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Message: [QUOTE="80shusky, post: 2594172, member: 5992"] We've all known/speculated that this stuff has been going on for decades. I wouldn't be surprised if every major program in the last 40 years has been involved. People have joked about it forever. The thing that is the most egregious to me is all the sportswriters pretending they are shocked this has been going on, like they had no idea. They are closer to it than any of us and we've all speculated that it has been going on. They knew, the coaches knew, the schools knew, the boosters knew, everybody knew. And I'm sure football is the same. The question will be how it is handled by the NCAA. Right now they are circling the wagons. The big programs that have players involved are stating they had no idea any of this was going on, they don't know anybody at this agency or any agency that has been doing this and they will fully cooperate with the investigations. We all know that is all baloney. The NCAA will either punish the programs and coaches that are caught dead nuts like Arizona and Miller. Or, the NCAA will say that it is time to rethink amateurism in college sports and let the kids make money on the side like shoe deals and signing with agents etc. and let all the major programs off the hook to save their brand. I'm betting on the latter. [/QUOTE]