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Message: [QUOTE="reedny, post: 2387016, member: 1423"] I’m not saying Duke is clean (there was the recruit who amazingly showed up with $20k worth of jewelry). But there are differences: 1) K doesn’t have a trail of NCAA recruiting scandals behind him at other programs; 2) Most Duke recruits commit relatively early after an offer. There are a few that pick Duke late in the cycle (like Tucker), but there’s usually a plausible explanation (K lost out on another recruit). By contrast, many UK recruits are mysteriously steered to Cal very late in the cycle without prior involvement with the program, even after pledging privately to other schools (Green); and 3) Duke kids are expected to attend classes and complete coursework. I’m not saying they’re on par with the student body at large, but at least the program keeps the appearance of legitimacy, whereas at UK there isn't the slightest pretense about education. Can you imagine a “footnotes” scandal at UK, lol? [/QUOTE]