A few years ago, I would've told you -- and did actually say on these boards -- that any player pursuing a collegiate opportunity should pass on the CG's and head to GA.
Now, you don't have to choose, you can do both.
Truth be told, I'm increasingly concerned with the GA event. The sheer number of teams now involved (336 this year, double the number from just a few years ago) means that you simply cannot expect to see more than a handful of scouts at any one game. Some venues are over an hour's drive from LakePoint -- and that's if you don't run into the infamous Atlanta traffic problems. Don't expect any scouts to come see you at those venues. Add to this the skyrocketing costs, especially when you factor in the exhorbitant markups being imposed by the LakePoint housing service, and it's enough to make you wonder if you're getting enough bang for all the bucks.
At this point, it seems to me that the point of the GA tourney is to validate the caliber of your team and your players against the best competition you can find. You then have to parlay that into recruiting attention. But the old days when you could get 4 games at the chief venues and have 30-50 scouts just gravitate to your game are gone.
