Gambling thing

[NCHawker]

I have not been interested in this story this summer. I just read this a few minutes ago

Arland Bruce: 132 bets, $4,342. 19 bets on Iowa football games in the '21 and '22 seasons, Bruce played in 11 of the 12 games. (don't let the door hit you in the ass)

Reggie Bracy: 66 bets, $715, 8 Iowa sporting events including 2022 football games vs Mich and SDSU. He played in both.

Jack Johnson: 480 bets, $1,800, 11 Iowa events, 4 bets total on 2021 football games vs Wisc and IL. He was on team.

 

[NCHawker]

now consider these two plays in retrospect.

https://twitter.com/HawksChronicles/status/1689738328399110144?s=20

 

[HuckFinn]

now consider these two plays in retrospect.

https://twitter.com/HawksChronicles/status/1689738328399110144?s=20

WTF

 

[Hawkboys]

Is IA the only state investigating this stuff? I can't believe that this hasn't happened in some form across every campus in America.

 

[rschneider]

Is IA the only state investigating this stuff? I can't believe that this hasn't happened in some form across every campus in America.

Literally think it's the state of Iowa going above and beyond here. Not that this should be swept under the rug, I just don't think other states are looking into illegal gambling closely.

 

[okeefe4prez]

Is IA the only state investigating this stuff? I can't believe that this hasn't happened in some form across every campus in America.

Most of the powerhouse football states in the south don't have sports book available on apps so it isn't happening at places like Alabama unless they are doing it offshore. Police in states like Alabama or South Carolina have a great deal of respect and deference for gentlemen like Nick and Dabo, if there is a gambling problem on the team it should be handled internally, like any other matter involving a potential breach of law.

 

[Bordone]

These players aren't getting in trouble for gambling (though they will probably get hit with loss of eligibility from NCAA for it). They are getting in trouble for hiding it through using accounts registered to other people and in most of these cases doing it underage.

I also assume in most of these cases the apps were the ones that reported suspicious activity not state examiners deciding to randomly just look into this.

 

[dahlhawk]

Literally think it's the state of Iowa going above and beyond here. Not that this should be swept under the rug, I just don't think other states are looking into illegal gambling closely.

Worked on a casino for a while and believe me the DCI definitely think they are on par with the FBI. They have been known to throw the book at people, the casino DCI agents really thought they were God.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

Worked on a casino for a while and believe me the DCI definitely think they are on par with the FBI. They have been known to throw the book at people, the casino DCI agents really thought they were God.

I was thinking about this whole gambling thing this weekend. How this is all being looked at is just so different then if say it was Alabamas DCI plucking off Bama and Auburns players instead. What if it was just them and no other state and they had the same scenario of players having done what Iowas & ISUs have?

I'd seen a pod where a national guy was getting on KF over how he'd said he was 'curious' about how Iowa was only state having players being investigated. Wish I could remember the ESPN guy but he didn't seem to get the difference between the state DCIs and NCAA. He musta thought the investigation was by NCAA and obviously it's not. But the guy thought he had a legit criticism of KF over this and Brady Quinn who he was talking too pretty much put him in his place on it. KF was just saying what literally everyone shoulda been thinking about it all. He wasn't saying his guys should get away with anything.

Imagine for a second the soap box Nick Saban would be on if it was him instead of KF or Campbell this was happening to. You think he wouldn't have a thing or 2 to say about that? The media would be slobbering over every word he'd have to say and I don't think this would be happening there I just don't.

What we have here is an extremely important rule & laws that the NCAA wants to have followed. However the only way they can investigate/enforce anything is if national or state law enforcement does it for them. They have no control over them as best I can tell. So we have 1 state out of 49 that is currently doing it. Just 1...

Obviously this is going on all over and not just at Iowa. Most likely it's way worse all over and coaches like Saban and Smart are just hoping they don't have this happen to them too. So it'll be interesting to see going forward if any other states will selectively start doing this as well or not. Cause they can go back a ways too. What if a championship or 2 has been recently compromised? Nothing would surprise me. Between coaches assistants, staff, players, parents, friends, gfs, all enabling players the possibilities are damn near endless for what is most likely going on.

 

[dagdaj]

I was thinking about this whole gambling thing this weekend. How this is all being looked at is just so different then if say it was Alabamas DCI plucking off Bama and Auburns players instead. What if it was just them and no other state and they had the same scenario of players having done what Iowas & ISUs have?

I don't watch a lot of ESPN and the only 'sports radio' I listen to spends exactly 2% of their time actually talking sports and I'm not in Iowa, so...

But, my algorithms on various social media and news feeds serve me lots of articles and content on sports issues, and of course, Hawkeye related stuff. I really haven't seen much at all about the gambling stuff. At least, not what I expected. Mainly from Iowa or Big 10-centric producers. Which is no surprise. It's news. I get Big 10 gymnastics or track and field content. So, no surprise I get "scandal" news. But I'm not getting a lot of content about it from the rest of the sports world.

I think the rest of the world is relatively quiet about it because they realize that Iowa law enforcement either got a wild hair (or felt compelled to because someone got 'caught' and it woulda come out they did nothing if they didn't open up the investigation....or they did so at someone's bidding for similar reasons). Either way, kinda sucks that it's happening in Iowa. Then again, it's the law. Fair enough. Other states could (should?) do the same.

Either way, I find it not surprising. I think they (including the NCAA?) is hoping that it's "over" in Iowa. And that's all they found. And it's not as bad as it could be. And that it's sent the message to the rest of the schools/players/coaches. The last thing they want is nationwide focus that 3-10% of every NCAA roster is up to the same stuff. And this includes championship teams, former championship teams, marquee teams.....and probably quite a few marquee players as well.