So these stories are nice on both the men’s and women’s side. I do wonder how much different it is for these coaches who have been around the game for 10+ years to sit there and feign the joy of getting a recruit when you know you just signed them to X thousands of dollars. That’s assuming we weren’t paying recruits under the table of course.
Maybe it doesn’t change that much because other schools are paying kids as well, but it feels like some of that excitement wouldn’t be there.