kchusker_chris Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 dont complain then when we dont get recruits we need it's amazing that we ever fielded a team before social media... 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 What happens if/when say 100 fans send him a message saying..."Hey...love to have you as a Husker" but then that one jack azz takes it one step too far and sends him..."Hey....I'll personally pay you $1,000 if you sign with the Huskers."? Is he serious? What if the recruit sends back..."Hey...sounds great". NOW...let's say the recruit does sign with Nebraska. What is the NCAA going to do? They have proof that at least $1,000 was offered. This is what would make me extremely nervous as a coach to have fans have direct contact with recruits. Quote Link to comment
Captain Amattica Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 In regards to contacting a recruit via social media; won't fans have "unlimited" access once the new recruiting rules kick in starting August 1? I know that coaches will no longer have any restrictions but does that extend to fan bases as well? If so, I would expect A LOT more recruits to turn their recruitment into some sort of popularity circus. These new recruiting rules may end up damaging recruiting more than helping out... Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 What happens if/when say 100 fans send him a message saying..."Hey...love to have you as a Husker" but then that one jack azz takes it one step too far and sends him..."Hey....I'll personally pay you $1,000 if you sign with the Huskers."? Is he serious? What if the recruit sends back..."Hey...sounds great". NOW...let's say the recruit does sign with Nebraska. What is the NCAA going to do? They have proof that at least $1,000 was offered. This is what would make me extremely nervous as a coach to have fans have direct contact with recruits. What if a fan from a rival team just goes around offering our recruits "money" just to try to get us in trouble? Quote Link to comment
huskerhill Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Is it at all possible to move this convo to the dedicated thread for this topic in the main recruiting forum? Big let down when I come in here and think there's an update on M&M Quote Link to comment
Decked Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 What happens if/when say 100 fans send him a message saying..."Hey...love to have you as a Husker" but then that one jack azz takes it one step too far and sends him..."Hey....I'll personally pay you $1,000 if you sign with the Huskers."? Is he serious? What if the recruit sends back..."Hey...sounds great". NOW...let's say the recruit does sign with Nebraska. What is the NCAA going to do? They have proof that at least $1,000 was offered. This is what would make me extremely nervous as a coach to have fans have direct contact with recruits. What if a fan from a rival team just goes around offering our recruits "money" just to try to get us in trouble? I gave OSU and Michigans classes a stick of gum each and some gas money.. 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I have no idea....you tell me. I'm assuming the NCAA would have to track down the IP address and find out who owns it. Obviously if they go into the guy's house and it's full of LSU gear, he isn't a fan/booster of the Huskers. Quote Link to comment
Haspula Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I have no idea....you tell me. I'm assuming the NCAA would have to track down the IP address and find out who owns it. Obviously if they go into the guy's house and it's full of LSU gear, he isn't a fan/booster of the Huskers. But if you switch your ip address then they wont find you Quote Link to comment
Hedley Lamarr Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I have no idea....you tell me. I'm assuming the NCAA would have to track down the IP address and find out who owns it. Obviously if they go into the guy's house and it's full of LSU gear, he isn't a fan/booster of the Huskers. But if you switch your ip address then they wont find you Which is why social media can't really be patrolled correctly or efficiently Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 What if the recruit in my scenario doesn't know that and thinks...."Crap, that guy just offered me $1,000 and now if I sign with them, everyone will think I took the money. I better just sign with Auburn." You guys keep falling back on, "hey, they will never find me or enforce it". You ignore the nightmare that it can cause for the coaches that are trying to do their job. 1 Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 What if the recruit in my scenario doesn't know that and thinks...."Crap, that guy just offered me $1,000 and now if I sign with them, everyone will think I took the money. I better just sign with Auburn." You guys keep falling back on, "hey, they will never find me or enforce it". You ignore the nightmare that it can cause for the coaches that are trying to do their job. Quote Link to comment
huskergeorge990 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 So what you are saying is fans should pay the players, because we can't really get the school in trouble? Quote Link to comment
MinnwiscowaSker Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Let the coaches talk to the 17-year-olds and let us talk about the 17-year-olds. Maybe a bunch of you are younger than me, but I think its creepy enough that we talk about these kids. We probably don't need to be communicating with them, NCAA rules or not. It's just weird. Says the guy with an avatar of a kid with a blowup doll. I know. 4 Quote Link to comment
HuskerShark Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 What happens if/when say 100 fans send him a message saying..."Hey...love to have you as a Husker" but then that one jack azz takes it one step too far and sends him..."Hey....I'll personally pay you $1,000 if you sign with the Huskers."? Is he serious? What if the recruit sends back..."Hey...sounds great". NOW...let's say the recruit does sign with Nebraska. What is the NCAA going to do? They have proof that at least $1,000 was offered. This is what would make me extremely nervous as a coach to have fans have direct contact with recruits. There's an easy answer to that: just don't friggin' do it. Go search a high profile's twitter page who is still on the market. I guarantee he has fans of the schools he is considering who have tweeted him saying "Hey we would love to have you." It's not that difficult of a concept, and it's not wrong, so I don't get why such a big deal has to be made of it. Yes, offering a recruit benefits would be a bad deal. So don't do it. Quote Link to comment
QMany Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Marcus McWilson @MMcWilson4 Checking out Kentucky Quote Link to comment
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