Fuck you, AP

Former Arizona State football associate head coach Antonio Pierce....participated in a program wide effort to engage in impermissible recruiting activities during the COVID-19 dead period, according to a decision released by a Division I Committee on Infractions panel. Due to his personal involvement in aspects of the violations — namely, providing recruiting inducements to prospects and their families — Pierce violated the principles of ethical conduct.

The majority of the violations in this case stemmed from a scheme in which Pierce, other members of the football staff and a booster arranged unofficial visits to the school for roughly one year during the COVID-19 dead period. During those visits, which occurred over 15 weekends, staff members had impermissible recruiting contacts — including tryouts, football facility tours and entertainment — with 35 prospects and their families. Pierce arranged for or personally provided free meals, apparel, airfare and/or lodging for 27 prospects, often in collaboration with the booster, who was the parent of a then-football student-athlete in the program. In addition to violating the dead period rules, the meals, entertainment — which included taking a prospect's parents to a gentlemen's club — and travel expenses associated with the unofficial visits also constituted impermissible recruiting inducements. As a result of the impermissible benefits received by the prospects, eight who eventually enrolled at Arizona State went on to compete in 19 contests while ineligible.

Several members of the coaching staff indicated during their interviews with enforcement staff that Pierce "ran the show" within the Arizona State football program, and they feared that not complying with Pierce's directives would result in losing their jobs.
None of this matters this Sunday when we play in Dungver. :coffee:
 
In AP's defense, if Minshew hits a pass that every member of this board could throw, it is 17-3 and we win the game.

However, he picked Minshew as his QB based on his moxie and AO'C throwing the pick six in the preseason.

And now the defense, which was a selling point for his permanent installation, ranks bottom five in crucial categories.

And the team completely mentally collapsing after giving up the pick six reflects poorly on his ability to motivate players.

Blowout losses to Carolina and Denver sting.

AP will occasionally pull an upset because he will motivate the players to play up but his lack of strategy will result in these types of losses.
 
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Isn't that the same thing Harbaugh got? I guess it's okay if you win the title and dip, lol. I can't believe the NCAA is still out here trying to police the sport.

Speaking of the rich getting richer...

NCAA....what a fucking scam. Been making piles of money for years. And not even paying the players. But the coaches get Uuge paydays.
 
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