wareaglefan444 85 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 aau southeast elite,i know there is a reason but i cant recall it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weegle777 78 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Self imposed ban from what I have read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhill1 2 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 They can. The ban has been lifted a few years ago. They don't for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoALtiger 3,867 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Now is a good time to begin again. I have enough of losing, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weegle777 78 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Whoever we get needs to reestablish the AAU connection. :we: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoALtiger 3,867 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 We have paid for whatever "crime" we did anyway. It's all good. Let's get that AAU relationship back- have to or we can't be competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfernoOrangeSS 321 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 We have paid for whatever "crime" we did anyway. It's all good. Let's get that AAU relationship back- have to or we can't be competitive. I totally agree. It was honorable to have the self imposed ban for awhile. Now it's time to put the full juggernaut of AU behind getting a great coach and the best players! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wareaglefan444 85 Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 agreed we need to pull as many of these players as we can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STLEAGLE 0 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 The southeastern region has produced many notable hoops players, two of whom(from alabama) currently attend UK. The AAU connections and pipelines to colleges while at time unseemly, are a necessary evil at the level that AU aspires to. Hopefully the new coaching staff will work to have the ban rescinded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,649 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 "why cant auburn recruit....." Because Mark Komona has been named "a representative of Auburn's athletic interests". While this was patently ridiculous, it makes Auburn working with AAU in North Alabama a very dangerous thing. If the NCAA has removed that identification, they haven't yet informed either Komona or Auburn University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auclong 1 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 "why cant auburn recruit....." Because Mark Komona has been named "a representative of Auburn's athletic interests". While this was patently ridiculous, it makes Auburn working with AAU in North Alabama a very dangerous thing. If the NCAA has removed that identification, they haven't yet informed either Komona or Auburn University. The ban was lifted in 2006. Auburn has chosen not to go there. Maybe with a new coach in place that may change. The ban was only for two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBURN05 0 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 We need Trooper to recruit for baskeball as well. jk but Im sure he would be good at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhill1 2 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 The fact of life is this. You just don't get a lot of quality high school basketball players if you don't deal with the AAU. That's just the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBURN05 0 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Veru true king of hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auclong 1 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 The fact of life is this. You just don't get a lot of quality high school basketball players if you don't deal with the AAU. That's just the way it is. You are right; hope we get that behind us. It is AU`s decision to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Growlin 0 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Because our head coach got his recruiting degree from Tubbs University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfernoOrangeSS 321 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Because our head coach got his recruiting degree from Tubbs University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 One huge reason we haven't been able to recruit is because we've never had a blue chip coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,649 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Because our head coach got his recruiting degree from Tubbs University. When our O-line is mowing them down this year, remember that at least four, and possibly all five were Coach Tuberville's recruits. 4 & 5 * linemen. #1 O-line class in the nation in 2007. If only our new BB coach can do as well as CTT did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JwgreDeux 1,279 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Under Armour deal also hurts us, because Under Armour is not prevalent in the AAU world. I believe we even have restrictions in the Under Armour deal that hinders us dealing with organizations (including AAU teams) that distribute other brands (i.e. Nike). I'm not sure how much this hurts us, but I have heard a lot about this from some folks in the basketball coaching world. Recruiting AAU is more important than recruiting the high school teams, because you get to better evaluate talent and if you get a top recruit on board he can help the recruiting process with his AAU teammates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auclong 1 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Under Armour deal also hurts us, because Under Armour is not prevalent in the AAU world. I believe we even have restrictions in the Under Armour deal that hinders us dealing with organizations (including AAU teams) that distribute other brands (i.e. Nike). I'm not sure how much this hurts us, but I have heard a lot about this from some folks in the basketball coaching world. Recruiting AAU is more important than recruiting the high school teams, because you get to better evaluate talent and if you get a top recruit on board he can help the recruiting process with his AAU teammates. I think you are right on this. The UA deal precludes us from entering into some otherwise good situations. That deal was I think more about football but hurts in other sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Growlin 0 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 From my understanding you just can't host AAU tournaments featuring teams sponsored by the competition. There's nothing preventing the school from recruiting whatever player regardless of team. Only the school itself and the NCAA can demand that. What school in their right mind would handicap themselves in that way. It doesn't do the school or the company any good by not being able to put the best players in your gear. We all know the best players are on AAU teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auclong 1 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 From my understanding you just can't host AAU tournaments featuring teams sponsored by the competition. There's nothing preventing the school from recruiting whatever player regardless of team. Only the school itself and the NCAA can demand that. What school in their right mind would handicap themselves in that way. It doesn't do the school or the company any good by not being able to put the best players in your gear. We all know the best players are on AAU teams. Auburn has handicapped itself by not recruiting through the AAU teams. We were blocked by the NCAA for two years from recruiting through certain coaches at the very least and have on our on extended that. I`m hoping that changes with the new coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weegle777 78 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 If we want to have a team worth putting on the floor, we will have to get in good with AAU again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auclong 1 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 If we want to have a team worth putting on the floor, we will have to get in good with AAU again. I think you are very right on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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