Texas A&M boosters paid $30 million for the top-overall 2022 class

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NIL is transforming the playing field.

Texas A&M boosters paid $30 million for the top-overall 2022 class

The Texas A&M football team has been recruiting at a higher level than any program that we’ve seen in… well, ever. The Aggies are one official letter of intent away from having the greatest class in the history of college football in 2022 — that letter should be signed by Harold Perkins, who recently committed to Texas A&M.

But after an 11-year stretch that saw Georgia and Alabama swap blows atop 247Sports’ recruiting rankings, how did the Aggies take the next step? Money.
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The Texas A&M football team’s boosters allegedly paid upwards of $30 million for the top-overall 2022 class
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jjc2009 said:
NIL has just legitimized the bagmen. They’re just buying players at this point.
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A&M paid but I doubt the figure and I highly doubt it was NIL money given to recruits, which is completely illegal.
 
Key word is boosters. The school didn't do it.

So, if all of 'em stay and collect that annually, not counting inflation the boosters need $120 for four classes to keep that up. There are a lot of rich aggies so that's a drop in the bucket.

I can't wait to see the pissing contest this turns into.
 
The wealthier fan bases are laughing and cheering how this trend will be in their favor. They don't understand (or WANT to understand) that turning CFB into a Wild West Show is inevitably going to lead to Federal involvement in the sport. It's also going to lead to internecine warfare between the Haves and the Have Nots which will end up in the Federal and State court systems. NIL is fine in theory but the horse never runs away just 10' from an open door.
 
Has A&M claimed a championship yet ?
 
Back in the day, rich boosters always had "jobs" for athletes.

Now it's just out in the open.
 
Bamagrad75 said:
Back in the day, rich boosters always had "jobs" for athletes.

Now it's just out in the open.
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And back in the day those jobs actually required someone to work. I worked with a lot of OU players and they were doing the same thing I was doing. Yeah we all got paid really good wages compared to some poor bastard who was waiting on tables or washing dishes but it was WORK. What was happening back then and what's happening now are not even in the same universe.
 
Goldbug said:
And back in the day those jobs actually required someone to work. I worked with a lot of OU players and they were doing the same thing I was doing. Yeah we all got paid really good wages compared to some poor bastard who was waiting on tables or washing dishes but it was WORK. What was happening back then and what's happening now are not even in the same universe.
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Maybe but I sure knew a lot of players in the early 70s where the job was more "make work" and an excuse to give them some $$$ than needing their job skills.
 
Bamagrad75 said:
Maybe but I sure knew a lot of players in the early 70s where the job was more "make work" and an excuse to give them some $$$ than needing their job skills.
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These are the kinda comments I love. The reason is all my life I’ve heard from Bammers how Auburn cheats and Alabama doesn‘t have to. Then you would go to Bama tailgates the dads would have a few drinks and then you heard story after story of how they got money to players.

You guys don‘t even realize you’re doing it and the hypocrisy of it never enters your brains.
 
Wild Turkey said:
These are the kinda comments I love. The reason is all my life I’ve heard from Bammers how Auburn cheats and Alabama doesn‘t have to. Then you would go to Bama tailgates the dads would have a few drinks and then you heard story after story of how they got money to players.

You guys don‘t even realize you’re doing it and the hypocrisy of it never enters your brains.
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You numbskull, back then, ALL schools were doing it. Knew just as many barn players "working" at car dealership as Bama ones. And it was allowed.

It was years later the NCAA stepped in and put a stop to it.
 
Wild Turkey said:
These are the kinda comments I love. The reason is all my life I’ve heard from Bammers how Auburn cheats and Alabama doesn‘t have to. Then you would go to Bama tailgates the dads would have a few drinks and then you heard story after story of how they got money to players.

You guys don‘t even realize you’re doing it and the hypocrisy of it never enters your brains.
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That's peanuts to what they are talking about here. 30 million dollars is 300,000 $100 handshakes or 3,000 $10,000 McDonald's bags...that used to be the gold standard back in the day.
 
How do you keep a kid in school for 3 to 4 years when they can jump into a transfer portal and be at another school because they were the highest bidder.

Are schools gonna make kids sign binding contracts With a no compete clause
 
Rolltide94 said:
That's peanuts to what they are talking about here. 30 million dollars is 300,000 $100 handshakes or 3,000 $10,000 McDonald's bags...that used to be the gold standard back in the day.
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Oh I understand that I just think it’s funny when Bammers act like they’re squeaky clean, throw shades at others and then turn around bragging about cheating. Look at her response as it screams she doesn’t get the hypocrisy of her statements. Yeah it went on in the 70’s, never stopped and now we’ve made it legal on steroids.
 
Wild Turkey said:
Oh I understand that I just think it’s funny when Bammers act like they’re squeaky clean, throw shades at others and then turn around bragging about cheating. Look at her response as it screams she doesn’t get the hypocrisy of her statements. Yeah it went on in the 70’s, never stopped and now we’ve made it legal on steroids.
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Lol at you who missed the point of the whole conversation in your zeal to point out supposed hypocrisy. Quit acting the part of the typical dumb barner. Or maybe you aren't acting.
 
Gatorchip said:
Expect Notre Dame to climb to the top soon.
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When Flurduh gets all those priests runnin around hunting for this type of crap we're talkin hurr .... git back to me.
 
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