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.

 

 

 

Meet the Bag Man: How to buy college football players, in the words of a man who delivers the money - SBNation.com

Edited April 14, 201412 yr by Ram

This should surprise no one. Yes the SEC schools will pay more in football.

This should surprise no one. Yes the SEC schools will pay more in football.

 

Hence the clever thread title...

Really disappointed in NCF right now. I'd thought he'd be all over this.

 

I think this happens at all big time colleges, just so happens the SEC has a lot more.

Reminds me of the movie Blue Chips. It also reminds me of a lot of other stuff that's frowned upon or taboo to discuss but everyone knows it's out there.

Reminds me of the movie Blue Chips. It also reminds me of a lot of other stuff that's frowned upon or taboo to discuss but everyone knows it's out there.

That was on TV last night I just watched it

If you believe what you read then this has been a way of life for a while. Certainly no one thought USC, OSU and Miami were outliers.

This happens at all major football and basketball schools. And for that matter, on a smaller scale at all scholarship schools. Unless you ask the ncaa.

I would love to know the numbers generated by the top recruits by the time they leave school.

And Napier goes to bed hungry.

And Napier goes to bed hungry.

 

Playing basketball for UCONN in the AAC is a far cry from playing football in the south, especially the SEC. Two totally different worlds, now the UCONN womens team that may be a different story. Seems like they still run campus no matter how many banners the men hang.

Playing basketball for UCONN in the AAC is a far cry from playing football in the south, especially the SEC. Two totally different worlds, now the UCONN womens team that may be a different story. Seems like they still run campus no matter how many banners the men hang.

 

That's because chicks rule! :clap:

Stating the obvious. Everyone does it. Always have, always will.

I firmly believe that the coaches truly don't know this goes on, or do whatever they can to turn a blind eye to it. No way they really involve themselves in this.

 

It happens though, no way to think it doesn't.

I firmly believe that the coaches truly don't know this goes on, or do whatever they can to turn a blind eye to it. No way they really involve themselves in this.

 

It happens though, no way to think it doesn't.

 

Agree. Out of sight, out of mind.