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...that, Dale and Thomas is trying to re-create the magic that the coach felt in 2003, when he walked into Struhl and Demb's shop (then called Popcorn, Indiana). He was on his way to Madison Square Garden and stopped in for a snack. His first bite took him back to his childhood in Chicago. "I remember thinking, I have to be a part of this," Thomas says. "All of my fond memories come from everyone sitting around, telling stories and sharing a bowl of popcorn...
...sophomore from Philadelphia, is attending his third high school, but he knows his first college: he'll suit up for Syracuse University. Scout.com has identified 13 players just starting 10th grade who have already committed. "It's just crazy to offer kids so early," says University of South Carolina coach Dave Odom. "It really is. They don't have time to grow up. They don't. It makes no sense to me." They do have time to back out, though, since their verbal pledges to attend a school are not official until, at the earliest, the fall of senior year...
...rush to recruit then? First and foremost, it's the pressure on coaches to win because the rewards are rich: Billy Donovan, coach of the national-champion Florida Gators, signed a new six-year contract that will pay him about $3.5 million annually. Thad Matta, coach of runner-up Ohio State, who already has a commitment from a 10th-grader, has a $2.5 million yearly paycheck. "Look at the rising salaries, the firings, the arms race for facilities development," says Rick Boyages, an associate commissioner of the Mid-American Conference and a former college coach. "The competition and marketplace...
...tempted to jump so young. Let his game mature--at 14, he needs muscle, and rotation on his jump shot. Let his mind mature--maybe he'll develop interests beyond basketball, and another institution will emerge as a better fit. "What am I supposed to do?" says usc coach Tim Floyd. "Should I wait until another school offers and then come in? I can't do that. Because they're going to say 'Well, you're late.'" The ncaa has identified early recruiting as a concern, though there are no rules on the table to outlaw verbal offers to younger...
Let’s take a second to credit the Crimson coaching staff for its handling of Liam O’Hagan last Saturday. The game was within a score when the league’s most efficient passer and leader in total offense took a bone-crunching hit early in the third quarter. With harrowing new research being done on the long-term neurological consequences of concussions, head coach Tim Murphy and the team doctors went the safe route and held O’Hagan out for the rest of the night, trusting the game-tested Pizzotti to seal...