Top 10 program to be 'outed' for major recruiting violations

I really like Cowherd, but he has been outted multiple times by the "ESPN Ombudsman" for jumping to conclusions without having the facts, then later being proven wrong. I get it. It's his shtick, to rile people up. If I remember right it was when Sean Taylor, the former Miami player had those kids break into his house a few years back. Cowherd basically went on to say the Taylor must have been involved in drugs, etc. Then it was later proven to just be some idiot kids randomly robbing the place and killing him.

I highly doubt Texas. They lock those kids up early and don't really ever need to 'recruit' like everyone else. Home-grown kids want to go there.

 
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nuance said:
Don't count UCLA out. With Zippy Neuheisel at the helm.
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Top 10-12 program though so probably not UCLA even tho Neuheisel is a little weasel. Man this is interesting stuff! Why would TCU fans be happy if it is Oregon?

Based off of that evidence you would have to think Boise St. They are such a feel good story though that I have to admit I would be pretty disappointed by that. Also their recruiting classes aren't anything to write home about there. Their lists on rivals are littered with 2* and 3* players. I counted one 4* (Tyrone Crawford in 2010) in the last five years.

What about Utah?

 
With TCU in the Big East, they could care less about with Boise. There isn't be a rivalry there. Gotta be someone in Texas. Can't see it being a Big East team. Cowherd didn't say top 55 programs. 10-12.

 
IMO, no chance it is either Boise or TCU. It has to be a school that is bringing in high profile type kids. B and TCU aren't pulling in 4 and 5 star kids like the rest of the top 12 programs out there.

I could easily see it being Tennessee or FSU...maybe Ole Miss or South Carolina. Pretty hard to speculate with what little info we have.

 
aspeedlin4589 said:
Sounds like it might be Oregon...
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Indeed, it appears you are right. Yahoo Sports once again breaks the story:

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=cr-oregon030311

The University of Oregon paid more than $28,000 to two men with ties to multiple recruits who signed letters of intent with the school, Yahoo! Sports has learned.
According to State of Oregon expenditure records, the university paid $25,000 to Will Lyles of Complete Scouting Services in Houston, and $3,745 to Baron Flenory of New Level Athletics.
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nowhereman said:
aspeedlin4589 said:
Sounds like it might be Oregon...
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Indeed, it appears you are right. Yahoo Sports once again breaks the story:

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=cr-oregon030311

The University of Oregon paid more than $28,000 to two men with ties to multiple recruits who signed letters of intent with the school, Yahoo! Sports has learned.
According to State of Oregon expenditure records, the university paid $25,000 to Will Lyles of Complete Scouting Services in Houston, and $3,745 to Baron Flenory of New Level Athletics.
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Wonder who in the coaching staff knew about this? Scott Frost might have been a little more flexible if he knew this was coming down.

 
Looks like ESPN is doing its own story simultaneously. The NCAA is already involved:

NCAA officials are examining whether a Texas man helped steer high school football prospects to defending Pac-10 champion Oregon, and Ducks officials on Thursday told ESPN.com that the school paid the man $25,000 in the spring of 2010 for recruiting services.
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I hope this spurs the NCAA to hurry up and close the loophole that allows these street agents to operate. Recruiting was already a dirty business and this is getting to be over-the-top.

 
let me guess...there will be a loophole, the NCAA will do a little slap on the wrist, Oregon gets a black eye, and life goes on.

I say ban the athletes and have Oregon lose some schollies!

 
I've heard they are coming down hard on us. Yep, that's right, Nebraska. Apparently they will be sanctioning us for not cheating to get recruits. :ahhhhhhhh

 
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Oregon's top recruit, DeAnthony Thomas, who they nabbed from USC on signing day, tweeted that he met with the NCAA last night.

"JUST GOT. OUT OF A MEETING WIT THE NCAA PEOPLE MAN IT FELT LIKE I WAS TALKING TO THE POLICE"

 
Via Twitter:

@schadjoeJoe Schad

Lyles billed Oregon $25,000 after Seastrunk's committment, when his former company billed $16,500 for previous two years of service

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ruh roh

 
Via Twitter:

@schadjoeJoe Schad

Lyles has also been tied to players recruited to Auburn, Baylor, LSU, Oklahoma St, USC and Texas A&M
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From I could gather, Will Lyles is a street agent in Texas who has sent players all over the country. But, mainly to Oregon.

 
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