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re: Dan Patrick: "My source said they were putting money in McDonald's bags when they visited"

Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:45 am to
Posted by cyde
He gone
Member since Nov 2005
31793 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:45 am to
quote:

Fulmer is a sleazeball and I would laugh so hard if Tennessee got the hammer under his watch.
Especially considering his secret witness routine.
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30591 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:45 am to
If they had been Crispy Cream bags, it'd have been game over!
Posted by Crowknowsbest
Member since May 2012
25872 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:46 am to
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McDonalds bags? I dunno, how reckless is it if you aren't getting caught? Kid gets Uber Eats delivered and there are 5 stacks of $100 bills in there. Not saying this is how it happened, but if you are paying kids cash (which is how everyone knows is the best way to do anything to stay off the grid) you gotta get them the cash somehow, right?


I feel like the process involved in getting cash into McDonald's bags and distributed out correctly is somehow less subtle than just giving cash to them in a private moment. That option isn't smart either, btw. Coaches being involved directly in any form is really stupid.
Posted by KellerChrystFan
Member since Sep 2018
9630 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:46 am to
This is 100% true. But Patrick goes on to ruin his credibility by bringing up Jason Witten as a possible replacement. Lmao.

He is also wrong about the SEC blocking Freeze. UT won’t hire him for obvious reasons, but he’s been cleared if someone wanted to take him.
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:46 am to
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Coaches being involved directly in any form is really stupid.


That is the kicker right there
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 9:47 am
Posted by TigerLunatik
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jan 2005
93646 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:47 am to
quote:

Coaches being involved directly in any form is really stupid.

Exactly. These guys need to watch Goodfellas and be like Paulie.
Posted by Smokeyone
Maryville Tn
Member since Jul 2016
15873 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:48 am to
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I don't think they were handing out $100,000 in McDonalds bags


75,000.00 total is what is being thrown around. To a poor 18 year kid 5,000.00 on a recruiting trip is real money.
Posted by Papplesbeast
St. Louis
Member since Dec 2014
826 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:48 am to
It would have been less suspicious if they used Chick Fil A bags.
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 9:49 am
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:48 am to
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But Patrick goes on to ruin his credibility by bringing up Jason Witten as a possible replacement. Lmao.



Yea that was moronic, but at least he moved from "I have been told this is true" to "and what about Jason Witten?". It was clearly a "this seems like an out of the box option", not a "I'm told they will move towards looking at Jason Witten."

Because that sure as shite ain't happening
Posted by JoseyWalesTheOutlaw
In The Ham
Member since Nov 2017
11659 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:49 am to
But if you give them money once then expect to have to continue

If you have to kiss their azz to sign them then expect to do the same to keep them
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:49 am to
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To a poor 18 year kid 5,000.00 on a recruiting trip is real money.



Exactly - the days of giving a kid a car or a house or whatever are gone.

But giving kids what most would consider "smaller amounts" ($5K) is a big deal, and is also not the type of money spent by a family that would cause massive attention.
Posted by LouisvilleKat
Member since Oct 2016
18197 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:50 am to
Who makes the best bag for recruiting violations?

Chik-Fila or Popeyes?
Posted by Go Go Gata
Member since Oct 2016
2177 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:50 am to
UGA needs to be punished for what they are doing also.
Vols need to drop a dime.
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
39973 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:50 am to
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I mean this sounds like the kind of story message board fans make up.

I have trouble believing professionals would do this. Even if the football coaches themselves are reckless, I would expect the boosters behind the money to be more intelligent.


I don’t know. I seem to remember OM leaving bags outside the door with IPads and money for recruits on visits. That could also be message board rumors though.
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:50 am to
quote:

But if you give them money once then expect to have to continue

If you have to kiss their azz to sign them then expect to do the same to keep them


I feel pretty confident that there are a lot of kids who get handshakes once they arrive on campus. I doubt it's contracted out like SMU was, or for the same dollar values, but some sort of "help"? I think so, at least in the SEC.
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 10:00 am
Posted by bamameister
Right here, right now
Member since May 2016
13961 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:50 am to
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Fulmer is 70. He’s going to move back to his home in Maryville and enjoy retirement. He will just fade into the background and show up at a couple games a year, and maybe speak every so often at events.



I've seen your fan base and they will never, ever, think of this Jeremy Pruitt fiasco and the NZAA damage to follow without thinking about the raise this guy got just a few months ago, much less who hired the guy.

No one will ever be able to separate these 2 in Tennessee football lore.
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30591 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:51 am to
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Coaches being involved directly in any form is really stupid.
I don't remember anyone ever accusing CJP of being very smart.
PS-Dye had asst. Wayne Hall bringing to the guys, back in the day @ Auburn.
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:52 am to
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PS-Dye had asst. Wayne Hall bringing to the guys, back in the day @ Auburn.



The 1980s were a wild time. Those days are over.
Posted by myflabbersghasted
Member since Jan 2019
168 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:53 am to
McDonald's bags? Damn, they really are stuck in the 90's. "Here's your "happy" meal from the "golden" arches!"
Posted by volslut98
Tennessee
Member since Nov 2017
74 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:53 am to
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It's truly amazing what a complete dumpster fire Tennessee is. If all of this is true there is no way they will be able to recover from this. UT will be a cellar dweller of the SEC for many years to come.


...And that would be different from the past 10 years how?

UT has been a hot damn mess since ~2008 and Proot was farrr from a quality HC. It's not even just about winning games...he had poor control over the team and you could see it on the field. Plus, how many times do we have to watch him half-arse it through a season before we say "enough is enough." Say what you will about how all of this went down, but it was time for Proot to go. End of story. Glad that fat Phil is out with him too. Clean house, burn it down. Start over fresh. It literally can't be worse than what UT fans have been through for the past 10+ years.
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