Confessions of an Agent

Home ▸ Archive ▸ College Sports ▸ Confessions of an Agent
grodt's avatar

grodt

Senior Member

1,588 posts
Oct 12, 2010 2:26 PM
Really good read. Great insight to a world that few of us understand.
Oct 12, 2010 2:26pm
Iliketurtles's avatar

Iliketurtles

Senior Member

8,191 posts
Oct 12, 2010 2:34 PM
Great read. Some interesting stuff in there for sure.
Oct 12, 2010 2:34pm
FatHobbit's avatar

FatHobbit

Senior Member

8,651 posts
Oct 12, 2010 2:35 PM
Very interesting, but I'm not surprised at all. (and I don't think anyone else really is either.)
Oct 12, 2010 2:35pm
krambman's avatar

krambman

Senior Member

3,606 posts
Oct 12, 2010 2:42 PM
I think that this will finally get the NFL to begin cracking down on this sort of thing. As we learned with the Reggie Bush incident, the NCAA has no means to punish the agents who do this, and since this stuff usually comes out after a student has left school there's no way for them to punish the offender either. So the NCAA is left with punishing the programs and the players who come later.

On a side note, they were saying on the radio earlier that the NCAA has a five year statute of limitations on this sort of thing so nothing will likely come of this from an NCAA standpoint since this mostly happened in 2005.
Oct 12, 2010 2:42pm
thedynasty1998's avatar

thedynasty1998

Senior Member

6,844 posts
Oct 12, 2010 3:05 PM
Why would the NFL care if college athletes are being paid? I know morally they should, but is there really any reason to think that things will change all of a sudden.
Oct 12, 2010 3:05pm
T

Tiernan

Senior Member

13,021 posts
Oct 12, 2010 3:07 PM
Not revealing at all. If you follow sports, you knew this went on. Only semi-surprising thing is this guy "named - names" usually these kinda stories refer to sombody like "...a well known WR from Ohio State currently playing in the NFL"...etc etc. Gotta give him props for that. But he will definitely be getting his ass kicked in some bar in the near future.
Oct 12, 2010 3:07pm
Tiger2003's avatar

Tiger2003

Kill or be Killed

15,421 posts
Oct 12, 2010 3:32 PM
Agents who pay the players and give them benefits, they should be treated just like players, I think they should get punished like Nick Saban or Bob Stoops said by losing their license for a year.
Oct 12, 2010 3:32pm
thedynasty1998's avatar

thedynasty1998

Senior Member

6,844 posts
Oct 12, 2010 3:39 PM
Just read it and it's really not that revealing. Who didn't know that stuff goes on?
Oct 12, 2010 3:39pm
FatHobbit's avatar

FatHobbit

Senior Member

8,651 posts
Oct 12, 2010 3:50 PM
Tiger2003;517540 wrote:Agents who pay the players and give them benefits, they should be treated just like players, I think they should get punished like Nick Saban or Bob Stoops said by losing their license for a year.

The guy did lose his license. He's not an agent anymore and that's why he's not afraid to come out and name names.
Oct 12, 2010 3:50pm
J

jmog

Senior Member

6,567 posts
Oct 12, 2010 3:52 PM
Good read, not surprising, just interesting that he actually named names, as Tiernan said.
Oct 12, 2010 3:52pm
T

the_system

Senior Member

465 posts
Oct 12, 2010 6:22 PM
In November 2005, Steve and I flew to Ohio State to talk to receiver Santonio Holmes. We met him outside the football building, and he said, "Listen, I want to save you the time. We don't need to meet. I've been taking money from [an agent] the last couple years, and he's been taking care of my family too."

ouch. At least it goes on everywhere though...
Oct 12, 2010 6:22pm
karen lotz's avatar

karen lotz

TuTu Train

22,284 posts
Oct 12, 2010 7:23 PM
the_system;517707 wrote:In November 2005, Steve and I flew to Ohio State to talk to receiver Santonio Holmes. We met him outside the football building, and he said, "Listen, I want to save you the time. We don't need to meet. I've been taking money from [an agent] the last couple years, and he's been taking care of my family too."

ouch. At least it goes on everywhere though...
http://twitter.com/#!/BFeldmanESPN/status/27168655255
Ohio State compliance office starting to look into Santonio Holmes agent allegations
http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2010/10/story_alleges_former_buckeye_s.html

Nothing will happen to OSU since its after the 4 year window, unless it is thought that OSU knew about it and tried to cover it up.
Oct 12, 2010 7:23pm
S

sportchampps

Senior Member

7,361 posts
Oct 12, 2010 7:24 PM
i like that he named names and called out people and most confirmed it
Oct 12, 2010 7:24pm
S

sportchampps

Senior Member

7,361 posts
Oct 12, 2010 9:49 PM
also suprised at some of the guys he said wouldnt take money like Keyshawn Johnson
Oct 12, 2010 9:49pm
Trueblue23's avatar

Trueblue23

BASEDgod

7,463 posts
Oct 12, 2010 9:51 PM
FatHobbit;517566 wrote:The guy did lose his license. He's not an agent anymore and that's why he's not afraid to come out and name names.

Yea but he didn't lose his license for breaking the rules.
Oct 12, 2010 9:51pm
Trueblue23's avatar

Trueblue23

BASEDgod

7,463 posts
Oct 12, 2010 9:59 PM
Gives me even more of a reason to hate Mel Kiper.
Oct 12, 2010 9:59pm
Laley23's avatar

Laley23

GOAT

29,506 posts
Oct 12, 2010 11:10 PM
Awesome stuff. Those guys were raking in the cash. Imagine some of the "crappy" players he was dishing out hundreds a month to that signed with someone else. How many agents were all paying these guys. Then think of how many agents were paying the top guys thousands a month. Sheesh.
Oct 12, 2010 11:10pm
Trueblue23's avatar

Trueblue23

BASEDgod

7,463 posts
Oct 12, 2010 11:51 PM
He had a good point though..

The NCAA makes a TON of cash off these kids.
Oct 12, 2010 11:51pm
thedynasty1998's avatar

thedynasty1998

Senior Member

6,844 posts
Oct 13, 2010 9:12 AM
sportchampps;517881 wrote:also suprised at some of the guys he said wouldnt take money like Keyshawn Johnson
Trueblue23;517888 wrote:Gives me even more of a reason to hate Mel Kiper.

These were two of the more interesting points I took away from the article.

FYI, he's going to be on Mike and Mike at 9:15. Should be interesting.
Oct 13, 2010 9:12am
J

JU-ICE

Senior Member

259 posts
Oct 13, 2010 10:58 AM
I think the only way to deter this from happening is to make it a crime with mandatory prison time.
Oct 13, 2010 10:58am
jordo212000's avatar

jordo212000

Senior Member

10,664 posts
Oct 13, 2010 11:06 AM
Fascinating read so far. Made it about halfway through this morning before work
Oct 13, 2010 11:06am
j_crazy's avatar

j_crazy

7 gram rocks. how i roll.

8,372 posts
Oct 13, 2010 11:30 AM
Trueblue23;517888 wrote:Gives me even more of a reason to hate Mel Kiper.

exaclty how i felt. i've always heard that kiper uses his "influence" on draft status to inflate guys into earlier rounds. now it would seem that he does it for kickbacks from the players' agents.

i was also shocked at the names of players that wouldn't take money. i'd have thought stubblefield, johnson, etc. would have definitely taken the money. kudos to them for not getting roped in.
Oct 13, 2010 11:30am
jordo212000's avatar

jordo212000

Senior Member

10,664 posts
Oct 13, 2010 12:22 PM
I heard somewhere that Jimmy Clausen was a client of Gary Wichard. Now I think I understand why Kiper was getting so emotional during the draft when Clausen was dropping like a rock. I remember wondering why Kiper was taking it so personally
Oct 13, 2010 12:22pm
G

Gblock

Oct 13, 2010 12:31 PM
kiper defended himself very well on mike and mike this morning breaking down players that this guy had signed and where he ranked them, not much evidence there...
Oct 13, 2010 12:31pm