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Mateer in Trouble?

pyhooya said:
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Loved Meatballs! Awesome flick!

Side note, paypal’d a buddy once for a piece of furniture but I put in”midget stripper”. He said his wife was ****ed.

Semper Canes!!!
 
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Cookie917 said:
Why dont you believe the screenshots are real? He is admitting it was an "inside joke" and denying gambling ever. Seems he is admitting they are real, just not for betting. Do I think the guy he is sending money to is a bookie? No. Could Mateer have thought a friendly bet with his teammate like I bet you $100 bucks UCLA beats USC would not be considered gambling? Yes. Perhaps he thought it was only betting like draftkings or vegas but a bet is bet regardless of who the house is.
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I misread the first part. He wasn’t 21 at the time, so Mateer was definitely using one of his friends offshore sporting books. Again, all these college athletes do it, so I don’t have a problem with it
 
I told everyone on here that there was overwhelming evidence in the history of man that showed that stupidity has no bounds.

However, there is also overwhelming evidence showing that not a cot **** thing is gonna happen to him because of the school he goes to and the conference he’s in.

And history also proves that if it was us, the amount of reporters and news vans at the Hecht would look like the Waco standoff coverage.
ESPN would lead with the story. Every message board would be talking about us.
 
ST26 said:
Hate to break it to you my man, but 95% of college football players probably bet lol
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It's not about whether someone "bets".

He is betting on his own sport, in his own conference. Regardless of whether it can be controlled or proven or is "de minimis", it's certainly a problem with the integrity of the sport, and as such is highly policed by the various leagues and regulatory bodies.
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
It's not about whether someone "bets".

He is betting on his own sport, in his own conference. Regardless of whether it can be controlled or proven or is "de minimis", it's certainly a problem with the integrity of the sport, and as such is highly policed by the various leagues and regulatory bodies.
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It's pretty easy for these players to get away with it. All they need to do is text a friend or walk down to one of the fraternities to talk to the house bookie/agent. From there, you just Zelle or Venmo. Remember, people aren't always using DraftKings & FanDuel. The offshore books are extremely common, and obviously very hard to police
 
ST26 said:
I misread the first part. He wasn’t 21 at the time, so Mateer was definitely using one of his friends offshore sporting books. Again, all these college athletes do it, so I don’t have a problem with it
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I agree that a tonnnn of kids bet on sports without having inside information or a nefarious intent, they are betting just like you and I would.

I will say this though, I know as UM fans we always feel like we end up with the short end of the stick whether it be freak injuries, bad calls, lack of calls, whatever but IF we ended up with Mateer and this broke while he was here, two weeks before ND? No doubt he would be suspended while we investigate, it would be a big story and even if he does play its likely such a distraction that I would feel worse about the ND game, really a blessing this is OUs to navigate now instead of Miami.
 
not trying to be some naive old guy but players betting isn't good for the game and has to be discouraged. I think there has to be an investigation and a consequence if he bet which he almost definitely did. maybe a suspension of a couple of games. the problem for OU is do you play this guy if he can be ruled ineligible? that could ruin your season.
 
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ST26 said:
It's pretty easy for these players to get away with it. All they need to do is text a friend or walk down to one of the fraternities to talk to the house bookie/agent. From there, you just Zelle or Venmo. Remember, people aren't always using DraftKings & FanDuel. The offshore books are extremely common, and obviously very hard to police
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I understand.

Which is exactly why you don't then self-admit with your Venmo details. Mateer was not smart, but then again, he was a freshman nobody at the time.
 
How many times do I watch a sporting event and the announcers put on screen bets and odds? It used to never be seen nor mentioned. I think it's only expected that players will bet, eventually on their own team and will sooner or later throw games. Sports will go through times where their credibility will be at stake. We've been through this before in this country.
 
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