Quote Originally Posted by Coursesuper View Post
Do you not think that we were playing that game too? We were, we had to it was how the game was played then. Now the prices are thru the roof and it’s even more corrupt with NIL plus the portal.
Not to the degree that Ole Miss was. At Ole Miss cheating is part of their culture. MSU has never fought back or stood up for itself. We choose exemplary compliance.

If anything I think NIL has helped us in this regard- because now paying players isn't illegally as long as it is done through the proper channels.

Does the Army AA Game debacle with CJ Johnson happen if we could have and would have offered NIL to him and both Singleton and Brassell? It's probably a lot less likely.

Does Ole Miss's infamous 2013 class happen if Alabama and Clemson are allowed to freely offer NIL? Maybe not.