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Message: [QUOTE="Chuck, post: 2378388, member: 1646"] Agreed. I think every school is worried about their association with sneaker company money. I've had multiple people tell me that you're naive if you don't think that every school plays the game in some way. That was BEFORE the FBI news broke. The "other scandal" is (to me) more greedy and I can't see head coaches being involved. To take a bit of money (even if it's thousands of dollars) to push your players to third parties isn't necessary for a coach making 7 figures. It doesn't surprise me at all that assistants would do it. I do wonder how this one is illegal though. I know people struggled to see how paying players is illegal, but getting a referral fee would need to be against some law. I don't think the coaches have a fiduciary or other legal duty to the players. fees for referrals to securities professionals will often require registration, but I don't know what law would impact a haberdasher referral. [/QUOTE]