Quote Originally Posted by Homedawg View Post
Right. Huge tenn alums, that bleed orange and sing rocky top, that helped pearl buy players at UT now help him buy players at auburn. Yep.***
Yes we are talking about much different networks. The networks that Im talking about actually decide where kids go. Y'all are talking about bagmen and shit that when it comes to college basketball recruiting, those networks don't get you shit.

Stans network wasn't just MSU supporters - he was dialed into the "agents/advisors/pimps/aau coaches" that actually decide where these kids go. Those connections are ones that Stans has. Same with Pearl. Same with Cal. Same with Donovan, and the LSU coach.

Its not a matter of the MSU faithful stepping up and giving Ray "everything" he needs. Its a matter of Ray having the connection in the group I identified above. If you don't have that connection - you are ****ed and you have to recruit on your belly sort of speak. You have to find players that you can get without having to play the game. Find players on the International area, or guys that the big schools and connected coaches miss on.

Pearl's network has nothing to do with UT. It has nothing to do with AU. The connections he has is with people that trust him and people he has proven to make money for. If y'all think that the only thing holding back MSU from dominating in recruiting is simply a bagman you simply have no idea how basketball recruiting works now a days. None.

The days of Justin Reed and Mario Austin receiving money in mailboxes and getting cherry red escalades and that is how decisions are made is over. There is no gym bag with 30K in it. There is no tractor in the yard. If you don't have a connect - you can't even get in the conversation.