re: Naz Reid says LSU didn't pay him

Should have paid him to stay...

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Watford and his dad had Wade/Penny in a bidding war

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With the NCAA and LSU's BOS all up in and around Wade and anything he does? Will Wade couldn't get a simple traffic ticket right now without it making national headlines and he is supposedly in a bidding war for Watford? These people saying these things aren't just attacking the coaches, they are attacking the integrity of the family. Bama fans are the biggest liars and most sociopathic fans in sports.

Sure. He would admit to tax evasion if he took the money.

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College basketball is a cesspool. It’s corrupt. No one with any sense believes its not. It’s possible that football is just as bad.

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The only difference between football and basketball is that basketball has the shoe companies very much tied into the recruiting. Unlike football, most of the recruiting is done through the AAU coaches, organizers, handlers. AAU itself is simply just a grey market for HS talent. The shoe companies literally fund the teams. No one involved in AAU ball is simply doing it out of the "goodness of their hearts". There is money to be made there and the players/"coaches" know their market value. Did Reid receive some kind of payment on behalf of the LSU basketball program? The answer is almost assuredly yes. But so did essentially every top 150 player. That's just how basketball recruiting works. I don't care if you are Duke, Arizona, LSU, Alabama or DePaul, that's how you have to do it. The notion that there are only a "few" dirty coaches is a complete joke.

And frankly, the outrage of national pundits is completely hypocritical. Every year we have to listen to sob stories about how it is patently unfair that college players have to play for "free" while their coaches/schools make millions off of their efforts. Yet, when information emerges that these guys may have actually gotten paid a significant amount to play college basketball, the same crowd immediately begins pearl clutching lamenting that the sanctity of the college game has been harmed.

Aren't the players getting EXACTLY what you say they should be getting? Significant compensation for their skills.

The only real issue is (likely) tax fraud. I suspect the players (or whoever gets the money) isn't reporting it (or most of it) on their tax returns. It's likewise being funneled (likely fraudulently) through tax exempt entities to get to the players families. There are a LOT of churches in the hood that get significant "donations" from wealthy white businessmen. I wonder why?

Also, the mcdonald's aa game has been around for app. 45 years. LSU has signed 20-22 of those players over that period which is like 8th in the nation. And a fair amount of them are NOT from the boot. LSU has signed top guys for years in hoops.

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But I posted this because according to Barkley giving someone $100k isn't that much.

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I would say $100k for 1 year in college is vastly underpaid for a guy who made $8m the following year. Unless I'm supposed to believe that he got drastically better over that 1 year.

“The only difference between football and basketball is that basketball has the shoe companies very much tied into the recruiting. Unlike football, most of the recruiting is done through the AAU coaches, organizers, handlers. AAU itself is simply just a grey market for HS talent. The shoe companies literally fund the teams. No one involved in AAU ball is simply doing it out of the "goodness of their hearts". There is money to be made there and the players/"coaches" know their market value“

Agreed and I should have made note of this. AAU is essentially a clearing house for talent and coaches work as agents for these players. They pimp these kids out.
The shoe / apparel companies come in and give the various programs money and they start directing kids in the direction that they want to go so the kid stays with them and continues wearing their stuff.

Football is done differently. There is still the influence of the shoe/apparel companies but it’s just not as dirty as basketball.

Lets just assume that players (or family) gets paid. Lets also agree that it’s not immoral. It’s getting paid for services.
With that foundation, it comes down to how well you execute without getting caught. For Will Wade to be on tape uttering the words that are reported, it’s embarrassing. He should know better than to say anything remotely close to what’s been reported. Rookie mistake.

I want a guy that operates in stealth mode

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there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that

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Paying athletes a monthly stipend so they can afford an upgraded quality of life, while in college, is fine. I believe most college sports fans are accepting of this provision.

Offering kids hundreds of thousands of dollars to entice them to richer schools should never be allowed.

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feel the reason the Bama roundball fans are pissing & moaning is that the University spent 80% of their "signing bonus pool & Dodge Ownership Program " on the football

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Saban owns a Mercedes dealership and his players are driving around in Dodge Chargers

Cheap MF.