Will Wade and LSU
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If all school recruiters know this goes on, why dont they find evidence and pass it on to the ncaa? It doesnt seem like its too hard to obtain.
And really, are there even “laws” as in societal laws regarding recruiting? Seems like it should be 100% the responsibility of the organization running the league. What “law” is broken by offering a kid money to attend a college, other than NCAA rules?
Well, ole slick Willie, just got suspended indefinitely by LSU.
LSU suspends former VCU coach Will Wade indefinitely over allegations of paying players
From staff reports 8 min ago - RTD
LSU's Wade mum on Yahoo report about wire-tapped call
LSU coach Will Wade shouts during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Florida in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)
LSU is suspending basketball coach Will Wade indefinitely in light of a Yahoo! Sports report that he is on an FBI wiretap discussing his efforts to lure a recruit to play at LSU.
A statement released Friday by the school was attributed to LSU president F. King Alexander and athletics director Joe Alleva.
It reads: "Recent media reports regarding Coach Will Wade are without question concerning to all of us. As such, we and university officials have taken deliberate and purposeful steps to fairly assess and adequately address this situation. As we have done since media reports first surfaced months ago, we are closely coordinating with the NCAA with every step. They have our full cooperation and we will continue to report to them all facts and information on this matter.
"All of us at LSU share the obligation to protect the integrity of this institution, as such we have suspended Head Coach Will Wade indefinitely until such time as we can ensure full compliance with the NCAA, as well as institutional policies and standards. Assistant coach Tony Benford will assume the duties of interim head coach."
Wade is declining comment on the Yahoo report detailing a phone conversation recorded by the FBI in which Wade discusses his efforts to lure a recruit to the Tigers.
The report says the FBI recording is of a conversation with Christian Dawkins, who is one of several people convicted in October of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for funneling illegal payments to families of recruits to Louisville, Kansas and North Carolina State.
In the report, Wade is described expressing his frustration with an unidentified third party handling the recruitment of a player referred to only as "Smart." LSU has a freshman guard named Javonte Smart who is a former Louisiana high school player of the year.
The report also states that it is not clear if the offer Wade discusses would violate NCAA rules, or if the player and his family knew of, or accepted, the offer.
The Tigers finish up their regular season at home against Vanderbilt on Saturday with a chance to win the SEC's regular-season title.
Wade, who attended a public event Thursday, says his players have been good at blocking out distractions and focusing on basketball, and that is how he expects them to move forward.
Wade was coach at VCU for two seasons, leaving in March 2017.
From staff reports 8 min ago - RTD
LSU's Wade mum on Yahoo report about wire-tapped call
LSU coach Will Wade shouts during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Florida in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)
LSU is suspending basketball coach Will Wade indefinitely in light of a Yahoo! Sports report that he is on an FBI wiretap discussing his efforts to lure a recruit to play at LSU.
A statement released Friday by the school was attributed to LSU president F. King Alexander and athletics director Joe Alleva.
It reads: "Recent media reports regarding Coach Will Wade are without question concerning to all of us. As such, we and university officials have taken deliberate and purposeful steps to fairly assess and adequately address this situation. As we have done since media reports first surfaced months ago, we are closely coordinating with the NCAA with every step. They have our full cooperation and we will continue to report to them all facts and information on this matter.
"All of us at LSU share the obligation to protect the integrity of this institution, as such we have suspended Head Coach Will Wade indefinitely until such time as we can ensure full compliance with the NCAA, as well as institutional policies and standards. Assistant coach Tony Benford will assume the duties of interim head coach."
Wade is declining comment on the Yahoo report detailing a phone conversation recorded by the FBI in which Wade discusses his efforts to lure a recruit to the Tigers.
The report says the FBI recording is of a conversation with Christian Dawkins, who is one of several people convicted in October of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for funneling illegal payments to families of recruits to Louisville, Kansas and North Carolina State.
In the report, Wade is described expressing his frustration with an unidentified third party handling the recruitment of a player referred to only as "Smart." LSU has a freshman guard named Javonte Smart who is a former Louisiana high school player of the year.
The report also states that it is not clear if the offer Wade discusses would violate NCAA rules, or if the player and his family knew of, or accepted, the offer.
The Tigers finish up their regular season at home against Vanderbilt on Saturday with a chance to win the SEC's regular-season title.
Wade, who attended a public event Thursday, says his players have been good at blocking out distractions and focusing on basketball, and that is how he expects them to move forward.
Wade was coach at VCU for two seasons, leaving in March 2017.
I don't know Wade so I shouldn't have called him a scumbag, but his actions were scumbagish for my liking. I mean if like Wade stated he got other players deals done easier, why not just move on to the next kid?
Glad he just got suspended, he deserves it for stupidity alone. He does appear to be a good coach so imagine he will get a head coaching job eventually. Kelvin Sampson probably can give him advice on how to spend his time away from the game.
Glad he just got suspended, he deserves it for stupidity alone. He does appear to be a good coach so imagine he will get a head coaching job eventually. Kelvin Sampson probably can give him advice on how to spend his time away from the game.
I responded earlier explaining the laws they are being charged with breaking.
Of course? Scumbag? That’s pretty harsh language for giving money to recruits.
I guess I define scumbag less broadly.
you are probably right but thats just stupid really. They had to really go deep to find a law that was being broken because they wanted to stick their noses into basketball recruiting, which imo and probably many others, they gave no business being involved in. And if that is the “law” as u state it applys to the parents of the recruit, for not claiming the money, not the agent offering them the money. Really shows how the usa is so consumed with “getting people” and bringing people down. Far too much law enforcement on many levels.
I will admit that Will Wade is an obvious cheater though.
angola, the infamous louisiana state pen has roped soap but if he goes to a fed house, probably not. he will have is adidas shower shoes though, most prisoners have shower shoe contracts.
It would appear that these revelations about a VCU connection have been the highlight of our bb season!
It wouldn't take much to have been the highlight of THIS basketball season.
A 7500 seat building that always is full. Why would a recruit want that?I'm sure Will Wade wasn't doing this at VCU.
It’s always sold out, not always full. They have to keep the streak of a school with 30000 students selling out a 7000 seat gym. I have always found it funny how RPI is so proud of that.
Yes, sold out. Few college buildings put butts in every seat every night. Sometimes season tix holders have other affairs to attend to.
VCU selling out 7500 seats is the equivalent of us selling out 750 seats. Let's reduce capacity to 750 at the Robins Center and see how many consecutive sellouts we can have.
Well, if we retain Mooney, it might not be that many.
You already did that by over a thousand seats. I don't think VCU fans have to defend themselves or their fan base as to supporting the team and creating a great atmosphere.
And yes, if you are waiting for something damaging to the VCU program about Wade, don't hold your breath. They did an internal investigation and went beyond that with what they shared with the NCAA.
Slimeball or Scumbag were questioned as terms related to Wade, many VCU fans would defend either as accurate. The guy didn't even tell his players face to face that he was leaving. He is very good at X's and O's but it takes a lot more than that to build and sustain a winning program, especially if you are playing by the rules . ( you guys know that well)
UNC seats 21k at the Dean Dome but has about 19k students. I'll be impressed once VCU expands to 32k seats and sells out regularly.
One of the best basketball development centers in the nation, strong likelihood of playing mutliple times in the NCAA tourney, a sports program where basketball is the main focus...the list goes on.
There just aren't enough people in RVA to pull off 21k every night, but there are enough to pull off 10k every night. That said, we are not at the Gonzaga level, but there's every indication that it is possible.
We all want this over to the East in the real RVA. It will happen and they'll all still be sold.
Whether we would sell out at 10,000 is debatable. If the program continues on an upward trajectory maybe we could. However, if I am following you correctly I would agree with your premise. Richmond should never sell as many seats as VCU. We have some built in advantages-30,000 plus student population to draw from, a large number of students from the area who stay in the area, and greater appeal with the public at large-some of it based on being a public university which more people can identify with. Same things apply to pep band that we have built in advantages and if your pep band suddenly became better than ours then we should really question what we are doing. Personally, I would like to see both programs doing well enough to sell out on a regular basis. As long as you are not playing us I want Richmond to do well. Good for the city, good for the A-10.
All I have ever seen are jugglers. Hmmm...Gold Rush dancers vs. jugglers- tough call.
