re: new USAToday Cam article...

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I still have a really hard time believing that State was the only school Cecil solicited.

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Why the hell solicit money from the one school your son wants to go, without doing it to the others?

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I get why people ask this, but let me provide a plausible explanation or two. First plausible theory, maybe Cecil, after trying to get money from MSU and being turned down, was also alerted that the solicitation had been reported to the MSU AD. Knowing this, he decided to get away from the situation and steered Cam to AU. Second plausible theory, maybe MSU was the only school where he had a relationship with an alumni (Kenny Rogers) that he felt was shady enough to help him try to pull this off.
I don't see any reason other schools (OU, Tenn.) would publicly state they were not asked for money unless it was true. If they had been approached, they would have kept it quiet and discussed it with the NCAA behind closed doors.
None of this proves AU was not asked for money, nor does it prove AU did not pay money. These are just plausible scenarios to explain why Cecil only solicited money from MSU (allegedly).