The sign stealing is a multi level crime and evidence will be looked at for awhile as each new facet uncovered will expose more corruption. On the surface it is an ex military computer specialist using his skill to decipher play calls/signals and (actual) signs so scum know exactly what plays the opponent is running & counter it. That in itself seems kind of innocuous.
1) Who hired Stalions? Did he just show up one day and offer his services or was he recruited by someone in the scum organization? Was he hired for something else and it morphed into sign stealing or was he hired specifically for his expertise in deciphering codes/signs?
2) How many people in the scum org. were involved? Clear video evidence already shows Hairball, Sherrone Moore, Jesse Menter, Stalions, several others who physically went to the future opponents games to video the signage to be used when they played scum. At least a few admin people to coordinate flights, hotels, etc.
3) How was Stalion and his minions paid? Stalion was an employee but how were the minions paid? It appears Stalion bought their tickets but they weren't flying all over the country, staying in hotels & eating on their own dime. Was (IS) the university paying them and did the university know what the money was being used for? Did they keep records?
4) Who was harmed? An obvious answer is OSU got cheated out of a B1G Championship game 2 years running at a minimum. How many teams would have been bowl eligible with a win over scum? scum got into the CFP by deception, cheating 2 other teams who rightfully should have been there. The prestige and bottom dollar of these teams were directly affected by scum's cheating. scum itself! How many millions of dollars in bonuses did Hairball and his staff receive from the university by winning a certain number of games, B1G Championship and the playoff games?
5) Who knew what? How far up the organization is this going? Is the AD & staff going to be implicated? Is ANYONE WATCHING? The scum football program had a miraculous turnaround over 1 season. Were there any red flags that made Hairballs boss ask "how he did it"? Were any questions asked or did they just smile and roll with it?
6) Did Hairball lie? The NCAA has already accused him of lying prior to the sign stealing scandal. Hairball denied any knowledge of Stalion's sign stealing but is on national TV talking to Stalion during games. It would appear that Hairball is lying about not knowing about what Stalion was doing and is attempting to cover the up the (NCAA) crime. Hairball is showing a pattern of lying about his nefarious activities and covering them up. At this point he has no integrity.
7) VEGAS. Since betting on college games is now permitted this could go very deep. How many betting lines were lost due to Hairball cheating over a 2+ year period? The betting world losses could reach hundreds of millions of dollars. I don't know how what legal authority the NCAA or B1G has in gambling enforcement but will this open up the coaches, Stalion and scum university to civil litigation?
8) Did anyone on the scum staff or hangers on bet on the games and benefit from the cheating?
Of course I'm listing things that could potentially be looked into. It will really depend on whether the charges are though of as a minor infraction or major infraction with widespread knowledge of the coaches and athletic department. Loss of institutional control? There are several things that have already been exposed and should be dealt with immediately by scum university and the B1G. Stalion cheated. At a minimum Hairball, Moore & Minter and an unknown number of minions knew about it. Hairball has already got caught lying about knowledge of the scheme. Those individuals are already implicated (CAUGHT RED HANDED) and should be suspended. Hairball's 2nd bout of lying to cover up his nefarious activities should be enough to get him a pink slip but we're talking about scum so who knows?
IMO the big picture is INTEGRITY. Is scum university willing to have it's reputation (such as it is) besmirched by a coaching staff who will be gone at the drop of a hat or will they display some semblance of honor and take the steps to reconcile this cheating scandal?
