About this episode
0:00Thanks to the Dukies of Byrd Campbell for loving the podcast! 0:40 Donald intros our discussion about the huge Adidas scandal and learns that Jason has A LOT TO SAY about all this 3:50We start with the obvious, Rick Pitino’s career is over… or is it? 5:15Jason says Pitino won’t be the only guy fired over this, and points out the difference in a NCAA investigation and one led by the FBI 11:40 Jason explains the two different aspects of the scandal, the Adidas side and the agent/financial planner side 17:40We get into the Auburn part of the scandal and Sam equates each school to a mafia family 21:00Donald brings up the question as to whether fired coaches will be able to move into pro coaching 24:20Jason wonders what other programs aside from Louisville have been using Adidas to pay recruits 28:10We hear what a former sports agent/financial planner thinks about all this 32:00Donald says none of this should be even a mild surprise to folks who pay attention to the way the AAU basketball world works 37:10Sam brings up a scary thought… could Duke get enveloped in all this? 42:20We talk a bit about Jay Williams admitting that he was offered money by other programs before he committed to Duke back in 1999 49:00Jason looks to the past and the future, and wonders if this could lead to important reforms that fix some of the problems with college and pro hoops 54:35Thanks to the Dukies at ByrdCampbell.com for sponsoring today’s podcast! 55:25Donald wants to talk about the football uniforms. He loves em… Sam and Jason, not so much! 1:05:45Good bye and Duke band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices