Ice carvings, lavish dinners and limo rides: Inside a successful UW football recruiting weekend (Seattle Times)

[huskymedic]

Ice carvings, lavish dinners and limo rides: Inside a successful UW football recruiting weekend

>>For this final weekend before college football’s December signing day, nine recruits came for their 48-hour official visit to the UW campus, a rite of passage for top prospects and a red-carpet routine for top programs.

The recruits and their parents flew in from California, Hawaii, Nevada and Arizona, and there was special interest — among Husky coaches and fans alike — in Laiatu Latu, a four-star defensive end from Sacramento, California, and one of two recruits visiting that weekend who hadn’t yet made a commitment to play for UW.

The Huskies were putting on a full-court press for Latu in particular, one person close to the program had said that weekend, and a review of meal receipts, itineraries and travel logs, all obtained by The Seattle Times, from those 48 hours indeed show a first-class treatment of the recruits and their parents.

Those records from December 2018 offer a glimpse of what a 48-hour visit can look like for touted high school athletes being courted by major college football programs: a three-night stay in a downtown hotel; a lavish dinner at a five-star steakhouse; limo rides; bowling outings; a tour of Pike Place Market; and a seemingly bottomless budget for treats and snacks that would be the envy of every teenager.

The net cost for that weekend: $71,007.13.<<

(Latu signed on to play for the Huskies two days later)

 

[LBird33]

Hmmmm. We need to take our recruits to Teds.

 

[BNich]

Ice carvings, lavish dinners and limo rides: Inside a successful UW football recruiting weekend

>>For this final weekend before college football’s December signing day, nine recruits came for their 48-hour official visit to the UW campus, a rite of passage for top prospects and a red-carpet routine for top programs.

The recruits and their parents flew in from California, Hawaii, Nevada and Arizona, and there was special interest — among Husky coaches and fans alike — in Laiatu Latu, a four-star defensive end from Sacramento, California, and one of two recruits visiting that weekend who hadn’t yet made a commitment to play for UW.

The Huskies were putting on a full-court press for Latu in particular, one person close to the program had said that weekend, and a review of meal receipts, itineraries and travel logs, all obtained by The Seattle Times, from those 48 hours indeed show a first-class treatment of the recruits and their parents.

Those records from December 2018 offer a glimpse of what a 48-hour visit can look like for touted high school athletes being courted by major college football programs: a three-night stay in a downtown hotel; a lavish dinner at a five-star steakhouse; limo rides; bowling outings; a tour of Pike Place Market; and a seemingly bottomless budget for treats and snacks that would be the envy of every teenager.

The net cost for that weekend: $71,007.13.<<

(Latu signed on to play for the Huskies two days later)

And this is all allowed/legal by NCAA standards?

 

[huskymedic]

And this is all allowed/legal by NCAA standards?

Did ya read the article by any chance?

 

[BNich]

Did ya read the article by any chance?

I read what you posted in the thread. I did not click on the article. Figured you posted the most pertinent information. I will do so now.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I saw a recruiting visit last year. The kids were bowling in Vernon.

The kid decomitted

 

[huskymedic]

I read what you posted in the thread. I did not click on the article. Figured you posted the most pertinent information. I will do so now.

>>The pampering of recruits is standard operating procedure around college football. The NCAA allows recruits up to five “official” visits to college campuses, and each school is allowed to cover the costs of transportation and lodging for recruits and their parents, plus three meals per day and “reasonable” entertainment expenses.<<

 

[huskymedic]

In 2018... UConn spent under $450k (which ranked 50th)

 

[BNich]

>>The pampering of recruits is standard operating procedure around college football. The NCAA allows recruits up to five “official” visits to college campuses, and each school is allowed to cover the costs of transportation and lodging for recruits and their parents, plus three meals per day and “reasonable” entertainment expenses.<<

How does the NCAA classify "reasonable"? Those big programs have deep pockets and endless budgets unlike UConn.

 

[lne001]

Damn, Mississippi State is getting their money's worth.

 

[cohenzone]

In 2018... UConn spent under $450k (which ranked 50th)

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Betcha 450 grand buys more in MS than in CT.

 

[Pudge]

We cannot play on that top tier.

sure. We went to the Fiesta Bowl. Congrats . But we - UConn Football - will be amongst the last of this product tier to get to that level. Syracuse? There’s no way they can get their chin over the bar given that article. UW has lots of peers in Bigtime football ... not all 65 P5 nor any of the G5. Nobody should be surprised

 

[BNich]

Football recruiting is an unfair landscape. Say all what you want about Edsall's comments about helicopters and private planes etc. But it's true.

 

[LBird33]

Did ya read the article by any chance?

Kinda rude

 

[John Greene]

Washington is not in the same universe as UGA or Bama. GA spent close to 3 million and Bama about 2.5 million.