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Tech's new QB going to treatment for gambling addiction

froginmn

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LisaLT said:
What do you think will become of this inquiry? I find it hard to believe Cincinnati could claim they didn’t know about the gambling.
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It's entirely possible/likely that they did but I also think it's fairly easy to deny.

If you've ever asked a young person if they're doing something wrong, you won't hear them say yes. So it comes down to finding proof of it. Cincy can be accused of not having looked hard enough but it would be tough to prove that they found something and buried it. Even if there is hard evidence against him, how do you prove that Cincy found that evidence?

Cases of people doing wrong things without a smoking gun being produced litter the headlines every day...
 
TopFrog

TopFrog

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froginmn said:
It's entirely possible/likely that they did but I also think it's fairly easy to deny.

If you've ever asked a young person if they're doing something wrong, you won't hear them say yes. So it comes down to finding proof of it. Cincy can be accused of not having looked hard enough but it would be tough to prove that they found something and buried it. Even if there is hard evidence against him, how do you prove that Cincy found that evidence?

Cases of people doing wrong things without a smoking gun being produced litter the headlines every day...
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Internal emails/communications.
 
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Mean Purple

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LisaLT said:
What do you think will become of this inquiry? I find it hard to believe Cincinnati could claim they didn’t know about the gambling.
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It will be hard to prove unless there is a documented knowlege tied to school staff. I haven't seen the reports of where the gambling info originated. Cinci has a suit against that QB because he walked on a contract with them. Is it possible Cinci somehow funneled the story of the gambling out there? Possibly.

In the end, doesn't matter. Where was he when he placed the bets? Did that/those schools allow him to practice/stay on the team.

BTW, this whole "he didn't play a snap at Tech" stuff is a bit of a strawman argument. Did they know of the gambling on a team and did he practice after they found out. Really the only factor. If not, Tech has nothing to worry about. I know they are upset about some legal action from the conference, but that was opened when Tech went to a judge and the judge opened the door, and then the AG pretty much took the door off the frame. At that point, Big 12 has to protected its right to enforce bylaws free from retaliation.
 
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Mean Purple

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TopFrog said:
Internal emails/communications.
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If they exist.

I think the bigger problem Tech and Cinci could face is the claim of not having institutional control, or actually lack thereof.

As the resident Auburn fan, I can assure you that booster/trustees going as far as the Tech booster can spiral into that nightmare quickly. April 2012 was like the 4th of July for many Auburn fans. That's when Lowder's nearly 30 year run of being beyond overly influential came to an end. There was some good he did during that run, but incidents such as Jetgate clipped hard. The idea that a lifetime to build a good reputation/legacy, but 10 minutes to hurt it.

The dude at Tech seems to be heading the same course.
 
LisaLT

LisaLT

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froginmn said:
Yeah, if they have those and don't delete them ala Urban Meyer. And if the NCAA gets access to them (are we confident in their investigatory skills?).The other option is a potential whistleblower.
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I thought I read they use some sort of betting tracking system that alerts them to gambling accounts/bets made etc. I presume guys like Sorsby have cohorts that did the betting for him to avoid detection?
 

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