OT - 17 yr. old kid Alex Kline hired by Rivals.com

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May 7th, 2012 at 2:02 PM
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CorkyCole
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OT - 17 yr. old kid Alex Kline hired by Rivals.com

Link: http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1362837

I've never heard of nor visited the site, but Alex Kline is a basketball recruiting analyst who founded the recruiting site The Recruit Scoop.  It doesn't specify how long he's been doing this, but since he's only 17 and the fact that there is yet to be a wiki page written about either him or his recruiting site, Rivals must have got in on him early.

Thoughts?  Well, he's young.  And I wish I could have had a job like this at the age of 17.  He has a huge twitter following, and he must be good if Rivals decided to actually hire him.  I just hope that these kids don't start getting hired by scouting sites just to get that "in" with high schools to obtain competitive advantage over other sites.  This may be the next step to taking recruiting WAY too far. 

Edit: http://www.therecruitscoop.com/ - already given the Rivals touch

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May 7th, 2012 at 2:06 PM | I find this extremely funny (Score:2 Normal)
Owl
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I find this extremely funny on multiple levels. And actually a little bit concerning. But mostly just really really funny.

May 7th, 2012 at 2:09 PM | He looks pretty good (Score:5 Normal)
Gob Blueth
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But he'll probably need to redshirt.  As with most high schoolers, he has all the attributes you want in a good recruiter, but he'll need to work on his writing form.  That should develop quickly with college-level recruiter coaching though.  Props to Rivals for getting in on him early, before his stock really went up.

Incredible.  I'm having an incredible year.

May 7th, 2012 at 2:12 PM | Hey hey hey (Score:5 Normal)
UMxWolverines
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I'm 17...where's my rivals job?

"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"

May 7th, 2012 at 2:47 PM | Well (Score:5 Normal)
Space Coyote
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I'm a man!  I'm 40!... where's my rivals job?

4/23/13 - Denard Robinson's NFL Future, Part II

May 7th, 2012 at 5:14 PM | Recruiting (Score:2 Normal)
Noahdb
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I was covering recruiting and doing it when I was 18. That was 1991. I broke my first story during my first semester in college and was hooked. 

There was NO ONE covering recruiting then. Most of the players I called were stunned to discover that anyone cared. I worked for several print publications and they'd pay me per story or per profile. I could string together a slew of players to hit and finance a Grateful Dead east coast tour that way. 

One of the first stories that I covered was on the decommitment from NC State of Damon Jones. He went to Michigan...was very good...and then set off a pipe bomb in his dorm room and ended up at a MAC school. Ended up playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

May 7th, 2012 at 5:22 PM | And now...some people care a (Score:1)
UMxWolverines
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And now...some people care a little too much (31 year old sex offender guy).

"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"

May 7th, 2012 at 2:17 PM | New type of recruiting? (Score:3 Normal)
502sezGoBlue
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Maybe it's time for someone to open up a recruiting site for the rankers? Rivals, ESPN, 24/7, Scout all extending offers to 5 star 17-year old...and he picks Rivals. This could be big.

May 7th, 2012 at 2:18 PM | I didn't commit to a job till (Score:3 Normal)
bluetell
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I didn't commit to a job till I was 22. I suppose the advances in recruiting have really pressured kids to commit to the working world earlier

Rudy watches inspirational movies about Shawn Hunwick

 

May 7th, 2012 at 2:19 PM | I read an article about this (Score:0 Overrated)
May 7th, 2012 at 11:10 PM | He shouldn't have much of a (Score:0 Redundant)
May 7th, 2012 at 11:10 PM | He shouldn't have much of a (Score:1)
jackfl33
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He shouldn't have much of a problem now that he's with Rivals. If he stayed independent he would've had problems being a creepy old guy. Instead, he has a Rivals badge so kids will still talk to him i would think.

Grow Blue

May 7th, 2012 at 2:27 PM | It's all because of Hoke. (Score:3 Normal)
M-Wolverine
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He keeps getting all these guys to commit really early, and they're just trying to keep up.

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

May 7th, 2012 at 2:45 PM | Congrats to him! Not a bad (Score:2)
HopeInHoke
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Congrats to him!

Not a bad gig to get!  Best of luck! 

May 7th, 2012 at 3:17 PM | As long as he keeps his cell (Score:2)
blueindy
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As long as he keeps his cell padding level down his vspace could reach negative numbers.

Hoosier by birth, Wolverine by choice

May 7th, 2012 at 3:20 PM | I heard ESPN pulled their (Score:3 Normal)
thisisme08
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I heard ESPN pulled their offer/didnt want him.

 

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May 7th, 2012 at 4:14 PM | kid's the real deal (Score:1)
Geaux_Blue
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there was an article in ESPN the Magazine or SI, don't remember which, all about him, how hard he works and how much of the coaching community listens to him. even created a charity bball game dedicated to his mom that gets a LOT of hs talent to play. players feel ok talking to him bc of his age and coaches feel he knows his stuff. wish i could find the link. 

May 7th, 2012 at 4:16 PM | found it (Score:1)
Geaux_Blue
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everybody should read this:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1192862/index.htm

May 7th, 2012 at 4:18 PM | Not so fast my friend! (Score:1)
Roachgoblue
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I think he will graduate. How will this give Rivals an "in" at his high school?

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May 7th, 2012 at 4:58 PM | Future trend (Score:1)
Tater
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One of the great developments of the internet age is that a lot of people can get hired solely on performance now.  The kid produced and now has a great job.  More power to him.  May he be the first of many.

 

 

 

May 7th, 2012 at 5:00 PM | So is this a case of a highly (Score:2)
MGoneBlue
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So is this a case of a highly hyped 4-star, or a 3-star with a high ceiling?  

May 8th, 2012 at 5:14 AM | ESPN Knows Better Now After This... (Score:3 Normal)
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