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Message: [QUOTE="EricLA, post: 2351821, member: 26"] I have no idea what schools did or did not do. I have literally no way of verifying if Pitino, or Calipari, or any of the other coaches at top programs have been doing illegal things. I DO think there is a lot of "funny stuff" that goes on in MCBB. I DO think that the head coaches want to do everything in their power to keep their hands clean. It would not surprise me if they gave their underlings carte blanche to do whatever it takes to land top recruits, with the caveat request to NOT tell the HC's the specifics. Plausible deniability with no paper trail other than someone's word. I'm glad that Pitino got caught. I hope others do as well. I'm not one who thinks college athletes should be paid. They literally have their entire education paid for including room, board, etc. That's part of their scholarship. But this whole thing is way more complex. It's even worse in football, where the $ are magnified even above hoops. In the past there were "discussions" that maybe the top P5 conferences would break away from the NCAA and do their own thing which would then allow for stipends for student athletes. It's going to get worse before it gets better, but that's about all I know for sure! Of course, you can try Googling for answers, but if every topic on earth was able to be Googled, the Pentagon, CIA, FBI, etc. would be in big trouble. I'm sure there are many interesting subjects you wouldn't be able to get answers to simply by "Googling" them. Still, let's hope the reporters and investigators can get to the bottom of it all! Side note - I've known Cam for years and while he unfortunately is a Duke MCBB fan, he's also a great guy who knows a LOT of people. I've gotten lots of great nuggets in the past from him regarding WCBB and he's a fountain of info. When he says something, you can pretty much take it to the bank... [/QUOTE]

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