The year was 1992. A seven-year-old whipple was running across the kitchen to help his father log into an “interactive personal service” called Prodigy by plugging a telephone extension cord from the PC into the phone jack. After a cacophony of beeps and chirps from the primitive modem, young whipple watched his father browse through “bulletin boards” for information about Georgetown Basketball. Speculation about a recruit by the name of Othella Harrington had about twenty hoops enthusiasts around the nation exchanging posts in a mad frenzy.
Fast-forward to June 15, 2020, when the “live period” of recruiting started at midnight and coaches were permitted to legally contact recruits from 2021 and beyond.