Funny because hawk fans I know are blaming everything on Bruce. Ex GF or something ratted him out and that kicked off everything.I spoke directly with an athlete at Iowa who told me that the baseball player made a bet from inside the facility triggering the geofence and kicking off the whole investigation.
I could be wrong, but I believe the NCAA just recently came out with the penalties for sports gambling. The staff could simply explain that sports gambling is not allowed when they discussed team rules, I suppose. But the staff didn't know how severe any penalties from the NCAA would be even this time a year agoIn hindsight, the smart thing for the ISU athletic department to do would have been to meet with the players 1:1 every year in August/September. Go over the gambling rules and emphasize the severe nature of the penalties if you bet on ISU sports. Encourage the players to own up to any past transgressions. I'm sure the school would have cut the suspension time in half if the players had reported the violations on their own.
I mean it could have been both or the part that got the football team involved, all I know is the athlete that told me that had no reason to lie, they weren’t involved in any of it but that doesn’t mean they didn’t tell me 2nd or 3rd hand info eitherFunny because hawk fans I know are blaming everything on Bruce. Ex GF or something ratted him out and that kicked off everything.
I bet Coach Campbell doesn't think the 1:1 thing is asinine.
They placed hundreds of small bets just as a test? Is that your best guess?The small bets were probably a way to see if they could get away with it. Still if a player bet only $10 (even on their own ISU game) and stopped there, I don't think the punishment should be as severe as the punishment for a $500 bet that isn't on an ISU game. Both are incredibly stupid, but what is a player trying to gain by betting only $10?
Nope. Penalties were actually phased down from a no tolerance policy. The BIGGEST difference is that with sportbook apps everything became traceable in some circumstances.I could be wrong, but I believe the NCAA just recently came out with the penalties for sports gambling. The staff could simply explain that sports gambling is not allowed when they discussed team rules, I suppose. But the staff didn't know how severe any penalties from the NCAA would be even this time a year ago
The penalties that just came out from the NCAA were a reduction from what they had previously. Previously, the baseline penalty was a season suspension for any bet, though the NCAA had flexibility to change that for the situation. Still, a Virginia Tech player got suspended for 6 games last season after self-reporting bets he had made on the NBA (the suspension before appeal was 9 games).I could be wrong, but I believe the NCAA just recently came out with the penalties for sports gambling. The staff could simply explain that sports gambling is not allowed when they discussed team rules, I suppose. But the staff didn't know how severe any penalties from the NCAA would be even this time a year ago
Thank you and @MJ271 for the clarificationNope. Penalties were actually phased down from a no tolerance policy. The BIGGEST difference is that with sportbook apps everything became traceable in some circumstances.
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NCAA adopts new gambling guidelines that include permanent bans, more lenient reinstatement policies
The NCAA has changed its reinstatement process for athletes involved in sports wagering. Any athlete who bets on their own games, influences the outcome of their games, bets on other teams at the school they attend or knowingly provides information to someone involved with sports betting action coulapnews.com
Apparently it wasn't clear enough.Sorry, if you bet on your own games, especially AGAINST your own team, you are a moron and you just need to be gone. It can't be any more clear.
It was for the other 400+ SAs on campus...Apparently it wasn't clear enough.
Apparently it wasn't clear enough.
I didn't realize it was hundreds of small bets. Thanks for clarifying. Still if the bet on an ISU game was very small ($10) and happened only once, I don't think the player should get suspended for the whole year. That could have been an honest mistake or momentary lapse of judgment. Size of the bet should matter greatly.They placed hundreds of small bets just as a test? Is that your best guess?
You know a really easy way to not 'make an honest mistake' is to not have the app on your phone that they EXPLICITLY tell you that you can't have.I didn't realize it was hundreds of small bets. Thanks for clarifying. Still if the bet on an ISU game was very small ($10) and happened only once, I don't think the player should get suspended for the whole year. That could have been an honest mistake or momentary lapse of judgment. Size of the bet should matter greatly.
I was in the endzone seating and saw it close-up. Yes, he likely just slipped, but still he was too good for that to happen. It ruined the rest of the game for me.