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What happened in the point-shaving scandal involving RMU players?
It would take a giant story for me to veer away from the Steelers and their situation right now. A coaching search followed by a quarterback search and everything else happening. But this qualifies, Bob, I would say for a couple minutes here. ESPN.com, several college players among 20 charged in point shaving scheme. So I'll read the lead. 20 men have been charged in a point-shaving scheme involving 39 college basketball players on 17 Division I teams, including Robert Morris, I might add. There's a player there who's implicated in this, leading to 29 games being fixed, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. So a couple of guys from New Orleans play for New Orleans College, University, sanctioned in November for fixing New Orleans games.
Four players charged have played for their current teams in the past week. This is unbelievable. Filed in federal court.
Does it explain what degree of this? I mean, was it prop betting? Was it game fixing? Was it?
It seems to be involving prop betting in the college games. I haven't read the whole thing here. The scheme began around September of 22 and initially was focused on fixing games in the Chinese Basketball Association. What? This group later targeted college basketball games, offering bribes to college players ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 to compromise games for betting purposes. That's what it's about.
So... It's a Chinese basketball association. Is that what you said? Or China? That's where it started. Yeah.
There's a group who, who, you know, purportedly organized a scheme that began with the Chinese basketball association and then later targeted college hoops.
So, and so they're coming up with cash to give the players to miss a couple of shots.
Like we saw with Terry seems like it down in Miami. Seems like it. Yes. And the Robert Morris player, uh, Former Robert Morris basketball player Marquise Hastings is one of 15 former players facing charges. How about that?
That is just mind-blowing. Do they name the Robert Morris player?
Yeah, I just said Marquise Hastings.
Oh, I thought you said Minnesota. I didn't hear what you said at the end.
What? Never mind. Marquise, did I say Minnesota limits?
I thought you said Minnesota. No, I heard RMEU.
A former Robert Morris player, Marquise Hastings. Yeah.
I don't know. Do you remember him?
No. But according to this, I'm going off WTAE right now, .com. It's the story that popped up. According to court documents, Hastings' performance in two games is linked to the scheme. Documents say he and two other players underperformed in and influenced the first half of a game against Northern Kentucky in 2024. The document reads, without Robert Morris players intentionally underperforming, in the second half of a game, Robert Morris played substantially better, outscoring Northern Kentucky 37-29. What are your thoughts on this, Bob?
I'm not surprised by any of it anymore because there's too much of this around. The betting part of this, you know, when people get involved and I, you know, when you talk about like fixing games, I think that's the longest shot of stuff. I think it's about all these little things that people can bet on and how easy it is to change the direction of a game or your own personal shooting habits or whatever it may be. You can do that without anyone else knowing. And I'm sure most of this was that. I don't think it was team-oriented, like coaches doing it. It's probably guys who needed some money, and this group was offering money.
No, that's exactly what it says. That's precisely what it says, is guys, individual players, offered money. I don't know. In one sense, these things have been going on for decades. In another sense, it seems to be way more – apparent now. What's the word I'm looking for?
Prevalent.
Yes. These days. Um,
And I think the cell phone has a lot to do with it. I think you can get in touch with people somehow, some way, on various things on your phone to get them involved. And there's probably always going to be a trail of that somewhere.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the point-shaving scandal involving RMU players?
0:00–5:29
2
How do the Raiders and Steelers jobs compare for potential coaches?
5:29–10:35
3
What role has Mike Tomlin played in the Steelers' draft decisions?
10:35–16:29
4
How does the betting landscape affect college sports integrity?
16:29–21:07
5
What are the implications of the recent college basketball betting scandal?
21:07–25:32
6
What strategies should the Steelers adopt for future drafts?
25:32–29:06
7
How can the Steelers improve their coaching and player development?
29:06–34:06
8
What are the long-term impacts of coaching decisions on NFL teams?
34:06–39:01
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