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i had the chance to talk to both of them yesterday.i would be shocked to see them go some where else. both great kids.:fingersx:
 
I noticed 33 hasn't posted anything lately. What gives? I figure based on what he heard we were surely due these two commits by now.
 
Hes in montreal on a business trip. He posted that on the machines website. Anyway the team we have to watch is florida. Not georgia. Its us or florida. Yes he us going to their spring game. But he will NOT be going to school there.
 
are you talking about gillard or foster coming to tech... i hope both
 
have we offered foster... i don't think he is interested in the mutts
 
Yes we have. He is the perfect o lineman for the triple option. No he doesnt have any in uga that i know of.
 
No not a lock. But very good chance they are coming to tech. What helps is schools like florida offered foster just to help get gillard. Where we offered foster because we really really want him. He is not dumb and sees this. Like i stated before cant see them going anywhere else.
 
I may not be up on the latest rules, but I thought anyone connected with a University (be it alum, contributor, ticket holder, etc.) is considered a representative of the school and could not have any contact with a prospective S/A.

I really don't know.

As for Rivals and Scout they, I don't believe, can be considered a rep of any one University.

Any info appreciated.
 
We as individual fans are technically not allowed to contact a recruit and say "come to GT because of...".

The Rivals and Scout guys are "reporters" and usually dont give away what site their from (GT, clem, miami, etc.) so they can obtain an unbiased interview. This means they are allowed to talk to these recruits to see how trips went, what they are feeling, etc.


This same topic was brought up on the HIVE. A member on the HIVE worked with a possible recruit that has been in contact with the staff. He asked the mods whether he could talk to the mother or not...
well, they said dont talk to her about her son and GT in the same breath.
 
If you are a friend of the family or other normal acquaintence, then you can talk to him just like you normally would. (And of course a "Friend" wouldn't normally turn you in anyway for doing anything wrong.)

The AA would however ask you to just leave it up to them and stay away. These friendship lines are very difficult to define exactly where you'd cross into inappropriate territory which can be a good thing or a bad thing. But that's why the AA would prefer to just handle it themselves.

If you were a teacher or a local nothing in the community and you would NORMALLY bump into a player and say "Hey, have you been out looking at colleges? You should check out Tech, they offer a great degree..." then that'd probably be fine. If you went out of your way and hunted the player out on a street and said "Hey, I've been looking for you. I'm a big fan and we want you at Tech...", it'd probably not be appreciated.
 
midatlantech said:
If you are a friend of the family or other normal acquaintence, then you can talk to him just like you normally would. (And of course a "Friend" wouldn't normally turn you in anyway for doing anything wrong.)
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If you have a prior relationship with the recruit then there's no problem. You can look up the NCAA compliance rules on RR.com.
 
What I've heard, but have no idea if it's true, is that a coach or scout isn't allowed to "initiate contact". But if the player starts talking to them first, it opens the door for a response.

Tom Wolfe wrote about this in the book "I am Charlotte Simmons". He was describing how a basketball coach would follow a prospect around everywhere he went, even to the restroom, until the player finally said something to him. Please tell me this doesn't really happen.
 
I can give you first hand experiences that in fact it does happen that way. Coaches will not say a word to you until you speak. They can "make themselves" available (stand in a certain spot), so I would assume that occassionally coaches would go to all ends such as you described. My daughter, the shy type early in a relationship, didn't play that game too well quite frankly.
 
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