quote:Originally posted by Bulldog 19:quote:College football does spend ALOT more $$ recruiting first hand than every other sport, probably combined.
They also bring in quite a bit more too at 90% of schools. And they have a much larger roster than other sports too..quote:Football does basically the same thing with identification camps (showcases), rating organizations and first hand scouting during the season.
Football has combines yes. But football does not have "travel teams" that play year round. That was the point I was making..
This was in today's paper - thought I would share.
http://www.newsobserver.com/821/story/1433425.html
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N.C. State baseball coach Elliott Avent offered Jason Creasy a scholarship before he ever threw a pitch in a high school varsity baseball game.
Creasy, a 6-foot-4, 170-pound right-handed baseball pitcher, is a sophomore at Clayton High.
"It seems sort of strange, but that's the way baseball recruiting works now," said Clayton coach Stacey Hauser.
"You never see a college coach at a high school game anymore. All the recruiting is done off the summer."
Last summer Creasy's fastball was clocked in the 86 to 88 mph range, Hauser said.
"That got the colleges' attention. If he has normal development over the next couple of years, he'll get faster and better.
"He has a tremendous upside. It is just amazing to think of a young man getting scholarship offers before he has ever played in high school."
College coaches' evaluation of high school players in most sports is primarily done in the summer in club games and showcases.
College football coaches still watch a lot of high school game film, but that's changing.
It is becoming more and more important for potential college football players to attend combines and summer camps.