~2017-18 Big Ten Basketball Thread~

[medinabuckeye1]

I wouldn't, and I don't understand why anyone would assume that this activity only involves Adidas schools.

I do not think, for even a minute, that this activity only involves Adidas schools.  The issue is that the NCAA doesn't have subpoena power and as far as we know so far, the FBI's investigation exclusively involves shady dealings by Adidas.  Thus, the current scandal seems likely to involve Adidas schools exclusively.  If it turns out that they also have an informant at Nike, UA, or Russell then that is a different story.  

[SuperMario]

I do not think, for even a minute, that this activity only involves Adidas schools.  The issue is that the NCAA doesn't have subpoena power and as far as we know so far, the FBI's investigation exclusively involves shady dealings by Adidas.  Thus, the current scandal seems likely to involve Adidas schools exclusively.  If it turns out that they also have an informant at Nike, UA, or Russell then that is a different story.  

Exactly. The informant is(was) an Adidas employee. Certainly someone could roll over and involve Nike & UA schools in a heartbeat. It's honestly too early to tell how far this goes. 

[HailHailMSP]

Nike was mentioned in the report as well.

Yes. The Adidas rep worked for Nike until recently. If you look at the schools implicated you have Under Armor, Nike, and Adidas schools all represented. 

[847badgerfan]

I guess we'll see. The cases haven't really even been rolled out yet though.

[betarhoalphadelta]

Completely agree with this. I'd be shocked if any major programs in the B1G were intimately involved in this.

I wouldn't, and I don't understand why anyone would assume that this activity only involves Adidas schools.

I do think the B1G has a well-deserved reputation for being somewhat clean, but I wouldn't be shocked to see that at least one program ends up tarnished in this. Recruiting is just too competitive for me to believe *everyone* in the conference is clean.

Given how much we as Purdue fans complain about Painter's recruiting misses, I can only hope that the fact that we've lost recruits to some of these other programs is evidence that we were playing clean while others were playing dirty. 

[bayareabadger]

I do think the B1G has a well-deserved reputation for being somewhat clean, but I wouldn't be shocked to see that at least one program ends up tarnished in this. Recruiting is just too competitive for me to believe *everyone* in the conference is clean.

Given how much we as Purdue fans complain about Painter's recruiting misses, I can only hope that the fact that we've lost recruits to some of these other programs is evidence that we were playing clean while others were playing dirty.

One of the guys arrested was Underwood's too guy at Oklahoma State, so there's at least a tie.

[847badgerfan]

Yeah, the Underwood connection was all over Chicago radio yesterday.

[ELA]

Not the worst weekend for the #1 recruit in the nation for 2019 to be visiting East Lansing on the heels of all of this.

Particularly considering the school everyone assumed was leading (Miami) might be facing some heat.

[847badgerfan]

Not the worst weekend for the #1 recruit in the nation for 2019 to be visiting East Lansing on the heels of all of this.

Particularly considering the school everyone assumed was leading (Miami) might be facing some heat.

Who is it? 

[ELA]

Who is it?

Vernon Carey.

I mean I don't see any way he goes to MSU.  Off the top of my head Josh Langford is the only big time recruit Izzo has ever gotten from outside the Big Ten footprint.  And honestly, Lucious and Shannon Brown are the only two I can think of from outside Michigan, Ohio, Indiana.

[PortlandSpartan]

Hasn't he made multiple visits to MSU now?  I wouldn't bet on it, but no way seems extreme.

[MichiFan87]

Taylor Currie decommitted from Michigan. He originally committed as a 2019 recruit and then decided he would graduate in 2018.

Meanwhile Michigan is getting a visit from Colin Castleton this weekend, who appears to be very similar to Moe Wagner. Illinois is his other top offer, where he has already visited. It's hard to say if/how interrelated these updates are. I think Currie still has an offer for 2019 (he would have likely just redshirted in 2018 if he enrolled then, anyway). Time will tell how this works out....

[betarhoalphadelta]

Meanwhile Michigan is getting a visit from Colin Castleton this weekend, who appears to be very similar to Moe Wagner. Illinois is his other top offer, where he has already visited.

Castleton was a top Purdue target, but we stopped recruiting after Duwouna (sp?) committed as they were basically the same position for us and we only had one spot. Duwouna committed because he knew Castleton was about to take an official visit, and didn't want to lose his spot.
Granted, I don't follow recruiting enough to know exactly the pros and cons of each player, but thought people might be interested to know that Illinois wasn't exactly his only other top offer... Purdue was on him if Duwouna hadn't committed right before he was scheduled to visit.

[MichiFan87]

Michigan got a commitment from Adrien Nunez tonight. I knew he visited recently but didn't realize he had an offer until today. His other top offers were Penn State, Boston College, Texas A&M, Massachusetts, VCU, and Saint Joseph's, so he's been under the radar. Apparently he's a great shooter, though.

Michigan is still the favorite to land Castleton, who is supposed to commit soon, as well.