“Nearly 20 years ago, Eddie Sutton resigned as Kentucky coach after a package sent from assistant Dwane Casey to the father of recruit Chris Mills opened in transit, spilling $1,000 for all to see,” writes Dana O’Neil of ESPN.com.

“Pardon some coaches if they wax nostalgic for the days gone by, when rule breaking was clear-cut and obvious.

“Sure, rules still are being flat-out broken the old-fashioned way, but the new wave sweeping the game is rule circumvention, not rule breaking. Clever coaches are employing a strong grip on semantics to expose loopholes and reinterpret rules to their benefit.

“Like the evolution from Chuck Taylors to Air Jordans, the art of cheating has been refined and streamlined.”