Recruiting Issues (Merged)

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Don't we have bigger things to worry about?

You have a point, but I think what this thread is about is the ever increasing hype and overall environment surrounding these high school kids and how it is being viewed. It sounds trivial, but its not trivial to the staffs and people who devote time to these kids to try to recruit them to their schools.

[BuckBackHome]

Originally Posted by bucknuts44820

His PC was one of the most "colorful" I have seen in recruiting.....it got ugly real quick. Personally, I like the kids who fax their LOI in and thats it, no hype, media attention, just fax it and go to class.

That instantly takes me back to a new article a few years back when MDA announced. Another top recruit that year had a press conference just because he narrowed down his list to 5 schools. Someone asked MDA if he was going to have one and his response was shock as he was just a high school football player.

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by Bucknut319

Don't we have bigger things to worry about? I'm sure all of us were the most respectfull and civilized 17/18 year olds on the planet. Come on, I did far worse as a young adult.

You most likely didn't do your "far worse" things on purpose in front of news conference and people who had been after your services for a year or more. Do you think Woody, Bo, or Ara would've tolerated that [censored]that Logan-El pulled?

Most teenagers do things they shouldn't at one time or another...that's part of growing up. But that stunt this ass-monkey pulled was pure punkish egotism...it was far from a normal part of youth.

[BuckWrestler141]

I honestly don't understand how recruits can pull such stunts as the hat drop and such...

Being a Div. 3 athlete, as I've said before, I received a ton of calls...although absolutely nothing like the attention these players receive. Despite the fact I didn't receive their level of attention, I still felt obligated to go to some of these colleges. I recognized that these coaches were wasting time form their personal lives to drive a few hours in crappy weather to watch a dual and speak with me. If I was treated with free plane trips and amazin food and all the other great things that come with visits it'd only make it more difficult.

When it was all said and done, I felt horrible to have to tell some of them no, to the point I couldn't confront them, so sent e-mails and left messages on the answering machine, never in my dreams could I picture insulting these people. I recognized and appreciated the attention given.

I really do beleive that these kids are being TAUGHT to be assholes by some recruiting guru's because it'll put the students name in the papers, and there is no such thing as bad press when trying to get your name out I guess.

[OH10]

I'm surprised a class act like Joe Paterno allowed this kid to sign with Penn State. If some jackhole pulled that [censored] and committed to Ohio State, I would tell him he can go ahead and pick up one of those hats off the floor, because he wouldn't be a Buckeye.

[tibor75]

Of course, if a scUM hat was one that was thrown on the ground, and an OSU hat was the one that he ended up wearing, we'd love him.

[BuckWrestler141]

Originally Posted by tibor75

Of course, if a scUM hat was one that was thrown on the ground, and an OSU hat was the one that he ended up wearing, we'd love him.

I actually considered this aspect. I think it could be done in a tasteful way, so long as the recruit didn't lead scUM on the entire time. Same thing for a scUM recruit to OSU. Avants comments about Mangold/OSU don't bother me, I take them as good natured ribbings
It doesn't bother me as much when kids do it to rivaling schools though, compared to just randoms.