lestatbq said:
"Wouldnt any injury report give folks an "edge in gambling"? Which means that you are saying all the injury reports put out by any school or coach should be stopped because it could influence gambling?"
That's the point of making the information public so that everyone has the same info and the (gambling in this case) playing field is level. People are always hanging around teams, student managers, etc., trying to get an edge. Some just do it because they like to seem "in the know." Others are placing bets and if they know that Player X, for example, won't play on Saturday because the coach is mad at him, and if that info isn't public knowledge, they have a decided edge. And some of these "hangers on" either "make book" or provide info to people who do. And injury reports, etc., are very important to them.
The players (and I assume the coaches) attend periodic seminars on these subjects. That's why Fran's equivocation seems so disingenuous. And I don't buy the spin that this was all Mike's idea and Fran just signed off on it. That's bull.
[This message has been edited by evermoreAg (edited 9/28/2007 8:33a).]