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"Privately, UM people from the past two regimes said they can’t get a few of the top players who are inclined to take illegal payments in the corrupt world of college athletics."
I say we start paying guys because it's the only way you can compete. And by paying, I mean through creative means, not outsourcing it to loose cannons like Nevin Shapiro. That's why we got caught.
Clemson straight up pays their players on recruiting visits (they joke about it to my buddy who coaches at Michigan when they come on visits). Clemson and Georgia will also pay those expensive insurance policies (which I think is a reason why they got guys to stay). At Texas, every single starter gets 350 in cash from the boosters after every game. At Georgia, they'll go into a recruit's neighborhood and buy their home for double the sale prices of homes in the same neighborhood (kind of genius if you ask me). And of course Alabama will move your whole family out to Tuscaloosa and give them six figure no show jobs like the mob does in NYC.
Another side note on Texas... they make so much effing money that every year they have around 50 million dollars in cash just sitting there every year after their operating expenses are paid. I know this because my brother's hedge fund specifically manages the UT athletic cash endowment.
Unfortunately, that's the reality of today's game... Clemson went from 7-6 to a powerhouse overnight because of paying players.
"Privately, UM people from the past two regimes said they can’t get a few of the top players who are inclined to take illegal payments in the corrupt world of college athletics."
I say we start paying guys because it's the only way you can compete. And by paying, I mean through creative means, not outsourcing it to loose cannons like Nevin Shapiro. That's why we got caught.
Clemson straight up pays their players on recruiting visits (they joke about it to my buddy who coaches at Michigan when they come on visits). Clemson and Georgia will also pay those expensive insurance policies (which I think is a reason why they got guys to stay). At Texas, every single starter gets 350 in cash from the boosters after every game. At Georgia, they'll go into a recruit's neighborhood and buy their home for double the sale prices of homes in the same neighborhood (kind of genius if you ask me). And of course Alabama will move your whole family out to Tuscaloosa and give them six figure no show jobs like the mob does in NYC.
Another side note on Texas... they make so much effing money that every year they have around 50 million dollars in cash just sitting there every year after their operating expenses are paid. I know this because my brother's hedge fund specifically manages the UT athletic cash endowment.
Unfortunately, that's the reality of today's game... Clemson went from 7-6 to a powerhouse overnight because of paying players.
