The D-I “management council”, whatever that is, recommended an all-out ban to text message use in the College Football recruiting wars today. ESPN has a little writeup on it if you’re interested: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/news/story?id=2841603
I’d say that overall this is a good thing. Think about how many messages those top recruits must get. Even if a school doesn’t have a shot, it wouldn’t hurt to text right? Wouldn’t you just LOVE getting texts from powerhouses like Indiana (PA) and Kent State? And if your parents didn’t have the prescience to get you an unlimited texting plan that bill could add up right quick.  And really, who wants to deal with messages like these:
“Hey there big fella. Come on out here to Southern California and play for us. You’ll get to live in a slum, learn to cheat with the best of them (I can hook you up with Reggie Bush in a conference call like THAT), and hang out with Snoop. It’s cool - all that weed was medicinal. Nothing bad, seriously. Just sign on the dotted line baby! – Petey”
“I have never, ever seen an arm like yours. Seriously, not once in my life. I will build my offense around you, you will be my star. I will build my life around you. You can have my kid’s room and live with me, I will adopt you and make you my son! Have you heard about how we have the best graduation rate in the universe? No? Oh…well, ignore the stories that I’m recruiting 7 other quarterbacks, it’s all about YOU my boy. Come be a Gator.”
“I have
$10,000 reasons why you should come to Illinois. Just stop by and I will tell you all about them. Better yet, I’ll leave them all in an unmarked briefcase resting in the third garbage can on the right as you drive on to campus.”“Honestly, you’ll live through the home games because you’re a player. The only things in danger at our games are visiting fans, cars and couches. That’s all they burn. OSU is great!”
Overall, it should be a good move for the kids, and work in ND’s favor as well. Charlie has a presence, and that can lead to results more and more when the phone and in-person recruiting becomes more important. Plus, works as hard as or harder than the other guys to bring in the talent out there. Of course, enforcement can be a problem, but the honor system, education and the occasional threat is all you have to monitor the other rules on phone calls, visits and emails as well.
And some will try to work around it. In fact, there are rumors that crazy deposed MSU Coach John L. Smith is starting a new carrier pigeon business based on the news. “These babies will fly any message you want straight to whichever recruit you’re targeting. Seriously, they know where they are. And they never crumble under pressure. Never.”
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Biscuit co-founded HerLoyalSons in partnership with his ND roommate (Dillon Hall baby!), MQ, in 2006 and has been ranting about ND Football and everything Notre Dame since. He strongly believes in the mission of ND and its football program. Biscuit expects logic and data in arguments and will absolutely crush you if you come to a debate missing one or the other. He despises everything Michigan, and his favorite pastime is mocking Purdue.
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BTW, anyone know what’s become of John Elsmith? I was hoping he’d become head coach at Mighigan