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Message: [QUOTE="Rich, post: 4688159, member: 9018"] Well his contract [I]TECHNICALLY[/I] expired.....but having said that yeah he definitely wasn't gonna be offered a new one. FWIW I have absolutely no dog in this fight as my wife and I have no children and only one nephew who is far too young to even think about selecting an athletic pursuit of his liking. However, Jacobs' position in the above linked article makes 100% total and complete sense to me. I mean, yeah, sure, if the kid has a legit shot at a high major hoops scholarship wouldn't you logically, as a parent (given the kid's desire), explore the prep option in order to expose them to advanced competition, better facilities and give them the best shot to actualize their talent? Were I a CIAC coach and my best player came to me and said, 'Coach, I'm gonna transfer to a prep school for my last year or two because I wanna give this basketball thing my best shot.', I would say, 'Hey, been a pleasure. Vaya con Dios, I with you nothing but success.....and don't forget where you came from!' Then I would take nothing but pride from watching them achieve their dreams. These CIAC clowns need to get a grip. Transfers don't impugn their coaching ability-if anything, transfers VALIDATE their coaching ability. This is about resources, pure and simple and the preps will ALWAYS have more than the publics around these parts unless you live in like Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Wilton, Ridgefield etc. Those parents are willing to throw money at their sports programs like it's going out of style but again we're talking about a lot of .01%-ers income wise and that is certainly not the case with the majority of Connecticut schools. I'd advise some of these aggrieved CIAC coaches to move to Texas and get jobs in some of the larger schools there. or maybe even try and get a job at a Prep. Then let's see how they do when they've not only got the resources at their disposal but EXTREMELY involved, aggressive and rich, involved parents to deal with. Be careful what you ask for. [/QUOTE]

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