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re: Question about recruiting pressure on local Kids?
Posted on 7/13/21 at 3:34 pm to dwright369
Posted on 7/13/21 at 3:34 pm to dwright369
Great topic 
... I can only speak from my brother's experience, albeit he was recruited in the late 80's; 30+ years ago. There was no Rivals, 247, ESPN recruiting, or social media internet. Summer football camps were in their infancy. Player profiles and information was mainly learned and shared thru Max Emfinger who helped kids get noticed by D1 schools. My brother was 1st team all-district & offensive MVP of the NOLA Catholic league. LSU never recruited my brother because they were content with signing Jesse Daigle whose father was an LSU coach at the time. My brother committed to play for HC Pat Jones @ Oklahoma State and compete against QB Mike Gundy for playing time.
I do not recall any pressure being placed on my brother by his friends, HS, local media (Hap Glaudi & Ron Swoboda
) , or my parents. My brother just wanted to go somewhere and play while earning his college degree. Today, recruiting and college sports is a whole different animal as evident by this and many other www forums. I believe kids today are softer than several decades ago, and it's an "ALL ABOUT ME" world.
Another thing to consider, many lower income kids who come from broken homes have handlers that will steer them towards a certain coach or University. A kid's dream may be to play for school A, but ends up at school B because of poor guidance or bad information.
... I can only speak from my brother's experience, albeit he was recruited in the late 80's; 30+ years ago. There was no Rivals, 247, ESPN recruiting, or social media internet. Summer football camps were in their infancy. Player profiles and information was mainly learned and shared thru Max Emfinger who helped kids get noticed by D1 schools. My brother was 1st team all-district & offensive MVP of the NOLA Catholic league. LSU never recruited my brother because they were content with signing Jesse Daigle whose father was an LSU coach at the time. My brother committed to play for HC Pat Jones @ Oklahoma State and compete against QB Mike Gundy for playing time. I do not recall any pressure being placed on my brother by his friends, HS, local media (Hap Glaudi & Ron Swoboda
) , or my parents. My brother just wanted to go somewhere and play while earning his college degree. Today, recruiting and college sports is a whole different animal as evident by this and many other www forums. I believe kids today are softer than several decades ago, and it's an "ALL ABOUT ME" world. Another thing to consider, many lower income kids who come from broken homes have handlers that will steer them towards a certain coach or University. A kid's dream may be to play for school A, but ends up at school B because of poor guidance or bad information.
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Posted on 7/13/21 at 5:27 pm to Got Blaze
Depends who the kid is. You guys should read the book the "Courting of Marcus Dupree". Its a book from the late 80's and is what led me to want to eventually work in the world of college football recruiting. The pressure on a kid like him was insane, but not so much for others.
I used to do a tv show and have spent a lot of time with elite recruits and their families and asked every one of them this very question. Kids like Tre White and O.J. Howard never felt any pressure while a Rueben Foster or Frank Herron did. So much depends on their family and high school coach. Also depends when you commit and if you are a kid who flip flops.
I used to do a tv show and have spent a lot of time with elite recruits and their families and asked every one of them this very question. Kids like Tre White and O.J. Howard never felt any pressure while a Rueben Foster or Frank Herron did. So much depends on their family and high school coach. Also depends when you commit and if you are a kid who flip flops.
This post was edited on 7/13/21 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 7/13/21 at 9:02 pm to Got Blaze
Great info, Blaze, thanks for sharing buddy.
Interesting point you bring up about handler’s for these 1718 year old athletes. That whole arrangement has always kind of struck me the wrong way and I feel bad for kids having to rely on those types instead of their parents or other loved ones that really do genuinely care for their best interest
Interesting point you bring up about handler’s for these 1718 year old athletes. That whole arrangement has always kind of struck me the wrong way and I feel bad for kids having to rely on those types instead of their parents or other loved ones that really do genuinely care for their best interest
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