Call me naive, but I disagree to an extent. When you look at these threads, almost every instance where UT loses out on a key recruit, it's because someone else is paying them.
I don't find it at all far-fetched or unbelievable that some of these kids are interested in other schools. That's life...and there are a million reasons why some kids like LSU, Bama, UT or Georgia. It's not simply because there's $ being exchanged. You can't win them all.
These sorts of claims have become boring yet convenient excuses.