Jim Harbaugh is throwing his support behind the NCAA’s potential legislative action towards satellite camps, which became infamous this spring and summer.
Nick Baumgardner of MLive reports the Michigan head coach is in favor of the NCAA’s proposal limiting teams to participating in satellite camps for a 10-day period next offseason. The NCAA initially banned satellite camps in April, but quickly reversed its decision.
Under the new guidelines, Harbaugh would be prohibited from holding the camps at high schools, something he did during his 39 satellite camps in 22 states and Australian visit. Instead, he would be forced to hold the camps at NCAA facilities.
Harbaugh told MLive the change would impact the fun of traveling, but admitted potential rules could be a good thing.
“That would take away a lot of fun, we did close to 50 last year and that was a lot of fun,” Harbaugh said Thursday. “But, heck, if every school is doing 10 then that’d probably be more than what was done last year. So there’s a possibility it’s a really good thing, where everyone carries the water.”
He did express disappointment about the new changes being “less fun.”
“It’s got a chance to be a really good (thing),” Harbaugh said. “The only negative would be that we’ll have less fun (as a coaching staff).
The suggestion sounds like a win-win for the NCAA and Harbaugh. The NCAA can monitor the camps under its own jurisdiction, while Harbaugh can continue to surf for potential talent over a 10-day period. It might be less fun, but the new satellite camps are a perfectly viable solution.
[MLive]
