FSU player McPherson charged with gambling

[hermdawg]

Ex-FSU player McPherson charged with gambling


March 4, 2003
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Former Florida State quarterback Adrian McPherson was charged with one misdemeanor count of gambling, including on games in which he played.

McPherson, who started four games for Florida State last season, placed bets over the Internet on college and pro games during the 2002 football season, the school said Tuesday.

He bet on every Seminoles' game last season, always wagering that they would win, according to the school. Sources told investigators McPherson bet large amounts and owed a Tallahassee man thousands of dollars, the school said.

That man and Florida State football team equipment manager Jeffrey Inderhees were charged with one felony count of bookmaking.

McPherson was kicked off Florida State's team in November, after police said he was connected to the theft of a blank check later cashed for $3,500.

Florida State Police Chief Carey Drayton said no other charges are expected. The charges result from a three-month investigation by the university, Tallahassee police and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

McPherson's lawyer, Grady Irvin Jr., said he would issue a statement later Tuesday.

 

[hellah10]

ahhhh so the truth comes out!! well at least we all knew he was shaving points....

 

[BahamaMama]

i don't have a problem at all with any athlete, coach, etc....betting FOR their team, it's when they bet AGAINST their team i have a problem with it

 

[Kdogg21]

so thats who Ace Rothstein was.......

 

[gman2]

i know this sounds bad, but its at least comforting to know he was betting on himself, as opposed to against himself. that way, at least the integrity of the game itself isnt in question. still retarded for him to leave a paper trail of everything

 

[BahamaMama]

Re: FSU player McPherson charged with gambling

Ex-FSU player McPherson charged with gambling


March 4, 2003
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) --


McPherson was kicked off Florida State's team in November, after police said he was connected to the theft of a blank check later cashed for $3,500.

should add tho, based on the entire article.....


.....THIS i do have a problem with!!! just wouldn't understand if he was kicked off or banned from *anything* just for gambling and betting ON his own team.

if i'm wrong here that he could alter the outcome of the game in a case like this, someone please explain because there may be something i'm missing.

(i'm not talking about betting TOTALS tho, cuz that i can understand, just referring to your own team to win/lose, or against spread.)

 

[The Army of Darkness]

I think the problem comes in that if he gets in debt too much then the people can say well you don't have the money but if you can do us a favor then we will call it even. This could open the door to point shaving. :nono:

 

[BahamaMama]

I think the problem comes in that if he gets in debt too much then the people can say well you don't have the money but if you can do us a favor then we will call it even. This could open the door to point shaving. :nono:

AHHHHHHHHHHH.....now that makes total sense. Thank You!!!

 

[NySportsfan]

For you to say you dont have a problem with the guy betting on his own team because it didnt affect the integrity, No offense, but you couldn't be more wrong. Who's to say fsu was up maybe 7 pts at the end of the game, and was laying 13, and he had bet them... He could throw a bomb just to try and cover, and not care about what is in the best interest for the team, this is the same as with pete rose, as the manager betting on his own team, he probably easily could've forced relievers in without ample rest, just to win that night's bet
Further, Im pretty sure this happens a lot of other places, they just don't get caught, nonetheless Ill continue to bet college sports, the system sucks though, how the kids get not even a few dollars a month yet generate millions for the school, is beyond me. Most of these kids are poor and I can't blame them frankly for tying some things to make $ even though theyre illegal, the bigger picture is that they need to be given some sort of stipend or something, A free scholarship is fine and good, but most of these guys dont care about school anyway, and theyre not getting money physically, theyre getting "education"

-Mike

 

[BahamaMama]

NY, thanks a lot for your explanation too.......it makes tons of sense to me on the surface, but still have some more questions about it to help me understand this once i'm actually *awake* again. (might be that i'm not comprehending the difference between spread and money line betting as far as participants go)

will hopefully be back within 2 days with the rest of my questions. Thanks

 

[NySportsfan]

Yea, If he bet on the moneyline, obviously it wouldnt be ethically right, but as far as affecting the game it wouldn't matter, because the goal is to win anyway, but I HIGHLY doubt he bet the money line. FSU is usually at least 10-14 pt favs at minnimum every game, so he most likely bet the spread, in which case he may jeopardize the outcome in order to try and throw a bomb at the end of high risk play in order to cover the spread and win the bet, Im sure its prevalant at a lot of places in hoops as well its just hard to catch

Mike