North Carolina State freshman Taylor Moseley is an avid basketball fan.
So much so he recently pitched in to help the Wolfpack recruit the nation's number one prospect using Facebook. With over 700 members strong, Moseley pleaded his online case to N.C. State recruit, John Wall, by starting a group entitled, 'John Wall PLEASE come to NC STATE!!!!' National basketball signing day is this week.
Unfortunately, the NCAA does not support Moseley's zeal.
According to AP writer Justin Pope, the NCAA says such sites, and dozens more like them
wooing Wall and other top recruits, violate its rules. More than just
cheerleading boards, the NCAA says the sites are an attempt to
influence the college choice of a recruit.
Moseley got a cease and desist letter from N.C.
State's compliance director, Michelle Lee, warning of "further action"
if he failed to comply.
Is the NCAA simply out of touch with the realities of online access and transfer of information control, or are they right to attempt to keep a level playing field in the high stakes game of college athletics?
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April 13, 2009
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Tim,
Your insight continues to amaze me. Its good to see you step out side of strict academics and focus on the other aspects of college recruiting.
This goes beyond the rules of the NCAA and the individual colleges responsibility to adhere to them. We are talking about free speech in a web 2.5 world. Taylor's zeal represents what we would like to see in all young adults, A passion to reach a goal and the ability to wield the tools at hand to achieve it. Right or wrong, this is a testament to the power of one in the presence of Facebook, Twitter and their prominent cousins on the web.
Posted by: Brooks Masterson | April 14, 2009 at 09:25 PM
Brooks, well-said and thanks for your comments. Whether we (colleges, universities, or governing bodies) like it or not, social technologies transfer 'power' from institutions to people.
Posted by: Tim Copeland | April 15, 2009 at 08:11 AM