whether they use alumni or not it doesn't matter. what advantage it gives them? why would it be a violation to begin with? so what if they pay them...it's Alabama's money to spend. No differnent than buying drill cones, or tackling dummies...wait, what?
the important thing says it all in wes' thread title.
Because it's a shady tactic that creates a conflict of interest in recruiting.
It is 100% a recruiting violation to guarantee employment or future payments for attending a university. For example, you can't just wait until after a player graduates to write him a $100k check. You also can't wait until after he graduates to promise him a cush job at an insurance company.
So it should also be illegal to advertise employment on the scout team after graduation.
And it's a pretty big advantage and a genius move by Saban. Your 1st stringers are only as good as the look they get in practice. You can't always have a Chad Kelly running the scout team, so how great would it be if you could have Peyton Manning come throw against your defense?
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