OT: Yahoo Report implicates Miles Bridges in Dirty Dealings with ASM Sports Agency
Looks as if Izzo will have to answer more uncomfortable questions at his press conferences. They go into detail that Miles Bridges Mom took $500 on some documents at the agency. This would make him ineligible immediately and probably would spell the end for Coach Izzo at MSU.
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:17 AM ^
this in another thread that looks like it was removed: With it's $10 billion+ TV contract there is no way the NCAA touches any of this before the tournament. CBS would simply not allow it, and CBS is the association's main revenue source.
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:23 AM ^
They have no choice but to cooperate with them. It doesn't matter if CBS won't allow it
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:17 AM ^
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:21 AM ^
Nothing much will come of it for the likes of Duke and MSU. Eat at Arby’s.
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:44 AM ^
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:35 AM ^
throw harbaugh and peppers names on this and MSU/OSU fans would be having a field day
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:41 AM ^
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:55 AM ^
Michigan cheats too, or at least did under rich rod when I was there and has boosters willing to do it. The high and mighty holier than thou thing is pretty annoying. I'm not worried about basketball because Beilein, not because of Michigan as an institution.
February 23rd, 2018 at 11:32 AM ^
Michigan alums allow players to use their properties, boats, etc. in the summer and hook them up with connections. They don't dish out 5-6 figures in cash.
I don't know the NCAA rulebook, but I am sure that is somehow cheating. So yes, Michigan cheats.
February 23rd, 2018 at 3:42 PM ^
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:59 PM ^
This is very dangerous to be making this suggestion, please stop spreading this. While technically there is an exception for friends/other students - it needs to actually be used.
The NCAA rule prohibits a booster from providing extra benefits:
16.02.3 Extra Benefit. [A] An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or representative of the institution's athletics interests to provide a student-athlete or the student-athlete family member or friend a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. Receipt of a benefit by student-athletes or their family members or friends is not a violation of NCAA legislation if it is demonstrated that the same benefit is generally available to the institution's students or their family members or friends or to a particular segment of the student body (e.g., international students, minority students) determined on a basis unrelated to athletics ability. (Revised: 1/10/91, 1/19/13 effective 8/1/13)
It is playing with fire to suggest anything else, unless there is truly a legitimate basis to show that this isn't something you just do for athletes.
February 23rd, 2018 at 11:40 AM ^
He didn't walk into a squeaky clean situation. He improved the on court and off court product and deserves credit for both.
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:44 AM ^
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:49 AM ^
I remember when I'd try to explain that the biggest reason Beilein wasn't landing top tier prospects was because of his unwillingness to open his check book for them and the FIRE BEILEIN crowd would tell me how wrong I was.
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:50 AM ^
I wonder if that 500 dollars came baked in a cake.....
February 23rd, 2018 at 12:22 PM ^
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:56 AM ^
February 23rd, 2018 at 10:57 AM ^
This is from the FREEP article.
Yahoo reported it did not view all of the documents the federal government possesses. The document with the links to Bridges was not included among the photos of the spreadsheets shown in their report.
We only know what we've been allowed to know thus far.
February 23rd, 2018 at 11:01 AM ^
will be leaving after this season - right?
February 23rd, 2018 at 11:04 AM ^
They wouldn't be leaking stuff to Yahoo, everyone's favorite credulous wanna be college sport cops. How many times does Yahoo have to do these big ballyhooed exposes that end up being nothing burgers before everyone realizes they're just a bunch of mall cops? It basically all boils down to "a bunch of guys maybe got loans, some other guys maybe got a lunch paid for by an agent, but we don't actually know that for sure."
February 23rd, 2018 at 11:20 AM ^
Surprised?
February 23rd, 2018 at 12:26 PM ^
February 23rd, 2018 at 12:31 PM ^
A Lions beat guy posting about a "small" loan "before" Bridges was enrolled seemed a bit odd. Then I saw on his LinkedIn profile that he's an MSU alum. Mystery solved.
February 23rd, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
February 23rd, 2018 at 1:01 PM ^
baffles me. How does anyone in his highly-paid position get away with saying there's a "systemic" problem? He didn't just walk in the door yesterday. It's his system!
February 23rd, 2018 at 2:26 PM ^
didn't he come out with a statement a few months ago that big changes were coming to the ncaa. i'm guessing he knows all about these payments...and more.
February 23rd, 2018 at 1:23 PM ^
"Everyone does it." -Spartans
Spartans will.....
Harbor a culture that degrades and demeans women.
Protect serial assaulters.
Deny accountability and responsibility.
Break rules when it seems convenient.
February 23rd, 2018 at 1:59 PM ^
Maybe I missed a school, but is MSU the only one mentioned from the B1G? Dirty rotten scoundrels.
February 23rd, 2018 at 2:14 PM ^
I saw Maryland in there and ND
February 23rd, 2018 at 2:14 PM ^
and their stripper Diamond Stone.
February 23rd, 2018 at 3:09 PM ^
I am new, so hope some are not hard on me, but I always look at the *judge judy* things. If it does not make sense, then there is more to it and sometimes it comes out and sometimes it does not. Programs that don't have a history like Oregon back years ago stood out in football. CBB programs like gonzaga and witchita st stand out to me. Everywhere Calipari would go stood out starting with Umass. I think things go on and heard things over the years about michigan, but also heard they would not match what some would. Do any remember David Bowens leaving to Western Ill? I knew his close friends and it was for a reason. Was it legal? shit, I don't have a clue, but I know what I was told and it was dirty IMO. No university will be perfect in the current NCAA setup, but I am proud that MICHIGAN has standards and they stick to them.
February 23rd, 2018 at 3:28 PM ^
A parent taking $500 is not going to be what takes Izzo down. It's not clear that the sexual assault scanda/cover-up/culture is going to even touch him. The parent will be asked to pay it back and that will be it. We're talking about the NCAA.
February 23rd, 2018 at 3:40 PM ^
Exactly. If Izzo is still walking the sidelines during all of the shit he is dealing with, then a $400 advancement to a players mom isn't going to rock the boat.
February 23rd, 2018 at 3:55 PM ^
Has this already been posted?
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/college/msu/2018/02/23…
So I guess this is kind of putting all the blame on Miles parents without directly saying that? I can actually believe that is the case. Izzo did have a prior relationship to the dawkins family. Not a good look though. This combined with all of the sexual assault stuff going on makes me think he might just end up retiring after the year.
February 23rd, 2018 at 4:24 PM ^
Here is the link about the prior relationship for what its worth:
http://thegame730am.com/izzos-history-with-agent-in-college-basketball-…
So not for sure innocent but its possible.
February 23rd, 2018 at 5:40 PM ^
its not about 500. I would bet that 500; that more will come(details). unfortunately things like this don't happen over night.
Its always a good day to be maize and blue! I think we have a standard that speaks for itself.
February 23rd, 2018 at 8:55 PM ^