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At least we tried

Postby Ponyx2 » Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:32 am

Look at the letter. At least we tried...and the story is worth reading, too.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/26/sport ... wanted=all
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Postby max the wonder dog » Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:09 am

I hope someone in Indianapolis sees that story.
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Postby Stallion » Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:10 am

Recruiting Mama is the Key-and this Mama in particular seems to need a whole lot more recruiting than your average Mama. Something might be a tad wrong with this system when a recruit's Mom is turned off by a university because she don't get her daily e-mail from Coach. I don't know why the NCAA keeps allowing this daily e-mail barrage-its not necessary or even rationally related to making the best decision for a recruit.
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Postby SMU 86 » Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:44 am

Glad to see we took a shot at getting a high caliber recruit like that.
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Postby Scoops » Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:48 am

I still remember Coach Cavan saying he mailed out scholarship offers to a handful of elite recruits without even calling them or writing them letters or inviting them to a camp or to a game, saying he just had to mail out offers to keep fans happy by saying we offered. Nice.
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Postby Paladin » Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:12 pm

max the wonder dog wrote:I hope someone in Indianapolis sees that story.



I would be afraid, very afraid, if I were a coach at some small mid-western college with a politically incorrect mascot. Retribution will be swift for any alleged Univ. Texas recruiting improprieties !
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Postby OC Mustang » Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:18 pm

Scoops wrote:I still remember Coach Cavan saying he mailed out scholarship offers to a handful of elite recruits without even calling them or writing them letters or inviting them to a camp or to a game, saying he just had to mail out offers to keep fans happy by saying we offered. Nice.


And then one of his assistants allegedly goes and gets some kid to take a recruit's SAT/ACT in place of the recruit. Wonder if Cavan knew it or not.
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Postby Dwan » Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:47 pm

Sounds like USC gave him the best advice
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