The Bag Men Are Very Real...
For anyone still living in unicorn and fairy land, **NEWSFLASH**!!!
The bag men are very real. I'm talking to you Cold Beer and the rest of the porsters that claim that winning is all we have to do to get top classes. While I agree that it'll help, it won't magically bring us back to getting
#1 classes.
Some of you forget that Nick "The Midget" Satan had an abysmal first season at 'Bama, and he still pulled in a great class the following year. 'Bama had sucked for a good number of years and had been under NCAA punishment for violations a couple of times. It all changed when he came on the scene and his best buddy, NCAA President, Emmert (most crooked guy in sports), landed the job. 'Bama and the SEC had finally gotten it's dream scenario. A guy that would cover up any major violations by said conference while torching (or trying to) the competition.
Urban Cryer did the same at Taint. Taint had fallen off the map. They were sucking it up bad. Then, almost as if by magic, he started landing top classes from the get go.
Same thing with Jimbo at FSWHO?! They had been mediocre under Bowden for the last few years of Bobby's reign. Then all of a sudden ole hillbilly Jimbo takes over and magically starts to reel in top classes.
Clemson pays top dollar, too. That's how they got back to elite status after years of mediocrity before sly Dabo showed up on the scene.
The bottom line is clear. Money talks and B.S. walks!
After all of the pics showing H.S. recruits flashing big wads of cash and fancy brand new sports cars, you'd think people would stop drinking the Kool Aid. Most of these top recruits come from low income families, but then all of a sudden have all this cash to flash and the money to buy $30,000 sports cars. It's laughable to think that it's legit.
Even after the article titled "The Bag Man", which has been shared on this site, some people still refuse to believe the truth.
I believe that Richt is a very good coach and great recruiter, but even he will have a mountain to climb. The U can't afford to pay-to-play the game. They are being watched by the NCAA more than any other school. The powers that be fear the U coming back to prominence. That would throw a huge monkey wrench into their ESECPN machine, and that's a big no-no.
Richt and staff have done an excellent job so far, considering the **** fest that the last staff left. One thing that in my opinion will be night and day is the player development. I think that this staff has what it takes to teach, plan and execute on the field.
Paradise Camp was a great start to getting back on the right track. Hopefully some of these top local kids will soon start valuing putting on for their city more than the cash, cars, family jobs, full scholarships for girlfriends (here's looking at you Byrd and Fils-Aimes), etc..
At the end of the day, it's still all about this U!!!
