College Basketball Pay-To-Play Scandal Is Larger Than Life

It's a sign of our society that Rick Pitino is apparently out as Louisville's basketball coach because some of his players apparently took tens of thousands of dollars from a shoe company funneled through assistant coaches. It's not that money has somehow corrupted college sports. That happened decades ago, because college sports generate a lot of money and the "student-athletes" aren't supposed to get any of it. There's a natural temptation for coaches and boosters to figure

It's a sign of our society that Rick Pitino is apparently out as Louisville's basketball coach because some of his players apparently took tens of thousands of dollars from a shoe company funneled through assistant coaches. It's not that money has somehow corrupted college sports. That happened decades ago, because college sports generate a lot of money and the "student-athletes" aren't supposed to get any of it. There's a natural temptation for coaches and boosters to figure out a way to cut i…