Willie Lyles vs. The Big Lebowski

For those college football fans out there I am sure by now you have heard the name Willie Lyles.  He has been all over ESPN and sports talk radio explaining his side of an NCAA investigation of improprieties by The University of Oregon  in the recruitment of some players (RB Lache Seastrunk in particular).  Real quick, here are the main points. 

1. Willie Lyles knows and "mentors" many high school football players in Texas (RB Lache Seastrunk was one of these players)
2. Willie Lyles also runs a recruitment service, where he provides footage and stats of players to college football programs for a fee
3. Lache Seastrunk signed to play football at the University of Oregon
4. The University of Oregon paid Willie Lyles $25,000
5. The University of Oregon did not ask for any footage or stats for a year after the payment to Willie Lyles
6. It is unclear if Lyles was paid for his recruitment service or if, in his roll as a mentor, he "steered" players to the University of Oregon for money
7. Steering players to a specific school for pay, at best designates someone as an employee of the university which is highly regulated and requires transparency, and at worst designates them as a booster, and recruitment by boosters is a big no-no in the eyes of the NCAA
8. There are no allegations that any student athlete was paid to go to the University of Oregon
9. Willie Lyles denies that he steered any students to any school
10. Lache Seastrunk "Redshirted" last year, meaning he practiced and was on the team but never played in a game, so he retains his 4 years of college eligibility
11. The University of Oregon is cooperating with the NCAA investigation and has made no further statements on the subject, and the silence is deafening

Ok, those are "the facts" up to now.  NCAA investigations being as they are, this issue is going to be out there for a while and we might not see a resolution for months or years.  So in the mean time, why not have some fun with it...?

YouTube legend and friend of The Polymouth keeerrrttt has put together some clips of various news outlets discussing the situation.  And since all things must and do relate back to The Big Lebowski, he created a hilarious comparison of the two.  It is a little long, but well worth it (keep in mind The Big Lebowski has some rather coarse language, and might not be appropriate for the office or around children).  Take a look...  Willie Lyles vs. The Big Lebowski

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