Ex-Toledo RB pleads guilty in bribery, point-shaving probe

[Spark]

Posted by Ben Kercheval on August 26, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT

[Spark]

This is why no one will ever convince me that this stuff does not happen a hell of a lot more than we will ever know. When there is $$$$$$$ involved anything goes.

[flarendep1]

I agree Spark. There are plenty of refs out there going unnoticed I bet too.

[ChitownZ]

NFL refs made up of attorneys , insurance guys and salesman ! And they are on the up and up ? Give me an effin break !

[molta02]

still remember the toledo / fresno st game, where gradkowski was probable, and didnt end up playing. that line shot like a cannon before announcement he was out, and fresno rolled them. gradkowski i believe was linked to this point shaving too.

[tech fan]

still remember the toledo / fresno st game, where gradkowski was probable, and didnt end up playing. That line shot like a cannon before announcement he was out, and fresno rolled them. Gradkowski i believe was linked to this point shaving too.

there was a guy on here that said he talked to gradkowski on facebook way back wehn we did not even know what facebook was let me see if i can find the thread very intresting

[tech fan]

there was a guy on here that said he talked to gradkowski on facebook way back wehn we did not even know what facebook was let me see if i can find the thread very intresting

i bumped the thread i hope spark or someone else can put the link in this thread

[molta02]

Toledo Rockets vs. Fresno State Bulldogs - Recap - September 27, 2005 - ESPN


Fresno State routs previously unbeaten Toledo 44-14
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Team Stat Comparison

Toledo
Fresno St
1st Downs 20 13
Total Yards 304 248
Passing 163 69
Rushing 141 179
Penalties 11-87 4-25
3rd Down Conversions 6-16 3-9
4th Down Conversions 2-3 0-0
Turnovers 3 1
Possession 37:19 22:41
Passing Leaders
Toledo C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT
Cochran 16/24 163 6.8 1 1
Fresno State C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT
Pinegar 9/16 69 4.3 2 0
Brandsta... 0/1 0 0.0 0 0
Rushing Leaders
Toledo CAR YDS AVG TD LG
Dawson 17 92 5.4 0 12
Parmele 11 43 3.9 0 10
Fresno State CAR YDS AVG TD LG
Sumlin 17 106 6.2 1 13
Mathis 9 27 3.0 1 9
Receiving Leaders
Toledo REC YDS AVG TD LG
Hawkins 5 34 6.8 0 9
Redd Jr. 3 28 9.3 0 11
Fresno State REC YDS AVG TD LG
Sumlin 2 41 20.5 1 21
Williams 2 7 3.5 1 6
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER TOL FRES
TD 3:33 STEVE ODOM 36 YD PASS FROM CLINT COCHRAN (JASON ROBBINS KICK)
Drive info: 8 plays, 62 yards.
7 0
SECOND QUARTER TOL FRES
TD 14:57 PAUL WILLIAMS 1 YD PASS FROM PAUL PINEGAR (CLINT STITSER KICK)
Drive info: 10 plays, 53 yards.
7 7
TD 7:16 BRYSON SUMLIN 20 YD PASS FROM PAUL PINEGAR (CLINT STITSER KICK)
Drive info: 9 plays, 82 yards.
7 14
TD 6:24 TYRONE CULVER 30 YD DEFENSIVE FUMBLE RETURN (MISSED KICK) 7 20
TD 0:25 WENDELL MATHIS 1 YD RUN (CLINT STITSER KICK)
Drive info: 7 plays, 34 yards.
7 27
THIRD QUARTER TOL FRES
FG 9:14 CLINT STITSER 40 YD FG
Drive info: 5 plays, 20 yards.
7 30
TD 5:41 PAUL WILLIAMS 5 YD BLOCKED PUNT RETURN (CLINT STITSER KICK) 7 37
TD 3:38 BRYSON SUMLIN 3 YD RUN (CLINT STITSER KICK)
Drive info: 3 plays, 27 yards.
7 44
FOURTH QUARTER TOL FRES
TD 1:38 CLINT COCHRAN 1 YD RUN (JASON ROBBINS KICK)
Drive info: 8 plays, 50 yards.
14 44

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Bruce Gradkowski watched his Toledo teammates from the sideline, wearing a cap and a grim expression.

The Rockets' star quarterback couldn't play, apparently because of a concussion -- and without him, Toledo couldn't even stay close to Fresno State.

Paul Williams caught a touchdown pass and returned a blocked punt for a score, and Tyrone Culver returned a fumble for another touchdown in the Bulldogs' 44-14 victory Tuesday night.

Bryson Sumlin ran for 106 yards and a score and also caught a TD pass to help the Bulldogs (2-1) rebound from a 37-34 loss at Oregon 10 days ago. That defeat knocked them out of the Top 25, but the Bulldogs still believe they've got their best shot yet at coach Pat Hill's first outright WAC title in his nine seasons.

And Gradkowski's absence didn't make this one-sided victory over the Rockets (3-1) any less sweet for Hill.

"I don't think it would have made any difference," Hill said. "He's a great player, but I think we were really dialed into what they were doing. I was hoping he was going to play."

Gradkowski, the Rockets' career passing leader in several categories, was held out of the game at the last minute. The school refused to give any details, but Gradkowski apparently was hurt during a win over Temple 10 days ago.

Clint Cochran, Gradkowski's freshman replacement, went 16-of-24 for 163 yards and a late rushing TD in his first career start -- but Toledo's first trip to Bulldog Stadium since the 1984 California Bowl wasn't much fun. Cochran was sacked four times, and Toledo managed just two scoring drives despite controlling the ball for more than 37 minutes.

"That's our redshirt freshman you're looking at in his first start, and I thought he did an outstanding job," Toledo coach Tom Amstutz said. "We just needed more help from other players. ... Obviously, you're going to miss an all-conference quarterback, but one player like that isn't any kind of excuse. We need him next week [Oct. 8 against Eastern Michigan]."

The Rockets started well, taking a 7-0 lead into the second quarter on Steve Odom's 36-yard TD reception. Hill and his coaches voiced their displeasure, and Fresno State hammered Toledo for the next two quarters.

"We started a little sluggish, but we had a little chit-chat, a little get-together, and the Bulldogs really played well after that," Hill said.

Capitalizing on two fumbles and another night of superb special-teams play, Fresno State scored 27 points in the second quarter of the mid-major powers' first meeting.

Paul Pinegar threw two touchdown passes, and the Bulldogs posted a blowout despite the Rockets' 304-248 edge in total yards. A big reason was obvious at the line of scrimmage, where Fresno State's powerful offensive line flattened and abused Toledo's defensive front all night.

"We were well-prepared for this game, all across the board," said Sumlin, who had the sixth 100-yard game of his career after a slow start to the season. "I don't think we've reached our potential yet, but we came out strong in the third series and didn't let up very much."

Williams caught a 1-yard scoring pass from Pinegar on Fresno State's first play of the second period, and Sumlin rumbled through the secondary for a 20-yard score on a screen pass.

Just 52 seconds later, the ball popped out of Trinity Dawson's hands and high into the air. It bounced straight to Culver, who returned it 34 yards untouched.

"Turnovers were the emphasis all week in practice," said linebacker Marcus Riley, who had 11 tackles. "Before today, we only had one turnover this season. We were concentrating on stripping the ball, because turnovers lead to points."

After Toledo's Andrew Hawkins fumbled 2 minutes after Dawson's blunder, Fresno State drove for Wendell Mathis' 1-yard TD plunge 25 seconds before halftime.

"You have those fumbles right before halftime and give a team like that a short field, and that's going to hurt," Amstutz said. "We have to rebound and get our focus back together and raise our whole level of football before next game."

[Spark]

i bumped the thread i hope spark or someone else can put the link in this thread

http://www.bettorschat.com/forums/me...other-day.html

[tech fan]

http://www.bettorschat.com/forums/me...other-day.html

THANKS SPARK DONT KNOW HOW TO DO IT

[Spark]

Jerry, Go to the link that you want to copy and paste. Move your cursor to the address bar and left click. The entire address will be highlighted. Right click and go to copy. Now go to the thread that you want to paste that link into. Right click and go to paste. That is all there is to it!!


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