Still think the Fiesta Bowl isn't corrupt?
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Still think the Fiesta Bowl isn't corrupt?
For those that think that there are no politics involved in the bowl system....
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls09/n ... id=4754106
The newspaper reported that five current and former high-level employees of the bowl game, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they made contributions at the urging of Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker and were reimbursed through bonus checks. Three of the five said they were reimbursed after giving to specific candidates.
Don't even try to make me buy that the bowls aren't willing to kiss the rings of the BCS...
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls09/n ... id=4754106
The newspaper reported that five current and former high-level employees of the bowl game, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they made contributions at the urging of Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker and were reimbursed through bonus checks. Three of the five said they were reimbursed after giving to specific candidates.
Don't even try to make me buy that the bowls aren't willing to kiss the rings of the BCS...
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Re: Still think the Fiesta Bowl isn't corrupt?
Isn't this Junker guy a former Cougar? There is, or used to be, a high ranking Fiesta Bowl official that is a graduate of BYU.
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Re: Still think the Fiesta Bowl isn't corrupt?
http://www.fiestabowl.org/index.php/abo ... unker_bio/stuckinbig10country wrote:Isn't this Junker guy a former Cougar? There is, or used to be, a high ranking Fiesta Bowl official that is a graduate of BYU.
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Re: Still think the Fiesta Bowl isn't corrupt?
Thanks. So its not him. There used to be one.
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Re: Still think the Fiesta Bowl isn't corrupt?
Now now Craig... I'm sure rasta has a PERFECTLY logical explanation for all this!craigoscarson wrote:For those that think that there are no politics involved in the bowl system....
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls09/n ... id=4754106
The newspaper reported that five current and former high-level employees of the bowl game, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they made contributions at the urging of Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker and were reimbursed through bonus checks. Three of the five said they were reimbursed after giving to specific candidates.
Don't even try to make me buy that the bowls aren't willing to kiss the rings of the BCS...
The more I see... the less I believe
The more I hear... the less I care
The more I hear... the less I care
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Re: Still think the Fiesta Bowl isn't corrupt?
I think this situation reinforces my belief that bowls are indeed selfish enterprises.They wil do whatever it takes (appearently using legal and illegal) to retain their own individual status in the game. However, this doesn't show some sort of BCS collusion.Italics wrote:Now now Craig... I'm sure rasta has a PERFECTLY logical explanation for all this!craigoscarson wrote:For those that think that there are no politics involved in the bowl system....
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls09/n ... id=4754106
The newspaper reported that five current and former high-level employees of the bowl game, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they made contributions at the urging of Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker and were reimbursed through bonus checks. Three of the five said they were reimbursed after giving to specific candidates.
Don't even try to make me buy that the bowls aren't willing to kiss the rings of the BCS...
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Re: Still think the Fiesta Bowl isn't corrupt?
What it shows, is that people are willing to sell their souls with under the table deals. I don't think this incident proves anything about BCS collusion, I think what it proves is that these people are not above bribery and politicking for their own personal gain, even if that hurts the particular bowl they represent.mormonrasta wrote:I think this situation reinforces my belief that bowls are indeed selfish enterprises.They wil do whatever it takes (appearently using legal and illegal) to retain their own individual status in the game. However, this doesn't show some sort of BCS collusion.Italics wrote:Now now Craig... I'm sure rasta has a PERFECTLY logical explanation for all this!craigoscarson wrote:For those that think that there are no politics involved in the bowl system....
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls09/n ... id=4754106
The newspaper reported that five current and former high-level employees of the bowl game, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they made contributions at the urging of Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker and were reimbursed through bonus checks. Three of the five said they were reimbursed after giving to specific candidates.
Don't even try to make me buy that the bowls aren't willing to kiss the rings of the BCS...
There's no way on earth that what the bowl CEO did here helps his enterprise; (in fact all he does is risk it's credibility in a time where there's a some pressure to drop the fiesta bowl and go with the cotton bowl as the 5th bcs ball game) however he may have thought it could help him personally.
If he (and others) are willing to sell their souls like this, what else are they willing to do? That's the black cloud that an incident like this paints them under.
Let's stop being naive and think that individual persons (like this bowl ceo) put their job responsibilities over their personal desires; this is exactly the perfect outlet for shady behavior. Don't grease the wheels for the bowl, grease the wheels for the person that makes the decisions, whether it be money, favors, politics etc.
He's already shown that he's willing to get in bed with politicians and promote illegal behavior; what else is he willing to do?