Joseph Goodman of AL.com says Auburn and LSU have tipped the scales of ethics in SEC basketball.
Here is an excerpt:
And if that weren’t enough pressure on Oats to do everything in his power to win, then there’s this. Over the past two years, Auburn coach Bruce Pearl has had two assistant coaches linked to separate federal investigations into the rampant and institutionalized corruption of college basketball. And what did Pearl get?
Suspension? Slap on the wrist? Stern talking to?
No, Pearl just got a five-year contract extension last week making him one of the top 10 paid coaches in the sport.