Gismo Posted August 27, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 417 Content Count: 9,687 Reputation: 1,237 Days Won: 8 Joined: 09/24/2009 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Wow this book should be eye opening. Check out the summary. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf---the-system--a-great-read-on-college-football-s-inner-workings-202143287.html Some quotes: Earps details the bizarre system of the hostess business, where pretty, personable, well-trained college women are used as bait to lure top talent. Even if they don't have physical relationships with high school players (and some certainly do), they are encouraged to engage in at least pseudo romantic relationships through social media, text and Skype for months on end. All of this comes with the approval and encouragement of athletic department officials and highly paid coaches. ... The result: an environment of sexually provocative conversations; rampant hook-ups; tutors just doing the athletes' schoolwork themselves; and, most terribly, in the case of star running back Derrick Washington, a 2010 sexual assault of his clean-cut, serious-minded tutor that sent him to prison. ... Seals-Jones, once a Texas commit who wound up signing with Texas A&M last February, and his family open themselves up to the entire process. The juiciest part is an alleged offer to the Jones family from a "top-20 program" – not A&M – for the following: $300,000 in cash, use of a luxury suite during football season, eight season tickets and $1,000 per month for Ricky and $500 for the family. "Oh, it was higher than that," Chester Jones, Ricky's dad said. "It was a lot higher than that." Chester Jones said the offers grew as high as $600,000 for his son's signature on a national letter of intent – one SEC school and one ACC school said they'd double any offer – but he declined them all out of principle and the fear of inevitably getting caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smazza Posted August 27, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 9,898 Content Count: 66,091 Reputation: 2,434 Days Won: 172 Joined: 01/01/2001 Share Posted August 27, 2013 the problem ismost of these kids dont get an education most cant read or speak the school presidents arent bothered by any of this is shocking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apis Bull Posted August 27, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,586 Content Count: 23,185 Reputation: 2,332 Days Won: 65 Joined: 09/05/2002 Share Posted August 27, 2013 That's why we should have a Junior National Football League (JNFL). For the kids that can't get into or have no interest in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTrue Posted August 27, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 152 Content Count: 19,395 Reputation: 6,097 Days Won: 233 Joined: 01/13/2011 Share Posted August 27, 2013 What part of this is news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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