My son just had an hour long meeting with all the athletes at his university. They told him that he could bet on things like UFC, but NO sports that are in the NCAA.
The priest always made it short to make it to the track on time.
I think the Virginia Tech football player who got suspended was betting on NBA finals, no NCAA events.
Yes they do, South Dakota State is the reigning champion for Division 1
Because that's the (stupid) rule.
This is definitely the most stupid part. College kids have no impact on pro games. It’s just an overreach by the NCAA. I doubt the current ruleset will be in place much longer. Every coach in America knows there are players gambling, maybe not on every single team but they know they have exposure under the current rules. So do administrators. The rules will change, but it’s too late for our guys most likely.
C'mon, Bo's ATT training center is a solid 17 minutes from Rec Hall on country roads when there's no traffic.
just wait until UBER DONOR Ira Lubert gets his already approved CASINO up and running in State College.... Online betting and all kinds of great paying games for the kids with all that extra NIL money
Sounds like a great strategy to launder money, and a tax efficient recycling of earnings to boot. Donate $ to wrestlers via NIL targeting charitable works. Wrestlers gamble their earnings away on table games. I tell ya, the guy is pure genius!!!
Just as easily could be college player who is now in the pros with roommate(s) that are still in college but are not athletes. Or a good buddy from high school who was never a college athlete. Couldn't those people be privy to the same information?
Which is why i'm good with ANY athlete not being able to gamble.
I agree, I'm just saying there are other people who could easily have "insider information" and who were never college athletes.
The only reason wrestlers shouldn’t be allowed to bet on UFC fights would be potential insider info on injuries of athletes (previous wrestlers) before fights, imo.
No. Also, that is why the NFL makes team fill injury and practice reports and it is public knowledge.
What triggered it was underage gambling. So, just idiocy all around. The athletes have no one to blame but themselves.
There is no organized gambling on WWE. It’s like gambling on theater.
Ferentz is being a baby. "whataboutism" - come on man.
It's not funny, but all I can do is laugh if that is truly how the investigation got started. Lol. Feels like such an "Iowa" way to get busted... in the sense that we don't get to have nice things anymore.
No, but the non-athlete could get information from their former roommate or buddy who is an athlete and make the wager themselves. Not sure why this is so hard for you to understand.
I understand that completely. However, an athlete or staff member, unlike someone outside the team, can actually influence the outcome of a game, match, etc. There's a reason why we've never heard of a roomie or buddy shaving points.
