DBR Podcast Crew Hits The Adidas Scandal

Here’s the DBR Podcast crew’s take on the Adidas scandal. Normally we say enjoy but that’s hard to say right now.

• 0:00 Thanks to the Dukies of Byrd Campbell for loving the podcast!
• 0:40 Donald intros our discussion about the huge Adidas scandal and learns that Jason has A LOT TO SAY about all this
• 3:50 We start with the obvious, Rick Pitino’s career is over… or is it?
• 5:15 Jason says Pitino won’t be the only guy fired over this, and points out the difference in a NCAA investigation and one led by the FBI
• 11:40 Jason explains the two different aspects of the scandal, the Adidas side and the agent/financial planner side
• 17:40 We get into the Auburn part of the scandal and Sam equates each school to a mafia family
• 21:00 Donald brings up the question as to whether fired coaches will be able to move into pro coaching
• 24:20 Jason wonders what other programs aside from Louisville have been using Adidas to pay recruits
• 28:10 We hear what a former sports agent/financial planner thinks about all this
• 32:00 Donald says none of this should be even a mild surprise to folks who pay attention to the way the AAU basketball world works
• 37:10 Sam brings up a scary thought… could Duke get enveloped in all this?
• 42:20 We talk a bit about Jay Williams admitting that he was offered money by other programs before he committed to Duke back in 1999
• 49:00 Jason looks to the past and the future, and wonders if this could lead to important reforms that fix some of the problems with college and pro hoops
• 54:35 Thanks to the Dukies at ByrdCampbell.com for sponsoring today’s podcast!
• 55:25 Donald wants to talk about the football uniforms. He loves em… Sam and Jason, not so much!
• 1:05:45 Good bye and Duke band