NCAA to narrow definition of preseason practic..
My local paper had an article the other day about Illinois holding a team scrimmage at Memorial Stadium after the Illinois/Minnesota football game. They set up courts in the endzone and it was a homecoming game for Illinois. It(the article) said other coaches have complained about Illinois, Kentucky, Marshall, and W.V. receiving a recruiting edge with their early practices.
So the NCAA is expected to narrow the definition of preseason practice to exclude public events.
well i don't know about other schools, but UofK has been having Big Blue Midnight Madness for as long as i can remember, it's only a sold out event at Rupp, they have like a laser light show and dunk contest and Blue vs. White scrimmage. Heck, UofK just had it over the weekend and Daniel Orton gave a verbal commitment after seeing the passion of the fans he was have said to of say.
I'm not a UofK fan, but it's a tradition that they've been doing a long time and if other schools don't do something to excite their fans and be able to show potential recruits something cool, then i say tough luck and get in the game. It's a high stakes battle to get the best talent and stay competitive. If other schools don't won't to have a preseason public practice to show of the team to their fans, well then they're losing out.
So the NCAA is expected to narrow the definition of preseason practice to exclude public events.
well i don't know about other schools, but UofK has been having Big Blue Midnight Madness for as long as i can remember, it's only a sold out event at Rupp, they have like a laser light show and dunk contest and Blue vs. White scrimmage. Heck, UofK just had it over the weekend and Daniel Orton gave a verbal commitment after seeing the passion of the fans he was have said to of say.
I'm not a UofK fan, but it's a tradition that they've been doing a long time and if other schools don't do something to excite their fans and be able to show potential recruits something cool, then i say tough luck and get in the game. It's a high stakes battle to get the best talent and stay competitive. If other schools don't won't to have a preseason public practice to show of the team to their fans, well then they're losing out.