So, who could ever forget "the University" of North Carolina that is so beloved by all the talking heads on tv and radio? The coach, who did not know anything about anything, is now going to be enshrined in the Basket Ball hall of fame. Who knows how badly they would have fared had they given hot dogs to football players?CDAGRIZ said:SACCAT66 said:I was listening to a sports show the other morning, and they had an Ex-exec for an MLB team on. He talked about the latest "Cheating" scandal, and opened up about all the things they would do
1) If it was raining, they would leave the roof of the stadium open, so Batting practice would be canceled for the opposing team
2) Study outfielders, and cut the grass the way the opposing teams fielders didn't like it
3) Had Vats of Sun screen in the dug-out for the pitchers to use for spin rate
4) Teams had fans that would sit up in the bleachers and wave towels when there was an off speed pitch coming (he would be told be the video team in an ear piece)
Many others, but it was interesting hearing about how cheating is at every level of every sport there is. Billions of dollars are at stake, and if it means paying college kids with money,( or free hot dogs) you have to push the limit until it bites you.
I had this typed up in my first post in this thread and nixed it, but what the hell: A friend of mine played FB for an SEC team (one of the ones in Alabama) in the late 90s. He says almost everyone on the 2-deep was on the take somehow. He says, at least in that conference, it was much less common to find a starter who wasn't getting something on the side than one who was. Nothing huge in most cases, but in some cases it was significant. I have no idea if it's true, but he did say this which made sense: "You think Cam Newton's dad turned down a quarter-mil from Mississippi State to have Cam play at Auburn for free?" That kind of resonated with me. That's just life in big time CFB, I guess.