OT: Will Georgia be investigated?

Submitted by Billy Seamonster on January 11th, 2024 at 4:34 PM

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39287847/georgia-football-recruiting-staffers-drove-drinking-court-documents-allege

In court, it is alleged assistant football coaches paid for recruiting expenses during unofficial visits.
Highly doubtful the NCAA does a damn thing to them, and probably won’t even investigate, but we buy a burger and get the book thrown at us. 

Mods take down if already posted. I looked and here is a lottt of posts to scroll through. 

CFraser

January 11th, 2024 at 4:58 PM ^

This sounds about the level of seriousness of an offense the NCAA should be outraged over (not even kidding). It’s the perfect amount of pettiness to be a HUGE investigation. If you’re Michigan. Which is weird now, because Michigan IS the Georgia/Bama now. You’re going after your crown jewel. While your previous ones are still granted a “pass” on ridiculously minor infractions. Infuriating. Guess I’ll just enjoy this Championship and you can suck a fat whatever if you think you can vacate anything. 

Perkis-Size Me

January 11th, 2024 at 5:00 PM ^

Nope. The SEC has a commissioner who, for better or worse, protects his money-makers and doesn't allow outside influences or the bottom-feeders of his conference to step out of line and "rock the boat." 

Georgia will probably be allowed to "handle this internally," whatever that means, and this won't even be a story by next week. 

reshp1

January 11th, 2024 at 5:15 PM ^

It's crazy burger-gate dominated the CFB news cycle for weeks and weeks, while stuff like this barely lasts the daily news cycle and only makes the news at all because a victim is suing. 

Amazinblu

January 11th, 2024 at 5:16 PM ^

The Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) published an article which, IIRC, cited “concerns and irregularities” around Georgia football program.  I believe it was released this past summer - it was a couple of days before the Powers that Be in the state of Georgia had the AJC retract the article.

As this article references - someone died as a result of this.  

NJblue2

January 11th, 2024 at 5:23 PM ^

It's crazy how out in the open some people are about breaking rules and nothing is done and no one yells scandal. OSU starts practices during covid when they're not supposed, openly visits recruits when not allowed and tamper with players before they're in the portal, but the B1G and NCAA don't yell bloody murder. 

Kansas gets caught by the FBI and it takes 4 years for a 4 game suspension. We have someone paying people to go to games and the NCAA decides they need to speed up their investigations and the B1G just straight up starts making things up to get a punishment.

bronxblue

January 11th, 2024 at 5:28 PM ^

Yeah, it's sort of crazy this came out and the sports world has collectively shrugged their shoulders because we all sort of figured.  It's why Pete Thamel and his ilk are so obnoxious because they don't really care about fairness, only who their boss likes vs. who they know will get them ratings bashing.

Castroviejo

January 11th, 2024 at 5:35 PM ^

I think Stetson Bennett being there for 6 (or is it 7?) years without graduating should be enough to initiate an investigation.  There are clauses about satisfactory academic progress in the NCAA. Georgia’s GSR (graduation success rate) is amongst the worst in the country.  But we know absolutely nothing will trigger an investigation into Georgia.

BornInA2

January 11th, 2024 at 5:56 PM ^

For the TL/DR people, two people DIED in a UGA vehicle driven drunk by a staffer, the staffer and a player. Did I miss the part where there was an immediate on-campus investigation followed by a late Friday suspension of the head coach?

core42

January 11th, 2024 at 7:02 PM ^

Has Kirby Smart been very vocal in his belief that players deserve revenue sharing like Harbaugh?

No? then no there will be no investigation 

CFraser

January 11th, 2024 at 7:12 PM ^

Not to mention recent discovery of a lawsuit of a really (justifiably) pissed off family who got their kid killed in sanctioned drag racing with UGA staff. Sounds like they’re singing a tune. How they pay for unofficials. Get drunk and racing around town in fast cars. Oh yes. The real bad stuff. But yea let’s keep talking about cheeseburgers. I would be mad except UM is national champs (despite you NCAA fucks). Eat a **** and **** all of you idiots. A kid DIED. A staffer DIED. Recruiting violations all over the damn place. Just are you fucking kidding me?!?!?!?!