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June 30, 2011
Fiesta Bowl Asks Politicians To Explain Free Trips, Tickets
The Fiesta Bowl barely made it out of the scandal caused by former CEO John Junker with its BCS affiliation intact. However, some Arizona politicians who received free trips or game tickets from the tax-exempt group still have questions to answer for.
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May 13, 2011
Fiesta Bowl Investigation Update: Arizona Politicians May Face Ethics Charges
Arizona politicians are starting to come under public scrutiny for actions that have already cost several Fiesta Bowl officials their jobs.
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May 12, 2011
The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Tilting Away From Corruption Since 2011, Mostly
The NCAA calls the BCS sanctions against the Fiesta Bowl a step in the right direction, for very small values of "step".
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May 11, 2011
Fiesta Bowl Investigation Update: BCS Levies $1 Million Fine
A $1 million fine has been levied against the Fiesta Bowl by the BCS, who hopes we've all learned a very valuable lesson about the profitable nature of corruption.
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April 28, 2011
Introducing The 'NCAA Division I Bowl Licensing Task Force'
This, of course, is all a very elaborate way of telling bowl organizers to stop drawing attention to the fact that college football is an elaborate money-printing machine by taking outlandish bribes and then getting caught already, but it's nice to have things Named With Capital Letters when you're attempting to look serious.
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April 25, 2011
Fiesta Bowl Investigation: Organizers Meet With BCS; NCAA Subcommittee Next
This ordeal is not to be confused with a second scheduled meeting with the NCAA licensing subcommittee in New Orleans at the end of the month. And you're going to be shocked, just shocked at the conflicts of interest already emerging there.
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April 15, 2011
Fiesta Bowl To Politicians: We'd Like Our Sweetheart Deal Money Back, Please
Also, once the Fiesta Bowl gets all the money back, how much of it will be spent right back again to pay the lawyers they used to investigate and see how much money they spent?
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April 14, 2011
Fiesta Bowl Investigation Update: More BCS Hoops Await Game Organizers
Because the initial report on Fiesta Bowl corruption wasn't laughable enough on its own, here are two new tidbits to giggle at over your mid-morning latte break.
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April 6, 2011
Fiesta Bowl Reps Set To Meet With NCAA Licensing Committee On April 28
The Fiesta Bowl could have its license revoked by the NCAA's licensing subcommittee.
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March 30, 2011
Fiesta Bowl Task Force Investigator Took Gifts From Orange Bowl
A member of the task force appointed to investigate the Fiesta Bowl finances has a history of accepting gifts from ... the Orange Bowl!
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March 29, 2011
Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker Fired; Allegations Include Using Money For Strip Club Visits
In a report released on the Fiesta Bowl's website on Tuesday afternoon, the committee explained the firing was a result of three key instances of mismanagement that occurred during Junker's tenure.
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February 14, 2011
Fiesta Bowl Investigation: CEO John Junker Placed On Administrative Leave
Fiesta Bowl Is Being Investigated By The IRS For Political Contributions