Sarah Phillips of ESPN

[ChiefZilla]

(05-02-2012 06:58 AM)zman1415 Wrote:  

(05-02-2012 02:00 AM)ChiefZilla Wrote:  I'm so sick of it. THEY'RE THE REASON THAT STUFF LIKE THIS HAPPENS!

Totally agree with this.

As to your point on it being a scam from the beginning, your right, it started as a scam fairly quickly at Covers, but for it being a scam from the beginning, I'm not sure I buy it. What did she do on the Covers msg board that was so noticeable that Covers offered her a column? If someone came up to you and said

(05-02-2012 02:00 AM)Man of Mystery Wrote:  ok my friend Johanna is good looking, we're going to use her as a face for a fraudulent personality we're going to create, and hope that she can move up the sports media ladder in less than a year, and use the popularity to scam a bunch of morons. Oh ya, we're going to start by posting on a message board in a sports gambling website. And yes, she is a real person, so when this all comes crashing down, it will fall on her.

You'd laugh at them right? That doesn't make any logical sense. That's why I believe this started as nothing more than a ridiculously dumb hire by Covers, and then Team Phillips realized they could use their power for more. But you are right, it had to start earlier than I suggested.

Did she sell picks? I assume she did because Covers is Covers? Or did she just write for them?

Very good points, zman, and yeah that makes sense. Probably started after the msg boards, because yes, there's no way that "business plan" sounds realistic from the start.