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A potentially large crowd at Colonial Life Arena coincides with Wilson’s visit. USC announced on Friday that it is handing out free neon yellow T-shirts to attendees, reading “There’s no place like home” on the front.
Huh. According to the Summitt Recruiting Handbook, UConn was guilty of an NCAA violation if a fan held up a cardboard sign referencing a recruit.
But a gazillion fans wearing T-shirts with an equally targeted message, as sponsored by the school itself, apparently is no problem in the view of the SC compliance officer.
Apparently different from the baby picture T-shirts episode (Ann Strother official visit to Knoxville) that spawned a new rule against "personalized" recruiting aids.
And that difference (vive la technicité) lies in not mentioning the recruit by name. A satisfying answer?
When all the gimmicks, showbiz and local pressure are done, one is happy to rest UConn's case, win or lose any particular recruitment case, on a simple message:
UConn unquestionably has the best women's basketball program in America.
That's been the attraction to many of the country's very best players who've come here from far away, and it doesn't need a lot of extraneous hoopla.
All it needs is what UConn brings to every official visit:
That's plenty enough, Your Honor, to rest one's case.
Huh. According to the Summitt Recruiting Handbook, UConn was guilty of an NCAA violation if a fan held up a cardboard sign referencing a recruit.
But a gazillion fans wearing T-shirts with an equally targeted message, as sponsored by the school itself, apparently is no problem in the view of the SC compliance officer.
Apparently different from the baby picture T-shirts episode (Ann Strother official visit to Knoxville) that spawned a new rule against "personalized" recruiting aids.
And that difference (vive la technicité) lies in not mentioning the recruit by name. A satisfying answer?
When all the gimmicks, showbiz and local pressure are done, one is happy to rest UConn's case, win or lose any particular recruitment case, on a simple message:
UConn unquestionably has the best women's basketball program in America.
That's been the attraction to many of the country's very best players who've come here from far away, and it doesn't need a lot of extraneous hoopla.
All it needs is what UConn brings to every official visit:
Openness to the recruit seeing and experiencing everything in as "every day" an atmosphere as possible.
Straightforward presentation of the lofty team and individual goals that will be in place; unvarnished discussion of how hard even the biggest high school star must be willing to work to get those rewards.
Straightforward presentation of the lofty team and individual goals that will be in place; unvarnished discussion of how hard even the biggest high school star must be willing to work to get those rewards.
And most importantly UConn brings to any visit its people. So many top recruits have commented on the "it's just us," unassuming nature of the staff and players despite their fame and accomplishments.
That's plenty enough, Your Honor, to rest one's case.
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