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    #31
    Have they taken his bio off their website?

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      #32
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      Have they taken his bio off their website?
      Honestly I don’t even see a link to coaches on the website. Didn’t see it the other day. My guess is that’s an old link. Not even active which would explain why it is so incomplete.

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        #33
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Honestly I don’t even see a link to coaches on the website. Didn’t see it the other day. My guess is that’s an old link. Not even active which would explain why it is so incomplete.
        They have a coach bio page on the site, not difficult to find although it’s very incomplete and dated. Rudy was listed on there until yesterday.

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          #34
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          They have a coach bio page on the site, not difficult to find although it’s very incomplete and dated. Rudy was listed on there until yesterday.
          http://connecticutfootballclub.com/a...OTBALLCLUB.COM

          Didn’t see it yesterday either. Am I missing something?

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            #35
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            They have a coach bio page on the site, not difficult to find although it’s very incomplete and dated. Rudy was listed on there until yesterday.
            That is not a current page. There is no link to it on the CFC site. The only way to get to it is to google search it. Must be pretty old because half the coaches on it aren’t there anymore and they’re missing a ton of others.

            Yet another example of someone trying to make a link that isn’t there.

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              #36
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              That is not a current page. There is no link to it on the CFC site. The only way to get to it is to google search it. Must be pretty old because half the coaches on it aren’t there anymore and they’re missing a ton of others.

              Yet another example of someone trying to make a link that isn’t there.
              Yet another example of the CFC spin

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                #37
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Yet another example of the CFC spin
                Got it, Mr. Mueller. Continue your witch hunt.

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                  #38
                  NY Times piece on RM, about how he'd been pretty successful at Yale, professional, no one saw it coming etc. Yale said of the two students involved in the indictments one was admitted, the other wasn't (paid a bribe and didn't get in? Karma).


                  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/s...gtype=Homepage

                  As Rudy Meredith was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame in January to honor his 24-year run as Yale women’s soccer coach, he sprinkled his hallmark humor and humility throughout his remarks....Despite Mr. Meredith’s placid demeanor, people who knew him best had recently begun to detect changes in his behavior. He seemed to be more anxious. He appeared less enthusiastic about soccer, even before he resigned as Yale’s coach in November. He paid little attention to recruiting. He played poorly in pickleball, a paddle sport he usually excelled at....In a Boston hotel on April 12, 2018, Mr. Meredith solicited a $450,000 bribe from the parent of a prospective college student in exchange for saving a Yale soccer recruitment spot for his daughter. Mr. Meredith took $2,000 from the parent, and directed the parent to wire future payments to a bank account in Connecticut. But the F.B.I. was secretly recording the conversation, the charging documents said. Then six days later, the parent, who was working with the authorities, wired $4,000 to Mr. Meredith from a bank account in Boston that the F.B.I. controlled, giving the government evidence of wire fraud..."

                  "In recent years, Yale’s teams did not perform as well as they had in the 2000s, and players and friends began to suspect that Mr. Meredith was no longer as gung-ho about soccer. Adele Jackson-Gibson, a Yale goalkeeper who graduated in 2013 and is now a freelance writer in Brooklyn, said she “could feel people become more defeated over time.” She added, “People seem tired and a little bit checked out.” Some players, speaking on condition of anonymity so as not to be ensnared in the investigation, also began to notice a player or two, every couple of years, who did not belong on a Division I team, based on their skill level. Some of those players came from wealthy families, prompting speculation that their parents had donated money in exchange for coveted recruiting spots....

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                    #39
                    CFC has the most commits!!! We are cfc nation!!! Fraud nation!!

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                      #40
                      [QUOTE=Unregistered;2448967]That is not a current page. There is no link to it on the CFC site. The only way to get to it is to google search it. Must be pretty old because half the coaches on it aren’t there anymore and they’re missing a ton of others.

                      Yet another example of someone trying to make a link that isn’t there.[/QUOT

                      Except for the fact that it is on the site...you simply have to go to the About Us section and it’s listed there. As I mentioned earlier, it’s very outdated however. Rudy was listed first two days ago, now he’s been removed. You’d think they’d at least have bios for Steve, Matt, Todd, Teddy, Eric, Graciano, etc. Weird.

                      Here it is.

                      http://connecticutfootballclub.com/P...OTBALLCLUB.COM

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                        #41
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        CFC has the most commits!!! We are cfc nation!!! Fraud nation!!
                        Whatever makes you feel better about the verbal commitment to Endicott College

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                          #42
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          NY Times piece on RM, about how he'd been pretty successful at Yale, professional, no one saw it coming etc. Yale said of the two students involved in the indictments one was admitted, the other wasn't (paid a bribe and didn't get in? Karma).


                          https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/s...gtype=Homepage

                          As Rudy Meredith was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame in January to honor his 24-year run as Yale women’s soccer coach, he sprinkled his hallmark humor and humility throughout his remarks....Despite Mr. Meredith’s placid demeanor, people who knew him best had recently begun to detect changes in his behavior. He seemed to be more anxious. He appeared less enthusiastic about soccer, even before he resigned as Yale’s coach in November. He paid little attention to recruiting. He played poorly in pickleball, a paddle sport he usually excelled at....In a Boston hotel on April 12, 2018, Mr. Meredith solicited a $450,000 bribe from the parent of a prospective college student in exchange for saving a Yale soccer recruitment spot for his daughter. Mr. Meredith took $2,000 from the parent, and directed the parent to wire future payments to a bank account in Connecticut. But the F.B.I. was secretly recording the conversation, the charging documents said. Then six days later, the parent, who was working with the authorities, wired $4,000 to Mr. Meredith from a bank account in Boston that the F.B.I. controlled, giving the government evidence of wire fraud..."

                          "In recent years, Yale’s teams did not perform as well as they had in the 2000s, and players and friends began to suspect that Mr. Meredith was no longer as gung-ho about soccer. Adele Jackson-Gibson, a Yale goalkeeper who graduated in 2013 and is now a freelance writer in Brooklyn, said she “could feel people become more defeated over time.” She added, “People seem tired and a little bit checked out.” Some players, speaking on condition of anonymity so as not to be ensnared in the investigation, also began to notice a player or two, every couple of years, who did not belong on a Division I team, based on their skill level. Some of those players came from wealthy families, prompting speculation that their parents had donated money in exchange for coveted recruiting spots....
                          This makes no sense. So how was it the assistant coaches at Yale didn’t know there was a problem? How can the top asst coach that is in charge of recruiting didn't know there was an issue?? This player basically is saying she saw a problem since 2010. Seems pretty odd.

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                            #43
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            This makes no sense. So how was it the assistant coaches at Yale didn’t know there was a problem? How can the top asst coach that is in charge of recruiting didn't know there was an issue?? This player basically is saying she saw a problem since 2010. Seems pretty odd.
                            Ivy’s don’t give scholarships for athletics ($$$$)
                            So the admission part is the prize not the roster spot- as a coach can just expand his roster on the cheap
                            If Rudy has to use his influence to get sub par kids in then the Ass coach had to know because that would come at the expense of an actual impact recruit

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                              #44
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              This makes no sense. So how was it the assistant coaches at Yale didn’t know there was a problem? How can the top asst coach that is in charge of recruiting didn't know there was an issue?? This player basically is saying she saw a problem since 2010. Seems pretty odd.
                              This is a good read about the Georgetown tennis coach. Like the Yale coach he had good credentials, was a hall of fame inductee, had years of doing well enough. In his case the Georgetown did have their suspicions about who he was giving spots to. They investigated and got rid of him, yet they never found evidence of the bribes until this case broke. He was given a recommendation by the school when he was being hired by URI. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...=.904824bc61ba

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                                #45
                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                Ivy’s don’t give scholarships for athletics ($$$$)
                                So the admission part is the prize not the roster spot- as a coach can just expand his roster on the cheap
                                If Rudy has to use his influence to get sub par kids in then the Ass coach had to know because that would come at the expense of an actual impact recruit
                                Most coaches can have a lot of discretion on how big a roster they want, especially if there aren't athletic $ going to the bench warmers/practice players. It doesn't really cost them much. In statements the FBI has said no other Yale staffer knew anything or was involved. Maybe there were suspicions but nothing provable, especially the actual bribe part. Everyone is pretty blown away by this part of the scandal, that Singer could get these coaches to play along. People are far less surprised by the special favors for donations, test cheating etc

                                I don't envy the new coach stepping into this hot mess.

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