to recruits. It seems printed media guides will be acceptable again.

not only that but comic books featuring the player (Oregon) and larger-than-life posters, like the ones of Refrigerator Perry that Clemson sent out. It was the latter stunt that got the NCAA involved in the first place.

Whatever the NCAA reason was, I would sure like to see a printed guide return again.
There is nothing quite like holding a printed book in your hand.
These Kindles to me just are not the same to me now but being an old timer like myself, who would be surprised if I felt different on the subject?

Haha...what a joke the NCAA is...comically disconnected.  I bet Ole Miss sent "printed materials" out this year, and that's why they landed all those top-tier recruits.  The big business of college football, with it's boosters and massive amounts of money, and the NCAA is pretending like it has so much control and oversight, that it is "considering" allowing programs to send out printed media guides.

MET - Like you, I wonder how much funny business was behind this year's Ole Miss signing class. It certainly didnt stem from their performance in last season's national championship game. We differ though on whether it had anything to with printed material; I don't think that's the answer.

My rationale stems from a perception that 18 year olds could care less about books, magazines, etc. For them, it's all about digital media. That's why the NC$$ has volumes of rules about limits for contacting recruits electronically (email, text, twitter, etc.). My second proof is that Army's media guides in several sports consistently win high praise and awards for excellence within the sports info field. Hs that led to any highly ranked recruiting classes? I know, it's an imperfect analogy based on the diff ended between USMA and Ole Miss, but you get the point.

The NC$$ has largely been a reactive organization over the past twenty to thirty years. It seems like that will continue over the next twenty, barring a significant change in approach from the school presidents / chancellors.

Beat 'em!

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Haha...what a joke the NCAA is...comically disconnected.  I bet Ole Miss sent "printed materials" out this year, and that's why they landed all those top-tier recruits.  The big business of college football, with it's boosters and massive amounts of money, and the NCAA is pretending like it has so much control and oversight, that it is "considering" allowing programs to send out printed media guides.

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What effect to you think the movie "The Blind Side" had on Ole Miss's recruting? Now that the coach from the HS in the movie is the coach at Ole Miss might that have something to do with it? I don't know myself but it might.

Good question, I don't know. My gut reaction would be that any bump from the movie should have come a few years ago. Michael Ohr and Ole Miss didn't get much mention in the Super Bowl coverage either.

Beat 'em!

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What effect to you think the movie "The Blind Side" had on Ole Miss's recruting? Now that the coach from the HS in the movie is the coach at Ole Miss might that have something to do with it? I don't know myself but it might.

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While I agree, the fact that Freeze was Oher's HS coach and the movie focuses upon the HS career might give a bit of a boost. Just a thought.

94,
I was trying to be sarcastic...I suspect the Ole Miss recruiting success is $$$-based and I doubt it's related to printed media or anything legal.  I was pointing to the absurdity of the NCAA concerning itself with printed media, when a lot of questionable activities are happening in many programs.  It's like plunging the toilet, while the house is burning down...

wp1994 wrote: MET - Like you, I wonder how much funny business was behind this year's Ole Miss signing class. It certainly didnt stem from their performance in last season's national championship game. We differ though on whether it had anything to with printed material; I don't think that's the answer.

My rationale stems from a perception that 18 year olds could care less about books, magazines, etc. For them, it's all about digital media. That's why the NC$$ has volumes of rules about limits for contacting recruits electronically (email, text, twitter, etc.). My second proof is that Army's media guides in several sports consistently win high praise and awards for excellence within the sports info field. Hs that led to any highly ranked recruiting classes? I know, it's an imperfect analogy based on the diff ended between USMA and Ole Miss, but you get the point.

The NC$$ has largely been a reactive organization over the past twenty to thirty years. It seems like that will continue over the next twenty, barring a significant change in approach from the school presidents / chancellors.

Beat 'em!

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--- MockETrouser wrote:

Haha...what a joke the NCAA is...comically disconnected.  I bet Ole Miss sent "printed materials" out this year, and that's why they landed all those top-tier recruits.  The big business of college football, with it's boosters and massive amounts of money, and the NCAA is pretending like it has so much control and oversight, that it is "considering" allowing programs to send out printed media guides.

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Sorry about that...it's hard to gauge the intensity of the sarcasm light on here sometimes.

Beat 'em!

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94,
I was trying to be sarcastic...I suspect the Ole Miss recruiting success is $$$-based and I doubt it's related to printed media or anything legal.  I was pointing to the absurdity of the NCAA concerning itself with printed media, when a lot of questionable activities are happening in many programs.  It's like plunging the toilet, while the house is burning down...

of even football factories where was the harm? it's not as if Alabama or Ohio State gained some kind of advantage from their guides. What made sense was standardizing their length at a maximum of 256 pages so no school had an advantage. 
    Right now the change is a proposal to be voted on by all NCAA Div1A members soon. If the ban is lifted I hope GAS resumes publication of a guide, a copy of which always sat on my desk. The 'net is supposed to bring convenience but in this case at least isn't. First you may not be logged on, then it takes time to locate info on the correct webpage. That's opposed by just opening the book to the right page.