Read the article. He includes Iowa in schools recruiting him.Uh, I don't see Iowa in there.
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So much for Pat, Conner, et. all. The coaching salary is way more than the cost of a scholarship anyway. Regardless, of all of the things that could go wrong in recruiting, this one seems like small potatoes.
WindsorHawk
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This would hurt us...previously in football and currently in basketball.
Adam
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It seems like a lot of people on this board would revel in the hurting of our programs.
No program would ever hire a HEAD COACH solely to lure a recruit. Head coaches are way more valuable to a FB or BB program than any one recruit (hence their multi-million dollar salaries).
You could make a rule pertaining to assistant coaches/administrative assistants, but you would have to differentiate between the child of a long-time assistant (and who should not be restricted from playing for the team he/she grew up cheering for) and the child of the assistant that is hired right before his/her kid commits to a school (essentially pay for play). So then how long out should this restriction run? Can't sign a kid to a LOI within 1 year of hiring their parent/guardian? 2 years? 3 years? A program might be willing to have LaVar Ball on staff for 1 year to reap the benefits of Lonzo, but they probably don't want to put up with that for 3+ years.
Of course, once you figure that all out, these programs will just do the same thing with the kids' AAU coach or high school coach.
It seems unsavory, but there is probably no clean way to regulate it.
You could make a rule pertaining to assistant coaches/administrative assistants, but you would have to differentiate between the child of a long-time assistant (and who should not be restricted from playing for the team he/she grew up cheering for) and the child of the assistant that is hired right before his/her kid commits to a school (essentially pay for play). So then how long out should this restriction run? Can't sign a kid to a LOI within 1 year of hiring their parent/guardian? 2 years? 3 years? A program might be willing to have LaVar Ball on staff for 1 year to reap the benefits of Lonzo, but they probably don't want to put up with that for 3+ years.
Of course, once you figure that all out, these programs will just do the same thing with the kids' AAU coach or high school coach.
It seems unsavory, but there is probably no clean way to regulate it.
Robowe
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So, people are not aware that this already happens and has happened for years?
Danny Manning to Kansas (story from 1983) --> http://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/30/sports/wanted-coach-and-son.html
AAU coaches (story from 2012) --> http://collegebasketball.nbcsports....u-coach-gets-a-high-major-assistant-position/
It’s become a bit of a hot topic in recent years. According to a story from Mark Gianotto of the Washington Post, 13 coaches from the DC Assault program have become assistant coaches. One of those coaches is Dalonte Hill, who was hired at Kansas State because Bob Huggins knew Michael Beasley would come along with him and is now an assistant at Maryland. David Cox is responsible for three starters at Rutgers. Martin is the fourth Takeover guy to get a Division I coaching job. Kenny Johnson’s hiring at Indiana helped Tom Crean land a commitment from Stanford Robinson.
Danny Manning to Kansas (story from 1983) --> http://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/30/sports/wanted-coach-and-son.html
AAU coaches (story from 2012) --> http://collegebasketball.nbcsports....u-coach-gets-a-high-major-assistant-position/
It’s become a bit of a hot topic in recent years. According to a story from Mark Gianotto of the Washington Post, 13 coaches from the DC Assault program have become assistant coaches. One of those coaches is Dalonte Hill, who was hired at Kansas State because Bob Huggins knew Michael Beasley would come along with him and is now an assistant at Maryland. David Cox is responsible for three starters at Rutgers. Martin is the fourth Takeover guy to get a Division I coaching job. Kenny Johnson’s hiring at Indiana helped Tom Crean land a commitment from Stanford Robinson.
Motigerhawk
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Most Colleges and Universities offer a free education to employees children. But if a coach's son or daughter went this route, they miss out on all the perks that go along with being a scholarship athlete.
Robowe
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The perks between scholarship athletes and walk-ons have changed in the past few years. In 2014, walk-ons were able to eat with the scholarship athletes. There is not much difference at this point.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsext...cle_105fccd8-c56d-11e3-aad2-0017a43b2370.html
