Poll: Do you believe players are paid?

[volsknx]

In almost every thread, it seems as many posters state that Bama and Georgia are paying players.

I am curious as to how many of you actually think players are being paid.

Discuss as you like.

 

[Border Vol]

Some schools pay players under the table and some don't

 

[Volunteer_Kirby]

Every competitive school does it, some pay more than others and are better at hiding it.

 

[BigOrangeAl 1979]

Yes Bama has been paying them since Bear was there.

 

[Mightyvol]

If you are good enough..,,you will get paid. Amounts and methods differ but this has been going on for a long time and not just at SEC schools.

 

[knoxvol16]

Based on the last 15 years of UT football, I'm not sure too many of them were worth the money . . . well, if they were being paid, that is (wink, wink).

 

[NorCalVol67]

Absolutely.

We just haven’t been very good at it for a while.

 

[USF grad in TN]

There's a difference between school employees paying players vs. boosters "helping" players and their families. If the rumors are believable, we had a head coach providing his own money and using university employees to distribute the money. From a compliance perspective, that's very different from a booster hiring a player's relative, or "loaning" a player a car. I don't know how the NCAA could do much about boosters passing out favors if the school is not directly involved.

 

[Jax_Vol]

Every school legally pays the players. That has been allowed by the NCAA for the last several years

FBS schools pay more than FCS.

 

[VolinMichigan]

I think a good bit of the highly ranked players coming out of high school get “paid”. Whether that’s paying mom’s mortgage or dad getting a job at a business of a booster, it all qualifies as paying a player. I don’t think it’s common for players to get paid cash directly. That seems likes the risk of it getting exposed goes way up. But between families, high school coaches, and handlers, somebody is winding up wealthier.

 

[VAVol85]

Your question needs to be a little more specific.

If the question is “Do players get occasional gifts from boosters” such as a $100-handshake, the loan of a car for a weekend, a nice meal, the answer is and always will be yes.

If the question is “Do players get thousands of dollars at a time” as a signing bonus or a regular salary, the question is an interesting poll question. I would say It is rare but would be interested in what others think.

 

[Vol#17]

Need a sometimes, and it depends options.

 

[Eastknox865]

This should not even be a discussion. If any fan doesn't know then you have been sleeping under a rock. Paying players isn't just isolated to the winning schools it's every school.

 

[N.ohio vol]

Yes players get paid no doubt in my mind.

 

[jaguinn5]

Who the heck voted no?

 

[jaguinn5]

Need a sometimes, and it depends options.

"Sometimes" and "it depends" are both "yes"

 

[Volinnooga]

If we paid players, we are due a significant refund.

 

[VolBricks]

I went to high school with a guy who went to TN as a basketball player back in the day. He came home his freshman summer driving a 2 year old Mustang we all new he could not afford. We did not ask how he got it we just got in and rode.........

 

[wmcovol]

We’re wasting a lot of money.

 

[TJVol95]

Absolutely I’ve seen it. The envelope under the door is real. At least it used to be discreet

 

[JVol76V2]

A friend of mine played at UNC in the early to mid 90s and it was absolutely happening according to him.

 

[ACvol3]

If you are good enough..,,you will get paid. Amounts and methods differ but this has been going on for a long time and not just at SEC schools.

This

 

[Mccage]

I saw Saben standing on the grassy Knoll.

 

[Bigorange123]

 

[loosecannon]

I was a D1 athlete. My teammates and I all had plenty of opportunities to get paid, especially if we performed well. I could tell some stories. It happens. Some are straight cash, some pay family. Churches, cash drops, hiring people that didn't really work the hours, renting and buying from certain people. If you can dream it, it happens.