Anyone up for a separate thread on how to manage the U of I PR effort?
This might be a good time for Dan to exercise some "editorial discretion" with this thread.
Anyone up for a separate thread on how to manage the U of I PR effort?
No, it is choosing from among multiple optics. Remaining silent sounds like a cover-up. Shrieking our innocence just begs the media to skewer us. We took the third choice - a statement that manages to appear transparent without really revealing anything. There was no perfect choice, but ours was a good one.
Remaining silent sounds like a cover-up.
Possibly Carroll and many other 2018 high schoolers will reconsider their college of choice and be looking for a new place to go.
Adidas hired Tom Jurich's daughter months before $160 million deal with University of Louisville
http://www.wdrb.com/story/36464932/adidas-hired-tom-jurichs-daughter-months-before-160-million-deal-with-university-of-louisville
Also, just read that Auburn is offering full refunds for basketball season tickets
I do. Well maybe I do. If he legitimately committed to Louisville, then it sucks he and all the other players that played fair are going to be punished. I feel for all the kids affected by this that are innocent. Of course, sucks that he flipped so late, but kids are kids.
Of course, if it comes out later Louisville gave him some cash to flip over, then I will not feel sorry whatsoever. I prefer the innocent before proven guilty stand though.
I am sure she is a highly capable young lady and will perform admirably in her position as an NCAA Brand Communications Manager.
I absolutely get your point. However, you have a nuanced understanding of the options and what different actions mean given the situation. In short, you have a better read on this than the average person would, or understand where Illinois sits much better than the average college sports fan not who is not a fan of the university. Your analysis of the release is the best possible scenario for the school. How many average sports fans/ those unconnected to the university have the knowledge and understanding to draw that same conclusion? There lies the problem, in my opinion. Creates a connection the casual or uninformed (not a follower of Illinois) fan can make without any due diligence or recognition of the situation.
Yet there was a twist. Roll up on everyone else, Piggie said he was told, from college coaches to Nike officials, and the case would soften.
“They said they’d give me probation,” Piggie told Yahoo Sports on Tuesday.
I absolutely get your point. However, you have a nuanced understanding of the options and what different actions mean given the situation. In short, you have a better read on this than the average person would, or understand where Illinois sits much better than the average college sports fan not who is not a fan of the university. Your analysis of the release is the best possible scenario for the school. How many average sports fans/ those unconnected to the university have the knowledge and understanding to draw that same conclusion? There lies the problem, in my opinion. Creates a connection the casual or uninformed (not a follower of Illinois) fan can make without any due diligence or recognition of the situation.
Also, just read that Auburn is offering full refunds for basketball season tickets
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I've confirmed #OKState associate head coach Lamont Evans voluntarily turned himself in this morning in Oklahoma City.
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This isn't six degrees of Kevin Bacon. BU (and thus UI) is only six months removed from a direct working relationship with a named defendant. BU's name can be found in stories published by national news outlets. It's not just people on this board that are making the connection.
Like has been said already, the worst possible thing you can do when the Tribune, or ESPN, or the blowhards from the Score call asking for a quote, is to say "No comment".
Be swift. Be transparent(ish). Silence leads to speculation.
Aside from a Head Coach, who would be the big fish for Evans to "roll up" on? He was taking money from a sports agent. Its not like his part of the scandal goes all the way up a billion dollar shoe industry.*IF* Underwood has anything to hide, the Myron Piggie case illustrates the risk he's facing from Evans:
per Dan Wetzel
The casual college basketball fan isn't going to see U of I's press release.
I don’t think Illinois has much exposure to this unless Underwood himself was engaged in illegal activities. We have no evidence at all that was the case.
If the fear is that Illinois will be exposed because of the “coach responsible for his assistant” rule, I really doubt the NCAA will be going down that road. Roughly 10% of the P5 schools could conceivably be in trouble based on the 4 arrested assistant coaches alone. Assuming this investigation expands, what is the NCAA going to do? Put 20-30% or more of their money-making schools on probation?
No? The NCAA is going to concentrate on the buying of high school recruits. The Louisvilles of the world are the ones in trouble.
Oh, and another note... I think UNC had a very bad day yesterday. No way the NCAA will simply bury their academic shenanigans in the wake of this investigation. The NCAA came away looking toothless and irrelevant, and they’re going to make a statement to reverse that perception, with UNC an easy target directly in their crosshairs.