ysubuck;1952500; said:
Yep.
I've heard nothing about Oregon OR North Carolina on ESPIN.
ESPIN did report on Kalis de-committing though.
They talked about Oregon on College Football Live today. They talked to former Oregon coach Mike Bellotti. A summary of the conversation:
Bellotti - "My last year there, we paid about $17,000 for a recruiting package just for California. So $25,000 for a 'national package' seems OK. And you can also get value by having somebody steer you away from guys that aren't worth recruiting, saving money by not taking recruiting trips, etc."
At this point, surely the hard-hitting journalists at ESPN would say "What about the fact that the package was basically worthless since it was almost completely about guys from Texas in the 2009 class, rather than the 2011 class?"
Nope - no such question was asked.
Later, Bellotti - "It's tough for Chip Kelly. He can't comment during an ongoing investigation."
ESPN -"Is Chip Kelly in any danger of losing his job?"
Bellotti - "I don't think so. Oregon says they've done nothing wrong."
At this point, surely the hard-hitting ESPN journalists would ask about the alleged coverup, since Willie Lyles himself
recently stated that Oregon had him send some spreadsheets on 2011 recruits after the story first broke about Oregon paying Lyles this Spring. Surely they'd ask if that could get Kelly in hot water, since the coverup, rather than the actual improper action, frequently brings about the downfall, right?
Nope - no such question was asked.
How about tossing in other recent revelations by Willie Lyles that portray Oregon in a negative light: Was there any mention of Lyles devising the plan to have LaMichael James switching high schools in order to avoid the difficulties he had with the TAKS (a Texas state math test required for graduation)? - Nope
How about asking about the personal Thank You note that Chip Kelly sent Willie Lyles, or showing a copy of it on the screen? - Nope, it wasn't mentioned or displayed.
How about mentioning that a while ago Kelly acted like he didn't know somebody named "Willie Lyles", and then when confronted more directly, came up with "We call him Will Lyles."? Nope, no mention of that.
Was there any mention of two Oregon athletic department personnel sending Willie Lyles instructions on how to get Lache Seastrunk's grandmother to sign his LOI for Oregon, since Seastrunk's mother refused to sign it? - Nope
How about mentioning the fact that last month All-American DB/PR Cliff Harris was stopped for speeding in a car that was
rented by a University of Oregon employee, and that Harris's license was suspended at the time? Nope - no mention of that.
Contrast that with ESPN starting in on tOSU stories recently, with the background being a SportsCenter Host saying that "Terrelle Pryor sold his autographs for $20,000 to $40,000" - an allegation that at this point is unproven, and based on an ESPN interview of somebody who insisted on remaining anonymous. And then the number of times over the past several months that they display and rattle off the timeline of events.
Anybody that doesn't think that ESPN has an agenda against Ohio State football is simply kidding themselves. And it's business-driven, as LeCharles Bentley stated on the radio yesterday.
