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Message: [QUOTE="Chuck, post: 3068209, member: 1646"] I believe that most schools cheat... or turn the other cheek while others cheat for them. Years ago a friend who is a booster (not UConn) was told that by two former major D1 coaches when discussing an investigation of another school. The comment from one of them (still an assistant at a high major school) was, "Anyone that tells you it doesn't happen at literally every school is lying to you or themselves." The friend smartly didn't follow-up with any other questions. That being said, I can actually see a lock of a star like Zion choosing to go to Duke without money. What's $100k or so when you are a year away from millions. An NCAA investigation can hurt your draft status by putting you on the bench, and the payment can lead to future tax evasion issues. The worst that can happen is he gets hurt, but there is insurance for that. If I was Zion's dad I'd talk to advisors, and if I was the advisor I'd tell him to keep it clean unless the family was on the brink of starving. I think it makes more sense for a guy like Tremont to take money and his recruitment just seemed to scream that he was looking for the highest offer (the programs and the rep of the coaches of those programs). He's a nice player, but it wasn't a sure thing that he'd excel in college, and his size may keep him from making much money for a while (or ever) regardless. [/QUOTE]