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Well if the NCAA is involved the figure its at least a decade before anything happens.

This seems a little shady thought. If they are shuffling players to the colleges that pay that is a problem. But hey, HS coaches do this all the time for schools they like. They just don't get paid.

Pump N Run, a subsidiary of Double Pump Inc. What's in a name?

"Hello maam, my name is Richard Pump of Double Pump Inc. I'd like to talk to you about your son being a part of our Pump N Run program."

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Originally posted 10:26 AM ET  05.31 by Dr. B-f-G

Pump N Run, a subsidiary of Double Pump Inc. What's in a name?"Hello maam, my name is Richard Pump of Double Pump Inc. I'd like to talk to you about your son being a part of our Pump N Run program."

Former porn star. Didn't change his name with profession.

"North Carolina was among the programs that paid $600 for Double Pump's services"

That's $300 per pump.

Is there anyone out there that is naive enough to still think
the NCAA ISN'T a business ??
I mean why continue the farce ?
- just allow these kids to earn real $$$ already-
Most of them don't make it- but not allowig them to earn $$
during the tiny window between HS & college when their services
are actually in demand .....simply is WRONG

hahahahaha and people are getting on Calipari's case when this "shady" works is happening here.

Pump...that's an interesting name. I wonder what origin that's from...

I'm guessing...plumber. Or someone from the Reebok family.

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Originally posted 10:25 AM ET  05.31 by F J J

But hey, HS coaches do this all the time for schools they like. They just don't get paid.

Funny, I seem to recall that the crux of Alabama's mega-probation was because a booster paid a high school coach a lot of dough. Someone correct me if I'm wrong on this, though.

Doesn't the AAU program do this to some extent? Nike deals for the entire team, free shoes, coaches getting paid to tour the country with their club team....

Gee, it's really amazing how UNC and Duke able to churn out top recruits year after year. You would think recruits would only go to a school with a happy-go-lucky-coach who hangs out with young hot coeds and as a bonus, the school houses you in state-of-the-art condo. Now we find out this so-called scouting service funnels the recruits. Does the "C" in NCAA stand for Corrupt?

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Originally posted 06:27 PM ET  05.31 by sabian_024

hahahahaha and people are getting on Calipari's case when this "shady" works is happening here.

You can't be serious. This is nothing compared to what's gone on under Cal's watchful eye at UMass and Memphis. $600 isn't going to buy a recruit. It's a recruiting subscription. If you want to say it's an "admission fee", fine but that's on the service, not the coaches. Either way, that's chump change compared to 28k Camby got (along with prostitutes). Not to mention the academic fraud of Mr. Rose. If you want to talk about shady, start with coaches who sign under qualified family members and "associates" in exchange for a recruit's services. Or, the coaches who pay their AAU coaches thousands, not hundreds, THOUSANDS of dollars to "help out" at their basketball camps. Roy Williams and K are not among the coaches who practice that sort of thing. Either way, Kentucky is Probation U and you proved it once more by signing the dirtiest coach in college basketball.

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Originally posted 04:57 PM ET  06.01 by Natorious

$600 isn't going to buy a recruit.

that depends...

1 Star Recruit = $600
3 Star Recruit = $4,000
5 Star Recruit = Serious Inquiries Only

And???

Natorious - I agree with your comments on closing the recruiting gaps of AAU coaches and these so called "handlers"; however, you really need to get your facts straight on the Coach Cal past. It's a shame that you lost your valid point by diminishing your argument with sarcastic opinions.