No, that’s not the same thing and you know it. Hiring a staff member to evaluate recruits is normal. Paying a private agency to deliver ready-made 25-year-old athletes who have already been racing for prize money is not “recruiting,” it’s buying finished products. Acting like those two things are equivalent is either willfully ignorant or deliberately avoiding the real issue.
So is the issue that the recruiters being paid are not Ok State employees or that they are successful at identified more developed recruits?
No, you don’t get it. Oklahoma State isn’t discovering hidden gems, they’re paying agencies to deliver grown men who should be in pro systems, not NCAA lineups. Stop acting like this is normal recruiting.
So is the issue that the recruiters being paid are not Ok State employees or that they are successful at identified more developed recruits?
No, you don’t get it. Oklahoma State isn’t discovering hidden gems, they’re paying agencies to deliver grown men who should be in pro systems, not NCAA lineups. Stop acting like this is normal recruiting.
Didn’t say anything about hidden gems. What it was their own staff in Africa finding these recruits?
Their "case studies" include Doris Lemngole (NCAA XC champ) and a timeline of some NAIA team that went from no-names to national champs by buying foreign athletes.
On the "Service" tab you can choose athletes from Developed Nations, West Africa, or East Africa.It's like shopping for humans.
And it's not just running. They are infiltrating every NCAA sport:
In the last 36 hours Dave Smith has won an NCAA team title but also:
1. Cursed in a press conference while lashing out at the coach or the current American record holder in the marathon and who recently had an Olympic silver medalist in the steeplechase. Amongst a myriad of other successes as a coach and athlete.
2. Been publicly shamed by by an American gold medalist in the 1500M.
3. realized more than half of his team was shown cutting the course at an ncaa championship.
Have to fix it for you. Publicly shamed by the slowest Olympic champ in probably 30-40 years. Beating a doping 3:26 guy while having a doping coach and eventually doping girlfriend. Huge burn wowwwwwww lmfao.
The same guy who went to the school funded by the brand that funds the entire sport essentially, and forces everyone to go to Eugene when it's so hard to get there and logistically doesn't even make sense that guy lol.
Have to fix it for you. Publicly shamed by the slowest Olympic champ in probably 30-40 years. Beating a doping 3:26 guy while having a doping coach and eventually doping girlfriend. Huge burn wowwwwwww lmfao.
The same guy who went to the school funded by the brand that funds the entire sport essentially, and forces everyone to go to Eugene when it's so hard to get there and logistically doesn't even make sense that guy lol.
If someone other than Centro wanted to win that classic in Rio, all they had to do is run faster.
This seems like the leading Kenyan recruiting website:
Their "case studies" include Doris Lemngole (NCAA XC champ) and a timeline of some NAIA team that went from no-names to national champs by buying foreign athletes.
Do you all have a problem with the rest of NCAA sports too then?
Foreign athletes are common in every other support , perhaps less so in American football. This is not a unique product of competitive running.
It's the way of the whole ncaa system right now, everything getting monetized, leaving the realm of education institution run by values and culture from tradition and entering free market capitalism.
Just saying it's not this unique thing with east africa and running and Dave Smith.
You just buy the best like they do in the pros whereever they are from. It is what it is. Cry me a river about capitalism if you are going to get butt hurt about 3rd world athletes getting a good opportunity because they are better. Crosscountry team racing doesnt even have a comparable pro sport so not surprising to go for the best according to what the rules allow. Which again will continue to favor wins that give your program positive attention/ monetary results
You just buy the best like they do in the pros whereever they are from. It is what it is. Cry me a river about capitalism if you are going to get butt hurt about 3rd world athletes getting a good opportunity because they are better. Crosscountry team racing doesnt even have a comparable pro sport so not surprising to go for the best according to what the rules allow. Which again will continue to favor wins that give your program positive attention/ monetary results
