RIP Satellite camps - Back from the Dead (4/28/16)

Here was Harbaugh's response on Freeze's comments last week:

"You've got a guy sitting in a big house, making $5 million a year, saying he does not want to sacrifice his time. That is not a kindred spirit to me. What most of these coaches are saying is they don't want to work harder."

Harbaugh didn't just come after Freeze, he straight out called him lazy. Honestly, at this point we'd say Harbaugh is like a "WWE heel," but the thing is, he's more than that. This isn't scripted drama, this is real life. And Harbaugh ain't backing down from anyone.

That included not just Freeze, but also the SEC and ACC:

"It seems to be outrage by the SEC and ACC," Harbaugh says. "They power-brokered that out ... the image that comes to my mind is guys in a back room smoking cigars, doing what they perceive is best for them. It certainly isn't the best thing for the youngsters. It's not the best thing for the student-athletes."

From there Harbaugh goes on and on, but those are the two money quotes. And whether you like Harbaugh or not, he is 100 percent right about the satellite camp ban.

http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/michigan-wolverines-ole-miss-rebels-jim-harbaugh-hugh-freeze-direct-shot-satellite-camps-041216
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Yes.

 
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So I listened to a segment on Game Time with Nick Bahe this afternoon and wished I had caught it live.

https://soundcloud.com/game-time-with-nick-bahe/april-13-seg-6-the-real-purpose-of-satellite-camps

He states that he doesn't think there are that many players that are "Found" at these satellite camps. That the only reason coaches from the B1G Ten want to keep these camps is so that they can expose their programs to talent rich areas. Get in front of players that may not be the elite level of talent at their age, have potential, but lack the financial freedom to get their name out there and go to all of these pay for stars camps. I'm sure Bahe is just trying to play the contrarian, but I don't know how this benefits anyone except the schools who want to keep players in their back yards from going to other schools. Didn't DiCaprio Bootle say that these camps that Nebraska held are the only reason he was found.

 
If his point is that the kids can't afford pay for star camps, then he seems to be supporting the idea of satellite camps.

The main kids who are "found" at these camps are the 2*/3* guys who end up at mid majors. And I think there are a lot of those found when a small school coach can jump on big camp coattails. That's why Meyers point was the best one to date.

 
I've been paying pretty close attention to the issue, and by the CFB media, it's almost universally considered a bad decision. The only national media guy I've seen say it's good is Dennis Dodd, and he's an SEC shill who works for CBS which is an SEC partner. Steward Mandel, Bruce Feldman, Andy Staples, Paul Myerberg, Dan Uthman, Joel Klatt, Adam Rittenberg, etc... If I had the time, I could catalog the massive list of guys who cover the sport daily along with their mounds of reasons why satellite camps are good for the student athletes and schools. It helps the bigger schools evaluate in person (which every coach will tell you is 1000x times better than watching highlight tapes) and gives all the smaller schools a chance to see kids that normally couldn't get to their camps.

The only argument being used against them is the "time suck" that they will cause for coaches (QQ more Hugh Freeze) and students, which is ironic as hell considering the NCAA just removed texting restrictions, meaning kids are going to be spammed 24/7 by recruiting interns for schools. The SEC basically argued that if the NCAA didn't ban them, they'd would would be forced to escalate and do dozens of camps per school. It's complete and total bullsh#t.

 
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The "time suck" should be up to the coaches to decide.

And aren't these camps usually in the summer? What is it exactly taking away from a kids time? If anything, it gives them something to do on a summer evening.

 
StPaulHusker said:
The "time suck" should be up to the coaches to decide.

And aren't these camps usually in the summer? What is it exactly taking away from a kids time? If anything, it gives them something to do on a summer evening.
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See, now you're using logic. You can't do that if you want to work for the NCAA.
 
StPaulHusker said:
The "time suck" should be up to the coaches to decide.

And aren't these camps usually in the summer? What is it exactly taking away from a kids time? If anything, it gives them something to do on a summer evening.
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Oh I know, it's stupidly illogical. Football kids are gonna go to a few camps anyway, so it's not like this is going to suddenly give them more free time.

 
StPaulHusker said:
The "time suck" should be up to the coaches to decide.

And aren't these camps usually in the summer? What is it exactly taking away from a kids time? If anything, it gives them something to do on a summer evening.
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When I was a kid i wish the NCAA could have told my parents that I was prohibited from getting a summer job because it was a time suck.

 
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That is a pretty harsh quote, I guess if Stanford runs a camp we will find them in the suburbs of large cities that tend to have well funded high schools and a higher graduation rate and rate of kids going on to college than you would find in some inner city or southern state.

 
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