Forgot to mention - it's a NCAA quiet period, so a team can apparently practice at said athletic-boarding school but other coaches can't visit.
Yeah, no reason to worry about that...
Where would you hold Spring Practice?
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Yeah, no reason to worry about that...
The NCAA needs to show a backbone, either conduct spring practice on your campus or do away with spring practice.
Remember, the participants are students and this is college football. . They should be on campus so whatever studying is necessary can take place without disruption. Maybe academic requirements at Big 10 schools are so lax studying isn't a concern!
This is another case of the haves vs the have nots and does create an unfair advantage for the haves. The sheer costs associated with travel, accommodations, food and supervising 100+ young people is mind boggling. Of the 129 FBS teams probably 25 percent or less could afford it without hurting its annual budget. IMO, the NCAA needs to put an end to this right now and let Harbaugh and other smart arse coaches know it will not happen again, period, no discussion.
Maybe we need to hold one day of Spring Practice at Auburn.
Introduce football to Lee County.
Plus it would help in recruiting west Georgia.Maybe we need to hold one day of Spring Practice at Auburn.
Introduce football to Lee County.
I get the gist of your takes and hear ya! But again for me, i'd love to see the most boring part of the sports year opened up a lil! Living on the west coast ( I know if i wanna see the TIDE practice buy a plane ticket to TTown) but it would be cool to take my family to a week of Alabama practice and fan fun type stuff in California or Florida! I just dont think some of these schools wanting to broaden their reach is so bad as long as it's fair for everyone else to do the same.
Maybe a few schools do time shares. That would mean partisan politics, but maybe USC & Bama switch stadiums for a week during the spring? Florida goes to Michigan and Michigan to Florida for a week.
Maybe a few schools do time shares. That would mean partisan politics, but maybe USC & Bama switch stadiums for a week during the spring? Florida goes to Michigan and Michigan to Florida for a week.
I'll put it in more blunt terms for you --
Coaches in the SEC, lower half of the ACC, Texas, and California don't want other schools coming into their state to get attention from the recruits. The only reason schools want to do this is recruiting. Coaches want other schools staying away from the homegrown talent.
Can't believe the NCAA approved this during a quiet period when NO coaches are supposed to be off campus anywhere near HS recruits. I hope they put a stop to it or at least change the rules so other HCs can attend the open practices if they have the nerve to do so (just to .... off the first HC). The current loophole doesn't seem to promote a level playing field. And yes, I prefer them staying on their own campus or at least within 100-200 miles if they are seeking a better facility set up or team bonding experience. I don't think teams should mix practice with free vacations, again it seems like an NCAA violation of an added perk all thanks to a loophole. Having said that, if this continues, I vote to head to Miami for a few days and let the team 'mix with the locals' on South Beach during their 'down time.' Southern Cal would be next, followed maybe by a near-coastal venue in GA or TX.
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Haiti. Stimulate the local economy and show recruits exactly how blessed they are to play a game and at the same time visit a tropical paradise.
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For the sake of the question, Hawaii. Or for that matter, some other tropical locale. You promise a recruit a free trip to an exotic locale every year and it's something other schools can't offer. Like another poster mentioned above, it's the have's and have not's. The smaller schools can't offer it and those on the bubble get their bubble popped because they can't keep up.
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