quote:Even if there were infractions, there would be no one left to punish.
quote:Another aspect that needs to be discussed is the college coach's interpretation of the players draft situation and how that effects his future plans.
Very good point, Fungo. And although this wasn't a problem for our son, we do know of a local college player who really wanted to go pro after his junior season. He was pretty surprised that he didn't get drafted since he was very very signable ... and had quite a bit of interest from the scouts. He eventually learned that his college coach was telling scouts that if he were drafted, the player would not sign because getting his degree was more important to him. He ended up signing as a free agent after his junior year ... !! So I guess the moral of the story ... the player needs to know what is happening "on his behalf" and make it very clear to the scouts what his desires are. (Obviously, in this case, the player did not have an advisor but might have benefited with some "PR" on his behalf by a good advisor, as well as having the truth told.)