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<blockquote data-quote="GTech63" data-source="post: 324750" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>What I don't understand is why USC Trojans have not been able to maintain a Bama type grip on being a football/BB power. I had a basketball friend, in college '50s who transferred from USC after his soph. year. He talked of how USC had "sponsers" to whom players were introduced and from whom they could get help, borrow cars, money for dates. "Bag man" not a term I heard before this board however. </p><p></p><p> Finding paying jobs for players, a long term practice, and as long as players clock in and do meaningful work seemed OK. I was given a job, on school custodial staff, to earn some spending money at NAIA level. I believe it was A &M that got in trouble over players not showing up and still being paid.</p><p></p><p> SMU's violation that got them the death penalty? Money, paid apartment....</p><p><a href="https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/smumustangs/2012/07/23/flashback-smu-gets-ncaa-death-penalty-worse-than-penn-state" target="_blank">https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/smumustangs/2012/07/23/flashback-smu-gets-ncaa-death-penalty-worse-than-penn-state</a> </p><p></p><p>IMO manipulation of grades and academics is worse than money under the table. If they can cheat with money, why won't they also cheat on the academics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GTech63, post: 324750, member: 1683"] What I don't understand is why USC Trojans have not been able to maintain a Bama type grip on being a football/BB power. I had a basketball friend, in college '50s who transferred from USC after his soph. year. He talked of how USC had "sponsers" to whom players were introduced and from whom they could get help, borrow cars, money for dates. "Bag man" not a term I heard before this board however. Finding paying jobs for players, a long term practice, and as long as players clock in and do meaningful work seemed OK. I was given a job, on school custodial staff, to earn some spending money at NAIA level. I believe it was A &M that got in trouble over players not showing up and still being paid. SMU's violation that got them the death penalty? Money, paid apartment.... [URL]https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/smumustangs/2012/07/23/flashback-smu-gets-ncaa-death-penalty-worse-than-penn-state[/URL] IMO manipulation of grades and academics is worse than money under the table. If they can cheat with money, why won't they also cheat on the academics. [/QUOTE]
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