Every sport needs fair running to build a successful future around it. In the modern period, betting and fixing have come up as a challenge for the organizers. A similar case has come up involving the Alabama Baseball team. The reason for concern is genuine because of the manipulation of results which destroys the basis of playing the sport.
The challenge is always there when insiders get involved in these cases. The university has taken strict action against the head coach Brad Bohannon, which has resulted in the firing of the head coach. Reacting to the same, baseball fans also could not control but expressed their emotion at the matter.
Alabama released head baseball coach Brad Bohannon for not performing his duty!
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The Alabama Baseball team has fired their head coach Brad Bohannon after five years of charge. They decided after noticing some suspicious wagering activity surrounding Alabama baseball games. The university stated that Bohannon failed to perform his duty. He has violated the standards and responsibilities expected of him as a University employee.
Alabama has fired head baseball coach Brad Bohannon for "violating the standards, duties, and responsibilities expected of University employees."
The decision comes after reports of "suspicious wagering activity" surrounding Alabama baseball games. pic.twitter.com/MDqT5kzwG3
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) May 4, 2023
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FOS, the Southeastern Conference is investigating the following incident. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey shared a concern with the legalization of betting in different states, “As many states have acted to legalize sports gambling, they reminded us of the threats gambling may pose on competitive integrity.”The case is around bets by an unidentified customer predicting an LCU win. Meanwhile, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey have also halted their wagering on Crimson Tide baseball after this case.
How have fans reacted to this news?
Fans are unhappy with this case, to say the least. Though. a few said that if he had committed some other crime, he would have been forgiven. While the other said that the university should have paid him better to stop him from betting against his team.
If he’d only played accessories to murder and had a better record this would have been forgiven.
— Brawler12🇺🇸 (@Brawler12) May 4, 2023
Maybe the university should pay him more so he doesn’t have to bet against his team to make money
— Tyler Winksteiner (@winksteiner) May 4, 2023
Notably, unlike MLB players and coaches, college baseball and minor league baseball systems do not have strong financial backing. And as per fans, that could be the reason Bohannon may have violated his responsibilities.
I’d be betting too if I had to coach college baseball
— Salley Mitchell (@SalleyBMitchell) May 4, 2023
Lmao this is where they draw the line?
— Fineapple Express 🍍 (@SomthingC) May 4, 2023
not to beat a dead horse but
— يائيل 🇺🇸 (@yailiil) May 4, 2023
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What the Fuck is happening at Alabama? Good lord.
— JRM (@JRGUNS34) May 5, 2023
The reports are that no student is involved in it. But given that this concerns the university, the investigation team would try to solve the case soon. This will also help to clear the air over the future of the competition. What will be the outcome of the investigation? Only time will tell!
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What do you all think about this case? Will it have an enormous impact on the game? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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