[Hoot Gibson]

Hoot, I WAS ticked last year when I heard about Orton and Bledsoe. To me, it is completely unacceptable for any coach to allow this practice to happen. The first argument others will make is that everyone does it. That is BS, no, not EVERYONE allows it. I've heard that too many times from my kids when they want to do something and I say not, the first response they have is everyone does it. I could care less what is done anywhere else, it will NOT be done by us. Relate that to UK, if indeed players are not attending class, the coaches KNOW of this. This is a fact, and it is 100% controllable by the head coach. Which means, the head coach supports players not going to class 100%. Thus, it's all about winning and he could care less about the taxpayers money. And yes, it is tax payer money. Scholarships are not privately funded from the millions of dollars that support the programs, that does not weigh into the scholarship!

You're right, SD, this is 100 percent controllable by the head coach and lack of institutional control is what nearly destroyed UK's program under Eddie Sutton. A coach cannot make players attend class but he can suspend them from the team for not going to class. If these allegations are true, then it would explain Coach Cal's sudden dominance among college basketball recruiters.