NCAA passes revolutionary recruiting rules
So the NCAA has passed a bunch of new recruiting bylaws including one that does this:
So starting with the class of 2014, college coaches can call, text and communicate privately by any methods available without restrictions. No more one-call-per-week. No more dead periods. No more ban on text messaging.
Still on the table and awaiting a decision is this potential new rule:
If 13-2 passes in April, prospects in their junior years can expect up to six visits per institution at home and school from coaches during the contact period, just as seniors experience.
This will only make recruiting even more insane and more competitive, because in addition to all of this you can have coaches that are not full-time staff members make calls for you too, and there are no longer limitations on the number of coaches that can be on the road recruiting.
Essentially, recruiting has been deregulated. So...as a school with a large budget, do you think this good for Michigan? Or will the "we play nice in the Big Ten" culture hurt us? We already know the SEC will go nuts with these rules...
January 19th, 2013 at 7:21 PM ^
January 20th, 2013 at 9:43 AM ^
Remember, the NCAA already has this rule in place for men's basketball. It's doing fine.
And the schools proposed and voted to adopt this rule, so I don't know why everyone seems to be blaming the NCAA staff.
January 19th, 2013 at 8:01 PM ^
January 19th, 2013 at 8:37 PM ^
I'm sure compliance would much rather spend time looking out for big things, instead of counting how many times recruits get contacted and when.
January 19th, 2013 at 8:53 PM ^
January 19th, 2013 at 7:17 PM ^
(in before somebody predictably asks if there will be roaming charges on Dantonio's 100 daily calls to intergalactic recruits)
January 20th, 2013 at 3:07 PM ^
I was at Verizon yesterday, and a friend of the family told me that Dantonio was asking around about interdimensional plans. Very interesting indeed.
January 19th, 2013 at 7:21 PM ^
I am not sure why everyone is so against these rules. I think it simplifies the code and makes it easier to enforce existing rules. I am all for simplification.
As to kids getting bombarded by coaches, I doubt that is going to be much of a problem. If there are too many texts, they are just going to do what any other celebrities do and change the number and be more judicious about giving the new number out. Is it a hassle to change the phone number? Sure, but it is not the end of the world like everyone here is making it out to be.
January 20th, 2013 at 1:01 AM ^
I really hope this post is sarcastic.
January 20th, 2013 at 11:58 AM ^
Brady is for this rule change. So, unless you believe Brady does not care about recruits, there is nothing sarcastic about it.
January 19th, 2013 at 7:23 PM ^
Also, if a school annoys a kid, the kid probably won't go to that school. Seeing as the whole point of recruiting is to get kids to go to your school, schools probably won't use these new rules to relentlessly call kids.
And these rules are on par with what men's basketball has already and they experienced no problems with it. Basically men's basketball was the trial run, and now the NCAA has decided it's a good set of rules to extend to all sports.
January 19th, 2013 at 7:36 PM ^
This is insane.
January 19th, 2013 at 7:37 PM ^
January 19th, 2013 at 7:50 PM ^
To expand the discussion somewhat, and as this is likely the best thread for it, here is the NCAA public release on the comprehensive list of "simplifications" to the Division I Handbook. (LINK)
In addition to the restrictions on methods and means of communication, schools will now be able to institutions to pay for academic support and career development services for student-athletes, to provide "reasonable entertainment" in conjunction with practices, and allow schools to provide expenses to athletes representing them at noncompetitive events. There is a laundry list of changes, but these are some of the more intriguing ones.
As for the relaxation of recruiting contacts, I have to think this does favor bigger schools with bigger budgets, as others have noted, especially with regards to the lifting of restrictions on circulated print materials and the like. Further, there is also the lifting of the restriction on having someone on staff with the team be the recruiting coordinator - this seems to open the door to more monetarily gifted institutions to attempt to build a marketing machine. Essentially, the body of changes in this section allows those school to create staffs whose sole duty is to sell the school to recruits through various media, something Michgian could likely do easily enough, but most Division I schools - which routinely operate in the red - probably could not.
January 19th, 2013 at 7:47 PM ^
they are going to be inundated with texts and calls
January 19th, 2013 at 7:53 PM ^
January 19th, 2013 at 8:17 PM ^
-LT
January 19th, 2013 at 8:20 PM ^
So the NCAA doesn't care about the student athlete? I am surprised
/s
January 19th, 2013 at 8:41 PM ^
January 19th, 2013 at 9:59 PM ^
Wonder which coach will become nationally known as the "are we there yet" coach?
You also have to wonder if staffing payrolls will open up to digital "telemarketers"? Pay some grad student to just spam twitter, facebook, instagram, etc... all day long... Here's looking at you Lane Kiffin
January 19th, 2013 at 10:08 PM ^
January 19th, 2013 at 10:15 PM ^
The only people without a say in the matter? The kids. Think about the kids!
You're going to see a whole lot more early commitments.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:52 PM ^
January 19th, 2013 at 11:02 PM ^
One step at a time gentlemen, and that next step is Derrick Green.
January 19th, 2013 at 11:04 PM ^
January 19th, 2013 at 11:22 PM ^
Why dont we just call the NCAA football the NJFL. The National Jr Football league. Seriously paying players, this crazy recruiting. i mean just have them watch film everday and work out and give them college credit. This is getting so outta hand it makes it not fun to be a fan of.
January 19th, 2013 at 11:55 PM ^
January 20th, 2013 at 1:00 AM ^
Mark Emmert is a pathetic human being.
January 20th, 2013 at 1:28 AM ^
major universities pay coaches millions of dollars to coach college students and recruit high school students.
why limit these men in their efforts to beg these children to attend their university and generate million of dollars and be compensted with a scholarship worth thousands of dollars?
January 20th, 2013 at 5:43 AM ^
January 20th, 2013 at 10:59 AM ^
January 20th, 2013 at 11:57 AM ^
Kelvin Sampson isn't too happy right now !!!!!!!