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[QUOTE="orangecuse, post: 1291408, member: 668"]
On the Scott VanPelt ESPN radio show yesterday afternoon relative to football recruiting.  He basically said, very eloquently, that college football ethics specific to recruiting, stunningly, just doesn't exist.  He stressed that by no means are we "angels" (us coaches) in the college game, but that it is practically unheard of that when a kid verbally commits to a school, that other coaches would still actively pursue going after him.  An honor code, so to speak, amongst fellow colleagues in the profession.  And, that only in instances where there was a coaching change, etc., would other coaches possibly reach out to that kid.  However, that even in those instances, many times the kid still stays true to the school he originally committed to.

He stated that it's unreal how college football recruiting's culture is so completely different, seemingly astonished by it.  VanPelt basically said yep...man, that's just the way it is...chuckling at the accepted culture and behavior.  In my opinion, that largely, says a lot about the state of college football/athletics today.  It also, imo, continues to send a clear message to our youth that it's okay to simply renege on your word, and, that your word/commitment doesn't really mean a thing.

I guess, in a way, it isn't any different than our culture/world we live in today...if it's not in the contract, it must have never been said or agreed upon beforehand, or conveniently, an apparent misunderstanding, regardless of the handshake...
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