# Corruption in College Basketball - DoJ to have major presser at 12pm (EST) today. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 26, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corruption-in-college-basketball-doj-to-have-major-presser-at-12pm-est-today/797345 "2017-09-26T13:38:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corruption-in-college-basketball-doj-to-have-major-presser-at-12pm-est-today/797345/141 "2017-10-13T21:30:29Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Pardon me for asking, but where did you see this? Although the concept of amateurism is not mentioned in the committee’s charter, it also isn’t expressly prohibited, and I have a feeling that Grant Hill and/or David Robinson are going to bring up the concept of money. > > Meanwhile, nobody seems to think that this sort of a thing is a problem in football as well… That was a sloppy and hurried blurb on my part (blue “collar” commission - jesus christ) and my apologies to all. No, Mr. Emmert did not specifically instruct the committee to avoid examining the concept of amateurism but he did stack the commission with people who are unlikely to challenge it as the real root of the problem. Once again, the problem is not shoe companies breaking NCAA rules and endangering athletes’ eligibility – the problem is the stupid rules. Somebody (sorry, rushed again) recently wrote a piece comparing amateurism with Prohibition and the parallels are pretty valid. If you wanted a fair and realistic look at the situation you would have had Jay Bilas or Sonny Vaccaro on the commission. Blue collar. :smack: Fuck. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corruption-in-college-basketball-doj-to-have-major-presser-at-12pm-est-today/797345/142 "2017-10-17T00:10:40Z")
[Fired](https://apnews.com/eba3e37057fd4a9d9f32b7311792cd40/Rick-Pitino-out-at-Louisville-as-expected-amid-federal-probe). ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corruption-in-college-basketball-doj-to-have-major-presser-at-12pm-est-today/797345/143 "2024-04-03T03:32:39Z")
A followup: > **[Black coaches were 'low-hanging fruit' in FBI college hoops case that wrecked...](https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-race-fbi-probe-book-richardson-c2f7e25d0086aaa42f1185a6c3fa6a57)** > > Four assistant coaches arrested in a 2017 FBI probe designed to clean up college basketball are Black. All are out of the sport, banned by the NCAA. Amazing all these corrupt assistant coaches–but no corrupt head coaches. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corruption-in-college-basketball-doj-to-have-major-presser-at-12pm-est-today/797345/144 "2024-04-03T16:31:17Z")
Not really so amazing. A lot of “assistant coaches” in college seem to be full-time recruiters who never get near a basketball court or football field. I notice my old alma mater has six assistant coaches and an “associate head coach.” They finished 8-24 this year. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corruption-in-college-basketball-doj-to-have-major-presser-at-12pm-est-today/797345.md?page=7)