NCAA corruption scandal. ' Blue Chips ' Writer on Hoops Scandal: How Pathetic the NCAA Is. From. Howie Kussoy. Published October 4, 2017, 11:m. ET. Ron, Pete Bell, the coach played by Nick Nolte in William Friedkin's new film Blue Chips, has so far remained completely honest. But he just lost the first time. For Shelton, the idea of ​​a film examining corruption in college sports was a concern. The script remained in development purgatory for more than a century. Corruption is caused by man-made factors such as capitalism, lack of transparency and accountability, nepotism, tribalism, poverty, weak social and political structures, and poverty. This vice reduces the pace of national development, weakens societies and increases poverty. Blue Chips examines greed, cheating and winning at all costs in the world of college basketball. Nick Nolte plays the stressed-out coach, on the verge of his first losing season, who hits the road in search of new players not yet signed by a bigger school, the Blue Chips. Directed by: William Friedkin. Starring: Nick Nolte, Shaquille O'Neal. Even worse, the film takes extraordinary pains to establish the poverty that many of these players come from and how the systemic corruption underlying NCAA basketball is the only way to get themselves and their families out of a cycle of. Blue Chips: Directed by William Friedkin. With Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, JT Walsh, Ed O'Neill. A college basketball coach is forced to bend the rules to get the players he needs to stay competitive.