MySpace and Recruiting

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Originally Posted by jlb1705

Most of the time there is a stupid rule by the NCAA, the reason it is there is that somebody made such an egregious end run on the rules that a riduculous rule needs to be made to stop common sense violations or to close loopholes.

That is an excellent point, and one which I admit I had not directly considered.

I should also say, I'd be on board with Thomp's "Secondary Violation" idea... no teeth, just a good scare.

[osugrad21]

Originally Posted by jlb1705

You guys are right, the NCAA doesn't always make sense. The problem is, there is no reasonable way to get fans to stop this behavior. Realistically, I think that 99% of the time, stuff like this is gonna slide by. The problem is, there is the potential for fans on the internet to make an organized effort to bombard a recruit with contact - or even worse - for a coach to do it by proxy.

Most of the time there is a stupid rule by the NCAA, the reason it is there is that somebody made such an egregious end run on the rules that a riduculous rule needs to be made to stop common sense violations or to close loopholes.

Bingo...here's your prize.

[RB07OSU]

Originally Posted by osugrad21

Not sure why you felt the need to defend yourself here....but my comment was not intended for you.

I've seen firsthand how hectic, annoying, and, occasionally, scary this recruiting monster can become. What may seem innocent sometimes is not...especially when it is coming from hundreds of directions.

Sorry grad, I didn't mean to sound defensive and my post came off as that. All I was trying to say is that some recruits don't mind other players talking with them on myspace, even if they aren't necessarily big-time recruits(say me for example) . Now just having hundreds of teens/people trying to add you to sell their school, that is scary and I can see where a breach of privacy can be reached at a certain point.So I guess I'm not in total disagreement with you here.

[tedginn05]

On a side note, say on my team, there was a certain player that was being recruited by big time schools. And say OSU was one of them, but wasn't top on his list. As a teammate of his, would it violate NCAA rules if I tried to get him to go to OSU?

[methomps]

Originally Posted by tedginn05

On a side note, say on my team, there was a certain player that was being recruited by big time schools. And say OSU was one of them, but wasn't top on his list. As a teammate of his, would it violate NCAA rules if I tried to get him to go to OSU?

Generally, no it is not a violation. You have an existing relationship with that recruit. However, it depends on what you mean by "[try] to get him to go to OSU". Something innocuous like talking up OSU is likely fine. Even flat out telling him to go to OSU every day is fine. You will probably annoy him more than help OSU, but that is your perogative (IMO). Beyond that, the best advice is to ask the compliance office.

The compliance office will likely be overcautious and tell you to not do it. That is a good point to remember that JT and his staff probably don't need your help.

[tedginn05]

Originally Posted by methomps

Generally, no it is not a violation. You have an existing relationship with that recruit. However, it depends on what you mean by "[try] to get him to go to OSU". Something innocuous like talking up OSU is likely fine. Even flat out telling him to go to OSU every day is fine. You will probably annoy him more than help OSU, but that is your perogative (IMO). Beyond that, the best advice is to ask the compliance office.

The compliance office will likely be overcautious and tell you to not do it. That is a good point to remember that JT and his staff probably don't need your help.

Ok I'll remember that. I was just asking for future reference. We really only have one guy that is being recruited by OSU. I was just wondering what was ok to say and what isn't.