Devin Hester involved in Miami allegations

**Wakacha** · 08-17-2011, 01:18 PM

A stable that features multiple elite players such as Wilfork, Beason, Andre Johnson, Devin Hester, Kellen Winslow Jr., Antrel Rolle and many more – including at least 12 players currently on the Hurricanes roster.

Renegade Miami football booster spells out illicit benefits to players - Investigations - Yahoo! Sports

I'm sure most of you have heard about this already, but its not cool to see Hester was involved. Obviously he won't really face any consequences since he's a pro, but interesting nonetheless. He denied it yesterday, and had no comment today. Thoughts?

**BNB** · 08-17-2011, 01:20 PM

I believe the allegations... It just doens't really affect the Bears in any way so I don't really care about it.

**DMelt36** · 08-17-2011, 01:20 PM

I don't blame any of those players for doing what 99% of us would do in the same situation.

Don't know about Hester's background, but there are a ton of players that Miami recruited from desperately poor backgrounds ... and if you give them the opportunity to live that kind of life, what do you think they're going to do?

Don't know how many of you saw ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary on The U, but it was basically the same story, just a decade earlier.

**RamiTheBullsFan** · 08-17-2011, 01:23 PM

What Derrick Rose did was much worse.

**USCChiFan** · 08-17-2011, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by RamiTheBullsFan

What Derrick Rose did was much worse.

Ponzi scheme money>>>>>>>>>>>>Cheating on a test

I don't really care if he's involved in this since I really believe that stuff like this goes on throughout all of college football.

**Prope** · 08-17-2011, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by USCChiFan

Ponzi scheme money>>>>>>>>>>>>Cheating on a test

I don't really care if he's involved in this since I really believe that stuff like this goes on throughout all of college football.

Just not at USC.

**USCChiFan** · 08-17-2011, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by Prope

Just not at USC.

Not anymore at least

**CODE_BLUE56** · 08-17-2011, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by USCChiFan

Ponzi scheme money>>>>>>>>>>>>Cheating on a test

I don't really care if he's involved in this since I really believe that stuff like this goes on throughout all of college football.

cheating on the SAT is pretty fucking serious

considering it's a big reason rose got into memphis

**USCChiFan** · 08-17-2011, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by CODE_BLUE56

cheating on the SAT is pretty fucking serious

considering it's a big reason rose got into memphis

I know that it's serious but taking ponzi scheme money is a lot more serious than cheating on the SATs

**Gunzaan** · 08-17-2011, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by USCChiFan

I know that it's serious but taking ponzi scheme money is a lot more serious than cheating on the SATs

None of these players knew that any of this money was tainted by a ponzi scheme. They just accepted the free handouts, drinks, cars and women.

Cheating on your SAT's is a lot worse.

Either way, it shouldn't affect Hester or the Bears at all, so no big deal, IMO.

**Rory Sparrow** · 08-17-2011, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by CODE_BLUE56

cheating on the SAT is pretty fucking serious

considering it's a big reason rose got into memphis

Rose needed to cheat on the SAT to get in to a school anywhere...it wasn't done specifically to get into Memphis.

Cheating on the SAT is serious, but IMO the Hester stuff is worse because it happened over the course of years, and it wasn't necessary. It was necessary for Rose to cheat on his SAT to play college bball. Whats worse...a guy who shoots a deer to feed his starving family, or a guy who shoots a deer for the sport of it?

**WindyCity7** · 08-17-2011, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by RamiTheBullsFan

What Derrick Rose did was much worse.

f5 plz?

**CODE_BLUE56** · 08-17-2011, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by RamiTheBullsFan

What Derrick Rose did was much worse.

ya it was...anywho this shouldnt affect hester in any way except maybe a little bit of his dignity

but he's in the pros now..nothing you can really do

thats part of the issue with these violations always coming up like 10 years later...the players cant be penalized

**Rory Sparrow** · 08-17-2011, 01:26 PM

LOL at him denying it. Whatever. Add "lying" to his vast list of transgressions.

**daddies3angels** · 08-17-2011, 01:30 PM

All major players in college football get under the table things.

**DMelt36** · 08-17-2011, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by daddies3angels

All major players in college football get under the table things.

Jesus Tebow disagrees.

**daddies3angels** · 08-17-2011, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by DMelt36

Jesus Tebow disagrees.

Tebow got shit. i would put my life on it

**DMelt36** · 08-17-2011, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by daddies3angels

Tebow got shit. i would put my life on it

Bibles?

I agree with you, though.

**DMelt36** · 08-17-2011, 01:30 PM

Did any of the U players know that money was from a Ponzi scheme? Or did they have any involvement in that? Just curious, didn't notice that part in the story.

**Rush** · 08-17-2011, 02:04 PM

The players taking the money regardless of where it came from would bring the same implications. The guy could be raising it running bible camps and the same consequences would be handed down so the Ponzi Scheme thing is irrelevant.

As far as that "Booster", fuck that guy. Just wants media attention. I'm sure everything is true but, it's happening at EVERY single NCAA school guaranteed.

**Scoot26** · 08-17-2011, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by Rush

The players taking the money regardless of where it came from would bring the same implications. The guy could be raising it running bible camps and the same consequences would be handed down so the Ponzi Scheme thing is irrelevant.

As far as that "Booster", fuck that guy. Just wants media attention. I'm sure everything is true but, it's happening at EVERY single NCAA school guaranteed.

**Uman85** · 08-17-2011, 03:40 PM

Ah yes, the U of Miami, where South Florida criminals go to play college football. LOL

**CODE_BLUE56** · 08-17-2011, 03:49 PM

ya accepting stuff from a booster as an athlete is bad(not going to argue that at all)...but it happens all the time...and quite a few ahtletes wouldnt pass up free booster gifts,cash,etc.

you can argue its the player's fault for accepting(of course it partly is), but alot of the blame is on the schools for providing such benefits