tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197764866626488238.post5961020744869970746..comments2023-06-29T10:05:44.366-05:00Comments on Ultimate Sports Insider: Athletic recruiting: Have we reached the lowest common denominator?Michael Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01871843850156657810noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197764866626488238.post-14511961449040812482023-05-07T04:28:54.486-05:002023-05-07T04:28:54.486-05:00Thanks for a great readdThanks for a great readdKeto Recipeshttps://www.ketopins.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197764866626488238.post-29578750603149185432009-07-30T19:57:31.201-05:002009-07-30T19:57:31.201-05:00I think the challenge that has always existed is t...I think the challenge that has always existed is that you can't legislate morals or ethics. Rules are the attempt to do so and are met with varying success. The driver that is different today is the financial incentives are so much greater across so many more sports and the financial investments by parents and prospects are also greater with specialization that distorts any semblance of balance. The result is a system that ratchets up until there is a significant reason for change (e.g. the current economic situation).Michael Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01871843850156657810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197764866626488238.post-24099194703735599302009-07-30T17:40:41.289-05:002009-07-30T17:40:41.289-05:00First, thanks for discussing this topic. There ha...First, thanks for discussing this topic. There has always been questionable behavior in recruiting, but things do look pretty bad right now. I suppose the explosion of media (Internet/TV) coverage regarding recruiting has raised the stakes for coaches. Fans, particularly the rabid Internet forum fan, know exactly what kind of players they want. <br /><br />The NCAA does not seem willing to punish recruiting violations like they did in the past. Not only are coaches willing to exploit this to land recruits, but I think they can appease their fans (the Internet message board types) by getting secondary violations to show the fans that they are willing to go the extra mile for the program. I wrote about this on my website a couple weeks ago. Also, coaches are fired pretty quickly if their performance is even slightly below expectations. Offering scholarships to underclassmen/middle school kids gives the coaches (at least in theory) some breathing room. Even if their current players aren't very good, the coach can say "look at what I have three years from now! It's all up from here!" I don't think that works in the real world, but I suppose it is worth a try. <br /><br />What can be done about it? I don't know, most programs got away with all kinds of things even when the NCAA was tougher on punishment. Rules can be implemented, but the same scoundrels that push the limits now will break the rules if there are rules. Of course, they will get away with it more often than not. Is that really the best solution?<br /><br />Although the focus has been on the revenue sports, I think there is a lot of concern regarding international recruiting in non-revenue sports. There are a lot of things that can go wrong with international recruiting, but how do you regulate it?A. G. Dubehttp://www.othersidesports.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197764866626488238.post-88444396398743077872009-07-30T12:48:19.271-05:002009-07-30T12:48:19.271-05:00New Hampshire Hockey just got recruiting violation...New Hampshire Hockey just got recruiting violations for sending out illegal emails to recruits who were still freshmen or sophomores in high school.Brian P. Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464334584266019209noreply@blogger.com