NCAA to Ban Texting between Coaches, Recruits

Current NCAA legislation contains no rule limiting or banning the sending of text messages through cell phones or other devises, though the NCAA management council has recommended that the Board of Directors update rules to insure that coaches cannot contact ineligible players through new cell phone technology.
 

Some coaches have argued that they merely want to keep up with the more popular ways that young people communicate with their friends and family- to promote a better player-coach relationship right off the bat. 
 

Right.
 

If you’re like any college male these days, you know that the bulk of text messages are used for one of three purposes: 1) vaguely sexual flirtations with girls you’re too afraid to call, 2) important information that needs to be passed on while at a noisy bar, or 3) vaguely seductive banter with Danny Ainge (i.e. “u were great last nite oden,” “I know ur a longhorn @ hrt drrant but lets see how u look in celt$ green,” …etc).
 

Ainge should also be required to take down his Myspace account.
 

For those of us who buy NCAA basketball tickets, especially those purists who get them at StubHub.com, keeping the NBA away from the NCAA is something that needs to happen to keep college hoops from developing the worst traits of the pro leagues.

Posted in General on April 19, 2007

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