NCAA ruling on Satellite Camps
H/T to MGoBlogger Hail2thavictors who posted this in the Desmond Morgan thread. Go lend an upvote.
The NCAA has come down on promotion by coaches of satellite camps. NCAA gonna NCAA.
but at least they weren't banned.
Welcome to the NCAA where we make up the rules as we go to protect the SEC.
The Pac-12 Conference said on the compliance section of its website that the new stance is "very restrictive compared to what had been previously occurring."
I suppose... I would think that if they're smart they'd try to do their own camps in SEC country/ Texas. Only really big talent pool is California.
The Pac-12 is split on the issue between the California teams who are against camps and non-California teams who are for them because it helps them recruit in California (and Texas etc.). http://www.sltrib.com/blogs/uofusports/2499842-155/utah-football-kyle-w…
Which suggests where their interests lie: With coaches, with big name programs (and associated merchandising), with SEC . . . .
But not with poor student athletes.
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The recruits well know...just the NCAA trying to throw the SEC a bone!
Fuck the NCAA and their love for everything SEC.
In fact, it looks like an outright loss for them.
Kind of pathetic actually.
The NCAA has no integrity.
Just have the high school coaches promote it and use a bunch of Michigan hashtags
So they can't promote it on Twitter?
Whoop de do. Eat a bag 'o' dicks, SEC.
You can't stop the swarm.
Can we just break off from the NCAA already? Do they do anything good?
We may not be able to promote where we will be coaching our great game in June but we'll still be swarming & out-working everyone #BlueSwarm
— Chris Partridge (@CoachCPartridge) May 13, 2015Translation: Ain't nuttin gonna stop us!
Any NCAA version 2.0 would probably have the same policies as the original.
Dear high schoolers,
We don't plan on allowing coaches to communicate through your preferred method, and we will let them cut you if they are oversigned.
Fuck you what are you gonna do about it and sincerely yours,
NCAA
we dont talk about satelite camps.
Now you all have a homework assignment. This weekend you are to get into a satellite camp with an SEC coach.
is still cool though, right?
We can always use skywriting.
There is that, of course. We could see if anyone can still work the teletype too. Full page ads in the paper too, just like in the pre-Internet times. Actually, it would be interesting to see what else the NCAA might attempt to ban in the way of communication if it became sufficiently effective despite being seriously outmoded. This is coming from an organization that still has rules referencing fax machines like they were new fangled devices, of course.
And how dumb is it that the camps can happen, the coaches can be there, but they can't post online that they'll happen or be there. Dumb.
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It's like the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Everyone knows about it, just don't speak it. It's dumb.
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Wish we could tell the NCAA.....
...just make a flyer and send it out and let everyone else promote it on social media. It takes two seconds to take a picture and upload to Twitter or Facebook.
NCAA is so stupid. This changes nothing.
Consider them banned after this summer.
This doesn't stop fans and people outside the organization (especially the media) from using social media to promote it, and you know beat writers and sports news outlets are going to be covering this as long as Harbaugh is involved.
But what justification did the NCAA give to ban promoting this via Social Media? How is this considered to be bad for the game? Who is harmed by this....?
And as other's have mentioned..it will be promoted by the media and thousands of others on twitter...which will only expose the NCAA's stupidity.
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