Kevin Parrom (Offer)

[chico]

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.

I can't tell you how much I agree with that statement. It was the one thing about this whole process that stunk the most. The first damn sentence out of his mouth, too.

[boozehound]

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.

Good Post. That makes a lot of sense. Too much sense, in fact, for the NCAA to ever even consider it.

[DC Muskie]

I can't tell you how much I agree with that statement. It was the one thing about this whole process that stunk the most. The first damn sentence out of his mouth, too.

The more that comes to light with our committed recruits, the more I am convinced this press conference set us back ten years in the eyes of high school and AAU basketball.

And Sean lost nothing and gained everything. What a sweet gig if you can get it.

And like what lady said, how can these recruits be better now that they have Arizona on their shirts, rather then if they would have worn Xavier? All because Olsen won a title in 1997? How does that work?

That press conference screamed "Moving on up the food chain everybody!" I can't remember the last time a coach had a press conference at the the school he just left to go to another school where he will compete with the old school for titles. I can't think of one.

[xu15]

Definitely use it for 2010. No use wasting it on somethone who has a much, much lesser shot of panning out.

[golfitup]

If Parrom ends up at Arizona that will probably be the straw that breaks the camel's back on my path to insanity this off season has created.

[AviatorX]

If Parrom ends up at Arizona that will probably be the straw that breaks the camel's back on my path to insanity this off season has created.

I'm just not worried about it as this point, the situation is out of our (and maybe even Mack's hands), so let's just see how everything plays out.

If Xavier has truly become the elite program we say we have over the past few years, we will go out and have a stellar season next year, in which case recruiting won't miss a beat (other than this year, but we only had one signee.)

It's make or break time.

[kyxu]

I'm just not worried about it as this point, the situation is out of our (and maybe even Mack's hands), so let's just see how everything plays out.

If Xavier has truly become the elite program we say we have over the past few years, we will go out and have a stellar season next year, in which case recruiting won't miss a beat (other than this year, but we only had one signee.)

It's make or break time.

Good post. I agree.

[DC Muskie]

Stop being reasonable, I was close to being fired up.

[xufan02]

I just think Mack and the staff need to make some noise of there own. Let's lean on some our targets and lock someone up and get the ball rolling.

[GuyFawkes38]

It would suck if Parrom went AZ (I don't think he will. Right now Miller is learning that geography matters when it comes to recruiting).

That being said, I'm a big advocate for player rights. If Parrom really wants to play for Miller and he visits AZ and he loves it, I don't think he should be denied due to some unwritten etiquette rule.