I’m hearing from a trusted source that about 2 hours following last weekend’s victory over Nebraska, a bag man showed up at Dickerson’s house. The thought was that losing him to an out-of-state competitor this week would send Nebraska into an unrecoverable tailspin, recruiting-wise (insert joke here about how they’re already there…but I digress). Aside from the cash in hand, promises were made of employment opportunities for his immediate family/extended relatives.
Anyway, Dickerson’s dad **didn’t** accept it, and instead called the authorities and notified the NCAA(!)…and that’s where things got real messy. Dickerson is being advised not to sign at this moment because it could potentially place his eligibility in jeopardy because of the on-going investigation (he can’t sign without the investigation completing, which will be sometime in late Jan/early February). He did nothing wrong here, and nobody seriously thinks he won’t be wearing the maroon and gold someday…but the big story about to hit ESPN within the next 24-48 hours is that Nebraska was caught red-handed. How many administration officials get canned? Does Frost weather this storm? What does it mean for their recruits?
All of this was, of course, completely made up. But a guy can dream, right?
Row the Boat, Ski-U-Mah, Go Gophers!