This makes things very interesting. If you haven't heard yet, Peterson supposedly cost around $80,000 for his services in college. Former Texas A&M DB coach (now at Tulsa) reported that he got a call saying that it would cost around $80,000 after a visit from Peterson. What does this mean? This really won't affect his eligibility. There is to much of a gap between NCAA and the NFL for there to be sanctions. This will probably be less of a distraction than the Bush case.
The only thing you can question is his character. I think by the time the draft comes about Peterson will still be looking decent. It's tough to say that Peterson falls based on these allegations. It may help a team like the Broncos that have a very tough choice pass based on this. I still think it is tough to say that he falls past 6. If he does get past 6, I would have to imagine this was a factor, but it is still possible that it wasn't.
It's possible that he doesn't even know money exchanged hands. Peterson's father has already came out and said, "This is my first time hearing this... It Could have happened." Willie Lyles is the guy that supposedly called. Willie is already under investigation from the NCAA. Maybe I'm gullible, but I believe him. Now lets get one thing straight, Peterson's signature is his own and it was his decision alone where he went. These people like Willie probably are in his ear. This guy might be calling all the places a player is considering and saying it costs this much to get him. When the player signs a guy like Willie gets paid and the player and family never knew about it. NCAA teams can call these scouting payments and it doesn't look that bad. When the money comes from random alum, it is tough to follow the money trail especially when it comes in cash. It would be tough to pay someone $80,000 in cash and hold onto it. Probably shouldn't say this, but this is how I would do it. I would deposits of cash in the amounts of $9,000. The dollar amount is a precise amount and those of you that know the law, know the reasoning for that. Getting back to the point though, it is tough for these scouts to make a player sign without knowledge of money.
I would also like to touch upon Chizik's words about the Auburn players receiving money. Now one of the play said he received money from MSU during the recruiting process. Chizik was upset that only one side was reported. Saying that several players were interviewed and said they didn't receive money. I do agree that you should show both sides, but it still only takes 1 case of a player receiving money for this to be inappropriate. In my opinion, good for you if only pay 10% of your players and 90% of your players aren't paid. No, 0% of the players should be paid, zero. That is my biggest problem with Chizik's words, he basically concedes that these guys probably got paid but not all of them do. I am extremely sadden by the allegations against MSU. These Auburn players got paid to talk about this, and most (almost all) receive compensation based on face time. It makes a little sense for them to make this up, but I don't think they would.
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