You'd have to catch me off the record to answer that question. The implication was clear: Now that every school can pay players -- either through direct revenue share or name, image and likeness dollars -- Big Ten schools are no longer disadvantaged in recruiting by everything from booster bag men to shoe company AAU connections.
Oscar Cluff scored 21 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn had 20 and No. 18 Purdue topped No. 3 Michigan 80-72 on Sunday for the Big Ten tournament championship. Braden Smith had 14 points, 11 assists and three steals as Purdue (27-8) added to an impressive turnaround after closing the regular season with four losses in six games.
Wright State is outscoring opponents by 7.4 points per game with a +245 scoring differential overall. It puts up 81.2 points per game (66th in college basketball) and gives up 73.8 per outing (181st in college basketball). The 81.2 points the Raiders average are just 3.5 more than the Titans concede.
