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10-04-2006, 08:43 AM
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Things I've Learned about Recruiting
1) Many recruits tell people what they want to hear. Kids are kids...they will say what they feel is best in order to take any pressure out of a situation. This leads to false hope and false assumptions.
2) MySpace is the devil. The fact that there is now easy access to many of these kids is scary. Recruits are contacted by other kids, boosters, fans, etc. Again, as stated in #1, this opens the door for false hope and false assumptions as kids tell people what they want to hear. Then you end up with 4th hand stories that have been passed down by friends of friends of friends or the ever popular, mystery "friend who speaks with the staff." Bull.
3) MySpace is the Devil Part II--Has anyone ever considered that MySpace accounts are not verified identities? I can give multiple tales of false MySpace accounts for recruits. Kids living out their dreams of being a big time recruit by creating a false account and living their 5 minutes of false fame. I have personally dealt with MySpace and Bebo to have false accounts removed for an 07 recruit. Yes, believe it or not, some people really are that pathetic.
4) "Interest" is a very ambiguous term...a verbal offer is always based on the interpretation of the recruit. Staffs might send out mail to recruits...that does not mean they are recruiting him. Staffs lose interest in kids...even kids they have offered. When a school stops calling, the recruit can start looking elsewhere.
5) Kids self-promote. Recruits sometimes either misrepresent interest or add offers to gain offers. This is a fact and, when added to today's internet recruiting world, is often a successful strategy. However, it makes some fans and some of the aforementioned MySpace gurus look very stupid.
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10-04-2006, 08:51 AM
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6) The # of stars from a national "recruiting" services web-site is generally a poor way to gage a high school player's skill level.
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You mean Ted Ginn Jr. doesn't really have about 6 dozen different MySpace accounts??????
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10-04-2006, 09:23 AM
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Generally speaking I don't totally believe everything I read or hear . Whether it's recruiting, national/world news, politics etc. etc.
I think that comes with age.
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10-04-2006, 09:30 AM
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#7 Any kid that signs with your favorite school is a top notch scholar and citizen. Anyone who doesn't, wasn't worthy and will be replaced by a better player with a lower rating or a preffered walkon. Either of whom are "who we really wanted"...
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10-04-2006, 09:34 AM
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10-04-2006, 02:04 PM
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Has the NCAA tried to step in at all on the myspace/facebook stuff?
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10-04-2006, 02:08 PM
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