Colleges Now Able To Pay For Parents On OV's

[Drew]

New NCAA rule allows schools to pay round-trip for parents on official visits - Campus Sports Net

Think this is really good for us. Ollie resonates well with kids but our facilities and academic support staff will more than likely blow away parents as well.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Does Boatright get his games back?

 

[pnow15]

Well, it appears that the University of Hawaii will lead the country in official visits.

 

[Kitaman]

Well, it appears that the University of Hawaii will lead the country in official visits.

Yeah I can hear parents now telling their kid to show (i.e. feign) interest in UH. Kid of course doesn't give a dam, but his parents' pushing the hell out of him. Their window being winter break of course.

St Johns could be number 2.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

After what was going on at Louisville, this change was inevitable.

 

[navery12]

Still a great change, but this isn't a new thing for college basketball

 

[intlzncster]

Does Boatright get his games back?

Exact line I was coming here to deliver.

 

[UConnNick]

My son had a friend who went on four "official" recruiting visits to the U. of Texas. Not only did they pay for all of them, they also paid for his entire entourage (no parents included). My son went on one trip, along with a few other friends from their football team, and the recruit went on three more with various other friends of his. Paying for the parents is likely just an excuse to continue with this particular tradition. I guess if the parents don't go, the money it would have cost them for that can be spent on the recruit's entire entourage.