OT/ How to buy college football players

[Hwy 1 2,053]

 

The Bag Man excuses himself to make a call outside, on his "other phone," to arrange delivery of $500 in cash to a visiting recruit. The player is rated No. 1 at his position nationally and on his way into town. We're sitting in a popular restaurant near campus almost a week before National Signing Day, talking about how to arrange cash payments for amateur athletes.

"Nah, there's no way we're landing him, but you still have to do it," he says. "It looks good. It's good for down the road. Same reason my wife reads Yelp. These kids talk to each other. It's a waste of money, but they're doing the same thing to our guys right now in [rival school's town]. Cost of business."

Technically, this conversation never happened, because I won't reveal this man's name or the player's, or even the town I visited. Accordingly, all the other conversations I had with different bag men representing different SEC programs over a two-month span surrounding National Signing Day didn't happen either.

 

Much more at the link... .quite a read

 

 

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/4/10/5594348/college-football-bag-man-interview

 

 

I can't imagine it's much different at some basketball schools.  

[JSHoosier 22,182]

Saw SEC and wasn't surprised.  I read an article once and coaches said the dirtiest conference is the SEC.

 

Some programs are obviously worse than others, but no program is 100% clean.  Not even ours.

[Hovadipo 61,210]

Thought this quote was interesting.

Disclaimer: Not making any accusations, but you make your own parallels.

"It's also how lame duck coaching staffs are created. If a majority of bag men want a particular coach out and an A.D. or president won't make a move, they'll just dry up funds."

Like I said, just found it interesting, so don't try freaking out.





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[EvilleAngler 636]

Just kept thinking of o$u basketball while reading that.  Would have to think copying the football program would be easy for them.

[upperarlington 411]

That was a great article. That happens in the Big Ten as well. Didn't Kentucky buy Kent Benson's Dad a new tractor or combine when they were recruiting him?

[Hwy 1 2,053]

That was a great article. That happens in the Big Ten as well. Didn't Kentucky buy Kent Benson's Dad a new tractor or combine when they were recruiting him?

 

 

Kentucky used to be in the Big Ten?

[upperarlington 411]

No, Benson used to tell the story though.