Post by CoachJoe on Feb 4, 2009 18:40:48 GMT -5
Today was National Signing Day. Don't really care who went where - my question is more, what do you think about the whole process? A few points:
1) I just listened to an interview wtih Mike London (University of Richmond) where he said he thought the coaches should be able to have more contact with players in order to determine their character.
2) Players get jerked around an awful lot. The top names might be deciding from a dozen schools. But there are thousands of other players who listened to promises from coaches, and when the day comes they're getting the short end.
3) Are schools pressured to take those "Big names" sometimes, over players that aren't as well known but may look better, in order to improve their "class ranking" and appease the alumni?
Thoughts?
1) I just listened to an interview wtih Mike London (University of Richmond) where he said he thought the coaches should be able to have more contact with players in order to determine their character.
2) Players get jerked around an awful lot. The top names might be deciding from a dozen schools. But there are thousands of other players who listened to promises from coaches, and when the day comes they're getting the short end.
3) Are schools pressured to take those "Big names" sometimes, over players that aren't as well known but may look better, in order to improve their "class ranking" and appease the alumni?
Thoughts?
