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Good for Dana Altman! Federal prosecutors say Oregon, Creighton basketball programs may have paid recruits

Finally! I for one have been disturbed by the fact that he hasn’t come up in this investigation earlier. Surely a successful recruiter and coach like Dana Altman has figured out a way to pass at least a dribble of the millions UO pays him on to his volunteer “student-athletes”. Surely Oregon isn’t the only school where greedy coaches are able to keep all the NCAA cartel’s profits for themselves!

While the latest report is far from conclusive proof that Altman has been doing the right thing and sharing with his players, the latest news is good. Jeff Manning has the story in the Oregonian here:

Federal prosecutors in the basketball corruption trial that began Monday in New York reportedly told prospective jurors that 12 colleges could come up during the proceedings — the University of Oregon among them.

As first reported by Yahoo Sports, prosecutors wanted to disqualify any potential juror whose allegiance to a school might make them less than impartial. An Oregon-based Adidas executive and two others are accused of paying talented prep players to steer them to certain universities. …

But wait, there’s more. Oregonian reporter James Crepea:

The attorney for Adidas executive Jim Gatto claimed Oregon offered “an astronomical amount of money” in its recruitment of Brian Bowen before he signed with Louisville.

Gatto’s attorney, Casey Donnelly, made the remark, according to numerous reporters, during her opening statement in his trial, which began in the Southern District of New York on Tuesday. …

6 Comments

  1. Greg Jones 10/02/2018

    So why didn’t the FBI and their wiretaps and hard drive searches find anything on Oregon. The federal prosecutor mentioned they weren’t involved. This sounds like Guliani’s defense of Trump.

  2. Dog 10/02/2018

    Well ESPN and Outside the LInes have found plenty of stuff
    over the years on the UO programs, including the now removed
    Oregon Escorts …

  3. Enough already 10/02/2018

    no more angry Kavanaugh photos

    • Fishwrapper 10/02/2018

      Comparing that mug to Kavanaugh is unkind, uncalled-for, and just plain rude.

      You owe Judge Kavanaugh an apology.

      • Fishwrapper 10/05/2018

        Apparently my humor is too subtle for half my voters. Fine – I get the message, and I’ll start hiring new writers…

        • daffyduck 10/05/2018

          I think he should don a merry little hat, like that guy in Elf.

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