Report confirmed: Cajuns offer 14-year-old scholarship

[31Ragin97]

how does this camp fit in to the agreement with lswho, I thought Les MIles allegedly banned us from having any camps with partners other than him

[ManAboutTown]

Maybe... Or maybe HUD saw this monster at 6'1 275 who looks similar to half our current DL and was intrigued before he ever even knew he was 14. Why allow 14 year olds at a college satellite camp if he can't take the same advantage of the camp as everyone else?

If this kid is that size at 14, with ANY athletic ability, we have exactly ZERO chance of signing him..

[CrazyCajun]

If this kid is that size at 14, with ANY athletic ability, we have exactly ZERO chance of signing him..

We certainly don't if our head coach never approaches him.

[CharlieK]

You know, I think paying $200/square foot for a house with no discernible amenities is laughable as well but you know what, its been done a lot over the past couple years. Why? because there was a market for it and until corrections are made, either natural corrections or superficial, that is the norm in many cases. The same can be said for this particular situation. This is the norm until reform or changes are made. I agree with you, like most here, that its stupid to offer a kid that young a scholarship but that was not where you met disagreement. It appears that you condemned Hud for doing it which is where this was meant with disagreement. If that is the normal landscape and this type of situation is precedented already, why is it his fault?

I stated I understand why coaches do what they do. That doesn't mean I have to support it. And because I disagree with decision doesn't mean I am condemning HUD. It's not an all or nothing thing. However regardless of who has been doing it and for how long, if it's wrong it's wrong. Lots of folks here complain about the current generation of athletes. The entitlement etc. Lot's of people here complain about the sleazy nature of recruiting. At some point, you have to decide what is ok, based on it's merit...if things will ever get better. Things are wrong or they are not....and it's not based on if everybody else is doing it. I use Robicheaux as an example. He does thing based on a code of ethics, not based on what everybody else is doing. He is also successful. The two are not mutually exclusive. We don't have to follow this trend to succeed. I don't think this in of itself is some sort of massive terrible thing. It's just another in a long trend of college sports descending deeper into the abyss. And just cause it's what our coaches see as necessary doesn't mean it's right. I'm not condemning HUD, so much as I am wishing we had more coaches like Robicheaux...not just here at UL but in America.

[ManAboutTown]

Well, now that we've all taken the bait... This is my last post on the matter.
See y'all tomorrow for some post season raucous!

[CajunT]

I think the recruiting process is stressful enough when kids are only dealing with it for 2 years. To push that down to 14 year olds is irresponsible. And adults shouldn't need NCAA rules to tell them that. Yes I know that's wishful thinking. Tell me this though, would Tony Robichaux think this was a good idea?

Probably not, but he is holding advance camps for different ages and they scout 15 year olds in their areas. Do you think Coach Robichaux and his staff aren't looking at kids for the 2017 and 2018 classes? Wouldn't some of those kids 16 or 15 now? That's only one year older then this kid. Why do you think Perfect Games has scouting reports on U14 and U15? Memo Charlie, it's happening in every sport even baseball and basketball. It actually began with schools offering kids 14 and 15 with basketball. Ridiculous, sure! It's part of the system and the offer doesn't make Hudspeth a scumbag, he knows full well that kid will never sign here at UL in the future unless he doesn't live up to his athletic ability on the field.

[CharlieK]

probably not, but he is holding advance camps for different ages and they scout 15 year olds in their areas. Do you think Coach Robichaux and his staff aren't looking at kids for the 2017 and 2018 classes? Wouldn't some of those kids 16 or 15 now? That's only one year older then this kid. Memo Charlie, it's happening in every sport even baseball and basketball. It actually began with schools offering kids 14 and 15 with basketball. Ridiculous, sure! It's part of the system and the offer doesn't make Hudspeth a scumbag, he knows full well that kid will never sign here at UL in the future unless he doesn't live up to his athletic ability on the field.

T where did I say he was a scumbag? Please direct me to that post so I can edit it immediately.

Looking at kids and offering are not the same thing, T. Come on.

I said the practice is terrible, and I don't care who else does it and for how long. That doesn't change anything.

[CajunT]

T where did I say he was a scumbag? Please direct me to that post so I can edit it immediately.

I said the practice is terrible, and I don't care who else does it and for how long. That doesn't change anything.

You didn't, but it sounds like you are insinuating it because Coach Robichaux wouldn't do it. Perhaps I'm reading wrong, but my point to you is scouting doesn't start at 16 or 17 any longer. Kids are being graded today in the age groups U14 and U15 in Football, Baseball and Basketball. If you have a Hockey team, you can add that sport as well. It's the nature of the best, but I do agree that it is ridiculous and as a parent I wouldn't allow any college coach to discuss offers with my child at that stage. Unfortunately parents are part of the problem today.

[CharlieK]

You didn't, but it sounds like you are insinuating it because Coach Robichaux wouldn't do it. Perhaps I'm reading wrong, but my point to you is scouting doesn't start at 16 or 17 any longer. Kids are being graded today in the age groups U14 and U15 in Football, Baseball and Basketball. If you have a Hockey team, you can add that sport as well. It's the nature of the best, but I do agree that it is ridiculous and as a parent I wouldn't allow any college coach to discuss offers with my child at that stage. Unfortunately parents are part of the problem today.

Agreed, parents are a big part of the problem T.

Not too many coaches are like Robicheaux, and that's a shame.

[zephyr]

I stated I understand why coaches do what they do. That doesn't mean I have to support it. And because I disagree with decision doesn't mean I am condemning HUD. It's not an all or nothing thing. However regardless of who has been doing it and for how long, if it's wrong it's wrong. Lots of folks here complain about the current generation of athletes. The entitlement etc. Lot's of people here complain about the sleazy nature of recruiting. At some point, you have to decide what is ok, based on it's merit...if things will ever get better. Things are wrong or they are not....and it's not based on if everybody else is doing it. I use Robicheaux as an example. He does thing based on a code of ethics, not based on what everybody else is doing. He is also successful. The two are not mutually exclusive. We don't have to follow this trend to succeed. I don't think this in of itself is some sort of massive terrible thing. It's just another in a long trend of college sports descending deeper into the abyss. And just cause it's what our coaches see as necessary doesn't mean it's right. I'm not condemning HUD, so much as I am wishing we had more coaches like Robicheaux...not just here at UL but in America.

You won't get any argument from anybody here. Like CC said above, we have zero percent chance of signing him if we don't offer and getting in early with someone like that is really our only chance.