I think Harbaugh really screwed up a good thing that has helped a lot of kids who would have never got noticed from coast to coast. I think there may have been other options but what harbaugh did was so stupid he put them in a position to act quick to stop the bs. Maybe they will come out with some new governing rules in the future.
Michigan fans may disagree but that spring trip was nothing but a recruiting trip to the south. I think it says alot about the the man at the helm that he is willing to do stuff like that..If I were the coach at a university in Florida i would have been upset. I guess desperate times at michigan called for desperate actions..
Michigan fans may disagree but that spring trip was nothing but a recruiting trip to the south. I think it says alot about the the man at the helm that he is willing to do stuff like that..If I were the coach at a university in Florida i would have been upset. I guess desperate times at michigan called for desperate actions..
I didn't want to be the first to piss on Harbaugh, but I agree he's the catalyst on this ruling. Not only did purposely try to ruffle feathers, then he dumped a bunch of committs afterward.....I was surprise that the big 12 voted against....though that was probably texas leading its sheep.
Satellites camps have been pretty vital to Okie State's rise. They basically pioneered it under Gundy. It's going to hurt everyone outside talent hotbeds, but it's really going to hurt schools like Wazzu in less than ideal locations. And the lesser the brand name, the worst. That's why Leach isn't very happy about it. I'm not really sure why this has suddenly become a big deal with Meyer and Harbaugh using them. OU has been using camps for the last 2 years. I don't know about anybody else, but this is a bad ruling for the kids. Less exposure to coaches who may not otherwise see them.
These camps and holding spring practice in other states are complete bullshit and anyone arguing for it is full of shit.
This is a have's vs. the have not's.
The NCAA regulates how big a schools media guide can be and how much space can be dedicated to each player - for fairness and to prevent one school from having a recruiting advantage over another school that can't afford a mega-media guide. But it's okay to pack up your entire team and go to Florida for a week to practice?
This is a have's vs. the have not's.
The NCAA regulates how big a schools media guide can be and how much space can be dedicated to each player - for fairness and to prevent one school from having a recruiting advantage over another school that can't afford a mega-media guide. But it's okay to pack up your entire team and go to Florida for a week to practice?
This only this hurts the lesser schools imo. I don't know why OU doesn't hold a camp in Norman and invite all of the Texas HS coaches up with their best kids. Make it an annual thing and throw in a coaching clinic for the coaches too. I think it's really important at this time for Stoops and his assistants to make connections with the Texas coaches and bring in the best kids at the same time. Stoops needs to do something to start landing more of the 4 and 5 star recruits in Texas. They've lost a step with this new coaching staff and because of Baylor and TCU cutting into recruiting.
Just one year was great for Nebraska. They got one of the top QB's out of California last year because of it, and a commit from another this year, though there are other strong tangibles above the camp excuse on #2. But both were at the camp and were huge at being able to evaluate them and start a relationship.
They really benefit a school like Nebraska because of it's geographical location. That's why Leach is so pissed. Wazzu is a very hard place to get to for your average poor recruit who would have to fly in and take a long bus ride to the campus. Something they can't afford to do in the first place. The only way they would know anything about Leach or that school and their system is to meet Leach through the satellite camps.
Sounds weak, imo. You can't print more than x number of pages, but only loosely control how many people you can hire just for recruiting or how much money you can spend. Killing camps is a stacked deck move intended to keep the all the cards hidden close to home. There is a reason why all the high populace conferences are against this. The malice involved knowing that many of these kids don't have the means to travel to a camp outside a few hundred miles is just the epitomy of hypercritical. Higher education my ass.
Also, what's so different about travelling a week prior to a bowl game as vs doing it during the spring.....besides the money involved for the white hairs.
No, your wrong Clover. There's a reason why the national championship has been limited to just 12 different schools in the last 30 years. Geography and tradition. No amount of recruiting can beat those two advantages. Plus it's not 1984 anymore, the last time a non traditional school won the NC (BYU). Ask BYU how hard it would be to do that now. BYU has no tradition or beaches. How good of a recruiter do you think it's going to take to overcome an Alabama? And that goes for the great majority of schools. It has nothing to do with laziness..Be realistic.
