Major baseball problems at Alabama

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preacherman20 said:
I think it is combined with the lawsuit and the betting. They are trying to show the NCAA they are doing the right thing. ;) Plus he is not winning so they can fire him easily. God forbid if a player had a gun or something.
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They promoted the Pitching Coach to interim HC, he was also named in the lawsuit, so I bet (get it) this is strictly related to wahtever the Bammer admin uncovered in their investigation into the gambling issue.
 
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Free Article from D1 Baseball......

Alabama fires head coach Brad Bohannon for ‘violating program standards’
COACHES CORNER Kendall Rogers - May 4, 2023

Alabama terminated head baseball coach Brad Bohannon on Thursday for ‘violating program standards’. His firing comes just days after sportsbooks in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey halted betting on any Alabama baseball games after they found suspicious activity tied to a specific bet from last Friday’s contest between the Crimson Tide and top-ranked LSU.

University of Alabama athletic director had this to say in a statement:

“We have initiated the termination process for head baseball coach Brad Bohannon, for, among other things, violating the standards, duties, and responsibilities expected of University employees.

“Bohannon has been relieved of all duties and Jason Jackson will serve as the interim head coach. There will be no further comment at this time pending an ongoing review.”

The bets in question involve last Friday’s game between Alabama and LSU. In that game, Alabama was expected to start righthanded pitcher Luke Holman against the Tigers. However, the Crimson Tide scratched him from his start a couple of hours before the game. The bet in question involves a large parlay and a money line bet — both involving Alabama and LSU. That triggered an investigation into some suspicious activity. It’s worth noting that LSU was a -245 favorite.


Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey said the league office was investigating this matter as well.

“We are aware of reports related to the suspension of wagering on Alabama baseball games,” he said. “We will continue to monitor available information and regulatory activity.

“As many states have acted to legalize sports gambling, we are reminded of the threats gambling may pose on competitive integrity. Together with our member universities, we will continue to emphasize the importance of regulating, overseeing and providing education related to sports gambling activity.”

The dismissal of Bohannon and the severity of this situation couldn’t come at a worse time for the Alabama baseball team. Sitting at 30-15 overall and 9-12 in the SEC, the Tide hosts Vanderbilt in a crucial series this weekend that could determine their postseason fate. This comes after the Tide missed the NCAA tournament last season with a 31-27 overall record and 12-17 mark in SEC play, causing some around the Tide athletic department to work back channels to see which head coaches might be available should they decide to make a change. On top of the gambling issues, the Crimson Tide program and Bohannon dealt with drama already this season when former player Johnny Blake Bennett sued Bohannon and athletic trainer Sean Stryker for alleged negligence for how they handled an injury.

In his six seasons with the program, Bohannon went 166-124 overall and guided the program to a single NCAA tournament appearance.


But most important at this point is his ability to coach in Division I Baseball again. It’s one thing for Bohannon to be fired for something like a lack of institutional control, which could be the case. However, if there was something nefarious going on with Bohannon and gambling, that would cause a myriad of issues that would likely torpedo his coaching career.

Let’s hope that isn’t the case.
 
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Dudleys87 said:
“Standards, Duties, and Responsibilities of its employees” but you still have Oats on the payroll..

I’m very interested to see who is betting on the games.
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I posted this on another site:

At best, Bohannon unintentionally or innocently shared information with someone who then passed that information to bad actors.

At worst, he knowingly had someone do that for him.

Whatever it was, the administration thought it warranted immediate termination – the same administration that isn’t exactly known for being strict on their coaches.
 
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