America 1979

Chapter 71 Bribery
The span of these three identities is a bit large, and Bill asked curiously: "Are you really a member of the red and white team?"

The Stanford men's varsity football jerseys are red and white, so they are also known as the red and white teams.

"Why am I not?" The fat man motioned Bill to sit on the sofa in the reception area and talk.

"As you know, playing rugby is a very energy-consuming sport. Our players need some green notes to appease their young hearts after the game, so I also serve as a psychologist. The same is true for team building. This kind of note It's the best lubricant in the world, and often after I've let out a lot of notes, the whole team becomes so cohesive that any friction between people disappears immediately."

While speaking, he took out a very thick envelope from his trouser pocket. If it contained the kind of note with Andrew Jackson's face printed on it, there should be a hundred sheets of this thickness, which is two thousand dollars.

The envelope was naturally for Bill. After receiving the signal from the big fat man, Mr. Ferrari opened the seal and glanced at it.

Sure enough, it was a twenty-face bill.

"There is no serial number?" Although he didn't know why he gave the money, Bill chose to accept it first, so he asked in detail whether the serial number was available.

Because the income of the D-1 school team is very high, the school team is very happy to give money to the players, but the NCAA regulations cannot pay wages to college players.One is willing to give, and the other is willing to take, so there are often news of rugby school teams bribing their own players.

The behavior of bribing players is naturally sanctioned by the NCAA, and players and school teams often use cash to circumvent such sanctions.

The fat man chuckled, "Of course there is no serial number. We operate on a principled basis. This is just your travel expenses for the summer camp. I came to you today to discuss offers and scholarships with you."

Although he guessed that there would be a verbal offer, Bill was still very happy when he said this. At least the efforts of the past nine months were not in vain.

"So early? Not watching for another season?" He decided to ask.

"So it's just to discuss the offer. According to the arrangement of several coaches with a strong voice, you will receive our official admission letter in December this year or January next year. During this period, you must meet the following conditions..."

The fat man explained.

Hearing the specific request, Bill quickly asked: "Wait a minute, I'll take the paper and notes down."

"Don't remember, really don't need to remember." The big fat man stopped Bill from getting up, "This kind of thing must not be written down, just listen carefully."

Mr. Ferrari had no choice but to sit back in his original position and listen carefully to the fat man's request.

"First of all, your physical fitness and court performance are enough to get an offer, so in the 80 season, you must not be injured. For minor injuries, we will re-evaluate based on your injury and recovery, and then decide whether to issue an offer. offer, if you are seriously injured, everything is over, do you understand?"

Bill nodded again and again. Before entering the NFL professional team, he must not be seriously injured. Once there is an injury experience, entering a college team and career will be very seriously affected.

The high school league was a bit better. The opponents were all students from nearby counties and districts. Their physical fitness and competition intensity were not high. Bill's size could handle it.

In fact, his opponents are the ones who need to think about injuries.

"I also played the tackle position of the defensive team before. This season, I will focus on the tight end position. I will spend half of the time on the line and reduce the probability of injury by half."

The fat man smiled and replied: "That's the truth, but you can't relax too much. If there are any particularly big court mistakes in the 80 season, we will re-evaluate whether to send you an offer. In short, just play normally and don't need to work too hard." , and there is no need to completely relax.”

After seeing the high school student write it down, the deputy head of the accounting team of the red and white team began to instruct the second point.

"Although we are athletes, we also have requirements for cultural achievements. Your SAT score must be at least 1000 and [-]. Can you do it?"

Even if it has not taken off at this time, normal high school students apply for Stanford University with a score of [-] on the SAT, which may not be stable.

For sports students, this score requirement is quite high.

But to Bill, it was a free giveaway.

"I took the SAT once in March and my total score was [-]. I think it should be enough."

The big fat man looked pleasantly surprised, "Really? We don't have high requirements for grade points, as long as you can graduate from high school normally. In this way, you can receive our offer as long as you don't get injured."

Both of them were very happy. The fat man was very curious that Bill could get such a high score in the exam. Bill explained that he came from a literary and artistic family, and his sister's SAT score was over [-], and she also got an offer from Columbia College.The two wrestled with this question for a while before turning to the next topic.

"As for the scholarship, we tentatively set it at 500 U.S. dollars. In addition to covering your tuition fees, there are about [-] more. The team will reimburse you for your books and miscellaneous expenses, and the team will also cover your food, drink, and housing. A full-time nutritionist and logistics team are in charge, and it doesn’t cost much. If you think it’s too little, you can find me in private after you officially enter the team, and I’ll give you this kind of envelope.”

Although the fat man said that he was discussing the scholarship, he actually gave the conditions unilaterally, and there was not much room for Bill to choose.

"I suddenly have a question. If it is a scholarship of [-] US dollars, but the tuition fee is about [-], will the bank give me a student loan? After all, the scholarship is enough to cover the tuition fee."

Mr. Ferrari has been thinking about putting himself on student loans.

The smiling face of the big fat man pressed the pause button, "What do you mean? Do you think our red and white team will allow a kid who came across the entire continent to go to the bank to borrow money to go to school? What do you think of us? people?"

The more he talked, the more excited he was, "Are we the kind of stingy team that would rather save the money than give it to the players? Are we going to leave you with no money to spend..."

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding." Bill first stopped the deputy head of the accounting team from spitting out, and then explained: "I need to carry a student loan to get a personal income tax deduction, not because I am dissatisfied with the amount of the scholarship."

The big fat man's angry expression disappeared instantly, and a smile climbed up his fat face again.

"So that's the case, I'm sorry I didn't ask clearly." He rubbed his cheeks, "I think about it, if the tuition fees are fully covered, the bank probably won't grant you a student loan because the interest rate on the student loan is low. Then the red and white team I will give you a scholarship of 6000 yuan on the surface, and we will give you the remaining [-] dollars in cash, so there will be no problem. What do you think?"

That's the best arrangement, Bill nodded in agreement.

After roughly finalizing the offer and scholarship, the fat man stood up and said goodbye. He had to go to the rooms of other high school students, and some outstanding high school students also received verbal offers.

Strange to say, shortly after the fat man left, the scouting secretary Branwell, who lived in the same suite as Bill, came back.

"Did you know something this afternoon?" Mr. Ferrari was a little curious.

In this regard, Brunwell categorically denied, "I just happened to go out for a stroll and rest early. We have to leave for UCLA tomorrow afternoon. The drive between San Francisco and Los Angeles is six hours. The road is very exhausting. The day after tomorrow you have to participate in another summer camp."

PS: Ask for a recommendation ticket and ask for a monthly ticket.

(End of this chapter)