Rumor.......maybe

[RougeDawg]

Bears spent over half a mil on just 3 players in 2013 for commits and signatures. Plus a monthly stipend while on campus. They are paying more than the average going rate because of their past and lack of history in football tradition. They have to really up the anti to steal players from the Bama's and LSU's of the world. They have the worst ROI in collegiate football history.

[AlSwearengen]

That's very close to what they offered Simmons

Is all of this money coming from the "forward rebels" money drive they had a few years ago?

[Coach34]

No way 200k. 20 or even 40, I could see. Which is a lot for a kid.

And this is why our recruiting is like it is.

[Coach34]

Is all of this money coming from the "forward rebels" money drive they had a few years ago?

No idea- but I know people donate to the fund every year and a select few distribute. One thing you have to admire is the organization of #TheNetwork

[ILOATHEBears]

[QUOTE=AlSwearengen;473455]Is all of this money coming from the "forward rebels" money drive they had a few years ago?[/QUOT

They have bank accounts full of cash that are monitored by their ilk. They open a safety deposit box at local bank where said croot is from and they are given a key. No trace of where cash comes from. When mamma needs some cash to pay the bills she can go get it. They set aside 1-1.5 mill a year to lure 5-6 guys they desparately want

[turkish]

What I'm inferring from this thread is that UNM is beating folks at the same game everyone else is playing. IOW, nothing is gonna happen to them. We lose again.

[Coach34]

No way 200k. 20 or even 40, I could see. Which is a lot for a kid.

Hell, ask CoastGeezer or Shannondawg how much Stands spent for Monta Ellis' signature.....they likely wont say- but it was a helluva lot more than 40K

[BHildreth3]

Big time SEC ball has turned into an NFL type situation. Left Tackles in the NFL are worth millions and that's what it has come down to for these big time players. It's insane.

[Blackout]

And this is why our recruiting is like it is.

Exactly. The "Virginia Slims" offer 20,000 thinking they so wily and cunning.

Once again, the cigar boys around the South laugh their asses off at ours. We're the equivalent of a fraternity without a house.

[maroonmania]

What I'm inferring from this thread is that UNM is beating folks at the same game everyone else is playing. IOW, nothing is gonna happen to them. We lose again.

Yes, everyone is playing the game at some level but not at the level UNM is currently playing it at. And not every program has the NCAA sniffing up their butt checking out everything like UNM currently does. Other schools don't turn you in if you are playing the game at the expected levels. That being said, I still don't believe anything to happen to them. They've skated on everything since the Billy Brewer days so why should anything change now?

[Homedawg]

No way 200k. 20 or even 40, I could see. Which is a lot for a kid.

I'm sorry you would be wrong. Sad but true.

[Westdawg]

What some of you don't realize is that top flight schools were paying 25-50k twenty years ago for top end talent to commit and sign, plus benefits once on campus monthly.
We are so woefully behind its not funny. Our friends of the program are just now starting to understand this, while others lead the pack

[bulldawg28]

Hell, ask CoastGeezer or Shannondawg how much Stands spent for Monta Ellis' signature.....they likely wont say- but it was a helluva lot more than 40K

Lol....You want to know how much Malik cost?

[ShotgunDawg]

So, what's the answer here?

If we start paying what Ole Miss is, don't we just cause an inflation in the market?

If the going rate for a LT is $200,000 and we pay 210,000 to get the guy, doesn't that mean Alabama or Ole Miss will just pay $220,000 and the price will go up?

or, are there just so few teams in college football, that are willing to pay the market rate, that if we pay the market rate, we will drastically start recruiting better?

[BossDawg]

[QUOTE=ILOATHEBears;473460]

Is all of this money coming from the "forward rebels" money drive they had a few years ago?[/QUOT

They have bank accounts full of cash that are monitored by their ilk. They open a safety deposit box at local bank where said croot is from and they are given a key. No trace of where cash comes from. When mamma needs some cash to pay the bills she can go get it. They set aside 1-1.5 mill a year to lure 5-6 guys they desparately want

What I don't understand is how so many people know exactly how they do things but no evidence can be gathered. There has to be a way to shut their shenanigans down or slow it. Get in there and terrorize their network or something at least.

[AlSwearengen]

What I'm inferring from this thread is that UNM is beating folks at the same game everyone else is playing. IOW, nothing is gonna happen to them. We lose again.

I think it is safe to say that olemiss is outbidding everyone else. Tunsil didn't go to olemiss because he liked them more than Georgia or he wanted to play with nkemdiche.

Why would treadwell go to olemiss when they had zero to show him as far as what their offense was going to be like and how successful they would be getting him the ball?

[Coach34]

What some of you don't realize is that top flight schools were paying 25-50k twenty years ago for top end talent to commit and sign, plus benefits once on campus monthly.
We are so woefully behind its not funny. Our friends of the program are just now starting to understand this, while others lead the pack

I know. Its like our fans dont watch these specials on Da U or on SMU and put 2 + 2 together. These were the schools that were just so brazen about it that they got caught. Do people really think Albert Means was the 1st and only DL player that Bama ever paid 200K to? Why did they just suddenly decide to spend so much on Means if none of this other stuff is true??? And that was 20 years ago

[sorrydog]

There's no way we would have won a championship that year with Cam, ya'll have forgotten our "Seniority Rule."

[Dawgowar]

The NCAA downgraded academic fraud to improper inducements in the UNC case. Mind you 3000 students, 1500 of which were athletes, got credit for a course with that did not exist, did not have tests, and that the department head did not know about - for multiple years. This is not considered Academic Fraud by the NCAA. They have not even completed the hearing on the Notice of Allegations from last spring. This TSUN crap is the long march. They know that. Why not cheat if you were them? Think of the winning legacy you can establish before the wrist slap. Can't undo the wins or the recruiting kudos.

[bulldawg28]

There's no way we would have won a championship that year with Cam, ya'll have forgotten our "Seniority Rule."

You serious doc?