johnnytsunami01
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Thought this was quite interesting: Zach Smith, former WR coach at Ohio State talks about some of the legal "dirty" tricks SEC schools/boosters do to get some top level recruits especially in South Florida.
Summary:
- SEC have the biggest and "friendliest" boosters as it "just means more"
- A common legal tactic boosters use across the country and especially at SEC schools is pay High school coaches of top prospects to come to their camp and give a speech. They could then pay that coach any amount of money for said speech. (basically buying the coaches)
- Says this is pinnacle South Florida
- Go into a coaches office in South Florida and they got plaques from all the awards and money they receive from these coaches for bringing their players over to "visit"
- Spoke about how Torrance Gibson wanted to go to Tennessee to visit because he heard their boosters were really "nice"
- Couldn't get there so they had a fan drive from Orlando to Miami and then drop him off in Knoxville (this was against the rules)
- He didn't have a ride back and Tennessee coaches were freaking out
- Ended up staying a week and a half on campus (against rules)
- Until a booster, possibly, paid for a flight back down to Ft. Lauderdale (against rules)
- Tennessee would then cut off all communication with Torrance and stop recruiting him because they knew if they signed him this would come out and give them sanctions.
Summary:
- SEC have the biggest and "friendliest" boosters as it "just means more"
- A common legal tactic boosters use across the country and especially at SEC schools is pay High school coaches of top prospects to come to their camp and give a speech. They could then pay that coach any amount of money for said speech. (basically buying the coaches)
- Says this is pinnacle South Florida
- Go into a coaches office in South Florida and they got plaques from all the awards and money they receive from these coaches for bringing their players over to "visit"
- Spoke about how Torrance Gibson wanted to go to Tennessee to visit because he heard their boosters were really "nice"
- Couldn't get there so they had a fan drive from Orlando to Miami and then drop him off in Knoxville (this was against the rules)
- He didn't have a ride back and Tennessee coaches were freaking out
- Ended up staying a week and a half on campus (against rules)
- Until a booster, possibly, paid for a flight back down to Ft. Lauderdale (against rules)
- Tennessee would then cut off all communication with Torrance and stop recruiting him because they knew if they signed him this would come out and give them sanctions.
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