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re: Serious question for the rant. Do the football players get paid?

Posted on 1/13/13 at 9:41 pm to
Posted by BradPitt
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 9:41 pm to
I sooooo wanna make the absolute perfect comparison right now, but it would get me banned.
Posted by plutonium55
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 9:57 pm to
Pell Grants....
Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 9:58 pm to
Friggan A they do...The "U" get you some.
Posted by Nortizzle
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 10:00 pm to
I can only imagine
Posted by plutonium55
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 10:01 pm to
Alabama bought Dre his car along with his mom's caddy because everybody knows black people cant buy cars that new....ask anyone that belongs to the ITAT board and they will tell you.
Posted by WDE24
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 10:02 pm to
This may be the most ironic post in the history of message boards.
Posted by plutonium55
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 10:04 pm to
So what's your user name on ITAT?
Posted by Nortizzle
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 10:04 pm to
Posted by Roger Klarvin
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 10:04 pm to
Yes, but not in the way the casual fan considers "getting paid".

All the big programs have ways of indirectly "helping" players.
Posted by Nortizzle
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 10:06 pm to
I had a coworker that had a friend that played for Alabama, told him he got paid big time, even bought him a car. Went from not being able to afford a car in high school to him having a brand new car with rims.
Posted by WDE24
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 10:07 pm to
Huh?
Posted by partsman103
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 10:12 pm to
I would say Yes. A former RB had a family member employed as a waitress who would receive large cash tips from "fans" based on the RB's performance from his previous game...as an example.
Posted by CockRocket
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Member since May 2012
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 10:19 pm to
Former 5* Clemson running back 'holding cash for his aunt' back in 2011. Pictures were posted on Facebook but quickly deleted. Bellamy has since been ruled academically ineligible and left the program.



Clemson recruit Kenneth Page posted this to his MySpace page in 2008 but it was quickly taken down. According to some, the cash came from his uncle who worked with ATM machines.
Posted by RebFeBrees
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 10:36 pm to
I've heard of a few different things. One interesting one is players or their families receiving gym bags with large amounts of casino chips.

Posted by rangers911
Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 11:51 pm to
Yes.

While they don't pay every player there are a lot of kids that get some cash for sure.

I'd say more coaches and family friends get paid to steer kids to a school. The remaining ones are paid. Again not saying every kid or every program but a lot more than people think.
Posted by LSUsCRYSTALball
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 12:09 am to
probably
Posted by Rickdaddy4188
Murfreesboro,TN
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 12:21 am to
Look! There are 100$ handshakes at EVERY SCHOOL. Outright , paying for players ? NO.
Posted by Rickdaddy4188
Murfreesboro,TN
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 12:25 am to
Who puts money in their mouth? frickin nasty. Unless you're a stripper.
Posted by stat19
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 7:24 am to
Is it possible for a question as laughable as this to be serious?
Posted by plutonium55
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Posted on 1/14/13 at 7:44 am to
quote:

I had a coworker that had a friend that played for Alabama, told him he got paid big time, even bought him a car


My neighbors brothers daughter dated a guy that knew the UPS guy that deliverd stuff to Alabama and he spoke to the janitor that said they dont.
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