For seeming eternity, colleges have always asked fans to avoid contact with recruits. While many fans have noble intentions, fan involvement can easy escalate into situations with not-so-benign implications. (Hello, SEC bagmen!) The emergence of Facebook and Twitter has made it even easier to contact recruits, which has raised a lot of concerns.
I made this last year, but it will apply for eternity. A flowchart for whether or not you should tweet at recruits. pic.twitter.com/CK6ke7NOyv
— Gray Hardison (@BellyoftheBeast) December 17, 2014
Not only is it against NCAA rules, it's actually kind of creepy, when you consider that the targets are under-age minors in high school.