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18. Some of the students didn't even PLAY the sports...

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 12:08 PM

Mar 2019

...for which they were "recruited" - WTF?!

This is disgusting. That qualified student athletes missed their own chances because of cheaters makes my blood boil and my heart hurt.

I have a soft spot for college soccer. My sons played D3 soccer at Carthage College, and were on the team together for 2 years. They made it on their own. They worked hard, played hard, and in the case of my older son, studied hard (younger son, not so much.) Made lifelong friends.

I will be following this story with great interest.

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College coaches, others indicted in admissions bribery case [View all] 47of74 Mar 2019 OP

This is why you should support your local community college. Coventina Mar 2019 #1

Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman among the more famous people being charged. nt Quackers Mar 2019 #2

No! Not Aunt Becky! Major Nikon Mar 2019 #21

... durablend Mar 2019 #22

... Major Nikon Mar 2019 #52

My wife is freaking out because she also plays in When Calls the Heart. Quackers Mar 2019 #27

Yeah going from the full house to the big house. 47of74 Mar 2019 #37

Already casting I see... durablend Mar 2019 #40

There's a whole lot more to this. displacedtexan Mar 2019 #3

I am sure this has been going on literally BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #4

Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin indicted in case alleging bribery to get kids into colleges mobeau69 Mar 2019 #5

Felicity Huffman is married to William Macy.......fantastic actor. a kennedy Mar 2019 #6

This is interesting from your link BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #8

There are some big names going down. Stanford sailing coach to plead guilty today. mobeau69 Mar 2019 #11

As I posted earlier in this thread BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #15

I listened to the press conference MichMary Mar 2019 #29

Even if that were the case BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #31

I am shocked SHOCKED to find gambling on here. nycbos Mar 2019 #7

Bet if they looked back to the year Trump transfered from Fordham University to U of Penn they would Pachamama Mar 2019 #9

My First Thought! DoctorJoJo Mar 2019 #10

Are you saying Fordham was paid off to keep quite about Trump's escapades? SkatmanRoth Mar 2019 #46

Some stock photos of athletes were photoshopped with the applicants face mobeau69 Mar 2019 #12

Question; Why did Trump threaten his Alma Maters? djacq Mar 2019 #13

Let the chips fall where they may....... oldsoftie Mar 2019 #14

Yep. mobeau69 Mar 2019 #16

Some paid $2.5 million to as much as $6 million to get their kids accepted! mobeau69 Mar 2019 #17

Get the Kid(s) a Tutor erpowers Mar 2019 #51

Some of these kids only went to college due to family pressure crazycatlady Mar 2019 #54

Some of the students didn't even PLAY the sports... 3catwoman3 Mar 2019 #18

Both of Loughlin's daughters had to know their crew exp. was a lie. displacedtexan Mar 2019 #42

Law enforcement code named the operation "Varsity Blues" Va Lefty Mar 2019 #19

Twitter has gone to work. 47of74 Mar 2019 #35

I am not surprised, but infuriated jmbar2 Mar 2019 #20

I remembering my English 101 prof saying you can only play Monopoly so long before you need to mobeau69 Mar 2019 #23

Monopoly - what a great concept. So true! jmbar2 Mar 2019 #32

1. Holy fuckin' DAMN! Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #24

UCLA and Wake Forest are not "trash schools" obamanut2012 Mar 2019 #30

Yeah, that's why a few greasy bucks slipped to an athletics coach Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #39

Hmmmmmm, I wonder how this ever turned out for this student..... a kennedy Mar 2019 #25

She withdrew her suit, as I recall. Jedi Guy Mar 2019 #38

Sooner or later I think all colleges should dump big time athletics Botany Mar 2019 #26

My undergrad did that for a while back in the 20s 47of74 Mar 2019 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Mar 2019 #44

nothing to do with education: Untrue Blackjackdavey Mar 2019 #53

This is just the tip of the iceberg obamanut2012 Mar 2019 #28

I'll bet you're right that this is the tip of the iceberg. Jeez, rich kids already have such an deurbano Mar 2019 #41

Extra &/or private test time w/an aide is for those w/disabilities displacedtexan Mar 2019 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Mar 2019 #45

It's gonna come up. . . matt819 Mar 2019 #33

Oh, pul-eeze! None of the majors in college football or basketball???? mpcamb Mar 2019 #36

I'm not understanding your point MichMan Mar 2019 #47

I don't think you understand this scandal. DrToast Mar 2019 #49

Stanford has a sailing coach??????????????? Hotler Mar 2019 #48

College Corruption JGug1 Mar 2019 #50

'Rapper' son defends parents in college admissions scandal: 'Everyone has a right to go to college, Judi Lynn Mar 2019 #55