NCAA bans satellite camps
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Pac 12 coaches are saying that voted 11 to 1 to keep them, yet their conference vote was a no.
In case anyone is curious, here's one of the many Mike Leach interviews out there about this, including the quote about the 11 supporting schools.
http://hailvarsity.com/news/mike-leach-has-questions-about-pac-12s-satellite-camp-vote/2016/04/
Link: http://espn.go.com/college-football...erence-commissioners-weigh-satellite-camp-ban
31 different college football coaches/commissioners gave their take on the NCAA banning satellite camps
From the Big Ten:
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa (In Favor of Ban)
"We've done them the last two years [in the Midwest], just the chance to get out and see more prospects. Me personally, I'd prefer it the way it just got passed today. In my opinion, I think camps should be done on your campus. And I also think the next step is to just have them by personnel from your university -- people that actually work in your football department, period, so there are no third parties. We've seen that be a problem in other sports, and I think it's becoming an issue in football. I think some schools -- I'm not going to say encouraging it -- but they're partaking in it. I'm not sure that's healthy for our game. I think we have to be really careful."
Jim Harbaugh, Michigan (Strongly Opposed to Ban)
"The image that comes to my mind is guys in a back room smoking cigars, doing what they perceive is best for them. It certainly isn't the best thing for the youngsters. It's not the best thing for the student-athletes." (via SI.com)
Mark Dantonio, Michigan State (Opposed to Ban)
"I am in favor of opportunities for young people and in favor of making this game better. Anything that can promote those things are positive. I think having camps enables you to do that and having coaches go out and do camps enables you to do that. I do think there is a mad rush to the finish line by universities all over America. I think they take that into context. We voted as a conference to have satellite camps."
Mike Riley, Nebraska (Opposed to Ban)
"I still frankly don't get it," Riley said of the decision. "I still see it as an opportunity for both coaches and players. Us going to Atlanta and having a camp -- and some guy down there we find or he finds us, he changes his life and he changes Nebraska -- I think those are all good stories. There's just more opportunity. I was surprised at the vote. I don't know how they vote. I talked to Chris Petersen (Washington) today, and we both were wondering how, in the end, this all gets decided. But it's one [of] those things -- we all know, I knew three years ago this was someday going to be the decision that has been made....It's just more opportunity, but when I say that, I'm not surprised by it. I am surprised where they got the numbers to vote, because I would think this is not just a Power 5 conference vote. I would think that every school in a little lesser division than our school would all want these. I just don't know where the numbers came from in the vote."
Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern (Opposed to Ban)
"There was somewhere in between what we were doing and a ban. I think this is an overreaction. I don't think anybody in the SEC and ACC would be upset about Northern Illinois coming to our campus. We had coaches from Wyoming, Nevada, Air Force, Buffalo....That Group of 5 full-ride scholarship opportunity is not gonna be a part of the showcase anymore, and I just think that it's wrong. Part of what our job is as college coaches is providing an opportunity, even to those who don't have the financial means. And I'm disappointed that it's gone this way." (via insidenu.com)
Urban Meyer, Ohio State (Opposed to Ban)
"I just hate to see, the biggest thing and one that I didn't realize was a part of it, that MAC schools can't come here. There have probably been hundreds of scholarships come out of here to those young players. I know my son now is getting recruited a little bit, what camps do you send him to? Well, not many kids can play at Ohio State, so don't send them or send them and allow Bowling Green to get a chance to watch him play. When I was at Bowling Green, come to Ohio State's campus and get a chance to see all these players. I didn't realize that was a part of the conversation. I wish they'd revisit that part of it. I think there's a knee-jerk reaction because people complained and all that, and I get that. It's a slippery slope. I'm not worried about the high-level players, because they're going to find a way to get where they need to get. I'm talking about, there's a big chunk of players who deserve to play major-college football. I hope they'll revisit it, and I'm not saying it's right or wrong because I don't really know. But you should always think first about the players."
James Franklin, Penn State (OK with Ban)
"If it's legal, we're going to do it. As long as everybody's playing by the same rules is what I care about. There were some real positives to it, but there were some things people had concerns about. You can make arguments both ways. Obviously this is something that we were doing, and enjoyed doing, but I also like the fact we are going to [be] back on our campus, spend more time with our current players, and then the same thing with our families." (via SiriusXM's College Football Radio's "The First Team")
Jim Delany, Big Ten Commissioner (Accepting of Ban)
"But the football oversight committee recommended to the council and the council is supporting action now. It is what it is. We made our case for holistic vs. ad hoc. You have to accept it. That's part of the (system) we signed on for. No reaction beyond that. You always would like to win rather than to lose a vote -- I don't care whether it's in a court or legislature or an assembly of people. You go with the system that's in place, and so I support that, respect that and move on. (Coaches will) pick up recruitment; satellite camps are off the table, but presumably everything else is on it." (via USA Today)
Of the 31 interviewed
Agree with Ban
Jimbo Fisher, Florida State
Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh
Bill Snyder, Kansas State
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
James Franklin, Penn State
Sonny Dykes, California
Nick Saban, Alabama
Kirby Smart, Georgia
Les Miles, LSU
Dan Mullen, Mississippi State
Barry Odom, Missouri
Hugh Freeze, Mississippi
Butch Jones, Tennessee
Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M
Greg Sankey, SEC commissioner
Not Bothered by Ban
Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
Accepting of Ban
Jim Delany, Big Ten commissioner
No Opinion
David Shaw, Stanford
Opposed to Ban
Matt Campbell, Iowa State
Joe Castiglione, Oklahoma
Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
Mike Riley, Nebraska
Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
Urban Meyer, Ohio State
Mike MacIntyre, Colorado
Mark Helfrich, Oregon
Kyle Whittingham, Utah
Mike Leach, Washington State
31 different college football coaches/commissioners gave their take on the NCAA banning satellite camps
From the Big Ten:
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa (In Favor of Ban)
"We've done them the last two years [in the Midwest], just the chance to get out and see more prospects. Me personally, I'd prefer it the way it just got passed today. In my opinion, I think camps should be done on your campus. And I also think the next step is to just have them by personnel from your university -- people that actually work in your football department, period, so there are no third parties. We've seen that be a problem in other sports, and I think it's becoming an issue in football. I think some schools -- I'm not going to say encouraging it -- but they're partaking in it. I'm not sure that's healthy for our game. I think we have to be really careful."
Jim Harbaugh, Michigan (Strongly Opposed to Ban)
"The image that comes to my mind is guys in a back room smoking cigars, doing what they perceive is best for them. It certainly isn't the best thing for the youngsters. It's not the best thing for the student-athletes." (via SI.com)
Mark Dantonio, Michigan State (Opposed to Ban)
"I am in favor of opportunities for young people and in favor of making this game better. Anything that can promote those things are positive. I think having camps enables you to do that and having coaches go out and do camps enables you to do that. I do think there is a mad rush to the finish line by universities all over America. I think they take that into context. We voted as a conference to have satellite camps."
Mike Riley, Nebraska (Opposed to Ban)
"I still frankly don't get it," Riley said of the decision. "I still see it as an opportunity for both coaches and players. Us going to Atlanta and having a camp -- and some guy down there we find or he finds us, he changes his life and he changes Nebraska -- I think those are all good stories. There's just more opportunity. I was surprised at the vote. I don't know how they vote. I talked to Chris Petersen (Washington) today, and we both were wondering how, in the end, this all gets decided. But it's one [of] those things -- we all know, I knew three years ago this was someday going to be the decision that has been made....It's just more opportunity, but when I say that, I'm not surprised by it. I am surprised where they got the numbers to vote, because I would think this is not just a Power 5 conference vote. I would think that every school in a little lesser division than our school would all want these. I just don't know where the numbers came from in the vote."
Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern (Opposed to Ban)
"There was somewhere in between what we were doing and a ban. I think this is an overreaction. I don't think anybody in the SEC and ACC would be upset about Northern Illinois coming to our campus. We had coaches from Wyoming, Nevada, Air Force, Buffalo....That Group of 5 full-ride scholarship opportunity is not gonna be a part of the showcase anymore, and I just think that it's wrong. Part of what our job is as college coaches is providing an opportunity, even to those who don't have the financial means. And I'm disappointed that it's gone this way." (via insidenu.com)
Urban Meyer, Ohio State (Opposed to Ban)
"I just hate to see, the biggest thing and one that I didn't realize was a part of it, that MAC schools can't come here. There have probably been hundreds of scholarships come out of here to those young players. I know my son now is getting recruited a little bit, what camps do you send him to? Well, not many kids can play at Ohio State, so don't send them or send them and allow Bowling Green to get a chance to watch him play. When I was at Bowling Green, come to Ohio State's campus and get a chance to see all these players. I didn't realize that was a part of the conversation. I wish they'd revisit that part of it. I think there's a knee-jerk reaction because people complained and all that, and I get that. It's a slippery slope. I'm not worried about the high-level players, because they're going to find a way to get where they need to get. I'm talking about, there's a big chunk of players who deserve to play major-college football. I hope they'll revisit it, and I'm not saying it's right or wrong because I don't really know. But you should always think first about the players."
James Franklin, Penn State (OK with Ban)
"If it's legal, we're going to do it. As long as everybody's playing by the same rules is what I care about. There were some real positives to it, but there were some things people had concerns about. You can make arguments both ways. Obviously this is something that we were doing, and enjoyed doing, but I also like the fact we are going to [be] back on our campus, spend more time with our current players, and then the same thing with our families." (via SiriusXM's College Football Radio's "The First Team")
Jim Delany, Big Ten Commissioner (Accepting of Ban)
"But the football oversight committee recommended to the council and the council is supporting action now. It is what it is. We made our case for holistic vs. ad hoc. You have to accept it. That's part of the (system) we signed on for. No reaction beyond that. You always would like to win rather than to lose a vote -- I don't care whether it's in a court or legislature or an assembly of people. You go with the system that's in place, and so I support that, respect that and move on. (Coaches will) pick up recruitment; satellite camps are off the table, but presumably everything else is on it." (via USA Today)
Of the 31 interviewed
Agree with Ban
Jimbo Fisher, Florida State
Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh
Bill Snyder, Kansas State
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
James Franklin, Penn State
Sonny Dykes, California
Nick Saban, Alabama
Kirby Smart, Georgia
Les Miles, LSU
Dan Mullen, Mississippi State
Barry Odom, Missouri
Hugh Freeze, Mississippi
Butch Jones, Tennessee
Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M
Greg Sankey, SEC commissioner
Not Bothered by Ban
Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
Accepting of Ban
Jim Delany, Big Ten commissioner
No Opinion
David Shaw, Stanford
Opposed to Ban
Matt Campbell, Iowa State
Joe Castiglione, Oklahoma
Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
Mike Riley, Nebraska
Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
Urban Meyer, Ohio State
Mike MacIntyre, Colorado
Mark Helfrich, Oregon
Kyle Whittingham, Utah
Mike Leach, Washington State
To think some people are ok with this guys sleeping in their kids rooms 
http://image.al.com/home/bama-media/width960/img/alphotos/photo/2015/06/05/-bd9adf90a9f7cfb5.JPG
http://image.al.com/home/bama-media/width960/img/alphotos/photo/2015/06/05/-bd9adf90a9f7cfb5.JPG
I wish SC would play Iowa on a home and home schedule . Love to visit an Iowa game myself .
