. . . about Tom Izzo & MSU apply, at least in some cases, to Jamie Dixon and Pitt?
Fraschilla, as a former high level college head coach and now a prominent college hoops analyst with his finger still on the pulse of the college game, ought to be pretty well informed about what is taking place in recruiting.
If the accusations that Fran insinuates are happening in recruiting are true, what might Jamie and Pitt do to try to keep up with the competition? What should they do? Because this issue is not very likely an excuse but rather, at least in part, an explanation as to why some programs seem to be able to "attract" top level recruits more often than others do. If Fraschilla is correct, the recruiting playing field isn't always a level one.
Here's an excerpt (entire article from Detroit Free Press linked):
"When a coach gets caught cheating, they ought to throw the book at him," Fraschilla said. "Because there are a whole lot of other coaches out there, and I'll give you one example: The reason Tom Izzo doesn't have a great team right now is because he has not, quite frankly, he has lost some guys, at times, to schools that he wasn't willing to break rules for. And coaches who don't cheat will get fired if they don't win, and that's part of the problem I have with the NCAA. They ought to throw the book at all these guys that cheat."
Izzo lost recruits because he wouldn't cheat
Fraschilla, as a former high level college head coach and now a prominent college hoops analyst with his finger still on the pulse of the college game, ought to be pretty well informed about what is taking place in recruiting.
If the accusations that Fran insinuates are happening in recruiting are true, what might Jamie and Pitt do to try to keep up with the competition? What should they do? Because this issue is not very likely an excuse but rather, at least in part, an explanation as to why some programs seem to be able to "attract" top level recruits more often than others do. If Fraschilla is correct, the recruiting playing field isn't always a level one.
Here's an excerpt (entire article from Detroit Free Press linked):
"When a coach gets caught cheating, they ought to throw the book at him," Fraschilla said. "Because there are a whole lot of other coaches out there, and I'll give you one example: The reason Tom Izzo doesn't have a great team right now is because he has not, quite frankly, he has lost some guys, at times, to schools that he wasn't willing to break rules for. And coaches who don't cheat will get fired if they don't win, and that's part of the problem I have with the NCAA. They ought to throw the book at all these guys that cheat."
Izzo lost recruits because he wouldn't cheat
