Breaking News: Satelite camps shut down immediately

[TheRobotDevil]

Yep, sounds like the school was the only one that benefited from this...

Key word showcase

 

[oaknightshockey1]

Key word showcase

Exactly. What is preferable...this, or low-income kids getting swindled into signing up for an overpriced camp tour where some shady HS coach loads a bunch of kids onto a bus and drives them around the country, making a nice profit in the meantime?

 

[oaknightshockey1]

These satellite camps were just awful for the kids.

 

[TheRobotDevil]

Exactly. What is preferable...this, or low-income kids getting swindled into signing up for an overpriced camp tour where some shady HS coach loads a bunch of kids onto a bus and drives them around the country, making a nice profit in the meantime?

And how were certain coaches not exploiting camps. This stopped being about the kids when the camps were turned into recruiting tools

 

[oaknightshockey1]

And how were certain coaches not exploiting camps. This stopped being about the kids when the camps were turned into recruiting tools

I'll ask again...were the kids benefiting from satellite camps?

 

[TheRobotDevil]

I'll ask again...were the kids benefiting from satellite camps?

In the past yes after they were corrupted and abused. The coaches were benefitting the camps. If this is about the kids teach the kids. If its about recruiting start a combine with a level playing field where the kids can "showcase" their talents. If you want to be outraged direct it towards the coaches. Who manipulated the system to recruit other regions. Rather than to teach and help the student athletes

 

[ellupo]

Shots fired

 

[TheRobotDevil]

Shots fired

The abuse was pretty clear cut. To the point the need to control it was necessary

 

[ellupo]

The abuse was pretty clear cut. To the point the need to control it was necessary

I dont disagree, but Harbs is very petty and he will have a tweet reply that sounds like it came from someone in grade school.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

In the past yes after they were corrupted and abused. The coaches were benefitting the camps. If this is about the kids teach the kids. If its about recruiting start a combine with a level playing field where the kids can "showcase" their talents. If you want to be outraged direct it towards the coaches. Who manipulated the system to recruit other regions. Rather than to teach and help the student athletes

There is no reason coaches cannot evaluate kids while also teaching them. Not sure why this is such a difficult concept. Under no circumstances does someone ever do something completely for someone else's benefit. Both can benefit, and they both did in this case. Now both are worse off after the ruling.

 

[TheRobotDevil]

I dont disagree, but Harbs is very petty and he will have a tweet reply that sounds like it came from someone in grade school.

Harbaugh should take responsibility and the focus on this backlash.He put the spotlight on himself and the abuse of the camps. And forced the hand in the banning of them.

 

[TheRobotDevil]

There is no reason coaches cannot evaluate kids while also teaching them. Not sure why this is such a difficult concept. Under no circumstances does someone ever do something completely for someone else's benefit. Both can benefit, and they both did in this case. Now both are worse off after the ruling.

When coaches are utilizing the camps for the sole reason of recruiting other markets. It is A problem. Lets be honest and not pretend this was being done for the right reasons.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

When coaches are utilizing the camps for the sole reason of recruiting other markets. It is A problem. Lets be honest and not pretend this was being done for the right reasons.

Why is that a problem?

 

[SUBuddha]

For those that only read the misquoted statement. Shaw only referred to the fact that, at any given camp, not state or region, only a small sample would even be eligible.

 

[TheRobotDevil]

Why is that a problem?

You should know the answer to that. Like I said blame harbaugh

 

[oaknightshockey1]

For those that only read the misquoted statement. Shaw only referred to the fact that, at any given camp, not state or region, only a small sample would even be eligible.

For some schools, they really don't make sense. What Stanford sacrifices in ability to cast a wide net, they make up for by getting pretty much first dibs on those that do qualify academically. It's worked out pretty well for you guys so far.

 

[TheRobotDevil]

For those that only read the misquoted statement. Shaw only referred to the fact that, at any given camp, not state or region, only a small sample would even be eligible.

How have you been Buddha?

 

[oaknightshockey1]

You should know the answer to that. Like I said blame harbaugh

Um...no, I don't see a problem with that. Programs recruit nation-wide. This is just another way to accomplish that, and to give kids more exposure to college coaches.

 

[4down20]

Um...no, I don't see a problem with that. Programs recruit nation-wide. This is just another way to accomplish that, and to give kids more exposure to college coaches.

So you were also totally against the "Saban rule" too right?

 

[TheRobotDevil]

Um...no, I don't see a problem with that. Programs recruit nation-wide. This is just another way to accomplish that, and to give kids more exposure to college coaches.

We can keep talking in circles while you dance around the issue but its really just a waste of time. What is the difference between holding camps to help advance the skills of student athletes. And abusing a loophole as a vessel to recruit in other regions?