Agent Story on SI

[mav1234]

Sorry if this has already been posted or if this is the wrong place for it (seemed better than the Panthers forum), but I recommend people check out this SI story:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/magazine/10/12/agent/index.html?eref=sihp

Really puts agents in perspective, along with the recent allegations about college programs etc...

[Matt Foley]

Damn.

[blackcatgrowl]

Not to make this a political thread... but I'm shocked if this is a shock to any of you. This country is corrupt from the people who sweep streets to the President of any given company. Why would pro or college athletes, their agents, coaches, managers or owners be exempt from this?

Welcome to the United States of Corruptica.

[carpanfan96]

Yea, just got done reading it... Not overly shocking about it being that widespread. I am however surprised at how many players confirmed recieving money from him and other agents....geez

[mav1234]

What's shocking is how widespread it is. I foolishly believed that it was a rare event for an athlete to take money and really something reprehensible.

I'm a bit naive on this subject, what can I say?

[X-Clown]

Gary Wichard represents Jimmy Clausen, Gary Wichard and Mel Kiper are reported as being close in the story, Mel Kiper ranks Clausen as his #1 quarterback. Hmmm.

[natty]

Interesting read. You have to know these agents are paying players all over the place. But in the end does it matter all that much? $500 a month isn't all that much. I understand why the NCAA has their stance, it's extremely messy when you start thinking about paying college players, but are these agents really that evil?

[Matt Foley]

Players just figured out a new way to get money. Used to be boosters. Now it's agents and go betweens. But still, one guy was tied to all those players, and he sounded like a small fish in the agent ocean.

[blackcatgrowl]

Interesting read. You have to know these agents are paying players all over the place. But in the end does it matter all that much? $500 a month isn't all that much. I understand why the NCAA has their stance, it's extremely messy when you start thinking about paying college players, but are these agents really that evil?

From a subjective moral stand, probably not. Since it's so widespread.

But technically and legally, they are.

Personally, I don't agree with the NCAA's stance. All they are doing is keeping money out of the player's hands, while the schools rake in the cash with TV deals and marketed brand goods.

If the focus was on making the player's time at the university focused on academics, then why encourage behavior unassociated with academics by promoting a business based on the team?

It's a double standard, and the schools all support the NCAA's stand on this, because they don't want to have to pay for otherwise free talent.

[dimbee]

Fantastic read. Unsettling but not really surprising. It is pretty cool reading it from the horse's mouth.

[Razeyfingers]

great read, thanks

I dont watch a lot of tv but has this hit mainstream media yet? I wonder how big this story will get.