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money to recruits.. still going on?

eliteproxy said:
CANE said:
"Everything I was doing, I couldn't compete with the $$$ec." ------nevin shapiro

In the $ec, football is an economic strategy.

At l$u, the school reported annual football revenue of $69.4 million in 2009-10, a sum that includes everything from ticket sales and fan donations to conference TV payments. l$u also reported that its Baton Rouge, La., campus generated a total of $488.9 million in revenue from all sources, tuition included. By these figures, football accounted for 14% of l$u's gross income.

alabama, which reported football revenue of $72.8 million in 2009-10 (the highest for any school sampled) and total campus revenues of $660.8 million, earned a final mark of 11%.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203513604577143250385056524.html

Football revenues do not measure the donations of alumni and supporters who are largely inspired by their feeling of connection to the football team. And there is no connection stronger than a $ec alumnus and his school. This is why they don't get caught. Everyone has a VESTED interest in the success of the football program. Chamber of Commerce, media, the business of high school and middle school athletics, local recruiting agencies. . .

In alabama, it's a way of life. It's in the language, the clothes, the media----alabama is a cult-ure. Soon as you step your pinky toe in alabama, they don't ask "What's your name?" They ask: bama or auburn? And your whole social interactions are based on your answer. Same at l$u.

l$u Chancellor, Mike Martin, who has also served as President of schools in the Big 10 and PAC 12 conferences, told the Journal that he has never worked at a school whose fans are so passionate about football. He stated that he believes that donors are willing to put their money where their mouths are.

And they do. Car rentals for a dollar. Suits for ten. A "black card" to specific stores, bars, restaurants, cell phones, casinos, rims, etc. Wealthy alumni can place parents into jobs, apartments, cars, etc. , leave no paper trail, and NOBODY is talking.
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dont' some of these players ever flip against the program and blow the lid off?
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All the **** time. Maurice Clarett just did it. Nobody cared. Media didn't look into it, NCAA didn't investigate.
 
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eliteproxy said:
CANE said:
"Everything I was doing, I couldn't compete with the $$$ec." ------nevin shapiro

In the $ec, football is an economic strategy.

At l$u, the school reported annual football revenue of $69.4 million in 2009-10, a sum that includes everything from ticket sales and fan donations to conference TV payments. l$u also reported that its Baton Rouge, La., campus generated a total of $488.9 million in revenue from all sources, tuition included. By these figures, football accounted for 14% of l$u's gross income.

alabama, which reported football revenue of $72.8 million in 2009-10 (the highest for any school sampled) and total campus revenues of $660.8 million, earned a final mark of 11%.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203513604577143250385056524.html

Football revenues do not measure the donations of alumni and supporters who are largely inspired by their feeling of connection to the football team. And there is no connection stronger than a $ec alumnus and his school. This is why they don't get caught. Everyone has a VESTED interest in the success of the football program. Chamber of Commerce, media, the business of high school and middle school athletics, local recruiting agencies. . .

In alabama, it's a way of life. It's in the language, the clothes, the media----alabama is a cult-ure. Soon as you step your pinky toe in alabama, they don't ask "What's your name?" They ask: bama or auburn? And your whole social interactions are based on your answer. Same at l$u.

l$u Chancellor, Mike Martin, who has also served as President of schools in the Big 10 and PAC 12 conferences, told the Journal that he has never worked at a school whose fans are so passionate about football. He stated that he believes that donors are willing to put their money where their mouths are.

And they do. Car rentals for a dollar. Suits for ten. A "black card" to specific stores, bars, restaurants, cell phones, casinos, rims, etc. Wealthy alumni can place parents into jobs, apartments, cars, etc. , leave no paper trail, and NOBODY is talking.
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dont' some of these players ever flip against the program and blow the lid off?
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laff. In Alabama or Lawzeana? That's a good way to wind up dead. Not ****ting at all.

Nevin would have gotten the shiv if that went down in the SEC.
 
I'm sure most of you have seen it, but players have come out and said it on natl tv. Real Sports and several Auburn players say it -- they received benefits and cash; not just from Auburn but from schools they visited in camps and OVs. Nothing's ever come of it and won't. SEC football baby.

No surprise if we lose Bryant and bostwick to l$u and Bama with their late pushes (duffle bags). It's almost comical
 
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Albert Means

remember i was a freshman on vqarsity and my boy Bryant Mcfadden was a top recruit and they were in class one day on RIVALS.COM. (That was my introduction to online and recruiting website)..well we watch this guys tape and he was a GROWN *** man out there...BEAST.

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/639829-where-is-albert-means-the-man-who-brought-down-alabama-for-almost-10-years

READ THE LINK...

THIS IS HOW THE SEC WORKS....and thats before they were winning MNC's...sec schools were PAYING 5-6,000 just to receive an official visit....lol...
 
gogeta4 said:
Albert Means

remember i was a freshman on vqarsity and my boy Bryant Mcfadden was a top recruit and they were in class one day on RIVALS.COM. (That was my introduction to online and recruiting website)..well we watch this guys tape and he was a GROWN *** man out there...BEAST.

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/639829-where-is-albert-means-the-man-who-brought-down-alabama-for-almost-10-years

READ THE LINK...

THIS IS HOW THE SEC WORKS....and thats before they were winning MNC's...sec schools were PAYING 5-6,000 just to receive an official visit....lol...
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I remember him well but especially remember his HS clips where he played MLB. Lol
 
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Without a doubt. Not outrageous like the 70's-90's, but prevalent still. The SEC has it down to a science. Third-party involvement and the Ol' Boys agreement between the schools to keep it quiet. Kiffin made waves right away at UT when he broke the southern omerta.
 
AUcane said:
gogeta4 said:
Albert Means

remember i was a freshman on vqarsity and my boy Bryant Mcfadden was a top recruit and they were in class one day on RIVALS.COM. (That was my introduction to online and recruiting website)..well we watch this guys tape and he was a GROWN *** man out there...BEAST.

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/639829-where-is-albert-means-the-man-who-brought-down-alabama-for-almost-10-years

READ THE LINK...

THIS IS HOW THE SEC WORKS....and thats before they were winning MNC's...sec schools were PAYING 5-6,000 just to receive an official visit....lol...
Click to expand...

I remember him well but especially remember his HS clips where he played MLB. Lol
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^^^ u **** right......remember i was a 9th grader just moved to varsity after 2jv games....an im thinking all the varsity lb's are Albert Means size i was scared sh*tless...lol

if thtat guy would of went to a discipline program and not had theat cloud over his head......he would still be in the league...he was Vince Wilfork like...but might have been more athletic
 
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