FBI...here we go
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Jeff Smith the compliance director at KU is getting ready to take the stand today.
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Is there a way to watch this?
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@Kcmatt7 not too my knowledge
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As far as I know no media allowed. The one’s tweeting about the trial can only do so once their is recess
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You really have to wonder how the NCAA didn’t sell the TV rights to ESPN since they have given them a virtual monopoly on everything else about college BB until March.
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No major updates yet today it looks like. De Sousa info will come out either later today or tomorrow after JT Gassnola takes the stand.
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Compliance officer Jeff Smith told the jury that " I didn’t know anything about that" when asked about Preston receiving 90,000$.
Also added he didn’t know anything about the 20,000$ for SDS. Said he ( I assume KU) learned of payment in April of 2018 and adds that KU is cooperating with prosecution.
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So why did we sit Billy, is the question I want to know. Was it the car not being under Billy or his mom’s name or something?
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I mean…you know why @Kcmatt7 lol
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@Kcmatt7 I believe he was talking about the SDS situation when referencing the April 2018 date.
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That’s as good of info as you can basically get at this juncture.
“Unlike the Louisville allegations, which seemed far more sordid, the Kansas stuff seemed fairly tame. There wasn’t any link between the Adidas money and the Kansas coaches, at least at the trial. As a result the cross-examination of Mr. Smith was fairly uneventful”
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T.J. Gassnola is now on the stand.
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Gassnola told the jury he helped pay five players on the sly. Preston, SDS, Dennis Smith, Brian Bowen, and Desmond Eastmond.
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Woodrow said:
Gassnola told the jury he helped pay five players on the sly. Preston, SDS, Dennis Smith, Brian Bowen, and Desmond Eastmond.
Ayton was the 5th player not Eastmond.
So no we have a he said she said between Gassnola and SDS guardian.
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@Woodrow “So now we have a he said she said between Gassnola and SDS guardian.”
Quick! Get an FBI investigation!
Oh, wait, I think that came first in this case, didn’t it?
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@Woodrow I find nothing scary about that. Adidas guy tells Adidas school staff that he will try to help bring in players already involved with Adidas sponsoring. What else would anyone expect?
On second thought, could that elevate him to position of booster or sanctioned recruiter?
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@mayjay With what we know today it sounds a lot worse because the first thing that will come to most peoples mind when you see “I am here to help” is $$$.
Of course every single shoe company tries to steer kids to schools they sponsor. I just have no doubt that people are going to go and run with that.
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Woodrow said:
GULP
https://twitter.com/danwetzel/status/1050122156150013963?s=21
Big fat nothing burger, imo.
Wetzel buried the lead and knew exactly what he was doing with that tweet.
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Gassnola was also an AAU coach, so the “report” could be him discussing his players with Self & staff and would keep them informed about any potential new targets, etc. Still no real smoking gun for anyone with half a brain to run with. Of course, that leaves a whole lot of village idiots to point fingers and claim “AHA, I KNEW IT!!”
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https://twitter.com/MattNorlander/status/1050121450739384325
https://twitter.com/MattNorlander/status/1050122820154478593
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@1JayhawkLifer Well stated.
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https://twitter.com/chrisfickett/status/1050161021434953733?s=21
SDS May have signed a contract with a pro team in Spain… first I’ve heard of this. I’m assuming it was before he enrolled at KU.
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That probably seals the deal for Silvio.
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KUSTEVE said:
That probably seals the deal for Silvio.
I don’t think that trial is over
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I would think that just signing a contract per se is not a violation unless money is involved. I am sure Svi signed contracts with the teams he played prior to joining KU but still maintained his amateur status.
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It will be interesting on how this plays out, I believe a Maryland player had the same issue with a pro team contract and was cleared by the NCAA almost instantly. I thought that was one of the issues as to why Silvio wasn’t cleared as soon as he was on campus. At this point it doesn’t sound like they have a whole lot of info against KU. If all that they have is a dad saying stuff, that ain’t much. It’s as simple as this to me “it’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove”. Even if he is right they got to come up with a paper trail or some hard evidence to get anything done. I’m kinda shocked we haven’t heard any of these taped phone conversations that were about money yet. I honestly wonder if they even exist or the media just ran with it because it was a big story. In this day and age you figured that would be leaked by now. I think it looks good that we sat Billy, it wouldn’t make sense to sit one guy that could have issues while playing another. Also it would be sad to vacate 20 games for a kid that played less than 5 minutes in 10 of those games, several he didn’t even record a stat outside of a foul. Let’s be honest Silvio was huge in Kansas City but really didn’t do squat before that and after that outside of the Clemson game. I still question why the stuff that they had on the NIke schools like Wendell Carter of Puke and The OSU coaches hasn’t gotten any further. I realize that’s a different trial than the current one that involves Gato but is there even a ongoing investigation to these claims? Everyone knows Nike is doing the same thing, kinda SMU getting the death penalty while other schools that had guys openly admitting to getting paid got nothing. Its like you have to have a few pawns high up to get away with it. I remember Cal talking about how the NCAA wanted 10x the amount of info at UMass for Camby than the top 5 recruits they get in UK every season. So the question to me is does how far does Coach Ks and Nike’s pull reach? All the way into the court room? I’ve said in the past the NCAA refuses to take down the SEC and ACC, theses are the big money conferences they have amended and changed rules before to help schools out in those conferences. If those guys get involved look for the NCAA to sweep previous offenses under the rug. I personally think guys have been getting paid for over 50 years, heck UK was busted in the 50s for it. They don’t care if you don’t leave it traceable IMO. I still believe this case to be a huge waste of tax payer money, the school shooter Florida was reported several times and ingnored it for months. With all the bs that J Edgar had within the FBI, I think it should be dissolved, I guess that’s an arguement for another time.
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Today is probably the biggest day for KU in the investigation. Defense’s turn to go at Gassnola and they will be trying to prove schools aren’t victims, meaning Self may be in the crosshairs.
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Ok Gassnola’s testimony and phone calls/texts are kinda crazy. Sounds like Laranaga and NC State Assist. coaches had direct contact and knowledge. Also sounds like Gassnola is throwing everyone under the bus he possible can. This is probably the most important testimony for both sides.
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Soren Petro crushing it rn
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Kcmatt7 said:
Ok Gassnola’s testimony and phone calls/texts are kinda crazy. Sounds like Laranaga and NC State Assist. coaches had direct contact and knowledge. Also sounds like Gassnola is throwing everyone under the bus he possible can. This is probably the most important testimony for both sides.
Given he’s already pleaded guilty and has a mutiny of other charges he could be facing in the future, how credible is anything he is going to say without the paper trail going to be believed?
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@BeddieKU23 Many of the things today have been recorded phone calls and text messages. So, pretty believable it seems.
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Things are heating up as expected.
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Today it was shown or said that Arizona offered $150,000 for Nassir Little who then ended up at UNC. As we know this is not just a Adidas problem. Also in light of that makes Roy’s comments about being dumbfounded even more laughable.
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Kcmatt7 said:
@BeddieKU23 Many of the things today have been recorded phone calls and text messages. So, pretty believable it seems.
Interesting. I’m just wondering how credible he will be, there’s a lot going on with this guy
Just reading all the stuff he’s done was pretty crazy. Then find out where he lives is within 30 minutes of my hometown.
My good friend that is connected with Brewster Academy knows TJ, had some unflattering things to say about him and his ‘ways’.
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BShark said:
Things are heating up as expected.
Anything good?
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@BeddieKU23 Yea I don’t know the credibility. But at this point, they have an Adidas board member emailing him and Gatto and basically saying do whatever you have to.
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Woodrow said:
Today it was shown or said that Arizona offered $150,000 for Nassir Little who then ended up at UNC. As we know this is not just a Adidas problem. Also in light of that makes Roy’s comments about being dumbfounded even more laughable.
Only UK hillbillies think Nike isn’t involved because loool
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@BeddieKU23 Summary so far:
- Nas Little offered $150k to go to Arizona. Laranaga (supposedly) said they wanted him at Miami, so they ponied up.
- Delivered $40k in cash to NC State Assistant Coach in person.
- Paid $15k to a Deandre Ayton relative to give to Deandre as a sweetener trying to sway him to Adidas.
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So what are the chances Self gets out of today’s testimony without any bombshell allegations against him?
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Kcmatt7 said:
@BeddieKU23 Summary so far:
- Nas Little offered $150k to go to Arizona. Laranaga (supposedly) said they wanted him at Miami, so they ponied up.
- Delivered $40k in cash to NC State Assistant Coach in person.
- Paid $15k to a Deandre Ayton relative to give to Deandre as a sweetener trying to sway him to Adidas.
Thanks. All this just what TJ is saying or actual evidence supplied in each case?
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BeddieKU23 said:
So what are the chances Self gets out of today’s testimony without any bombshell allegations against him?
Looking good so far tbh
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BShark said:
BeddieKU23 said:
So what are the chances Self gets out of today’s testimony without any bombshell allegations against him?
Looking good so far tbh
Yeah but they haven’t gotten to Silvio, Preston’s KU/Adidas involvment yet either it looks. Right?
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@BeddieKU23 Correct. Next update should come around noon when the court goes to lunch break.
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Gassnola testified that SDS was paid $60,000 by a Maryland booster and needed to pay it back in order to go to KU. Gassnola offered $20,000 to help but said he never paid it. Did pay him $2500 on a separate issue.
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Gassnola began making payments to Billy’s Mom in the fall of 2016. 4 different wire transfers equaling $90,000.
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Gassnola was adamant that nobody on the KU staff knew about payments.
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