I just picked a few things to try to get the "It's fixed" vs "You're just a sore loser" crowds fired up:
Justin Wolfers, an assistant professor of business and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, studied the 44,120 NCAA basketball games played between 1989 and 2005 and, based on scores and point spreads, concluded that nearly 500 games had involved “gambling-related corruption.”
Additionally, a 1998 study conducted by the University of Michigan revealed that more than five percent of male student-athletes admitted they wagered on a game in which they participated, provided inside information for gambling purposes, or accepted money for performing poorly in a contest.
Major scandals
“Gambling With Their Lives: College Students and Sports Gambling”
Below is a list of major gambling scandals in college athletics.
1951: The City College of New York, a year after winning the national championship, was implicated in a game-fixing ring that involved a half-dozen other schools, more than 30 players and organized crime.
1963: Thirty-seven basketball players from 22 schools were caught in a scheme to fix games.
1981: A Boston College basketball player and four others were found guilty of point shaving.
1985: Four Tulane basketball players, including star John “Hot Rod” Williams, were arrested and accused of point shaving, prompting Tulane to shut down its basketball program for four years.
1994: Northwestern running back Dennis Lundy was suspended for gambling and point shaving.
1996: Three Boston College football players were accused of betting against their team, and 13 players in all were suspended for betting on college football, pro football and baseball.
1997: Two Arizona State basketball players, Stevin “Hedake” Smith and Isaac Burton Jr., pleaded guilty to a point-shaving scheme.
1998: Northwestern basketball player Dion Lee and former Notre Dame kicker Kevin Pendergast were convicted of their involvement in a point-shaving scheme.
2001: Florida guard Teddy Dupay was linked to a gambling investigation and declared ineligible for the 2001-02 season, ending his college career.
It's a long article if you want to read the whole thing here:
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news;...cB?slug=jo-gambling031808&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Justin Wolfers, an assistant professor of business and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, studied the 44,120 NCAA basketball games played between 1989 and 2005 and, based on scores and point spreads, concluded that nearly 500 games had involved “gambling-related corruption.”
Additionally, a 1998 study conducted by the University of Michigan revealed that more than five percent of male student-athletes admitted they wagered on a game in which they participated, provided inside information for gambling purposes, or accepted money for performing poorly in a contest.
Major scandals
“Gambling With Their Lives: College Students and Sports Gambling”
Below is a list of major gambling scandals in college athletics.
1951: The City College of New York, a year after winning the national championship, was implicated in a game-fixing ring that involved a half-dozen other schools, more than 30 players and organized crime.
1963: Thirty-seven basketball players from 22 schools were caught in a scheme to fix games.
1981: A Boston College basketball player and four others were found guilty of point shaving.
1985: Four Tulane basketball players, including star John “Hot Rod” Williams, were arrested and accused of point shaving, prompting Tulane to shut down its basketball program for four years.
1994: Northwestern running back Dennis Lundy was suspended for gambling and point shaving.
1996: Three Boston College football players were accused of betting against their team, and 13 players in all were suspended for betting on college football, pro football and baseball.
1997: Two Arizona State basketball players, Stevin “Hedake” Smith and Isaac Burton Jr., pleaded guilty to a point-shaving scheme.
1998: Northwestern basketball player Dion Lee and former Notre Dame kicker Kevin Pendergast were convicted of their involvement in a point-shaving scheme.
2001: Florida guard Teddy Dupay was linked to a gambling investigation and declared ineligible for the 2001-02 season, ending his college career.
It's a long article if you want to read the whole thing here:
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news;...cB?slug=jo-gambling031808&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
