My thoughts as well. No way he paid out his own pocket, maybe a prtion. Obviously this is not an isolated incident concerning only Smart that was allegedly offered more than rookie minimum, which is 800k I believe. If other players are involved, then you're talking about a pile money. Did the money come from backers or directly/indirectly from the athletic department's insane budget? More likely from backers under the table, but if funds came directly from lsu athletics money they should be crucified in the world of college basketball or NCAA period