Major program about to get busted?

[SeattleUte]

Oregon's sudden rise has always seemed to have a creepy side. Kind of like when McGwire went from being second fiddle to Conseco to hitting that ungodly number of home runs each year. It can't be just beacuse Knight got them a nice weight room.

[cougjunkie]

Oregon's sudden rise has always seemed to have a creepy side. Kind of like when McGwire went from being second fiddle to Conseco to hitting that ungodly number of home runs each year. It can't be just beacuse Knight got them a nice weight room.

Mark Mcgwire hit 49 homeruns his rookie season.

[Babs]

Mark Mcgwire hit 49 homeruns his rookie season.

exactly - his rookie season. Not after 85 seasons of obscure mediocrity.

[OrangeUte]

I'm not sure you guys are getting how serious the allegations are.

Read the article again and I agree. I imagine these recruiting bundle services are legal. $25K, though, seems like a lot of money. Suspicious.

[Surfah]

Read the article again and I agree. I imagine these recruiting bundle services are legal. $25K, though, seems like a lot of money. Suspicious.

$25k for names, ages and contact info. I need to start a recruiting service. Just give me an hour and Google. Also, I like that Lyles can't produce an invoice for his services.

[OrangeUte]

$25k for names, ages and contact info. I need to start a recruiting service. Just give me an hour and Google. Also, I like that Lyles can't produce an invoice for his services.

I wonder if it had more analysis than that, though, like video services, analysis of stats and performance.

[Surfah]

This was a pretty good article by Doyel about this:

The recent recruiting controversy at Oregon tells me two things: The Ducks didn't break a rule. But they did cheat.

http://gregg-doyel.blogs.cbssports.c...81996/27748847

[TripletDaddy]

NCAA officials descend on Eugene today to launch investigation

http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/exclus...n-eugene-29540

Looks like the guy who was paid the $25K for scouting services also coincidentally happens to have a "personal mentoring relationship" with Seastrunk.

ESPN.com reported Thursday:
Oregon athletics department spokesman Dave Williford confirmed to ESPN.com on Thursday that Oregon paid Lyles $25,000 for his recruiting services. Oregon’s payment to Lyles was made shortly after Seastrunk signed a national letter of intent in February 2010 to play football for the Ducks, choosing them over California, LSU and USC.

Interesting timing of the payment.

[Surfah]

NCAA officials descend on Eugene today to launch investigation

http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/exclus...n-eugene-29540

Looks like the guy who was paid the $25K for scouting services also coincidentally happens to have a "personal mentoring relationship" with Seastrunk.



Interesting timing of the payment.

Also the guy paid, played for Kelly at New Hampshire.

[TripletDaddy]

Also the guy paid, played for Kelly at New Hampshire.

The NCAA, sources said, also is examining Lyles' relationship with Ducks star tailback LaMichael James, who last season was a Heisman Trophy finalist and the country's leading rusher with 1,731 yards. James, a rising junior from Texarkana, Texas, helped lead the Ducks to a 12-1 record last season, including a 22-19 loss to Auburn in the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game.

In December, Lyles was James' guest at the ESPNU Home Depot College Football Awards Show in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Lyles described himself as James' trainer and advisor.

It sounds like Lyles is a great man who dedicates himself to mentoring young men from different parts of the country.

[TripletDaddy]

Lyles did not return calls from SI.com. His Web site features a "JUCO price list" that offers videos for a particular state for $3,000. A multi-state region costs $5,000. A "trifecta package" that includes any three states costs $8,000, while a "national package" costs $15,000. No single service is priced at $25,000.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1FeUJAAOe

[Surfah]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1FeUJAAOe

Sports By Brooks keeps updating his FB wall with lots of connect the dot tidbits. Seems like Oregon, Oklahoma State, and Auburn are Lyle's favorite clients.

[Babs]

Sports By Brooks keeps updating his FB wall with lots of connect the dot tidbits. Seems like Oregon, Oklahoma State

I KNEW IT!!!!! I swear there's something really fishy about a single fan personally sponsoring an entire collegiate club.

[TripletDaddy]

I KNEW IT!!!!! I swear there's something really fishy about a single fan personally sponsoring an entire collegiate club.

[Surfah]

Looks like Mamba is taking some heat for the gear in HFN's avatar:



Whoops!

http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/ncaa-s...ike-gear-29541