DeSousa Out This year and next

[heitclone]

True, but the NCAA can't punish Adidas that really was at the heart of this. The kid or his family accepted money to play for a school. Like it or not, those are the rules. If the kid were to say that Self arranged it, then I could see the NCAA doing something to KU. But unless someone is willing to go on record saying as much I don't see the NCAA making that leap.

Why can't they? Or at least take some action against teams wearing their gear? At this point, if you know they have been paying kids to go to Adidas schools, why should they be allowed to have any involvement in college athletics? If a school sticks with them, they are saying they are okay with it, that school needs to make a choice about their relationship with the company.

 

[Bigman38]

 

[CySmurf]

The KU board is hilarious. Calling for a injunction from the courts and starting him tomorrow to say screw you to the NCAA.

The guy took money from a shoe company/booster to go to KU. It’s cheating with extra steps

Technically, his guardian took it. And the player knew nothing of it. But as the NCAA has stated before...you want to introduce 3rd party members into your involvement in your recruiting...you become responsible for their actions when stuff like this happens. KU should shut their mouths and thank their lucky blue balls they punished the kid and not their institution. A few years from now they'll forget this kids name.

 

[Yaz]

#fraudallen

 

[Bigman38]

Technically, his guardian took it. And the player knew nothing of it. But as the NCAA has stated before...you want to introduce 3rd party members into your involvement in your recruiting...you become responsible for their actions when stuff like this happens. KU should shut their mouths and thank their lucky blue balls they punished the kid and not their institution. A few years from now they'll forget this kids name.

Yeah it's nice to see someone held accountable, it's too bad so little of that accountability is on KU. The real lesson is they can keep doing this as much as they want as long as they keep they keep using a bagman.

 

[cyclones500]

I can understand a player/student being in the dark about under-table $$$$, but I find it hard to everyone in the athletic department was unaware.

A general thought, worthy of separate thread some other time: regarding blue bloods bending rules --- why the **** would KU, UK, UNC, et. al, need to cheat to get the big-time players?

With exception of out-rigging the other half-dozen top-dog schools ... there's enough history and prominence at those places, they're going to get most of the primary recruits anyway.

 

[Macloney]

I can understand a player/student being in the dark about under-table $$$$, but I find it hard to everyone in the athletic department was unaware.

A general thought, worthy of separate thread some other time: regarding blue bloods bending rules --- why the **** would KU, UK, UNC, et. al, need to cheat to get the big-time players?

With exception of out-rigging the other half-dozen top-dog schools ... there's enough history and prominence at those places, they're going to get most of the primary recruits anyway.

I guess an easy answer would be, "why go to ku for free when I can go to (LSU, OSU, etc.) for $70k? I'm a one and done or 2 year guy and by the time I'm making bank in the League, my old school will just deal with it. Or, my family and I need the money."

 

[clone34]

The best part is that under oath the Addidas guy admitted to offering a guy $200K to go to Kansas and Self still whiffed on him and he went to Arizona. LoL

 

[cyclones500]

I guess an easy answer would be, "why go to ku for free when I can go to (LSU, OSU, etc.) for $70k? I'm a one and done or 2 year guy and by the time I'm making bank in the League, my old school will just deal with it. Or, my family and I need the money."

That probably answers my question. I'm probably naive thinking the big-time universities in a sport are doing shading dealings to attract top recruits, when it's probably a matter of sweetening the pot for an elite athlete to attend for a year or 2 and get high-profile exposure. I can understand the motivation from a student/athlete perspective for cost of living. I guess if Kansas can find a way to pay a player's tuition via booster/promoter cash, it's win-win.

 

[ISC]

Once again, the ~18 year old college student is punished, while the University and head coach get away.

This was exactly my thoughts.. that and like others have said, many other schools have done worse and gotten off scott free

 

[LincolnWay187]

 

[LincolnWay187]

Cue tuco lamenting the hypocrisy and injustice of the NCAA.

**** that guy.

 

[scyclonekid]

Awesome and F Kansas

 

[83cy]

My question is why does Adidas get off scott free? Maybe the Govt should step in and hold Adidas accountable. Seems like that would go a long way to stopping this BS.

 

[GTO]

The KU board is hilarious. Calling for a injunction from the courts and starting him tomorrow to say screw you to the NCAA.

The guy took money from a shoe company/booster to go to KU. It’s cheating with extra steps

Sounds like a Svi Mykhailiuk half court, game-winning layup.

 

[Halincandenza]

I don’t feel bad for anyone involved. Not buying that he didn’t know. Not buying that KU didn’t know.

Why? Because of a bias against KU? There is no proof he knew anything and the guardian and de Sousa have turned over all bank records. Think if this was an ISU player. NCAA is trying to look tough but is totally wrong as usual to punish this kid.

 

[Halincandenza]

The best part is that under oath the Addidas guy admitted to offering a guy $200K to go to Kansas and Self still whiffed on him and he went to Arizona. LoL

That’s not true at all.

 

[Halincandenza]

My question is why does Adidas get off scott free? Maybe the Govt should step in and hold Adidas accountable. Seems like that would go a long way to stopping this BS.

Adidas didn’t break any laws.

 

[83cy]

Why? Because of a bias against KU? There is no proof he knew anything and the guardian and de Sousa have turned over all bank records. Think if this was an ISU player. NCAA is trying to look tough but is totally wrong as usual to punish this kid.

IDK to think cash wasn't slipped to the kid seems naive, that's how it works "You go to school xyz here is $$$$". Can't trace cash.

 

[jdoggivjc]

KU getting off with a slap on the wrist.

I wouldn't call this a slap on the wrist. Slap on the wrist would be "time served" or maybe the rest of this year. They're making him sit out the rest of this year and next. Sure, we'd all love to see K-Boo get the death penalty (was never going to happen over this), but I'd at minimum call this a slap to the face.