Kevin Parrom (Offer)

I'm not sure if Miller actually contacted Parrom while he was under his LOI with Xavier. I think Miller was the main reason Parrom chose Xavier, so I guess it's only natural Parrom would want to follow him to Arizona. It's a great program that now has Miller and Book Richardson.

I mean, it's a free country. If Kevin doesn't want to go to Arizona, he doesn't have to. And the article made it sound as if Parrom reached out to Miller, which I don't think is illegal if the recruit contacts the coach.

Let's not confuse things. It's not as if Miller is ripping off the roof of the Cintas Center and hand-picking whichever Xavier player/recruit he wants for his Wildcat squad. These kids make the ultimate decision of where they want to play. I agree, it's pretty shitty what's happening, but it takes two to tango.

Miller can handle this very easily. "Kevin, out of respect for Xavier, I'm not going to offer you a scholarship to Arizona."

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Originally Posted by XU 87

Miller can handle this very easily. "Kevin, out of respect for Xavier, I'm not going to offer you a scholarship to Arizona."

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In a perfect world, sure. But he recruited Parrom -- a very good high school player -- and put in the work to get him to his first place of employment, and now Parrom possibly is checking out Arizona. Do you really think Miller's going to turn him down? I mean it sucks, but Miller technically doesn't owe Xavier anything. As many have said previously, we look at Xavier as a passion and as part of us, but to Miller, they're a former employer.

Famous is going to South Florida.

I'd bet everything I own, (not much) that Miller and Parrom talked. Now it's easy to understand why Kevin wanted to see what his other options are...

I mean Miller sold them on Xavier winning a National title.

Then Miller left.

It's not beyond understanding that these kids now know that Xavier can't win a national championship because Miller doesn't think they can win a national title.

And it all goes back to that f-ing stupid press conference. I'm telling you that will be the single dumbest thing our school has done in 25 years. Letting Sean speak after he dumped us.

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Originally Posted by kyxu

In a perfect world, sure. But he recruited Parrom -- a very good high school player -- and put in the work to get him to his first place of employment, and now Parrom possibly is checking out Arizona. Do you really think Miller's going to turn him down? I mean it sucks, but Miller technically doesn't owe Xavier anything. As many have said previously, we look at Xavier as a passion and as part of us, but to Miller, they're a former employer.

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I hope all of the "we owe it to Sean" crowd realizes that it goes both ways. Personally, I agree that he doesn't owe us anything. But it's also very fair to say that we technically don't owe him a damn thing either.

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Originally Posted by kyxu

As many have said previously, we look at Xavier as a passion and as part of us, but to Miller, they're a former employer.

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Exactly...which is why I could have done without the tears and how special Xavier is.

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Originally Posted by Xman95

I hope all of the "we owe it to Sean" crowd realizes that it goes both ways. Personally, I agree that he doesn't owe us anything. But it's also very fair to say that we technically don't owe him a damn thing either.

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Oh, I agree. I'm not defending Miller, and I wouldn't shed a tear if Arizona went winless for a while.

The Miller-Parrom thing really sucks, but it's reality and to be flabbergasted that Miller would go after Parrom now that he's at Arizona is being somewhat detached from reality.

I would argue he owes us the recruiting costs of Kyrl and Parrom. Somebody flew down to Tampa to sweet talk kryl recently for $1300. Sean makes 2 mil a yr now but has no recruits, so he steals ours. Can't blame the players who will probably start for a PAC 10 team their first yr. No way they'd start for us.

Most businesses have their top executives sign "non compete" provisions that restrict them from taking their "inside knowledge" to a competitor for a year or two. This also includes proprietary trade secrets like customer lists, customers themselves etc. I don't see why a coach should be allowed to damage his former employer in any way for 12 months - that means if a coach wants to change jobs, he starts from scratch on his new job utilizing the resources there, not using the knowledge and resources he received from his former company (school).

It is not unreasonable to expect a coach to do this, just as it isn't unreasonable to expect any other executive to do this.

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Originally Posted by bobbiemcgee

I would argue he owes us the recruiting costs of Kyrl and Parrom.

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I agree wholeheartedly with this. I beleive the NCAA should put in a rule that states if a player who has committed verbally or via LOI follows a coach to a school different from the one he recruited them to, the new instituition will pay the insititution committed to Blank $$$ for cost incurred recruiting.

This could be a flat fee for all institutions based on average recruiting costs across Div ! BBall or institutions can document all costs incurred recruiting a player and submit that for reimbursement. Either way the institution that ultimately lands the player should pay if the player is following a coach.

We couldn't claim reimbursement for Kryl, but Parrom, Weatherspoon, and Latham would be included, if they go to Arizona. If not, then no reimbursement.