our ACC Championship in hoops, has a few of our heavy hitting boosters helping out with Cisse and Kuminga. Or maybe Nike will divert some funds to hoops for us since no one is watching us in football anyway.
Avenatti. Really?. You can’t be serious. And one person, with no credibility said Zions stepdad wanted 100k. That is what starts your investigation. You can’t be serious.
College athletes receiving impermissible benefits. “Loaner” cars, clothes and jewelry, free meals, straight cash, etc.
So you really think KU is gonna get hammered? I’ve suspected that the whole time. Is that what the homeboard is saying? I can’t read it.
Idk about the Slant. I never go over there. On the other board it’s Like all fan bases it’s 50/50 sunshine pumpers who say their school won’t get in trouble and the other half says KU is gonna get hammered. I’m one who thinks KU is gonna get reamed by the NCAA on their initial punishment and then we’ll see where everything lands with the appeal.
https://kentuckysportsradio.com/main/kentucky-wasnt-even-on-zion-williamsons-list-of-final-four-schools/
Kentucky wasn’t even on Zion Williamson’s list of final four schools
By Jack Pilgrim | January 21, 2018 | 5:00pm | 71
Remember when recruiting analysts felt it was neck-and-neck between Kentucky and Clemson going into the home stretch of Zion Williamson’s recruitment?
Turns out, Kentucky wasn’t really in the running at all.
In an interview with Nikki Hood of TigerNet.com, Lee Anderson, Williamson’s step-father, said the big decision came down to four schools.
And Kentucky wasn’t one of them.
“As of last night, he still didn’t know where he wanted to go,” Anderson said. “Clemson, South Carolina, Duke, North Carolina, those are all schools that he seriously considered. He just had a hard time deciphering where he wanted to go.”
In fact, the decision came down to a flip of a coin between the final four schools.
“Zion woke up and he made a decision. That was all there was to it,” said Anderson. “Zion actually told me last night that he was going to flip a coin and go through four schools.”
Despite Williamson’s relationship with Drake, his best friend signed on to be Kentucky’s star point guard, and John Calipari making him a priority for almost two years, the Cats weren’t even seriously considered.
Unreal.
Article written by Jack Pilgrim
Kentucky wasn’t even on Zion Williamson’s list of final four schools
By Jack Pilgrim | January 21, 2018 | 5:00pm | 71
Remember when recruiting analysts felt it was neck-and-neck between Kentucky and Clemson going into the home stretch of Zion Williamson’s recruitment?
Turns out, Kentucky wasn’t really in the running at all.
In an interview with Nikki Hood of TigerNet.com, Lee Anderson, Williamson’s step-father, said the big decision came down to four schools.
And Kentucky wasn’t one of them.
“As of last night, he still didn’t know where he wanted to go,” Anderson said. “Clemson, South Carolina, Duke, North Carolina, those are all schools that he seriously considered. He just had a hard time deciphering where he wanted to go.”
In fact, the decision came down to a flip of a coin between the final four schools.
“Zion woke up and he made a decision. That was all there was to it,” said Anderson. “Zion actually told me last night that he was going to flip a coin and go through four schools.”
Despite Williamson’s relationship with Drake, his best friend signed on to be Kentucky’s star point guard, and John Calipari making him a priority for almost two years, the Cats weren’t even seriously considered.
Unreal.
Article written by Jack Pilgrim
It says everybody. Calm downi noticed you failed to mention giving UK back the wins we have lost due to sanctions
Even said pete rose
So he obviously got that coin from Duke/Nike. The question is, how much was it worth?https://kentuckysportsradio.com/main/kentucky-wasnt-even-on-zion-williamsons-list-of-final-four-schools/
Kentucky wasn’t even on Zion Williamson’s list of final four schools
By Jack Pilgrim | January 21, 2018 | 5:00pm | 71
Remember when recruiting analysts felt it was neck-and-neck between Kentucky and Clemson going into the home stretch of Zion Williamson’s recruitment?
Turns out, Kentucky wasn’t really in the running at all.
In an interview with Nikki Hood of TigerNet.com, Lee Anderson, Williamson’s step-father, said the big decision came down to four schools.
And Kentucky wasn’t one of them.
“As of last night, he still didn’t know where he wanted to go,” Anderson said. “Clemson, South Carolina, Duke, North Carolina, those are all schools that he seriously considered. He just had a hard time deciphering where he wanted to go.”
In fact, the decision came down to a flip of a coin between the final four schools.
“Zion woke up and he made a decision. That was all there was to it,” said Anderson. “Zion actually told me last night that he was going to flip a coin and go through four schools.”
Despite Williamson’s relationship with Drake, his best friend signed on to be Kentucky’s star point guard, and John Calipari making him a priority for almost two years, the Cats weren’t even seriously considered.
Unreal.
Article written by Jack Pilgrim
Similar threads
