Has anything changed? Generally speaking, haven't most of the FBI-targeted basketball programs gotten better?
The bombshell that rocked the sport by implicating numerous college teams and players 10 months ago has become a mere whisper as the underground economy rolls merrily along.
Kansas acknowledged two FBI subpoenas related to illegal payments to Billy Preston ($90,000) and Silvio De Sousa, and yet: Who's No. 1 in some preseason polls? Kansas! With De Sousa in the starting lineup.
You see, Kansas officials knew nothing about the lucrative arrangements brokered by Adidas on behalf of Jayhawk prospects ... like the Adidas-arranged $50,000 "loan" given Cliff Alexander's mother, Latillia, that influenced the 6-foot-8 Chicagoan to swing from Illinois to Kansas back in November 2013.