OT-corruption and scandal in the BCS? who would've thunkit?
For your Tuesday entertainment. Polictics, corruption, criminal behavior, all you could ask for.
Football playoffs, anyone?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/sports/ncaafootball/30fiesta.html?_r=…
Please don't take this the wrong way, I'm not bashing this as a repost or anything. This is a new article and probably has new information, but you might find more discussion in this thread from a few weeks ago.
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/ot-fiesta-bowl-officials-brace-scathing-report-potential-violations
March 29th, 2011 at 10:19 PM ^
When are you going to change your username to OMG Thread Police?
It looks like all of the numbers are new, as well as some juicy political details.
Looks like Junker (the CEO) is fucked, along with some political careers down there in AZ.
Cotton Bowl comeback in 2013 (or is it '14?)?
Some people, and perhaps the bowl itself, are deffinatly screwed. But I have a feeling that as long as people make money, there will be corruption somewhere, no matter what system we use to determine champions.
That, unfortunately, is the truth. I think what pisses me off the most though is that this is all done under the guise of not-for-profit charity with a big fat government tax write-off. Corruption is corruption but if you're going to be a greedy piggy piggy fuck piggy piggy then at least be up-front about it.
I forget the comedian (maybe Carlin) that said it originally but it went something along the lines of (pseudo quote:) "American's like their bullshit right out front where they can get a big whiff of it."
Also, Not to cue the hordes of people pointing out that this is all done while exploiting college athletes who are not getting paid and "should" but cue the hordes of people pointing out that this is all done while exploiting college athletes who are not getting paid and "should."
But a playoff will place much of the decisions re: who is the best team and who deserves to be crowned the champion, on the field, where it rightfully belongs. These same MF'ers get to choose who plays! A playoff with16 teams, or even 8, will never exclude a potentially deserving team of a national championship. Let the fat cats be pigs, can't stop that. but let the athletes win a fair playoff.
It blows my mind that these bowls are considered charities.
Fiesta bowl officials treating the bowl game like a cash cow for their own personal pleasures. Parties, Politics, strip clubs and flowers? You sort of know that big money can cause big problems but this situation is epic in its depravity.
The most ridiculous statement from Junker, the Fiesta Bowl CEO is surely this one about his $1000 visit to a strip club: We are in the business where big strong athletes are known to attend these types of establishments. It was important for us to visit, and we certainly conducted business.
Srsly.
one dollar at a time. I'm not sure these guys would know how to "make it rain".
March 29th, 2011 at 10:59 PM ^
Apparently, the BCS is "launching an investigation" to determine if the Fiesta Bowl should remain in the BCS. Jerry Jones just added $10 million to the book value of the new Cowboy Stadium. What else would replace the Fiesta Bowl besides the Cotton Bowl?