Lucy ! .... you gots some 'splainin' to dooooooo ..... folks, you can color Chip Kelly gone .... Lyles just threw him and Oregon completely under the freight train ..... Red55 was correct ...... no problem as long as Lyles kept his mouth shut , but that didn't happen. link: Scout details relationship with Oregon, Kelly - College Football - Rivals.com Embattled scouting service owner Will Lyles told Yahoo! Sports that University of Oregon coach Chip Kelly personally approved a controversial $25,000 fee that sparked an ongoing NCAA investigation and was in constant contact as Lyles provided the Ducks with recruiting assistance that may have violated NCAA rules. In a wide-ranging, multi-day interview, Lyles said Kelly "scrambled" in late February and asked Lyles to submit retroactive player profiles to justify the $25,000 payment to his company, just days before the transaction was revealed in a March 3 Yahoo! Sports report. Lyles also provided details of his fledgling company – Complete Scouting Services (CSS) – as well as the extent of his relationship with numerous Texas high school stars and his role in Ducksâ recruitment of certain prospects. Lyles insists Oregon did not make a direct request or payment to steer recruits to Eugene. However, he now says Oregon did not pay him for his work as a traditional scout, but for his influence with top recruits and their families and his ability to usher prospects through the signing and eligibility process. That dual role as mentor to prospects and paid contractor to Oregon is believed to be a focus of the NCAA probe. "I look back at it now and they paid for what they saw as my access and influence with recruits," Lyles said. "The service I provided went beyond what a scouting service should … I made a mistake and I'm big enough of a man to admit I was wrong." Calls and text messages to Chip Kelly’s two cell phones were not returned.
Will Lyles just fingered Chip Kelly in a five-hour interview with Rivals.com/Yahoo! Sports http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ys-robinson_scout_details_deal_oregon_kelly_070111 the article also details Lyles' extensive relationship with Chip Kelly and the Oregon coaching staff it also details his relationship with recruits that signed with Oregon, including his “father-son” relationship with Seastrunk, and his intimate involvement with Seastrunk’s signing of his letter of intent to play for Oregon
looking for the silver lining,........................... still looking,............This could help our overall bowl game win/loss percentage. I gotta go, I'm getting a stomach-ache. Kidding, Go Ducks Forever!
well, the good news is that there is an absence of evidence for LSU and Auburn since they were not clients of Lyle's service. I stated as such on this forum before Seastrunk even committed to oregon. Like I said, there was a very valid reason that LSU and AU dropped Seastrunk in the weeks prior to NSD. and if you're referencing evidence regarding Cam ... there is. And it points squarely at Mississippi State.
When you read the complete report it would appar the Ducks are about to fly into a tight pattern of shotgun pellets. Interesting how LSU set tight standards for their reports and demanded the right things, information not influence. This should make all of us appreciate Les even more.:geauxtige
ah you beat me to it. the article was only published 2 hours ago and it's already popping up in headlines elsewhere: OregonLive.com: Twitter lights up on Willie Lyles' Yahoo! Sports interview and potential Chip Kelly fallout USAToday: Will Lyles says Oregon paid him for 'access and influence with recruits' Sporting News: Lyles: Oregon paid me for my access to recruits Chicago Tribune: Embattled scout details relationship with Oregon, Kelly CBS Sports: Lyles talks about his relationship with Oregon MSNBC: 'Scout' says Ducks paid him for influence
