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Schools should be allowed to watch, recruit and if they choose.....
give a WRITTEN committment to kids -
HOWEVER. the kid should be allowed to BACK OUT of any committment they sign. Until the second semester of their senior year.
The kid should be allowed to change their mind.
This way the kid can ONLY WIN.

why? think about a 14 year old- who gets one- he is GUARANTEED a college education.....how is that in ANY WAY bad for the kid?
HE knows (assuming he has the grades) that he will be able to go to college

If the college gets their man- fine-
If the kid decises to go elsewhere- the only entity hurt is the COLLEGE
the kid still gets his education somewhere else

What kind of parent let's their 14 year old child make such a life changing decision?

New Rule: You can't committ until you can buy cigarettes!

In some states you have to be 19 to buy cigarettes, these kids would be in there freshman year of college by that point. Well, hopefully, if they're still in high school they wouldn't have the grades anyhow.

Yeah, I know. I didn't use the correct form of "their". Ironic considering I was talking about the educational level of others.

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"What kind of parent let's their 14 year old child make such a life changing decision?"

DUH-
the kid doesn't choose- the parents do it FOR the kid,

What parent in their right mind would REFUSE a GUARANTEED college scholarship for their kid ?
How does the kid lose?

What if he decides to stop playing basketball? What if he turns to acting?

Hey the kid is prob a UK fan and who can blame him for going to a school he has followed his entire 14 year life

Billy Gillespie should rethink that tie while he's at it.

He's from California, I really doubt he is a UK fan!

"What if he decides to stop playing basketball? What if he turns to acting?"

That's EXACTLY my point.
Once the kid has the commitment- for him it is a guarantee-
If he want;s to act, Not play ball, be a teacher.....so be it- the kid wouldn't HAVE to play- all it is would be is a scholarship...a guaranteed EDUCATION- based on POTENTIAL, ability to ball
BUT it would count against the shcools $ of scholarships
Currently- if the kid getsinto trouble, decides NOT to play- they lose their scholarship- I am for that ONCE THEY ENTER COLLEGE.....but before they should/would be able to a) break the commitment & b) can, as I said above, be allowed to USE IT as an education guarantee only.

This way the schools would HAVE TO be extremely careful in doling them out, which may actually deter them from being vultures

How does the NCAA plan to legislate Freedom of Speech? 8th and 9th graders shouldn't be making commitments that early but to think you can stop it is arrogant. Its a non binding verbal statement. There is no obligation involved. I guess the best you can do is to prevent the schools from being able to rescind the offers except under extreme circumstances. (Coaching change, player arrested, etc..)

Once this kid gets older, he'll realize that he can market himself if he goes to an LA school like USC or UCLA. But, for now, I'm all for the kid going to Kentucky.
Go Wildcats!

If he doesn't play he doesn't get the scholarship.

"eighth-grader"????????????? then people wonder keep don`t study or even care about school? Shakeshead and wonders why.....................

eighth-grader picking a university before a high school? Anyone else see a failure in how sports with education fails??????

I have to put the blame on the parents. If the kid is this good to get the offer now, then he shouldn't have any problems down the road. The parents should be in control, not the child.

Parents at times are the ones pushing the kids to do all this. To them their child is with millions.......Look at the shoes commericals and all the under kids nike etc are having wearing their products..........can you blame the parents that are seeing 100 millons or future $ in their eyes with the 15 year old child?

Its wrong but the NBA has to take the blame also.

He's from California, I really doubt he is a UK fan!
Hillary Clinton | 05/26/08, 02:41 AM

Maybe he has a crush on a girl that is a UK fan. That's what got me on board.