[EKUAlum05]

That my point exactly a lot of the kids around parents can't afford to send their kids to these camps. Where they would get there name out there. When you live in the poorer areas of the state you have to make cuts to get by. Camps is one thing that not in a lot of thems budgets. Then you talk about connections. Come on man, you know there is very few people is these areas that has any kind of connections, and what little they have they use to try to get a better paying job or get someone in their family one.

[U][B]So no I don't agree with you saying that anyone has the same chances as kids from these bigger towns. They don't have half the chance those kids do[/B][/U].

Where did I say that or even come close to saying that?

I said that newspapers don't make prospects... then I proceeded to give geography as one of my disadvantages saying that distance to camps and to be scouted is one of the main problems. This in addition to the fact there aren't as many athletes that are D-1 caliber in the first place.


You said there is just as much talent in EKY as Louisville and Lexington and that is completely absurd. And I am a diehard EKY supporter.

You then blamed it on the media or lack thereof... IMHO media has very little to do with it... I then gave my reasoning for the disadvantages that lead to a lack of collegiate talent from EKY.

You think these kids from the Westside of Louisville have parents who can afford to fly them all over the country or drive 6 hours all summer to different camps? They do not... but they live in a place that geographically gives them an advantage to attend more camps, be seen by more scouts frequently due to talent immediately surrounding them and accessibility. More importantly...there is simply an astronomically higher % of kids who are just more natural athletes by the standards of college recruiters (once again DOES NOT MEAN BETTER PLAYERS).

Instead of complaining abut the media being unfair and insinuating articles have some hidden context or bias.. the finger should be pointed locally to make sure local programs schedule tougher and more talented opponents, coaches actively try to host combines to prepare prospects and get exposure, and players who do earn scholarships must perform to a high level instead of washing out or never cracking the 2 Deep.