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Message: [QUOTE="freescooter, post: 2589737, member: 1023"] I don’t think it is the same in football actually. To the extent it exists it is mostly localized and not a nationwide big business like in basketball. There are many reasons for this including: 1 the one-done system in hoops that allows for a quick return on investment so to speak. Much tougher to insure that a kid who won’t leave for 3-5 years will still be worth paying off. 2. 85 players vs 12. There are just too many moving parts in football and a star at one position doesn’t bring the same results. And is harder to evaluate. 3. No AAU system for football so there is no pipeline. Oh there is the odd all star game and camps but those tend to be less centralized. And run by the schools not the shoe companies. I’m not saying players don’t get payoffs. Just that it isn’t a systematic or widespread feature of the recruiting process like it is in basketball. AAU basketball is basically the bottom of a sewage pit. [/QUOTE]