[The Poet]

This just in. Lance Thomas has reportedly reached an agreement with the jeweler for a settlement. As neither the former player nor the merchant have made any sort of statement regarding this issue, and as neither seem likely to, and as the NCAA has no power to subpoena either party, it seems unlikely at this point that the NCAA shall be able to find a smoking gun proving any sort of violation . . . thus, prompting actions against the Duke basketball program.

Ya think mebbe Coach K's honest enough to stand up and make, if not a confession, at least a plausible explanation? Ehhh, not in his wheelhouse. He learned from Bobby Knight that bricks are meant to be thrown at others, not taken to one's own noggin, deservedly or no.