Coach Using His Talented Son as a Bargaining Chip to get a Contract Extension?

FoxSports' Jeff Goodman has a column about a couple mid-major coaches with top level sons who are being heavily recruited.

"Will They Play for Their Dads?"
http://ucla.scout.com/2/883252.html



He talks about Ray McCallum, Jr. who is the son of Detroit head coach Ray McCallum, and Trey Zeigler who is the son of Central Michigan head coach Ernie Zeigler.
Both kids are very good and by all rights ought to be playing at the highest level of college ball, even though their dads coach at mid-to-low mid-majors.

The big question is whether these high level recruits will play for their fathers or will they go higher?
It is a very interesting article, but watch what Central Michigan coach Ernie Zeigler says about the possibility of his son, Trey, playing at Central Michigan...
He ties his son's recruitment to the fact that he's in the final year of his contract!

"If we're not as good as I think we're going to be this year, do I want to bring my son into a situation where I'm in the last year of my contract?"

(Zeigler is entering his fourth season as the head coach at Central Michigan with a three-year mark of 39-54. )

Looks like he's bucking for either a contract extension or maybe he's trying to land a package deal for his kid to play somewhere that he gets an assistant job.



Here's another article mentioning how students can be banned from the sporting events if the violate rules by contacting recruits on their online social pages.
Yes, that's right, just by leaving a comment on their own Facebook page, you might have already violated recruiting rules, and thus may be banned by the school from attending the games and events!
http://www.kansan.com/stories/2009/jul/30/ncaa/?news



Here's a hint where Bradley's head coach and assistant were on Thursday afternoon (Merrillville, IN AAU event)
http://twitter.com/thebballreport/status/2934249165


Here's another report from Merrillville, mentioning the Peoria Irish.
http://www.illinihq.com/blogs/recruiting_wrap/2009/07/30/peoria_irish_aau_program_on_the_rise



Here's an odd story....a 5-Star kid who was committed to UCLA, Kendall Williams, had a bad game in an AAU event with UCLA head coach Ben Howland in attendance.
The kid used foul language, got "T"'ed up, then ejected, all right in front of his "future coach".
Well, just maybe the kid hurt himself with his behavior, as Ben Howland apparently revoked the offer, and now the kid is "decommitted".
(read the comments at the end)
http://www.insidesocal.com/ucla/2009/07/williams-and-ucla-parting-ways.html