Dad: Top School Offered Son $600K

[Nobody]

Texas A&M freshman wide receiver Ricky Seals-Jones was one of the most heavily recruited high school players in the nation before he committed to the Aggies last December.
According to his father, Chester Jones, the 5-star wideout left a $600,000 deal on the table from a collegiate powerhouse before ultimately choosing College Station as his new home.

http://bleacherrepor...-for-commitment yeah i know its BR.. but thats kind of beside the point here.

I'm guessing its FSU and Bama. I'm really really hoping Bama.

 

[The Dude]

And A&M topped that offer?

 

[Nobody]

And A&M topped that offer?

 

[strigori]

And A&M topped that offer?

That must have been a lot more than a Trans Am...

 

[VA Husker Fan]

He got a year's supply of Johnny Manziel autographs instead.

 

[NUance]

After an early decision in February to sign with Texas, Seals-Jones decomitted from the program in June to take a look at other schools.

Schools like Oregon, UCLA, Baylor and others were rumored to make a push, but it was the SEC's Texas A&M and LSU which emerged as the leaders.

LINK

 

[beanman]

Some day I hope all those cheating bastards down south get what's coming to them.

This sh#t is getting old. And you know it's happening.

 

[Minnesota_husker]

LSU wouldnt shock me.

I dont like Texas, but i dont think it would be them.

 

[Blackshirts007]

If you can't beat em, get even. This will never change. The NCAA will never enforce this crap when it's basically happening all over and the proof is everywhere. Time to pull out the checkbooks UNL.

 

[Nobody]

After an early decision in February to sign with Texas, Seals-Jones decomitted from the program in June to take a look at other schools.

Schools like Oregon, UCLA, Baylor and others were rumored to make a push, but it was the SEC's Texas A&M and LSU which emerged as the leaders.

LINK

+1

 

[Nobody]

LSU wouldnt shock me.

I dont like Texas, but i dont think it would be them.

the article mentions an sec team and an acc team.... but i guess i wouldnt be surprised to find out texas is payin dudes.

 

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

Auburn paid Cam Newton's dad. Wouldn't surprise me if they offered this kid the money

 

[NUance]

Anyone think Oregon might be willing to do a little cash reacharound? I wonder sometimes.

 

[Nobody]

Anyone think Oregon might be willing to do a little cash reacharound? I wonder sometimes.

Im sure of it. Where there is smoke there is fire. Plus with chip leaving.. it just makes too much sense.

 

[Ulty]

I wonder how the whole bribery/payment system works, as in how much money is being thrown around (or at least offered), how it is being delivered, and what measures are taken by a school (or booster) to cover it up when it happens. I mean, people who are accepting payment might not have all that much honor to begin with, so how can the payer trust that it will be kept secret in most cases, knowing what kind of scandal it can cause? Or do they really not worry about it at all, knowing the lack of balls that the NCAA tends to display?

Is there an underground mafia sponsored by specific universities for this sort of thing? Does it come from slush funds from the coaches/AD themselves? Does it just come from loose-cannon boosters?

The whole process is fascinating.

It also makes me not worry about championships too much at Nebraska. With the amount of cheating that is surely going on, I'd rather cleanly go 10-4 every year and occasionally contend for titles than win a dirty championship and be embarrassed by scandal.