Drc Blog..practice Notes And Recruiting Topic

[OldTimer]

October 10, 2007

News, notes and the mail

A few interesting tidbits came out of the first couple of days of practice this week.

Former JUCO running back Cam Montgomery is getting more reps in practice with Jamario Thomas recovering from a variety of injuries. The opportunity is one head coach Todd Dodge said Montgomery is capitalizing on.

Dodge said his third-string tailback is starting to react instead of think on the field, which has helped his performance. Montgomery is behind Jamario Thomas and Micah Mosley on the depth chart, but he could be closing the gap.

The flu bug continues to make its way through the team. UNT has had multiple players out with the illness the last few days, although it is only a 24-hour bug that Dodge believes will have worked its way through the team before Saturday.

One interesting question was posed today by our regular mystery guest, who noticed a story about a top-name recruit who was on hand for a college game last week. I forget the exact example, but the point was fans made signs and chanted the player's name during a game to try to convince him to commit to the school. The question is why doesn't UNT try the same tactic with its top recruits by publicizing who is coming to campus.

To be honest, the school doesn’t really have a lot to do with such a scenario, other than hosting the athlete. When it comes to the top players nationally, their visit dates are well publicized through recruiting Web sites and newspapers that stay in contact with recruits. Fans know when the top-rated quarterback in the nation is coming to a game and take it from there. When it comes to mid-major programs like UNT, finding out who is coming to campus is a lot bigger challenge. Schools like UNT keep their recruiting information a secret and most of the time the players they are after are not big enough names to inspire chanting their names at a game. There is little doubt fans make a big difference, though, when it comes to official visits by athletes. You better believe a star player from Dallas is more likely to commit to UNT after attending a game with fans packed into the stands than a game where empty seats are more the norm.

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October 08, 2007

[emmitt01]

Schools like UNT keep their recruiting information a secret and most of the time the players they are after are not big enough names to inspire chanting their names at a game.

Perhaps I'm overly sensitive but this part of this sentence seems a bit insulting. Must we continue to degrade the athletes we have here or are trying to bring in?

Edited October 11, 2007 by emmitt01

[Guest GrayEagleOne]

Perhaps I'm overly sensitive but this part of this sentence seems a bit insulting. Must we continue to degrade the athletes we have here or are trying to bring in?

Maybe the way that he said it might seem degrading but I don't think that we should be offended. He's right that we won't be on the visit list for a 4 or 5 star athlete but if we treated the 3 stars as if they were something special would that be wrong?

Even though a player may be a stud (and not a super stud), wouldn't he still be impressed if he visited a crowd of 20-25,000 and cards were displayed with his name on it, or a chant of his name was yelled by the majority of those in attendance. What if we were the only school that he visited to do that? I think that might sway a fencerider. Now, what it would do to the 2 star sitting next to him I don't know.

Edited October 11, 2007 by GrayEagleOne

[Buford_Julep]

One interesting question was posed today by our regular mystery guest, who noticed a story about a top-name recruit who was on hand for a college game last week. I forget the exact example, but the point was fans made signs and chanted the player's name during a game to try to convince him to commit to the school. The question is why doesn't UNT try the same tactic with its top recruits by publicizing who is coming to campus.

From 2006-07 NCAA D-1 Manual:

13.10.4 Prospective Student-Athlete’s Visit. A member institution shall not publicize (or arrange for

publicity of) a prospective student-athlete’s visit to the institution’s campus. Further, a prospective stu-

dent-athlete may not participate in team activities that would make the public or media aware of the

prospective student-athlete’s visit to the institution (e.g., running out of the tunnel with team, celebratory

walks to or around the stadium/arena, on-field pregame celebrations). Violations of this bylaw do not

affect a prospective student-athlete’s eligibility and are considered institutional violations per Constitution

2.8.1. (Revised: 1/14/97, 9/12/03)

[good_ken]

From 2006-07 NCAA D-1 Manual:

13.10.4 Prospective Student-Athlete’s Visit. A member institution shall not publicize (or arrange for

publicity of) a prospective student-athlete’s visit to the institution’s campus. Further, a prospective stu-

dent-athlete may not participate in team activities that would make the public or media aware of the

prospective student-athlete’s visit to the institution (e.g., running out of the tunnel with team, celebratory

walks to or around the stadium/arena, on-field pregame celebrations). Violations of this bylaw do not

affect a prospective student-athlete’s eligibility and are considered institutional violations per Constitution

2.8.1. (Revised: 1/14/97, 9/12/03)

Yup. If I remember right, TAMU got their hand slapped when Martellus Bennet led a cheer at a men's BB game whileon a recruiting visit.

[untbowler]

From 2006-07 NCAA D-1 Manual:

13.10.4 Prospective Student-Athlete’s Visit. A member institution shall not publicize (or arrange for

publicity of) a prospective student-athlete’s visit to the institution’s campus. Further, a prospective stu-

dent-athlete may not participate in team activities that would make the public or media aware of the

prospective student-athlete’s visit to the institution (e.g., running out of the tunnel with team, celebratory

walks to or around the stadium/arena, on-field pregame celebrations). Violations of this bylaw do not

affect a prospective student-athlete’s eligibility and are considered institutional violations per Constitution

2.8.1. (Revised: 1/14/97, 9/12/03)

pretty funny rule in that many big name recruits make it known when and where they are visiting, guess the NCAA has bigger fish to fry.

[jimmyjames_99]

pretty funny rule in that many big name recruits make it known when and where they are visiting, guess the NCAA has bigger fish to fry.

I imagine there is a difference between the recruit/media and the "member institution".

[greenminer]

pretty funny rule in that many big name recruits make it known when and where they are visiting, guess the NCAA has bigger fish to fry.

A recruit can say whatever he wants, and the media can do whatever they want. The rule is made for the institutions that are recruiting the player.

I imagine there is a difference between the recruit/media and the "member institution".