re: % of SEC Football players being paid under the table

A story that I heard about the legendary Johnny Vaught at Ole Miss that involved Archie Manning.

According the story that was told, Vaught was in the room when the Saints and Archie started their negotiation. As they started to negotiate, the Saints' rep wrote a number on a piece of paper and slid it across the table. Vaught reached for it before anyone. After seeing the number, he looked at the Saint's rep and said, "Hell son, he made more than that playing for us."

Then he proceeded to leave the room. Was that just a tactic? Probably, but it sure is funny as hell.