OT: Yahoo Report now ties MSU Asst. Dwayne Stephens to ASM via Email
This is a new report that just dropped moments ago, and it is starting to get harder and harder for the MSU basketball program to deny they did anything improper. The new report shows and email Christian Dawkins sent to his boss Andy Miller detailing that Stephens wanted to "trade" Miles Bridges & Gary Harris(assuming this meant Izzo or Stephens would convince them to sign with ASM) for the chance of obtaining Brian Bowen. It is a slow drip, but I have a feeling Yahoo Sports has a lot of these documents up their sleeve that they will reveal over the next few weeks leading up to March Madness.
February 24th, 2018 at 2:58 AM ^
I'm sure the MSU justice will be swift, and Mr. Stephens will be relieved of his duties to excise the cancer from their otherwise-pristine program.
February 24th, 2018 at 9:11 AM ^
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February 24th, 2018 at 7:19 AM ^
I'm not convinced that Fisher wasn't in on that action, though. People that can say that it was only Weber, but I'll never be convinced that Fisher didn't have some plausible deniability with Ed Martin.
February 24th, 2018 at 7:50 AM ^
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I don't know about Webber's recruitment, but Fish apparently forged Perry Watson's initials on a ticket request to Martin later on, which is not a great look.
February 24th, 2018 at 8:41 AM ^
February 24th, 2018 at 3:15 AM ^
The only "trading" John Beilein does is one of his wife's homemade cookies that he brings in his brown paper bag lunch every day, in exchange for TWO Snack Packs and a banana from from Saddi Washington's lunch.
February 24th, 2018 at 6:12 AM ^
Except on every third Friday, when they have subs. It's crazy.
February 24th, 2018 at 7:05 AM ^
Slow down there, Iggy Pop.
February 24th, 2018 at 7:33 AM ^
I for one question anyones decesion making ability if they are trading homemade cookies for snack packs. #FireBeilein
February 24th, 2018 at 8:02 AM ^
February 24th, 2018 at 8:56 AM ^
and ring dings.
February 24th, 2018 at 8:40 AM ^
you can get 4 snack packs for a dollar at Meijer. Homemade cookies, you're talking ingredients, labor, etc. I'm shocked to see beilein getting hustled like that.
February 24th, 2018 at 8:43 AM ^
Coach Beilein wouldn’t let me order Tiramisu for dessert on my official visit because it was beer battered and I was only 19 lol
— Spike Albrecht (@SpikeAlbrecht) February 23, 2018
February 24th, 2018 at 2:05 PM ^
"beer battered" tiramisu lmao
February 24th, 2018 at 3:26 AM ^
February 24th, 2018 at 3:53 AM ^
There probably are other John Beilein types out there. I don't want to be too cynical. He's been successful doing things his way. Others will think they can be too and some institutions just won't tolerate shady behavior. It's not all on the coaches.
February 24th, 2018 at 3:57 AM ^
Honestly, yes they exist, plenty of them. And not to absolve Izzo but it truly is a whole coaching staff thing. Some assistants are clearly in the game and doing what it takes to land these kids...some head coaches know, some I honestly believe do not. A whole coaching staff and "organization" like Michigan's under John Beilein?! Yea I think they exist...but may be the minority. Hell I've a feeling lower level schools (SWAC, MEAC) fight amongst themselves and endure shenanigans to some extent for some of the leftover kids that aren't Power5 let alone MAC or MWC level caliber
February 24th, 2018 at 4:46 AM ^
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February 24th, 2018 at 6:16 AM ^
Yeah, I would imagine there are a number of places where this happens and the head coach doesn't have direct knowledge, but obviously should know it's happening and has not gone out of his way to make it clear that there must be no shenanigans.
February 24th, 2018 at 9:05 AM ^
A head coach does not know what his assistants are doing if it involves cheating. To me any head coach claiming not to know is just invoking the Sergeant Schultz defense: "I know NOTHING!"
February 24th, 2018 at 10:02 AM ^
with binoculars?
February 24th, 2018 at 1:00 PM ^
My sister filled me in. Pence is weak and we are charming the pants off the rest of the international delegations. Pyongyang to host the winter games in 2026.
February 24th, 2018 at 7:01 AM ^
February 24th, 2018 at 7:46 AM ^
Yes.
I know someone that played soccer at Hope College that claims he got impermissible benefits. A job picking up litter on campus where he didn't actually have to show up and an off campus housing at a discount that an alumni gave him, because he was on the team.
If Hope College Soccer is to some extent cheating....I would be shocked if MAC football and basketball didn't cheat at times either.
February 24th, 2018 at 7:38 AM ^
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February 24th, 2018 at 11:05 AM ^
I wouldn't assume European players are automatically clean, though. Some of them turn down the chance to play professionally (albeit at a lower level) to come here.
February 24th, 2018 at 8:22 AM ^
haven't been implicated by what's been released so far. You can't really even say Coach K is just because he has a player that took a free meal from a crooked agent. I expect more to come, but that's not enough.
February 24th, 2018 at 9:22 AM ^
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February 24th, 2018 at 10:23 AM ^
he was the equivalent of jerry tarkanian when he was at cincy.
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February 24th, 2018 at 12:06 PM ^
After a few football scandals, they went to town on their compliance staff. In addition, Lon Kruger is the Beilein of the South. As someone that used to work in the Oklahoma athletic department, I can vouch for both the quality of the compliance staff and the character of Coach Kruger
February 24th, 2018 at 6:17 AM ^
February 24th, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^
Also feels like it says something significant about UM's players- have to believe at least a few of them took a hard pass on what surely amounted to tempting $ amounts.
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