Just received an email from Showball:
"As of this morning, the NCAA has extended the dead period through July 31st."
So.....yeah.
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there goes anyone onsite at WWBA....so stupid....
I am sure they have some inside knowledge but this seems a little odd as the committee isn't scheduled to meet until tomorrow. Also, with the announcement on Friday that all D1 athletes would be allowed on campus June 1st for voluntary workouts, not just football and basketball as previously approved I had hoped that the dead period would be allowed to expire.
I checked the NCAA website and could find no statement that the dead period has been extended. In fact, as 22and25 mentions, I found the press release from May 14 where it was extended to June 30 and the release also set the next meeting for May 27.
Same, Tres. Couldn't find anything to corroborate. Also not sure why the email I received said they were cancelling the NY events, but didn't mention the CA or TX events in July.
Will see what comes out tomorrow, I guess?
What's even stranger is that they are still registering people for the NY events in late July. My son is signed up for the Showball July16-17 event in California and I did not receive any email.
I got the email postponing the Texas event until August. It also mentions that Big 12 schools have prohibited coaches hosting or attending events through 8/31. Hadn't heard that before.
So nobody else seems to have this. It would be a really odd strategy to try and scoop the competition before it's formally announced. What's the point?
Just received email from Showball saying that their source was a little premature....but it is, nonetheless, fully expected to be extended. So we'll see in the next 2-3 days. Hoping their source was not just premature, but wrong.
I got an email yesterday from PBR saying they are going ahead with our NYS games, and will have cameras. They seem to think it'll be extended. My son is currently scheduled to go to BCS then WWBA. Have to say, only so much money I'm willing to spend to hopefully be seen by a coach watching a video screen, even if they already know my kid.
Also, my understanding is that as it stands right now, D1 coaches are not allowed to watch live events online. So unless that changes, you are sending video, along with thousands of other kids.
The June 1 allowance of athletes back to campus is encouraging. I appreciate the NCAA trying to keep everyone safe, but extending to July 31 is a killer to 2021s. It basically reduces the recruiting window to a few months, especially for my son who, if he's lucky enough, will be an early admission application kid if he gets a High Academic slot offer.
At some point, the kids have to play, just like people will need to go back to work and shops need to open with proper safety regs. I'd love to know how this committee is making decisions, and I hope its not based on some #@!$!$ insurance algorithm. Well, I guess we'll know more today. Does anyone know what time the call is supposed to happen?
Oh boy! Time to recalibrate AGAIN
Someone early went on a well earned rant about how this all sucks. Well this sucks.
Unless you are a 2021 GS grad it makes no sense to put any emphasis on travel ball this summer. There will be no college coaches there to watch any showcases or tournaments - regardless of what 2 initials are in front of them and regardless of what your travel ball org is telling you. Spend the summer training and working out. Especially if you are a pitcher. This is the time to practice more and play less.
@adbono posted:Unless you are a 2021 GS grad it makes no sense to put any emphasis on travel ball this summer. There will be no college coaches there to watch any showcases or tournaments - regardless of what 2 initials are in front of them and regardless of what your travel ball org is telling you. Spend the summer training and working out. Especially if you are a pitcher. This is the time to practice more and play less.
The problem is most travel teams require upfront payment....
@Wechson posted:The problem is most travel teams require upfront payment....
I know that. I coached 20 seasons of travel ball. Hopefully you haven’t paid yet.
@adbono posted:I know that. I coached 20 seasons of travel ball. Hopefully you haven’t paid yet.
I’ll refer you to my earlier post about how this all sucks ...
@Wechson posted:I’ll refer you to my earlier post about how this all sucks ...
No argument with that
@Wechson posted:Someone early went on a well earned rant about how this all sucks. Well this sucks.
Mark Emmert needs to be replaced, or the Conferences need to regulate themselves and move forward without the NCAA.
Despite what P5 commissioners may be saying, don't think that they didn't notice that The Ninth circuit US Court of Appeals referred to the NCAA as " a cartel of buyers acting in concert to artificially depress the price that sellers could otherwise receive for their services."
I promise you boosters in the Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, etc, all heard "you can pay players to play and it is not illegal."
How long before we start seeing the best college football teams money can buy without consequence? No way Texas, 'Bama, UGA, either OSU, or Clemson are staying part of a system that won't let them pay players.
I don’t understand how they are justifying letting football players come back and work out (which I’m for), but not let a coach stand outside and watch a baseball game.