Comments on: 8th Grade Is Too Late…Recruiting Begins Much Earlier http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/05/05/8th-grade-is-too-laterecruiting-begins-before-much-earlier/ A blog for sports agents: Discussing sports business news, Sports Law, and other interesting sports related material Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:16:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ted http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/05/05/8th-grade-is-too-laterecruiting-begins-before-much-earlier/comment-page-1/#comment-73254 Ted Wed, 07 May 2008 17:46:15 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=1173#comment-73254 Well... very mixed feelings here. Love the dedication. Great skills. Hate the music and the obvious and assumed exposure to the grunge part of BB life. This dad has got to stop the cycle. So much emphasis on basketball. Putting all the kid's eggs in that basket. Is he balancing the kid's skills of life? The odds of all this work paying off are a million to one in pro ball. The odds of using the kid's skills to get a great college education are far better. So disheartening to hear that "n" music playing. Just speaks volumes. Well… very mixed feelings here. Love the dedication. Great skills. Hate the music and the obvious and assumed exposure to the grunge part of BB life. This dad has got to stop the cycle. So much emphasis on basketball. Putting all the kid’s eggs in that basket. Is he balancing the kid’s skills of life? The odds of all this work paying off are a million to one in pro ball. The odds of using the kid’s skills to get a great college education are far better. So disheartening to hear that “n” music playing. Just speaks volumes.

]]> By: Wally http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/05/05/8th-grade-is-too-laterecruiting-begins-before-much-earlier/comment-page-1/#comment-72826 Wally Mon, 05 May 2008 23:27:27 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=1173#comment-72826 Darren - A couple of corrections. 1. Avery did not sign a letter of intent. He gave a 'verbal' Players cannot sign a LOI until the designated signing period for there sport during the senior year. 2. The Letter of Intent is a binding document. The LOI binds the athletic and the school. In the past couple of years, top prospects have put clauses in their LOI's allowing them to opt out if the school is facing possible probation or if the current head coach leaves the school. Greg Oden, Mike Conley and Devin Eubanks are just a few that modifiied their LOI's. The Avery announcement is pretty much a non issue. UK could recruit 2 or 3 kids in next couple of years that play his position, his abilities may not progress to be a UK recruit (where UK quietly tells them you can come but you will never play much), UK program does not rebound as people think and Avery loses interest in playing for the school. These are just a few of the reasons why between now and his senior year he could not end up at UK. If he is a top prospect, he will be recruited up until the day he signs the LOI. thanks Wally Darren -

A couple of corrections.
1. Avery did not sign a letter of intent. He gave a ‘verbal’ Players cannot sign a LOI until the designated signing period for there sport during the senior year.
2. The Letter of Intent is a binding document. The LOI binds the athletic and the school.
In the past couple of years, top prospects have put clauses in their LOI’s allowing them to opt out if the school is facing possible probation or if the current head coach leaves the school. Greg Oden, Mike Conley and Devin Eubanks are just a few that modifiied their LOI’s.

The Avery announcement is pretty much a non issue. UK could recruit 2 or 3 kids in next couple of years that play his position, his abilities may not progress to be a UK recruit (where UK quietly tells them you can come but you will never play much), UK program does not rebound as people think and Avery loses interest in playing for the school. These are just a few of the reasons why between now and his senior year he could not end up at UK.

If he is a top prospect, he will be recruited up until the day he signs the LOI.

thanks
Wally

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