Major baseball problems at Alabama

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bigdaddy said:
So you are telling me that no investigation is needed? I mean as a college athlete or on staff you can’t even make a bracket for the tourney? That no players at Bama are betting?
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Bama’s poised to make the NCAAT for the 2nd time in 6 years, so no I don’t think they’re betting against themselves.
 
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AthensVol2007 said:
Bama’s poised to make the NCAAT for the 2nd time in 6 years, so no I don’t think they’re betting against themselves.
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I’m talking about the feds and the AA. This gambling will be a mess for all schools. I’m sure we are guilty as well. No way we didn’t have staffers not play a bracket
 
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It's time the rules on gambling need to be reviewed. Legal gambling doesn't hold the same level of risk that illegal gambling did.
 
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I'm not a huge gambling fan, kinda goes with being a Baptist pastor, but I don't see how betting on other professional sports affects a college player. I do understand college sports because you could use your influence to change a game through a friend or another athlete. The only thing I reckon with professional sports is they are just trying to stay as far away from any view of influence or making sure there is no gambling as possible.
 
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bigdaddy said:
I’m talking about the feds and the AA. This gambling will be a mess for all schools. I’m sure we are guilty as well. No way we didn’t have staffers not play a bracket
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You went from Bama players being in on their games to filling out brackets. IDGAF if players or coaches fill out brackets or play fantasy football (BTW they can, they just can’t pay $ to enter said bracket or league). You stated the Bama program needs to be investigated for THIS ordeal currently plaguing them and bemoaned how they’ll likely get off without penalty. That’s the only thing I’m addressing and I personally see no way this involves anyone beyond Coach Bo.
 
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fryeguy93 said:
I suspect the Iowa and Iowa State guys were caught because they used their school email addresses to sign up.
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The electronic paper trail is long and precise. A simple database of college athletes is easily cross checked with betting sites. Unless they are using proxies, they will be found.
 
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preacherman20 said:
I'm not a huge gambling fan, kinda goes with being a Baptist pastor, but I don't see how betting on other professional sports affects a college player. I do understand college sports because you could use your influence to change a game through a friend or another athlete. The only thing I reckon with professional sports is they are just trying to stay as far away from any view of influence or making sure there is no gambling as possible.
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Gateway gambling. Concern is getting a taste of it from pro and want more upside. Or, more likely, lose a lot of money by getting overextended in pro gambling and then try to cover losses in college where they have some measure of influence (either indirectly through friends or direct).
 
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preacherman20 said:
If they are not using fake names and emails, they deserve to be caught
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Technology exists to vet legitimacy of names and emails. Some are using it so not as easy to use aliases as one would think. Some are likely just using legit accounts via their friends.
 
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taylorvol said:
Gateway gambling. Concern is getting a taste of it from pro and want more upside. Or, more likely, lose a lot of money by getting overextended in pro gambling and then try to cover losses in college where they have some measure of influence (either indirectly through friends or direct).
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Before in was legal in so many places, the biggest concern was exposure to criminal element. Today there is gambling without the fear of coersion or extortion. It's also harder to get overextended when gambling apps require payment up front. No gambling app is going to give you the choice of throwing a game or getting your legs broken.
 
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txbo said:
Before in was legal in so many places, the biggest concern was exposure to criminal element. Today there is gambling without the fear of coersion or extortion. It's also harder to get overextended when gambling apps require payment up front. No gambling app is going to give you the choice of throwing a game or getting your legs broken.
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Agreed but thats my point about getting a taste for it via legitimate means and then turning to bookies/criminal element for larger bets. The potential is there for going off the rails.
 
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txbo said:
Before in was legal in so many places, the biggest concern was exposure to criminal element. Today there is gambling without the fear of coersion or extortion. It's also harder to get overextended when gambling apps require payment up front. No gambling app is going to give you the choice of throwing a game or getting your legs broken.
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Whoa… that sounded like invoking the @OldTimer familia… 😏
 
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AthensVol2007 said:
You went from Bama players being in on their games to filling out brackets. IDGAF if players or coaches fill out brackets or play fantasy football (BTW they can, they just can’t pay $ to enter said bracket or league). You stated the Bama program needs to be investigated for THIS ordeal currently plaguing them and bemoaned how they’ll likely get off without penalty. That’s the only thing I’m addressing and I personally see no way this involves anyone beyond Coach Bo.
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It’s still worth investigating. Just like the IOWA case. You might find out players did in fact bet on their own games. Where there is smoke there is fire. But you go on defending the all mighty Bama and fly their flag
 
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