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re: To those who followed recruiting before it became popular do you remember
Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:21 pm to Bubba Hotep
Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:21 pm to Bubba Hotep
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When exactly do you think this period of time occurred?
I would say recruiting went big with the growth of the internet. Before we had recruiting sites the only info was the magazines that you could get twice a year. (I believe the name was Deep South Recruiting) They sold one before the season with recruits listed by state and one after signing day to let you know where they went. I had to subscribe to them to get them in Texas. Lemming, Wallcae and Max Emfinger were the only experts that newspapers got quotes from.
The USA Today was the only outlet for national recruiting. If you lived in Texas like I did in the 80's, you had to go buy it the day after signing day to even find out who had signed with LSU for both football and basketball.
Back then the only publication I could get that covered recruiting was the tabloid Tiger Rag. I've got stacks of them on a shelf in a closet.
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Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:24 pm to chinese58
Guess I can't understand the humor in making fun of an old man trying to report about LSU recruits to most who have no connections in the sporting world.
I guess taking candy from little babies and killing cats is funny to some here too.
I just don't get it.
I guess taking candy from little babies and killing cats is funny to some here too.
I just don't get it.
Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:49 pm to chinese58
You must have been sheltered.
I have followed recruiting closely since the mid 80s. Talk radio in Baton Rouge covered LSU recruiting very closely. While there is certainly more info out now with the internet, as far as databases, etc., there was no black hole back then. We knew of every commitment the day it happened, within minutes (or possibly hours, depending on the time of day).
Tiger Rag came out weekly with recruiting lists, but the talk radio shows filled the void of the internet with constant recruiting info.
Also, the local newspapers covered it better back then, when they did not have to compete with the internet.
Even on signing day, LSU had a hotline you could call where a REAL PERSON answered the phone and gave you updated signing lists.
I have followed recruiting closely since the mid 80s. Talk radio in Baton Rouge covered LSU recruiting very closely. While there is certainly more info out now with the internet, as far as databases, etc., there was no black hole back then. We knew of every commitment the day it happened, within minutes (or possibly hours, depending on the time of day).
Tiger Rag came out weekly with recruiting lists, but the talk radio shows filled the void of the internet with constant recruiting info.
Also, the local newspapers covered it better back then, when they did not have to compete with the internet.
Even on signing day, LSU had a hotline you could call where a REAL PERSON answered the phone and gave you updated signing lists.
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