But, being a born recruiter, he was not discouraged by my chilly reception. He was inspired. Besides, a lot of those kids I recruited were better than the ones the coach was recruiting. I suggested that maybe his having promised them all that they would be starters as freshmen could have been a big part of his problems. I don't think that's what really got everybody so hot.
Coaches do that all the time.
Hey, I figured that since I was being of assistance to the coach by recruiting kids, it was, well, you know, just simpler to call myself an assistant coach, even though I was technically just an admissions counselor. Boy, were they mad. Slick's prior position had been at another NCAA Division III school. Athletic scholarships are allowed at NCAA Division I and II and at some NAIA schools. But Division III schools can only give financial aid based on financial need and academic ability, not athletic ability.