Religion and Recruiting

That's softball, entirely different world than football.

 

Do you think the cultural mindset of 18 - 22 year old caucasian (mostly) midwest females is different than the mindset of 18 - 22 year old mostly minority inner city males? Softball doesn't involve the aggression and violence that is prevalent in football. Agree we don’t need thugs but there is a wide range between thug and sunday school. Agree that principles and respect are an important part of winning but religion isn't required to require respect and have principles

 

My questions isn't related to the AD as I doubt e has much interaction with the players or input on the selection of coaches.

If a program limits their pool of potential recruits or coaches to those that share/practice similarly held religious beliefs it would seem to be common sense that this would reduce the number of potential recruits/coaches to choose from. That is simple math.

And to be clear, I have no objection to people of faith practicing their faith in their personal lives but I think that if that faith is impacting major decisions at work, it is worthy of conversation with respect to the impact that has on the program.

 

and from what I have heard, he doesn't allow any blue language on the practice field either. I have no basis of information on how much further his faith permeates into the culture of the program but would appreciate an honest discussion of the issue.

Where do the majority of Clemson's recruits come from and is that the same demographic of our recruiting base?

And when comparing to Clemson, we must remember that Clemson doesn't compete in the SEC and, imo, that makes a big difference.

 

requiring is a strong word that leaves a lot of room for other things. At Clemson, it was widely documented that certain activities were encouraged and those that failed to participate may have been marginalized to the benefit of others that did participate. I have no knowledge (other than rumors) of anything similar at UF but this discussion has been a third rail of discussion on this board so I appreciate the civil discussion and would appreciate honest feedback from those closer to the program as how the issue impacts the day-to-day operations of our team other than no blue language on the practice field. More specifically, it is hurting our program with those recruits that may not favor a wholesome lifestyle if that is what is being encouraged or the cultural identity expected to be adhered to.

Any person has inherent bias's that can lead to favoritism, myself included. How strong that bias is and the basis of it varies with each individual and I have no understanding of the impact, if any, it has in our program. I have heard rumors from some formerly associated with the program but I would not repeat them as I have no sort of confirmation outside of those couple of people.

 

Do you think it plays a significant role in who he hires?