Text messaging as a recruitment tool.

**LadyinOrange** · 05-30-2006, 02:35 PM

Looks like ESPN is going to start a push for the regulation of text messaging by coaches to recruits. I wonder how much of an impact text messaging really has on recruiting. I never even check mine.

**orange+white=heaven** · 05-30-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by (LadyinOrange @ May 30, 2006 2:35 PM)

I never even check mine.

Little wonder. I imagine just one message would send you into a grammatical shock that would take weeks to recover from... :D

shawnb82 · 05-30-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by (LadyinOrange @ May 30, 2006 1:35 PM)

Looks like ESPN is going to start a push for the regulation of text messaging by coaches to recruits. I wonder how much of an impact text messaging really has on recruiting. I never even check mine.

The kids today live through text messaging, i have two teen cousins and they are texting 24/7.

**vol_freak** · 05-30-2006, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by (LadyinOrange @ May 30, 2006 2:35 PM)

Looks like ESPN is going to start a push for the regulation of text messaging by coaches to recruits. I wonder how much of an impact text messaging really has on recruiting. I never even check mine.

I watched the segment on ESPN about it. Apparently it's quite a big deal. John Calapari was talking about it from a coaches perspective and they interviewed several high school players.

Coaches are texting players and parents every day. They are also using it to get around the limit to the number of phone calls a coach can make. A coach can text a player and ask that player to call them. Then when the player calls the coach, that does not count against the allotment of calls that the coach has. A player can call a coach as many times as they would like.

I think, if nothing else, the rule needs to be clarified. I'll be that we will see some limitations on that rule in the very near future.

**GAVol** · 05-30-2006, 02:45 PM

It's hard to believe that the rules haven't been updated to take into account text messaging and e-mail.

**OWB** · 05-30-2006, 02:46 PM

How would they keep track of how many texts or emails you send without the NSA getting involved?

Actually, how do they keep track of the phone calls allowed too?

**vol_freak** · 05-30-2006, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by (GAVol @ May 30, 2006 2:45 PM)

It's hard to believe that the rules haven't been updated to take into account text messaging and e-mail.

Actually, I think the rules do take into account text messaging and it's perfectly acceptable. I just don't think they could forsee the impact it would have and how coaches would use it to get around other rules.

**VolunteerHillbilly** · 05-30-2006, 02:49 PM

I wonder if the size of CPF's fingers hurt our recruiting last year? It has to be hard to text if you've got big fingers. Maybe Phillips can make him a cell phone with a jumbo sized keypad.

**vol_freak** · 05-30-2006, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by (VolunteerHillbilly @ May 30, 2006 2:49 PM)

I wonder if the size of CPF's fingers hurt our recruiting last year? It has to be hard to text if you've got big fingers. Maybe Phillips can make him a cell phone with a jumbo sized keypad.

Um, yeah.

**VolunteerHillbilly** · 05-30-2006, 02:50 PM

It's a legitimate question.

**GAVol** · 05-30-2006, 02:51 PM

If you're going to be obnoxious . . . be funny.

**LadyinOrange** · 05-30-2006, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by (orange+white=heaven @ May 30, 2006 1:37 PM)

Little wonder. I imagine just one message would send you into a grammatical shock that would take weeks to recover from... :D

Nah. This board desensitized me to all that.

**LadyinOrange** · 05-30-2006, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by (GAVol @ May 30, 2006 1:51 PM)

If you're going to be obnoxious . . . be funny.

**GAVol** · 05-30-2006, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by (vol_freak @ May 30, 2006 2:47 PM)

Actually, I think the rules do take into account text messaging and it's perfectly acceptable. I just don't think they could forsee the impact it would have and how coaches would use it to get around other rules.

The NCAA should hire Lou Holtz, that way every time they made a new rule, he could tell them how he would go about breaking it.

**orange+white=heaven** · 05-30-2006, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by (GAVol @ May 30, 2006 2:54 PM)

The NCAA should hire Lou Holtz, that way every time they made a new rule, he could tell them how he would go about breaking it.

now that's funny!