Ive said this on other threads and I will say it again. Sometimes there are kids who are really on the fence, and are looking for any little thing to help tip the balance in one schools favor. If they go on a message board and the fans of one of the schools is trashing them and being d*ckheads, it CAN lead to that kid developing a negative view of the program by extension. Im not saying its going to affect most recruits, or be a sole determining factor, but if you are really torn between two schools, and the fan base of one of those schools are all trashing you, getting into twitter fights with you and calling you names, does anyone really think that is going to HELP us land that kid?
Personally I think we need to have tighter moderation on the recruiting board. Its one thing to have a free for all on the football board, and then we have the WEZ which is the WEZ, but when it comes to the recruiting board, most other major boards of other programs TIGHTLY moderate what people say on there and zap any stupid threads that are insulting recruits and their families, etc. Im not big on over moderation, but I do think we need to keep the stupidity off our boards. This board has absolutely become one of the major Cane boards, if not THE most high profile. Recruits ARE reading these boards. Its fair to discuss a player's strengths and weaknesses, but some of the sh8t that people say needs to be zapped.
I mean we are in TIGHT competition for some of the best players in the country. Do we really want to be part of the reason that a top player ends up going to FSU instead of here?