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I do not see the NCAA's changes as a "fix" of prior problems. Indeed, I see the revisions creating new problems likely to be as much if not more impactful than the ones "fixed."

The "haves" will continue to prosper with all their resources over the "have nots".

And I agree, the top recruits will be buried under an avalanche of calls/mail/texts/tweets etc.

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Originally posted 08:28 AM ET  02.13 by Dr. B-f-G

The head coach and 9 assistants can be off campus recruiting (increase of 2).Anyone and everyone in the athletic dept. can recruit a player while he's on campus, so 10 coaches/assistants can be off campus while everyone else in the athletic dept. can take care of the on-campus recruiting.No regulations on the number of personnel people you can have.Colleges can publish media guides with unlimited number of pages and pictures.

Is this good for college recruiting?

Agree with GR. Schools that can and will do whatever is allowed will fund extra positions to electronically blitz the recruits and assist with on-campus recruiting. I'd guess half if not more of FBS won't be able to keep up.

Eventually, FBS will split into the 'haves' and 'have-nots', just as Division I split into FBS and FCS.

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Originally posted 10:39 AM ET  02.13 by Tin Man

I do not see the NCAA's changes as a "fix" of prior problems. Indeed, I see the revisions creating new problems likely to be as much if not more impactful than the ones "fixed."

Agree here too. The NCAA is already strapped when it comes to Compliance Enforcement. Investigations will take so long the USC/Bush probe will be remembered as a fast-track.

My opinion:

Emmert's rule changes makes it much easier on the colleges ... at the expense of high school players, coaches and programs. Recruiters don't have to go through HS coaches anymore. They have a free pass to circumvent and HS coaches will lose a measure of control at a critical stage of player and personal development.

Emmert changed the rules to go further than the existing cheating (too far in my opinion). His rationalization went something like "if everyone is afforded the same opportunity then no one has an advantage anymore". I find this line of thinking simplistic and flawed. In fact I find it devoid of any intellectual rigor. Some coaches/programs/AD's will never stop looking for ways to exploit loopholes lurking in the shadows of any rule. Some coaches/programs/AD's have shown little regard for the letter of the law or the spirit of the law.

Emmert just gave the football factories a free pass to leave a steaming pile of crap on top of HS recruits, their coaches, teachers and parents.

Big Ten files a resolution against some of the changes

http://tinyurl.com/be92t2o

Besides inundating recruits with communications I think we will see large staffs of "personnel people" at the schools with the most money. Experienced "football analysts" to help evaluate players, break down film and game plan, recruit on-campus, etc.

Of course extra personnel people means extra payroll which ultimately means increased tuition and fees.

State colleges can't just add positions they will have to go through the creation and approval process, post the jobs, interview a pool of candidates that meets diversity requirements, etc ... and they will have to propose how it will fit with the tuition and fee structure.

It seems the new rules are all about football prowess at the expense of education opportunities.

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Originally posted 08:36 AM ET  02.18 by Dr. B-f-G

Besides inundating recruits with communications I think we will see large staffs of "personnel people" at the schools with the most money. Experienced "football analysts" to help evaluate players, break down film and game plan, recruit on-campus, etc.Of course extra personnel people means extra payroll which ultimately means increased tuition and fees.State colleges can't just add positions they will have to go through the creation and approval process, post the jobs, interview a pool of candidates that meets diversity requirements, etc ... and they will have to propose how it will fit with the tuition and fee structure.It seems the new rules are all about football prowess at the expense of education opportunities.

I think I read Bama has a total of 17 of this personnel type on the staff now. Austin radio went off on how UTx only has 4 comparatively.

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Originally posted 09:56 AM ET  02.18 by SL Guido

I think I read Bama has a total of 17 of this personnel type on the staff now. Austin radio went off on how UTx only has 4 comparatively.

TU doesn't need any extra staff...I think I read somewhere on here how Texas gets first pick of the litter of any Texas HS player anyway.

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Originally posted 11:13 AM ET  02.18 by BackRoads

TU doesn't need any extra staff...I think I read somewhere on here how Texas gets first pick of the litter of any Texas HS player anyway.

<said tongue in cheek...:)...kind of...>

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Originally posted 11:13 AM ET  02.18 by BackRoads

TU doesn't need any extra staff...I think I read somewhere on here how Texas gets first pick of the litter of any Texas HS player anyway.

<said tongue in cheek...:)>

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Originally posted 09:56 AM ET  02.18 by SL Guido

I think I read Bama has a total of 17 of this personnel type on the staff now. Austin radio went off on how UTx only has 4 comparatively.

Yeah Saban heads up one of the largest football staffs. I read there are 39 people in the football office. Not sure if that includes Steele and Stephenson who were hired last week as director of player personnel and director of player development, respectively.

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Originally posted 11:42 PM ET  02.13 by Dr. B-f-G

Emmert's rule changes makes it much easier on the colleges ... at the expense of high school players, coaches and programs.

This is my opinion as well.

The NCAA is, IMO, s'posed to be about protecting the student athelete (as the prior rules theat have been overwritten are intended to do) as much as anything. But we see again that it's more about advancing the big money, especially amongst the haves, than protecting the recruitee.

The 4 and 5 stars are going to go to the Bama's and USC's no matter what so I don't see it necessarily widening the gap between have's and have not's. But it may further help the Okie State and Oregon's who have sugar daddies and are forcing their way into the Bigs via the almighty $.

Will Oregon start putting out superhero Comic books with each highly recruiteds name and pic for each recruitee? They seem better at keeping their finger on the pulse of todays younger gen than anybody else (think Nike shoe research helps any?) with the Uni thing and all.

Let's see what inventive ways they come up with re the new rules...

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Originally posted 11:13 AM ET  02.18 by BackRoads

TU doesn't need any extra staff...I think I read somewhere on here how Texas gets first pick of the litter of any Texas HS player anyway.

In this years Rivals rankings TAMU and OU, both of which mainly recruit Texas, were 11 and 13, respectively, and Texas was 23; a few others that recruit Texas like Baylor (30), Okie St (35) and TCU (36) weren't far behind.

The Horns and Mac better get off their laurels if the expect to start winning the B12...

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Originally posted 01:36 PM ET  02.19 by UlTroyFanII

In this years Rivals rankings TAMU and OU, both of which mainly recruit Texas, were 11 and 13, respectively, and Texas was 23; a few others that recruit Texas like Baylor (30), Okie St (35) and TCU (36) weren't far behind.The Horns and Mac better get off their laurels if the expect to start winning the B12...

The only reason for the dropoff is number of recruits. The only teams that had a higher per signee rating were USC, Bama, and ND.

UTx doesn't over-sign and only had 15 in the class. If you look at 2014, things are back to norm with an expected class of 24-25, which has an early number 1 ranking.

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Originally posted 01:36 PM ET  02.19 by UlTroyFanII

In this years Rivals rankings TAMU and OU, both of which mainly recruit Texas, were 11 and 13, respectively, and Texas was 23; a few others that recruit Texas like Baylor (30), Okie St (35) and TCU (36) weren't far behind.The Horns and Mac better get off their laurels if the expect to start winning the B12...

That was sarcasm....check your meter.

:)

OK here goes -- this should spice things up a bit.
My #1 concern with the rule changes is the negative effect it will have on college tuition.
My #2 concern is for the recruits themselves who are about to become inundated and overwhelmed.
My #3 concern is the commercialization and professionalization of college football.

Unlimited personnel, more on-campus recruiters, more assistant coaches on the road, more film rooms, more offices - the cost of football recruiting just got a lot bigger and it will be passed on to students in the form of increased tuition and fees at many schools. Mark Emmert, however, came from an environment where this is considered normal and acceptable - even necessary.

"Simply put, success in LSU football is essential for the success of Louisiana State University." - Mark Emmert, 1999

Mark Emmert is the man responsible for bringing Nick Saban to LSU. He is the man who would hop on a jet and return with millions of dollars in pledges. He is the man who would read the injury report to the media. He was once called the Jerry Jones of college football. During his tenure LSU handled several athletic dept. scandals involving recruiting violations and academic misconduct ... handled them "internally and appropriately" with Mark's guidance. He remains friends with and consults Nick Saban.

There are 2 people that report to Mark Emmert at the NCAA: Jim Isch (COO) and Donald Remy (General Counsel and VP of Legal Affairs). Isch came to the NCAA from the University of Arkansas. Remy is a LSU graduate hired by Mark Emmert, the former chancellor at LSU.

The NCAA has allowed unprecedented stretching of the recruiting rules during the last decade and now many of those rules have been relaxed to match the stretching ... relaxed by Emmert who seems to consider huge professional recruiting staffs and unlimited access to recruits "normal." So normal, in fact, he has stated that everyone should have the same opportunity to do it.

When I saw the new (relaxed) recruiting rules --- unlimited calling and texting, on-campus recruiting by anyone in the athletic dept., 2 more more off-campus recruiters allowed, unlimited number of athletic dept. personnel --- the first thing I thought was ... SEC. Emmert's SEC roots are showing. This is what he's used to so he wants it to be legal.

Mark Emmert is a buffoon, surrounded by buffoons, making buffonish changes only a buffoon would consider a solution. In Mark Emmert's world the problem was the rules ... so he got rid of them. After all it's easier to change the rules that it is to risk losing friends by enforcing the rules.

YEE HAW bring on the NFL staffers ... and call AT&T we need a lot more phones!!!

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Originally posted 12:50 AM ET  02.20 by Dr. B-f-G

Mark Emmert is a buffoon, surrounded by buffoons, making buffonish changes only a buffoon would consider a solution.

Seriously buff call, Doc.

Here is a solution I think should be seriously considered. As we all know, having a set of rules that disallow things will forever be circumvented. Therefore, the rule book should be written to list only what is legal. This would make the gray areas much, much smaller! "You did what?" "Okay, that does not fall into anything legal, so the rules were broken."

Then, as new technologies, new approaches, etc become available, they can be evaluated, and if acceptable, added to the list.