Willie Atwood '14 pf 6-8 offered

[1972Shocker]

Quit being such a dick royal!

Would that be any different from being a royal dick?

[WSUwatcher]

Just some Posting Angry -- it's the Shocker(net) way.

[newshock1234]

is stuff like this legal?

https://twitter.com/HawkeyesWin_/status/444269377982971904/photo/1

[RoyalShock]

It's no different than bringing a sign directed at a recruit to the game. Technically, you're not supposed to contact the recruit. Of course, there's no realistic way for the NCAA to monitor twitter messages, especially the direct ones. Just mentioning him or spreading a hashtag doesn't count as "contact".

For example, awhile back I tweeted:

@RoyalShock:
@Chill901Will having a great season. Would love to see him in a Wichita State @GoShockers: uniform next season! #WATCHUS

Had I replaced "him" with "you", then it becomes a problem.

[calfan]

There are a lot of people tweeting him and Kobe Eubanks.

[Shock Top]

is stuff like this legal?
https://twitter.com/HawkeyesWin_/sta...971904/photo/1

I know it's a "violation" for boosters (which could be anyone) to contact a prospect on social media or in real life.

I guess as long as they didn't tweet him directly, the hashtag campaign would "legal".

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I think it's harmless. Lot's of wired rules with the NCAA. Pretty soon, you won't be able to even make eye contact with recruits or student athletes.

[Shock Top]

Here is an article showing the even the CEO of Twitter, doesn't know all of the NCAAs crazy rules.

TWITTER CEO COMMITS NCAA VIOLATION USING TWITTER

[Jhook89]

I really wish we could resist the temptation to jump on people for posting their opinions or differences of opinion. By all means, debate the facts, offer your counters, but at some point, let your position stand on it's own merits and walk away. I'm not directing that at any one person, just my thoughts in general.

My thoughts exactly. It often gets hostile in these threads. We are all on the same team here. Everyone has their own opinion. No need berate someone for their opinion. Especially when we are all apart of the same fan base.

[pogo]

My thoughts exactly. It often gets hostile in these threads. We are all on the same team here. Everyone has their own opinion. No need berate someone for their opinion. Especially when we are all apart of the same fan base.

I'm not allowed to have my own opinion. Anyway thats what my wife tells me.

[SHOXAAC]

I'm not allowed to have my own opinion. Anyway thats what my wife tells me.

I would listen to your wife...just sayin.
:-)

[1979Shocker]

I think it's harmless. Lot's of wired rules with the NCAA. Pretty soon, you won't be able to even make eye contact with recruits or student athletes.

"Hey, I wasn't looking at him. That's just an eye twitch."

[MadaboutWu]

I'm not allowed to have my own opinion. Anyway thats what my wife tells me.

Mine lets me as long as it is the same as hers.

[shocka khan]

Royal, you are technically wrong. There are any number of big-data analytics packages (Sprinklr, Hoot Suite, for example) where sentiment can be trended and measured. So yes, it can be monitored, it would need to be monitored in real time.

As far as being able to monitor and identify ALL specific IP addresses, well, that's another issue.

Having said that, it takes some people who are pretty savvy in social media to be able to do this and I would bet that the NCAA does not currently have this capability. However, to say that 'it can't be done' is wrong.

Did you know there are big data analytical tools that can monitor people's facebook pages? Large corporations do it. I would bet the NSA does, too. The only way to keep people from snooping through your facebook page is to secure it and make it private. Every public area in Facebook can and is monitored by many different companies.

[RoyalShock]

My point wasn't that the technology isn't available, but that the NCAA has it's hands full already. It's a resource issue. And from my understanding of how the NCAA operates, they don't do anything until something is brought to their attention.

[1972Shocker]

I'm not allowed to have my own opinion. Anyway thats what my wife tells me.

My wife tells me I can have all the opinions I like, just don't waste her time expressing them.