When there's smoke....

[IrishLax]

Defrocked scout details relationship with Oregon, Kelly - College Football - Rivals.com

 

[BGIF]

Lyles insists Oregon did not make a direct request or payment to steer recruits to Eugene. However, he now says Oregon did not pay him for his work as a traditional scout, but for his influence with top recruits and their families and his ability to usher prospects through the signing and eligibility process. That dual role as mentor to prospects and paid contractor to Oregon is believed to be a focus of the NCAA probe

The amounts are considerably different but that seems similar to Albert Mean's coach "ushering" him through the process for $$$. Mean's mother said she was unaware that the coach received compensation from a college for his help.

 

[Rack Em]

Here we go...

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[Rocket89]

He looks like Uncle Phil.

 

[GO IRISH!!!]

Wow! Most misleading thread title ever.

C'mon NDOM, let's get outta here.

 

[BeauBenken]

He looks like Uncle Phil.

I thought the same thing! lol

Anyways, that's plenty of good evidence there in that article.

 

[IrishLax]

This is basically a Jim Tressel level cover-up PLUS pay-for-play. Oregon is going to be in a world of pain.

The ironic part is Lyles did Lache a huge solid by getting him away from his mother who was in LSU's pocket for God knows how much under-the-table $$$ and refused to sign a LOI to anywhere but there... so Oregon's only mistake was going over-the-table instead of under-the-table.

Moral of the story? The SEC is pro at cheating. All of these schools getting busted should pay attention to how they do things and keep an air of plausible deniability.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Buh Bye Chipper, we'll see you at FIU in a few years.

The only way he can worm his way out of this one would be a truck-load of hush money delivered to the NCAA by Uncle Phil.

Lyles has "clients" at other schools too (LSU, TAMU, Auburn, Cal), gonna be a crazy summer.......

*Oh, and cue the "everybody's doing it, we need to fix college football" onslaught. A few dumbarsses don't represent "everybody."

 

[Who'saWildManNow]

 

[GreatGolson]

i called this months ago. used the same term as well, this should be interesting

 

[thebutlerdidit]

This is just the beginning. I can't wait till $cam Newton gets his Heisman taken away from him.

 

[NDOM]

Wow! Most misleading thread title ever.

C'mon NDOM, let's get outta here.

I'm with ya. Lets GO! lol

 

[mgriff]

Well it really just matters if there is enough evidence to prove a violation. Clearly shady **** has gone on, but that goes for what is seemingly the majority of college football programs. We'll see if they can make anything stick.

 

[IrishLax]

Chip is in a world of trouble.

Canzano: As Willie Lyles talks, Chip Kelly loses some credibility | OregonLive.com

 

[aubeirish]

He's about to enter a world of pain. lol

 

[military_irish]

Looks like Oregon might end up on Vh1's One Hit Wonder charts if things keep getting worse. College football seems to be going through what MLB went through with steroids. They are slowly cleaning out the dirty programs, even though it is impossible to get them all.

 

[IrishLax]

Willie Lyles: Oregon tried to make me look incompetent - NCAA Football - Sporting News

Oregon is so ****ed. And it's going to be HILARIOUS when Phil Knight gets banned from involvement with Oregon.

Willie Lyles told John Canzano of The Oregonian that he has spoken with NCAA investigators for hours, that he felt Oregon attempted to make him appear incompetent and that he his information that led to Oregon providing one of the nation’s top running back recruits, Lache Seastrunk, with a pair of rare Air Jordan sneakers.

On the recruitment of Seastrunk, who redshirted this past season: “He’s a complete Jordan-head. That’s one of the big things he liked. So Oregon had a pair of Jordans for him — only one of two pairs ever made.”

 

[Ironman8]

Willie Lyles: Oregon tried to make me look incompetent - NCAA Football - Sporting News

Oregon is so ****ed. And it's going to be HILARIOUS when Phil Knight gets banned from involvement with Oregon.

How do they compare to Fukiyamas?

 

[irishfan]

Losing Phil Knight would be a bigger blow than losing Chip Kelly IMO as stupid as that may sound.

 

[BGIF]

So Oregon had a pair of Jordans for him — only one of two pairs ever made.”

They were probably just laying around somewhere ... in a safe.

IF a connection to Knight was proven, what a blow to Oregon ... and perhaps Stanford. He's reported to have donated over $200 mil to Oregon and over $100 mil to Stanford's Business School. Stanford's probably safe as their money was supposedly non-athletic.

But IF the NCAA required Oregon to sever the relationship with a rogue booster, would he be able to have a relationship with another NCAA member school. IF the shoes were supplied by NIKE could they continue to enter into supply contracts with Oregon ... or any other NCAA school.

 

[BGIF]

Losing Phil Knight would be a bigger blow than losing Chip Kelly IMO as stupid as that may sound.

It doesn't sound stupid at all. They could lose both of them depending on who provided the shoes.

Personally I've never understood why other schools buy NIKE products when a portion of what they spend ends up eventually in Oregon's coffers.

 

[military_irish]

If only Prefontaine would have went to another school. Maybe he would not have been the first sponsor by Nike and Phil Knight wouldn't be caught up in Oregon Athletics.

 

[tankjeep]

If only Prefontaine would have went to another school. Maybe he would not have been the first sponsor by Nike and Phil Knight wouldn't be caught up in Oregon Athletics.

bro....."would have gone...".


sorry, couldn't help myself.

 

[BGIF]

No, Oregon did not give Seastrunk these Jordans - CBSSports.com

The shoes were on display and I never said they were given to Lache

Will Lyles

 

[Rhode Irish]

Putting this particular instance aside, you know we're living in a strange world when kids are being persuaded in their college decisions by sneakers.

I know about the Jordans subculture. I still have a mint pair of the all black Air Jordan 11 in the original box in my closet, and rocked the newest Jordans every basketball season from 6th grade through graduation. But a person's priorities are seriously out of whack when access to sneakers is impacting their college decision.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Putting this particular instance aside, you know we're living in a strange world when kids are being persuaded in their college decisions by sneakers.

I know about the Jordans subculture. I still have a mint pair of the all black Air Jordan 11 in the original box in my closet, and rocked the newest Jordans every basketball season from 6th grade through graduation. But a person's priorities are seriously out of whack when access to sneakers is impacting their college decision.

I read the Jordan's in question were one of only two pairs in existence, and worth thousands of dollars.