re: Had an interesting convo today with someone involved in recruiting

I'm not sure I disagree with any of it, but I think "everyone pays" refers to the fact that every school has boosters who don't need contact from coaches or ADs to entice recruits.

Similar to how people in power don't need to ask underlings directly to do their dirty work ("will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest"), SEC coaches/departments don't need to get involved in payment schemes.