FITZ
ADMIN
Post #13053
Manhattan, Kan.
MyFanPage
Add Buddy
Ignore
More on Smitty
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The orgins of this probe centered on the recruitment of a certain K-State player. Coach Smith and Coach Snyder have been interviewed many times concerning Smitty's numerous phone calls to this young man prior to him being the age to do so. There is a long history of Smitty contacting this recruit and his father.
Well, there was an easy explanation for this contact. Michael Smith is Tyler Lockett's Godfather and is close friends with his father, Kevin.
This seems to be the very definition of a pre-existing relationship but that has not stopped the interviews and probing from K-State's compliance office.
Now, I am uncertain if this intense examination of Smith's phone history unveiled something more, but it started with this Smith-Lockett relationship. It also remains unclear what, if any, penalties Tyler Lockett will face from K-State for this contact.
stormnut
GoPowercat Ring of Fame member
Post #14693
Manhattan, KS
MyFanPage
Add Buddy
Ignore Re:
More on Smitty
Reply
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What part is wrong here. Our AD reporting or having a system and rules set in place were we feel the need to report this crap. Should Mike even have to second guess being able to call his Godson, hell no, but with a bloated rule book and system that says report anything and everything but if you don't we will throw the book at you (unless you make us big money or have "tradition"). Most of the time schools don't get in troble for the actual rules violation, but get in troble because they did not report it and the NCAA had to do work and find it.
stormnut, go hang yourself