new college recruiting strategy
Just a random idea I had for professional sports teams looking to sign a player in a draft … if the kid is a senior, the team’s MAIN voice should be the senior sports editor at the kid’s college newspaper.
The editor is a guy that has been there all four years with the player, watched him very closely, and has probably interviewed/talked/seen him in action on and off the field/court a few dozen times. He also probably knows all the dark secrets about the player if the school isn’t too big (even I knew a ton of stuff about players and I went to the University of Arizona).
A good example of this by my standards - if you had asked me about Jordan Hill, I would have said he isn’t a first round talent (drafted 8th overall, and has averaged 5.5 points and 4 rebounds a game for his career). If you had asked me about Antoine Cason, I would have said he had a chance to be a very productive cornerback in the league.
So, pro scouts, go to the college newspaper. They know more than you think.
