Burnt Roux: Tyreek Smith commits to Texas A&M

[CajunStrong]

We would really have to hit lightning in a bottle with a couple of magical type seasons or just get some coach who is a master recruiter in here. Top 100 kids go to top programs. Period. Plus, those programs have large presences in the summer AAU leagues and tournaments and are able to establish relationships early and faster than we can IMO.

Great points. We need a master recruiter. Some one that is in good standings with the 3 major AAU programs. Jeff Jones runs LA Elite Under Armour. Randy Livingston runs the Adidas team. Elfrid Payton's people run the Nike team. If you are not a big name coach at a big name school, you have to be able to relate to these kids. It seems like the only kids we get are the kids where we are the biggest offer. With the Tyreek kid, it was good to see our name on the list of 5. VCU was on that list as well, they have sold out their last 100 home games. Football went young and chose a coach that is in tune with the youth today. Lets watch and see some of the players Napier and Staff will get over the next five years.

[Cajun90]

P5 coaches have said they don't even bother recruiting a kid who's on an AAU team that has a different shoe sponsor from what the University has. Says a lot about state of college basketball.

[zephyr]

P5 coaches have said they don't even bother recruiting a kid who's on an AAU team that has a different shoe sponsor from what the University has. Says a lot about state of college basketball.

Man, I'd really like to get more info on that one. You mean to tell me that coach isn't going to offer a Deandre Ayton or Marvin Bagley because of the shoe they wore while playing AAU? It's not like the player has a contract with the shoe company.

[Cajun90]

Did you totally miss the whole FBI investigation concerning this very matter??

[ManAboutTown]

Man, I'd really like to get more info on that one. You mean to tell me that coach isn't going to offer a Deandre Ayton or Marvin Bagley because of the shoe they wore while playing AAU? It's not like the player has a contract with the shoe company.

90 is exactly correct on this.
And this further supports my opinion that collegiate basketball is dead..

[zephyr]

Did you totally miss the whole FBI investigation concerning this very matter??

I must have. Enlighten me.

[Cajun90]

I must have. Enlighten me.

Here is just one of hundreds of articles.....

https://www.syracuse.com/orangebaske...asketball.html

A simple google search will provide all the info you need but when the FBI says that AAU programs were used to steer high school athletes to colleges where they had shoe contracts I tend to believe them.

[CajunT]

Here is just one of hundreds of articles.....

https://www.syracuse.com/orangebaske...asketball.html

A simple google search will provide all the info you need but when the FBI says that AAU programs were used to steer high school athletes to colleges where they had shoe contracts I tend to believe them.

For years, nothing new.

[Ragin4U]

Man, I'd really like to get more info on that one. You mean to tell me that coach isn't going to offer a Deandre Ayton or Marvin Bagley because of the shoe they wore while playing AAU? It's not like the player has a contract with the shoe company.

Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine by George Dohrmann
Eye-opening and heartbreaking that adults would use kids like this.

[zephyr]

Here is just one of hundreds of articles.....

https://www.syracuse.com/orangebaske...asketball.html

A simple google search will provide all the info you need but when the FBI says that AAU programs were used to steer high school athletes to colleges where they had shoe contracts I tend to believe them.

Very familiar with these. I thought you meant you had proof that P5 coaches will not recruit kids who's AAU club have different kicks their university. I don't doubt that this goes on and like you said its been proven but when kids of the caliber of those I mentioned come around, I don't think the university is worried about what shoes he wears in AAU.

[VObserver]

Very familiar with these. I thought you meant you had proof that P5 coaches will not recruit kids who's AAU club have different kicks their university. I don't doubt that this goes on and like you said its been proven but when kids of the caliber of those I mentioned come around, I don't think the university is worried about what shoes he wears in AAU.

The university isn't..... but the shoe company has invested heavily in the kids, and coaches know that if they are at an adidas school, nike will spend whatever it takes to protect their investment in nike AAU kids. And that adidas will do likewise to steer kids in adidas AAU programs to him.

It's not so much they wont recruit them, it is more that they will choose to invest in recruiting kids who will be more inclined to sign.

[Cajun90]

The university isn't..... but the shoe company has invested heavily in the kids, and coaches know that if they are at an adidas school, nike will spend whatever it takes to protect their investment in nike AAU kids. And that adidas will do likewise to steer kids in adidas AAU programs to him.

It's not so much they wont recruit them, it is more that they will choose to invest in recruiting kids who will be more inclined to sign.

And you win the prize.... thanks for explaining better than I did.