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Adidas bribing high school players to sign with universities.


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https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2017/09/26/an-adidas-executive-allegedly-used-dollar250k-in-company-funds-to-bribe-high-school-basketball-players-to-play-at-certain-colleges/23223805/

 

This might push Louisville to the edge of being given the death penalty. I wish I could find a list of universities that they sponsored, because I'm sure they weren't doing it for just Louisville and University of Miami.

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This is the list according to Wikipedia (The list of schools on the Adidas website is much shorter, as in major programs only):

 

North American colleges and universities Edit

 

British Columbia UBC Thunderbirds

Ontario Guelph Gryphons

Quebec Laval Rouge et Or

Quebec Montreal Carabins

Ontario Ontario Ridgebacks

Ontario Queen's Golden Gaels

Ontario Toronto Varsity Blues

Ontario York Lions

Ohio Akron Zips

Arizona Arizona State Sun Devils

Arkansas Arkansas State Red Wolves

Kentucky Bellarmine Knights

South Dakota Black Hills State Yellow Jackets

Illinois Bradley Braves

Rhode Island Brown Bears

Pennsylvania Bucknell Bison

California Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners

Arkansas Central Arkansas Bears and Sugar Bears

Michigan Central Michigan Chippewas

Kentucky Centre Colonels

Hawaii Chaminade Silverswords

South Carolina The Citadel Bulldogs

Connecticut Coast Guard Bears

Colorado Denver Pioneers

Delaware Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

Michigan Detroit Titans

Iowa Drake Bulldogs

Pennsylvania Duquesne Dukes

North Carolina East Carolina Pirates

Illinois Eastern Illinois Panthers

Michigan Eastern Michigan Eagles

Washington (state) Eastern Washington Eagles

Florida FIU Panthers

Florida Florida Atlantic Owls

Florida Florida Tech Panthers

Ohio Franciscan Barons

Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Southern Eagles

Virginia George Mason Patriots

Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Institute of Technology

Michigan Grand Valley State Lakers

North Carolina High Point Panthers

Massachusetts Holy Cross Crusaders

Michigan Hope Flying Dutchmen

Texas Howard Payne Yellow Jackets

New York (state) Iona Gaels

Indiana Indiana Hoosiers

Alabama Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Kansas Kansas Jayhawks

Georgia (U.S. state) Kennesaw State Owls

Kentucky Kentucky Christian Knights

Illinois Lewis Flyers

Missouri Lindenwood Lions

Virginia Longwood Lancers

Louisiana LouisianaLafayette Ragin' Cajuns

Louisiana LouisianaMonroe Warhawks

Louisiana Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters

Kentucky Louisville Cardinals

Vermont Lyndon State Hornets

Maine Maine Black Bears

Georgia (U.S. state) Mercer Bears

Florida Miami Hurricanes

Ohio Miami RedHawks

Wisconsin Milwaukee Panthers

Mississippi Mississippi State Bulldogs

Missouri Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears

Maryland Morgan State Bears

North Carolina Mount Olive Trojans

North Carolina NC State Wolfpack

Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers

South Carolina Newberry Wolves

Louisiana Nicholls State Colonels

New Jersey NJIT Highlanders

Illinois Northern Illinois Huskies

Kentucky Northern Kentucky Norse

Missouri Northwest Missouri State Bearcats

California Occidental Tigers

Ohio Ohio University Bobcats

Nebraska Omaha Mavericks

South Carolina Presbyterian Blue Hose

Connecticut Quinnipiac Bobcats

Rhode Island Rhode Island Rams

Texas Rice Owls

New Jersey Rider Broncs

New Jersey Rutgers Scarlet Knights

California Sacramento State Hornets

Connecticut Sacred Heart Pioneers

California San Jose State University Spartans

Illinois SIU Edwardsville Cougars

South Dakota South Dakota Coyotes

Louisiana Southeastern Louisiana Lions

Utah Southern Utah Thunderbirds

New York (state) St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Texas Texas A&M Aggies

Texas Texas A&MCorpus Christi Islanders

Texas Texas-Arlington Mavericks

Texas TexasRio Grande Valley Vaqueros

Texas Texas State Bobcats

Alabama Troy Trojans

Oklahoma Tulsa Golden Hurricane

California UC Davis Aggies

California UC Irvine Anteaters

California UC Merced Golden Bobcats

California UC Riverside Highlanders

Illinois UIC Flames

Massachusetts UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen

North Carolina UNC Asheville Bulldogs

North Carolina UNCW Seahawks

Utah Utah Valley Wolverines

Texas UTSA Roadrunners

Vermont Vermont Catamounts

Utah Weber State Wildcats

Alabama West Alabama Tigers

Pennsylvania West Chester Golden Rams

North Carolina Western Carolina Catamounts

Michigan Western Michigan Broncos

South Carolina Winthrop Eagles

South Carolina Wofford Terriers

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I would be afraid if I were any of those schools that they might get the death penalty or other coaches arrested or fired. Adidas wasn't just doing this for certain schools. We've seen the biggest coach fired today over it, and with the trouble he's had I doubt he ever sets foot on a college basketball court. What's weird is Dave Bliss has a job with a Christian school. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/report-disgraced-former-baylor-coach-dave-bliss-hired-by-las-vegas-high-school/ . He might get a job somewhere if Bliss did. I'm hearing he maybe hired as a consultant by his son in Minnesota.

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