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Media to Billy Donovan: "We know you had to, so its OK"
I admit, this does anger me. In my earlier article about Florida coach Billy Donovan's acceptance of Austin Rivers' commitment to the Gators in apparent disdain of the recent NABC strong discouragement of such a practice, I asked if we would hear Donovan similarly criticized, or silence. That...
Young Recruits: The "Billys" Are Right, the NABC -- Not So Much
All summer long, Kentucky fans have been subjected to a constant drumbeat of criticism over Coach Gillispie's acceptance of verbal commitments from players who have not yet reached their junior year in high school. Evidently concerned about the perception that coaching was getting out of control,...
Robbing the Cradle -- NABC says "Just say no."
Here is my obligatory post on the NABC Executive Committee's statement yesterday that strongly discourages coaches from offering and accepting verbal scholarship commitments until just after their sophomore year. The Courier-Journal has this piece this morning on the subject, including...
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