RIPPA Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 The University of Alabama has fired their coach, Brad Bohannon, amid a betting probe Quote Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon was fired Thursday, five days after suspicious wagering was detected on the Crimson Tide's game at LSU. The school announced that athletic director Greg Byrne has "initiated the termination process" for Bohannon for "among other things, violating the standards, duties, and responsibilities expected of University employees." Jason Jackson will serve as Alabama's interim coach, according to the school, which said it will not provide further comment due to an "ongoing review." The alleged suspicious activity took place last Friday at the sportsbook at The Great American Ballpark, according to the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC). The OCCC's investigation is centered on two bets on the Tigers to win from the same unidentified customer, multiple industry sources told ESPN. Bohannon has not been connected to the bets. The OCCC was alerted to the alleged activity last Friday by independent Las Vegas-based integrity firm U.S. Integrity, which works with the OCCC and SEC to monitor the betting market. U.S. Integrity alerted to its clients last Friday, and the OCCC halted betting on college baseball games involving Alabama. The SEC has contracted with U.S. Integrity since 2018 and used the firm to monitor all conference events, including baseball. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said Wednesday that the conference also is investigating the situation. "We are aware of reports related to the suspension of wagering Alabama baseball games," Sankey said. "We will continue to monitor available information and any regulatory activity. "As many states have acted to legalize sports gambling, we are reminded of the threats gambling may pose on competitive integrity. Together with our member universities, we will continue to emphasize the importance of regulating, overseeing and providing education related to sports gambling activity." Pennsylvania on Thursday became the third state to order sportsbooks to halt betting on Alabama baseball, joining Ohio and New Jersey as investigations continued. A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said the ban on betting on Alabama baseball was put in place "as a matter of precaution" and will last until "further notice." Ronnie Johns, executive director of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, described one of the bets as "large" to NOLA.com and added that didn't suspect anything suspicious regarding LSU. "The problem," Johns told NOLA.com, "would have been whether someone on the Alabama side was suspicious of activity." Bohannon, who has been the Crimson Tide's coach since June 2017, had a 166-124 record with one NCAA tournament appearance in 2021. Twenty Alabama players were selected in the MLB draft during his tenure. The Crimson Tide are currently 30-15 this season and slated to begin a home series against No. 5 Vanderbilt on Thursday night. Regular-season college baseball does not typically attract significant betting interest or large wagers. FanDuel said it didn't take a single bet on the game and other sportsbooks also reported minimal betting on the game.
Pete Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 How stupid do you have to be to arouse suspicion betting on college BASEBALL? 2
Pete Posted May 30, 2023 Posted May 30, 2023 Shout-out to Tulane. Finished the season 15-39 but got hot and won the AAC tournament to qualify. 1
Dewar Posted June 5, 2023 Posted June 5, 2023 Auburn was selected to host a regional, and then got bounced in two games. Good game, good effort. (Penn vs Southern Miss on Monday for a spot in the Super Regionals) Oral Roberts won the Stillwater regional, where another host got bounced in two games. 1
Tabe Posted June 5, 2023 Posted June 5, 2023 TCU had a guy hit grand slams in consecutive innings. Indiana had their starting 2B suspended for a game after he was ejected for bringing their celebration chain out of the dugout. It's explicitly illegal to bring celebration props onto the field in NCAA games.
Pete Posted June 6, 2023 Posted June 6, 2023 Indiana State will have to go on the road to Fort Worth and unseeded TCU for the school's first-ever Super Regional due to on-campus preparations for the Indiana Special Olympics. TCU fans, to their immense credit, are using the opportunity to fundraise for the Special Olympics. 5
Dewar Posted June 13, 2023 Posted June 13, 2023 Final eight is set: Oral Roberts, TCU, Virginia and Florida in one bracket, Stanford, Wake Forest, Tennessee and LSU in the other bracket. Bracket winners meet in a best of 3 final.
Pete Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 LSU beat Wake Forest 2-0 in 11 innings with the sayonara home run and advance to the finals against Florida. What an f'n game.
Pete Posted June 27, 2023 Posted June 27, 2023 I think we should call them Jelleaux Shots from now on. Good GOD. 1
Chaos Posted June 27, 2023 Posted June 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Pete said: I think we should call them Jelleaux Shots from now on. Good GOD. That thing becomes more viral every year, so this is probably a no brainer for the bottom line.
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 30, 2023 Posted July 30, 2023 Apparently the American kids only (lol) got 26 hits too. I'm not sure if that makes this more or less impressive.
Hamhock Posted July 31, 2023 Posted July 31, 2023 On 7/30/2023 at 6:01 PM, Dolfan in NYC said: Apparently the American kids only (lol) got 26 hits too. I'm not sure if that makes this more or less impressive. That reminds me of a Little League World Series final way back when in the late '80s, where the American pitcher was getting shelled by Taiwan in the first inning, and his dad/manager left him in the game for another inning-and-a-half until he was completely destroyed 21-1.
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 21, 2023 Posted August 21, 2023 Baseball is the best. For the rest of his life, that kid with the big ears can say he had a future Hall of Famer cheering for him to lose.
Pete Posted April 17, 2024 Posted April 17, 2024 Fucker hit one OVER that monster scoreboard in right. Sweet baby Jebus.
Tabe Posted April 17, 2024 Posted April 17, 2024 17 hours ago, Pete said: Fucker hit one OVER that monster scoreboard in right. Sweet baby Jebus. Imagine how far that ball would have gone with one those late 90s juiced bats. Good lord.
Pete Posted May 1, 2024 Posted May 1, 2024 Not sure if this is a regular deal, but the Backyard Brawl (Pitt vs WVU) is taking place at PNC Park tonight on ESPN2.
Dolfan in NYC Posted May 25, 2024 Posted May 25, 2024 Texas A&M knocked out #1 Texas from the Super Regionals last night. And in other action: All I hear is my JV coach screaming "FUNDAMENTALS" from beyond the grave, and I'm pretty sure he's not even dead yet. 1
Pete Posted May 27, 2024 Posted May 27, 2024 Arizona walks off USC to win the Pac-12 baseball tournament. And with that, the Pac 12 is gone.
Pete Posted June 1, 2024 Posted June 1, 2024 It's the reason for the season. Love the scripty symmetry of the College Station bracket.
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