My twitter icon is the IU logo (perhaps a copyright violation in itself). Am I not allowed to follow Kyle Irving?
How is an @reply dissimilar to a blog? Can I write on my blog “Please, please, please come to IU!”?
Even further, how is an @reply not allowed between fans and crean?
"For instance, Crean can’t be @replying back and forth with you all day, per NCAA rules."
Crean can't talk to fans now? How is this different than giving an interview to ITH or the IDS, or saying Hello to someone as you pass them on a street?
This article has brought about more questions than it has answered, at least for me.
Ryan C.
· 7 months ago
Am I not allowed to follow Kyle Irving?
You are allowed to follow Irving.
How is an @reply dissimilar to a blog? Can I write on my blog “Please, please, please come to IU!”?
It's dissimilar because you are directing contacting the recruit saying that. Same goes for a social networking site. You are seen as a booster for the school influencing the recruits decision. You can't do that in the NCAA's eyes. If it's on a blog, you are most likely in the clear.
Even further, how is an @reply not allowed between fans and crean?
This is a good question. I'm not sure why this is. But it's the rule. Alex has an e-mail out to someone in the IU compliance office, so we hope to have an update on that. Remember, you can direct message him on Twitter, and there's a chance he'll respond.
Crean can't talk to fans now?
He can still talk to fans.
How is this different than giving an interview to ITH or the IDS, or saying Hello to someone as you pass them on a street?
ITH and IDS are media outlets; you can obviously still talk to someone on the street. For some reason, the NCAA has decided to extend some its guidelines on what coaches can or can not do in the electronic communications realm in regards to recruits to college fans as well. Not quite sure on why this is. But that's the rule. Again, we hope to have more info on this later.
Alex
· 7 months ago
As a follow up to what Ryan wrote, I have made contact with the IU compliance office and hope to provide more details on this soon.
But as a general rule, fans should avoid making contact with prospective recruits via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace or any other social networking site.
George
· 7 months ago
Carlino moving to Bloomington? Any info on this rumor?
Alex
· 7 months ago
It's only a rumor at this point. It's been floating around for a while, but as of right now, still just a rumor.
Rick
· 7 months ago
Coach Crean seems to have a Facebook page, but it's not easy to tell whether it had been set up by an imposter.
Does anyone know whether Coach Crean is the "owner" of this page or whether it's being managed by someone else (i.e., an imposter)?
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How is an @reply dissimilar to a blog? Can I write on my blog “Please, please, please come to IU!”?
Even further, how is an @reply not allowed between fans and crean?
"For instance, Crean can’t be @replying back and forth with you all day, per NCAA rules."
Crean can't talk to fans now? How is this different than giving an interview to ITH or the IDS, or saying Hello to someone as you pass them on a street?
This article has brought about more questions than it has answered, at least for me.
You are allowed to follow Irving.
How is an @reply dissimilar to a blog? Can I write on my blog “Please, please, please come to IU!”?
It's dissimilar because you are directing contacting the recruit saying that. Same goes for a social networking site. You are seen as a booster for the school influencing the recruits decision. You can't do that in the NCAA's eyes. If it's on a blog, you are most likely in the clear.
Even further, how is an @reply not allowed between fans and crean?
This is a good question. I'm not sure why this is. But it's the rule. Alex has an e-mail out to someone in the IU compliance office, so we hope to have an update on that. Remember, you can direct message him on Twitter, and there's a chance he'll respond.
Crean can't talk to fans now?
He can still talk to fans.
How is this different than giving an interview to ITH or the IDS, or saying Hello to someone as you pass them on a street?
ITH and IDS are media outlets; you can obviously still talk to someone on the street. For some reason, the NCAA has decided to extend some its guidelines on what coaches can or can not do in the electronic communications realm in regards to recruits to college fans as well. Not quite sure on why this is. But that's the rule. Again, we hope to have more info on this later.
But as a general rule, fans should avoid making contact with prospective recruits via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace or any other social networking site.
Does anyone know whether Coach Crean is the "owner" of this page or whether it's being managed by someone else (i.e., an imposter)?
See:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?i...