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Message: [QUOTE="tep624, post: 4296529, member: 430"] He's probably the most shining example of a kid that [B]*could*[/B] have had their recruitment affected by stuff posted on these boards. His thread was definitely over the top. For the most part though, our board is extremely tame compared to other fanbases and I feel this message board impact stuff is more finger pointing than anything. We have had such larger macro level issues that have affected our various staffs over the past 20 years in recruiting, and on a micro level their own actions in recruiting individual kids that have been documented through interviews with recruits (late to the party, losing contact, etc). And on a side note, I would add that if a kid really gets affected by someone poking fun at their name on a message board, kind of makes me wonder how they would stand up on the road against an opponent where the crowd is throwing obscenities etc. at them. [/QUOTE]