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Message: [QUOTE="mac2351, post: 4719924, member: 2708"] What has happened to the recruiting of this program since Joe Pereira left for Boston University? They have gotten only four recruits, not including the two transfers, in over a year since the hiring of Joe’s brother, Mike. One of the recruits was from Avon, where Mike was previously coach. BU and Joe Pereira just committed Jack Murtagh, a USNTDP player, even though his older brother, Mike, is committed to UConn. Mike Murtagh committed here while Joe Pereira was coaching at UConn. The loss of Joe Pereira has been a major blow to recruiting. It also does not help Cavanaugh is against the collectives and giving kids extra money. “Donors throwing money into a pool and then paying them — we're already paying the kid,” he said. “We're giving them a full scholarship. We're paying for all their meals. We're giving them cost of attendance. In some cases, some schools are getting Alston money. The Big Ten right now is paying kids 10 grand ($10,000) above and beyond their scholarship. “I have no problem with a kid being paid for the use of their name, image and likeness,” Cavanaugh added. “But the donors putting a pool of money together to pay kids? I'm not sure I fully support that. I think that's more dangerous and more concerning to me than the third assistant coach or kids getting paid because of who they are.” [/QUOTE]