NCAA Bans Tiger Prowl

[Aubie16]

That didn't take long...

The NCAA Division I Board of Directors finalized legislation Thursday that becomes effective immediately that limits no more than two football coaches per school from visiting a prospective recruit’s school in the same day during an evaluation period, NCAA spokesman Erik Christanson confirmed by e-mail Thursday night.
The rule change takes direct aim at recruiters riding to high schools in stretch Hummer limousines, a controversial tactic Auburn coaches did beginning last year.
Auburn coaches visited Columbus Carver High School in a limousine on Tuesday, prompting teachers there to talk about it, Carver coach Dell McGee said Thursday.
Florida State sent four recruiters to Carver on Wednesday.
Six Georgia assistant coaches were at Carver on Monday without the fancy ride, but coach Mark Richt got word by Thursday evening that his staff won’t be allowed to do that anymore because of the NCAA’s action.
“We knew if we were going to do it in numbers at a certain place, we better do it right now,” Richt said before speaking to the Greater Augusta Bulldog Club, “but next week was kind of a time for everyone to disperse anyway. So it worked out about how we hoped it would.”
The object of many schools’ affection at Carver are rising seniors Gabe Wright, a defensive lineman and Isaiah Crowell, a running back, both highly-regarded prospects.
The rule change in the Football Bowl Subdivision was backed by the Big East Conference.
The rationale for the rule, according to the draft of the proposal that was approved by the NCAA Legislative Council on April 13 before it became final Thursday, specifically mentioned the use of limos and “extravagant buses.”
It said the rule was needed because “multiple coaches are appearing at the high schools of the prospective student-athletes just as much to be seen as to actually conduct an evaluation. Many institutions are unnecessarily expending resources in order to have multiple assistant coaches attend these evaluations as a result of the perceived recruiting benefit.”
McGee said ultimately the decision of recruits still will come down to things like the recruit’s family, the player’s interest level and developing a relationship with a position coach.
“The limo deal and them coming in packs is impressive to a certain extent, but at the same time that’s not going to influence all kids,” McGee said.
Auburn signed a recruiting class in February that was ranked No. 4 in the nation by Rivals.com
Auburn coach Gene Chizik said Thursday that he did not know what impact limo rides had on that class.
“All of the different recruiting ideas that we came up with last year, people want to ask the question what kind of effect did they have on recruiting?,” Chizik said. “I don’t know whether that’s something that played a huge part in our success with our signing class or not. … It’s all about how hard you work and it’s all about relationships.”

http://onlineathens.com/stories/042910/bre_628291205.shtml

[Godfather]

That didn't take long...

http://onlineathens.com/stories/042910/bre_628291205.shtml

They take immediate action on something like this, yet we will never have a playoff...FUCK THE NCAA!


in da mouf!

[GH2001]

The take immediate action on something like this, yet we will never have a playoff...phuk THE NCAA!


in da mouf!

Yep - it was also backed by the Big East. Call it College Football socialism. Giving them little guys a fair chance. Pfffffttt!!

[AuburnChopper 3.0]

Okay, so two coaches per limo then for future prowls.....   

[Buzz Killington]

But we just spent all that money on the Ice Cream Paint Job...

[AUChizad]

This article from yesterday before the ban was made "official"

http://Auburn's Gene Chizik: High school visits are not part of 'Tiger Prowl'
By Evan Woodbery
April 29, 2010, 3:56PM
Press-Register, G.M. AndrewsAuburn assistant head football coach Trooper Taylor speaks to Auburn fans during during the Tiger Prowl stop at Lipscomb Field in Mobile on Monday.

AUBURN -- Head coach Gene Chizik is distancing his staff's recruiting efforts this month from the term "Tiger Prowl."

In two separate interviews Thursday, Chizik drew a line between the visits to high schools that assistant coaches have conducted during the day and the fundraiser/pep-rally events they have attended every night this week.

"Tiger Prowl has nothing to do with recruiting," Chizik said on a spring SEC coaches' teleconference. "Tiger Prowl is basically a fundraising event that we do in the evenings."

Later, he downplayed Tiger Prowl's importance.

"I don't know if that's something that played a huge role in our signing class or not," he said. "It's all about how hard you work and it's all about relationships. All the other stuff ... I don't know what impact that had."

Chizik made similar comments about Tiger Prowl earlier in the day in a meeting with Auburn beat reporters, saying the Prowl was "an event at night" and the recruiting aspect was conducted "in the daytime."

Auburn made a recruiting splash with the original "Prowl" in Chizik's first year by taking limousines from school to school during the NCAA's spring evaluation period.

During the evaluation period, college recruiters are allowed to visit high schools and meet with coaches, administrators and guidance counselors, but are barred from actually making contact with any prospect.

Chizik said last year that Tiger Prowl and other creative recruiting ideas were "Marketing 101."

"We knew it would get a little attention. It probably got more attention that we originally had thought," Chizik said. "But the bottom line is, we wanted to make a statement to the 17-year-old players in this state who are coming out next year that it's important to us to be at their school. We wanted to make that statement to the high school coaches in the state of Alabama. We've said all along that we're stressing the importance of recruiting in this state so we wanted to start out with a bang."

This year, Auburn unveiled an enormous bus emblazoned with "Tiger Prowl" in big letters, but coaches have not actually used it to visit high schools. Instead, coaches have visited schools in stretch Hummers and the luxury bus appears at the evening pep rallies. The evening meetings with fans in Mobile, Birmingham, Montgomery and Huntsville were sponsored by Tigers Unlimited, the department's fundraising arm.
 
Chizik did not say what prompted his clarifications about Tiger Prowl today, and the university did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

However, Auburn self-reported several secondary NCAA violations stemming from last May's "Big Cat Weekend" recruiting event, and the compliance department likely wants to keep a distinct separation between recruiting work being done by coaches and events attended by alumni and boosters.

Looks like Gene saw this coming.

[jadennis]

Many institutions are unnecessarily expending resources in order to have multiple assistant coaches attend these evaluations as a result of the perceived recruiting benefit.”

I'd love to see someone break this down financially and show us how it's "unnecessarily expending resources" to take 7 guys at one time to one school.  Is that so much more expensive than sending 2 guys at a time to 3 or 4 different schools?

[Snaggletiger]

Effective immediately.  Man that NCAA is a well oiled machine.  When they take something on, they move, move, move.  I mean, take the whole Reggie Bush thing.....

[JR4AU]

Bammer got them what they call "The Saban Rule" because they like to talk shit about the hardest working coach in the biz.  Said it was a direct result of all the lazy coaches in the league whining about Saban working 24/7.  Has Saban now whined and bitched that some other staff might be challenging him.  To hear all the bammers (Shane did this yesterday)...they will at once poo poo Tiger Prowl, say it's ineffective, then start talking about how the NCAA is going to ban it.  Which, it appears they've taken a bite out of something "so ineffective".  Why is beyond me!

[Pell City Tiger]

Another change coming down the pipeline is any team that plays bama immediately after an open date will be required to spot them a 1 touchdown lead at the start of the game. Also, the no holding rule for bammer linemen will continue until opponents schedules are revamped by the uat athletic office.

[GH2001]

All this does is punish the schools that have the resources for FB. It sucks donkey balls.  But at least Ball State and Middle Tenn State will have a fair chance now right? As Ricky would say - HOWARRSSEEE SHIATTTTE!

[RWS]

Another change coming down the pipeline is any team that plays bama immediately after an open date will be required to spot them a 1 touchdown lead at the start of the game. Also, the no holding rule for bammer linemen will continue until opponents schedules are revamped by the uat athletic office.

I seem to remember that all of you found it amusing when the NCAA handcuffed Saban a little. Why are you crying now?

[JR4AU]

I seem to remember that all of you found it amusing when the NCAA handcuffed Saban a little. Why are you crying now?

Why is it that bammer morons think that every response about a subject like this is "crying"?  Do you fucking goofballs jack your dicks every time you think that, or think that people are "skeeered a Saban".   

[RWS]

Why is it that bammer morons think that every response about a subject like this is "crying"?  Do you fucking goofballs jack your dicks every time you think that, or think that people are "skeeered a Saban".  

I replied to a post that mentioned Alabama three times. It also looked like a bunch of complaining about Alabama as well, i.e., crying. Do I need to explain this further, or do you think you got it? You're pretty upset over this Tiger Prowl ban, aren't you? I could have replied to any other post in this thread. I chose the one post that blatently blamed Alabama for this.

[GH2001]

I seem to remember that all of you found it amusing when the NCAA handcuffed Saban a little. Why are you crying now?

Then go find the ones who said it and address them. I never found it particularly amusing. And I dont find this amusing. I thought it was shitty to enact the Head Coach in Waiting Recruiting rules when there was only one. It might as well have been the Muschamp rule. That one was stupid as well.

[No Huddle]

I think this is stupid. Allbarn is saving gas and trying to help the environment. I mean really let it go. So what if ya'll send a bunch of coaches to high school. This really is dumb.

[RWS]

I think this is stupid. Allbarn is saving gas and trying to help the environment. I mean really let it go. So what if ya'll send a bunch of coaches to high school. This really is dumb.

It's the typical response by the NCAA. They're going to go after something trivial, and leave the serious things like the Bush scandal slide.

[Townhallsavoy]

It's the typical response by the NCAA. They're going to go after something trivial, and leave the serious things like the Bush scandal slide.

And Gadsden (Dre K, Jerrell H, and that wide receiver turned safety).     

[Pell City Tiger]

I seem to remember that all of you found it amusing when the NCAA handcuffed Saban a little. Why are you crying now?

No crying here, lickspittle. I think it's fucking hilarious. USC runs amok, with slam dunk evidence presented for several years now and the NCAA jams this through in a matter of days. All of it coincides with nickys butt buddy being named NCAA president.

[The Prowler]

Florida State sent four recruiters to Carver on Wednesday.
Six Georgia assistant coaches were at Carver on Monday without the fancy ride, but coach Mark Richt got word by Thursday evening that his staff won’t be allowed to do that anymore because of the NCAA’s action.
“We knew if we were going to do it in numbers at a certain place, we better do it right now,” Richt said...

Sounds like it starting catching on, because of the prospects' responses to it...."It showed me that they really wanted me when they showed up with that many coaches"..."It was a (Shocker) when I saw that many coaches showing up to my HS in a stretched Hummer, everyone knew they were there to evaluate me and some of my teammates."

Therefore the Big East, along with the little bitch in West Vance, decided that it should be stopped.  The little bitch realized that he couldn't send that many "Bag Men" to each school, because that would really cause a scene and quiet a buzz.

I wonder if the NCAA will put a stop to the "unnecessarily expending resources" that some High Schools use when the little bitch steps onto their campus (Red Carpet, Band, Cheerleaders, etc.)

Don't get me wrong, I think it's hilarious that coach little bitch got his panties in a wad, because that tells me that this coaching staff are working their asses off and it's getting under little bitch's skin....Chizik Effect or Troop-a-Lupe Effect?