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Re: Bag Men and Recruiting
« Reply #28 on: January 20, 2021, 02:51:35 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on January 20, 2021, 02:45:28 PM
I'm assuming the freshmen already took dirty money to get there.

It's 100%, absolutely.
Yeah, you can't even get close without it
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Re: Bag Men and Recruiting
« Reply #29 on: January 20, 2021, 02:59:07 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on January 20, 2021, 02:27:26 PM
what percent of congress is dirty?  taking money that isn't clean and they don't want voters to know about
I know a couple of them reasonably well, which is to say they know me and we correspond at times.  I really think many of them are well intentioned and "honest", but if they stay in office any length of time, that starts to change, at least their family members start to leverage the position.

I also think they are more likely to receive "benefits" than money.  For many, the money isn't really the issue, but "benefits" can be.  And of course after 2-4-6 years in office, they become lobbyists, or something similar.
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Re: Bag Men and Recruiting
« Reply #30 on: January 20, 2021, 03:00:19 PM »
If nearly every football player is on the take, at least the top tier ones, I would think the story would have broken in public by now, and not just one or two guys, it would be such common knowledge and many of them are not good at secrets.

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Re: Bag Men and Recruiting
« Reply #31 on: January 20, 2021, 03:52:06 PM »
similar to the McDonalds bags?
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Re: Bag Men and Recruiting
« Reply #32 on: January 21, 2021, 08:29:46 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on January 20, 2021, 01:38:38 PM
so, Michigan and Ohio St are paying?

I'm guessing between the two, especially Ohio St., they account for almost 50% of 5 stars
PFF Draft (@PFF_College) Tweeted:
Most snaps played in the NFL this season:
1. Alabama - 24.9k
2. Ohio State - 18.6k
3. Florida - 16.1k
4. LSU - 15.5k
5. Clemson - 13.9k
6. Georgia - 13.1k
7. UCLA - 12.2k https://t.co/FSq3WYYAkg


ha! The NFL is the bag man in most cases.

if you read the Michigan boards you will learn that 80% of them think the only reason they can’t beat Ohio State is because Ohio State uses the bag man and Michigan doesn’t LOL.

15% of them think it’s because of officiating, and the last 5% believe it’s a Big Ten conspiracy theory.
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Re: Bag Men and Recruiting
« Reply #33 on: January 21, 2021, 08:54:30 AM »
UCLA - 12.2k ??

that name doesn't fit with the others
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Re: Bag Men and Recruiting
« Reply #34 on: January 21, 2021, 09:24:39 AM »
Quote from: Honestbuckeye on January 21, 2021, 08:29:46 AM


if you read the Michigan boards you will learn that 80% of them think the only reason they can’t beat Ohio State is because Ohio State uses the bag man and Michigan doesn’t LOL.

15% of them think it’s because of officiating, and the last 5% believe it’s a Big Ten conspiracy theory.

If we can ignore the rivalry aspect, they're ignoring which program would be more incentivized to cheat at the moment, lol.
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Re: Bag Men and Recruiting
« Reply #35 on: January 22, 2021, 05:22:38 AM »
Do we have clear evidence that paying recruits is wide spread?  Or is it conjecture and hearsay?  We know it HAPPENS, we have evidence for that.  Tennessee just admitted it, apparently, I'm not clear on all the details.

But, it's possible  these McDonald's bags only contained say $500, not really a sum sufficient to sway a player one way or the other if this is a competitive market.

I'm not sure.
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Re: Bag Men and Recruiting
« Reply #36 on: January 22, 2021, 08:04:37 AM »
Quote from: Honestbuckeye on January 21, 2021, 08:29:46 AM
PFF Draft (@PFF_College) Tweeted:
Most snaps played in the NFL this season:
1. Alabama - 24.9k
2. Ohio State - 18.6k
3. Florida - 16.1k
4. LSU - 15.5k
5. Clemson - 13.9k
6. Georgia - 13.1k
7. UCLA - 12.2k https://t.co/FSq3WYYAkg


ha! The NFL is the bag man in most cases.

if you read the Michigan boards you will learn that 80% of them think the only reason they can’t beat Ohio State is because Ohio State uses the bag man and Michigan doesn’t LOL.

15% of them think it’s because of officiating, and the last 5% believe it’s a Big Ten conspiracy theory.

Finally, a good argument why Alabama, LSU and Clemson are doing it the right way. 
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Re: Bag Men and Recruiting
« Reply #37 on: January 22, 2021, 08:39:56 AM »
why leave Ohio St., Florida, and Georgia out of that statement?

sarcasm?
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Re: Bag Men and Recruiting
« Reply #38 on: January 22, 2021, 09:05:45 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on January 22, 2021, 08:39:56 AM
why leave Ohio St., Florida, and Georgia out of that statement?

sarcasm?

There might have been some tongue in cheek in there. 

I sidestepped OSU because that becomes a thing. UF is an interesting one because I always feel like their success outpaces their fan passion. I left out UGA because they were sixth on the list, though they probably fall closer to that Bama-LSU-Clemson trio in my thoughts on the matter. 
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Re: Bag Men and Recruiting
« Reply #39 on: January 22, 2021, 10:34:44 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on January 22, 2021, 05:22:38 AM
Do we have clear evidence that paying recruits is wide spread?  Or is it conjecture and hearsay?  We know it HAPPENS, we have evidence for that.  Tennessee just admitted it, apparently, I'm not clear on all the details.

But, it's possible  these McDonald's bags only contained say $500, not really a sum sufficient to sway a player one way or the other if this is a competitive market.

I'm not sure.
If your host player tells you that you're getting $500 here, $1,000 there, whenever you need it, all throughout your career, let's say.....it might as well be a million bucks to a poor kid.
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Re: Bag Men and Recruiting
« Reply #40 on: January 22, 2021, 10:35:42 AM »
Quote from: bayareabadger on January 22, 2021, 09:05:45 AM
There might have been some tongue in cheek in there.

I sidestepped OSU because that becomes a thing. UF is an interesting one because I always feel like their success outpaces their fan passion.

Huh?
Ask Urban about our fan passion.
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