So in case you’re keeping score at home, once again everyone is recruited negatively against while no one actually takes part in negative recruiting. Doesn’t that defy logic? Someone’s got to be doing the smearing, don’t they?
We’ll perhaps it depends on what coaches consider negative recruiting. For example, Franklin sounds like he’s A-OK with giving recruits “facts” that show one school is a better landing spot than another rival schools:
“I don’t necessarily think it’s negative recruiting when people do some research and find some facts. I don’t have any problem with that. There’s no oasis out there. There’s no perfect place. Every place has strengths and weaknesses. I have no problem with people doing research and showing it. But when it’s just negative recruiting without any facts to back it up, that’s the stuff that’s a little frustrating when you’re dealing with 17-year-old and 18-year-old kids that can be easily influenced.”
Link: http://m.mrsec.com/2013/03/sec-coaches-boo-and-hiss-negative-recruiting-but-somebodys-doing-it/
We’ll perhaps it depends on what coaches consider negative recruiting. For example, Franklin sounds like he’s A-OK with giving recruits “facts” that show one school is a better landing spot than another rival schools:
“I don’t necessarily think it’s negative recruiting when people do some research and find some facts. I don’t have any problem with that. There’s no oasis out there. There’s no perfect place. Every place has strengths and weaknesses. I have no problem with people doing research and showing it. But when it’s just negative recruiting without any facts to back it up, that’s the stuff that’s a little frustrating when you’re dealing with 17-year-old and 18-year-old kids that can be easily influenced.”
Link: http://m.mrsec.com/2013/03/sec-coaches-boo-and-hiss-negative-recruiting-but-somebodys-doing-it/