re: Wiley and Purifoy not named in FBI Probe

We now know it was much more than a meal.

Update? I haven’t kept up with the situation.

How will this make bama burn? That’s my only real interest in that situation.

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How will this make bama burn?

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Avery Johnson says there's nothing to see here... took care of it last year when Sexton had to sit out a game.

"We addressed that last year," Johnson said. "Collin was suspended for a game and we've all moved on."

BAMA SAYS OLD NEWS

If Alabama paid this for a basketball player, I can only imagine what their payroll must be for the football team.

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Update? I haven’t kept up with the situation.



"Among revelations in court this afternoon, documents suggesting Christian Dawkins paid $5,000 to Collin Sexton and another calling for $1,500 per month to Sexton, $21,000 for travel for his family and a four year job for his brother ($35,000 per year, with $5,000 annual raise)."

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It's the most AU thing ever that we have been very proactive in addressing the issues while other teams have done next to nothing but we are getting burned so much worse.

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And we won't have to deal with it again after this year, while other schools like Bama who ignored it could be looking at vacated wins, sanctions, and a new HC by the time its all done.

One thing to keep in mind in all this is that the FBI's investigation is targeting shoe companies, not schools. It appears to be part of a larger effort to combat shoe company corruption in all sports (Olympics, FIFA, BBall, NFL)

The FBI isn't trying to help the NCAA enforcement staff/ clean up CBB. So a lot of info that could implicate schools could go ignored by FBI and unknown to NCAA

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Can someone clarify again why Purifoy has an additional suspension this year?

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Combination of him actually being present at dealings with an agent + this ain't his first rodeo with NCAA eligibility

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while other teams have done next to nothing

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First, the situations are much different. For AU, the FBI had a CI that actually exchanged money and had meetings with AU coach, DP, DP's family and Wiley's family


Even right now, the FBI's evidence of payments to players at other schools is based on phone wiretaps + testimony. The FBI hasn't come out and shown a papertrail $

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we are getting burned so much worse.

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Other schools like USC had a player sit out the entire year as well. Generally speaking though, when you hire someone with major infractions, you then have to play it ultra safe/conservative

If the FBI ever puts out concrete evidence, other schools will start to sweat and hope for NCAA leniency due to widespread nature of scandal.