Don't Contact Recruits Via Facebook or Twitter

[DuffMan]

I can't believe people actually need to be told this.

 

[Section136]

I see several tiers here.

If you are on Facebook or Twitter period, I'm starting to suspect you need a life.

Thats not true. Facebook or Twitter are great tools to stay in touch with people. I dont use either but see nothing wrong with people using them.

Using them to creep on high school kids, thats another story.

 

[HawkeyeMike23]

I see several tiers here.

If you are on Facebook or Twitter period, I'm starting to suspect you need a life.

If you are following players or potential recruits on Facebook or Twitter, you need a life and I'm starting to suspect you are a little weird.

If you are actively communicating to players or potential recruits on Facebook or Twitter (and these aren't close personal friends of yours - you just have a "virtual" relationship), not only do you have no life, you are a bona fide freak.

Honestly I think people who aren't on facebook now are weird. What normal person doesn't have an account?

 

[SirJamaLot]

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Just another reminder to not seek out possible Iowa recruits via social media for the sake of sending them messages encouraging them to consider Iowa.

Most people are not that 'direct', rather they'll send messages or tweets about good things about a school, or a program, subtle things. It's dangerous territory, and likely against the rules.

I agree with you but good luck controlling the internet and twitter, I will bet the NCAA is looking at ways to punish teams but their lawyers are scratching their heads. Actually the players and their families need to be more careful who they allow to contact them, If my kid was a high school superstar I would be leery of some wacko fan trying to contact them, it is still college sports and entertainment people, keep a healthy perspective

 

[528646]

Honestly I think people who aren't on facebook now are weird. What normal person doesn't have an account?

#1 - define "normal"

#2 - no matter what your definition of #1 is, I probably don't fit the bill

#3 - my wife has a facebook account that I've seen before and I've gotten a load of some of the people on there. Now, it may be true that I may not be normal myself, but I know enough about normal to know that having a facebook account should *NOT* be a litmus test for "normal".

 

[latrans]

Honestly I think people who aren't on facebook now are weird. What normal person doesn't have an account?

This is one of the more unintentially funny statements I've heard in a while.

 

[ISU]

I'm pretty sure the general public talking to recruits saying that they think they should come to a certain school is not doing anything wrong.......but don't quote me.

 

[tm3308]

I'm pretty sure the general public talking to recruits saying that they think they should come to a certain school is not doing anything wrong.......but don't quote me.

It probably depends. But if you're a season ticket holder that donates to the UI foundation (in Iowa's case) for better seats, then it could be a violation, since you are technically a booster.

 

[ISU]

Yeah, but not just like a general fan. I couldn't see anything wrong with fan's being like "hey you should come to Iowa or Iowa State". As long as they weren't giving them anything. Freedom of speech applies here I do believe. I would like to know the actual rule, but it's not like I talk to any players anyways.

 

[latrans]

Am I to understand that the NCAA is including "fans" in this that theoretically a program could get into trouble based on what a "fan" does even if this fan does something that is unbidden, and unwanted by the program and or recruit and that the universities themselves are expected to police this? Do I have that straight?

Edit: The article specifically says "fans" more than once, not boosters.

 

[alexzelada]

Honestly I think people who aren't on facebook now are weird. What normal person doesn't have an account?

I'll admit that I don't have time to follow 330 million hourly updates on other people's bowel movements. I agree that in this day and age it's considered strange not wanting to know the mundane details of everyone else's life. I mean who would want to read great works by great writers or listen to great music when the genius of "This visit is asssssssssssssssssss" and "Just had me some nasty girl otr" can be consumed thousands of times each day.

 

[LutherHawk]

I truly believe this 'problem' will eventually take care of itself through natural attrition as recruits (and society as a whole) will navigate and elect toward more private and closed social networks. These kids are the first generation to have access to this type of media in its fullest extent and have not yet fully experienced the repurcussions that come with leaving yourself this open. I see a major pull back by recruits as they personally experience or see others experience the overwhelming onslaught of wanted (and much unwanted) attention both positive and negative.

 

[rodg12]

I'll admit that I don't have time to follow 330 million hourly updates on other people's bowel movements. I agree that in this day and age it's considered strange not wanting to know the mundane details of everyone else's life. I mean who would want to read great works by great writers or listen to great music when the genius of "This visit is asssssssssssssssssss" and "Just had me some nasty girl otr" can be consumed thousands of times each day.

Awesome job of showing your complete ignorance here. Well done...

 

[BryceC]

Yeah, but not just like a general fan. I couldn't see anything wrong with fan's being like "hey you should come to Iowa or Iowa State". As long as they weren't giving them anything. Freedom of speech applies here I do believe. I would like to know the actual rule, but it's not like I talk to any players anyways.

If you have ever bought one ticket to one sporting event you are booster in the eyes of the NCAA. If you have done that at any point it is a violation to talk to a kid. Remember the Jiri Hubalek case?

 

[tm3308]

If you have ever bought one ticket to one sporting event you are booster in the eyes of the NCAA. If you have done that at any point it is a violation to talk to a kid. Remember the Jiri Hubalek case?

Then, especially on Facebook, there are a lot of people who could contact recruits. I'm guessing that high school kids may not fall under those standards, as they don't actually purchase the tickets.

 

[alexzelada]

Awesome job of showing your complete ignorance here. Well done...

Personal insults regarded as intellectual gravitas, well done. If you are regarded as your generation's greatest debater I feel a little less bad about the baby boom generation bankrupting your future. OTOH I do feel bad they taught you that crude slang makes you a man.

 

[Ozhawk]

Is this an actual violation? Translated, could Iowa actually get in trouble for it?

Whats to prevent a a rival fan from doing this? There is NO way in Hell this could be enforced. I can see some clown fan posing as a hawk fan and twittering the daylights out of a recruit. It is uninforceable.

 

[latrans]

Whats to prevent a a rival fan from doing this? There is NO way in Hell this could be enforced. I can see some clown fan posing as a hawk fan and twittering the daylights out of a recruit. It is uninforceable.

Exactly.

 

[rodg12]

Personal insults regarded as intellectual gravitas, well done. If you are regarded as your generation's greatest debater I feel a little less bad about the baby boom generation bankrupting your future. OTOH I do feel bad they taught you that crude slang makes you a man.

You know absolutely nothing about me. Please don't try to pretend that you do by making overgeneralized statements (something you're awfully fond of, it appears).

 

[alexzelada]

You know absolutely nothing about me. Please don't try to pretend that you do by making overgeneralized statements (something you're awfully fond of, it appears).

You seem to be able to take offense at something that you claim doesn't apply to you. Now why would that be?