02:19 Mega Camp Misconceptions + The Business of Being Ready for College Camp Season

Hosts: JP Rock & Matt Biermann
Theme: “Mega Camp Misconceptions + The Business of Being Ready”

🏈 High School Football Camps Are Here

• Summer football camps and combines are in full swing.

• Football is a year-round sport, and players who didn’t train between seasons are falling behind.

• Being prepared is essential—especially at college exposure events where first impressions matter.

🧪 Mega Camps Are NOT Cash Grabs

• Response to criticism calling mega camps “cash grabs”:

  • Lindenwood Mega Camp offers verified testing, catapult data, 400+ college coaches, and film review.

  • Value far exceeds the $90 cost. Schools lose money to attend for recruiting purposes.

  • Example: Lindenwood Mega Camp (June 6–7) is an elite opportunity—not a money grab.

🧠 Be Ready or Get Left Behind

• College camps = job interviews, not just workouts.

• Advice: “Don’t show up unprepared—no college coach is looking to ‘project’ anymore.”

• Performance matters right now, not what you did last season.

📈 NIL & The New Era of College Football

• Today’s top players are not just chasing scholarships—they're chasing revenue share and NIL money.

• Example: One local player entering Year 2 with a $2M NIL deal.

• The recruiting game has completely changed: it’s business now.

📚 Recruiting Reality Check

• Coaches aren’t looking at your past highlights—they’re looking at projection, physical readiness, and mentality.

• Offers from mid-major FBS schools like Kent State or Miami (OH) are often first dominoes in bigger recruitment cycles.

📍 Player Spotlight: Brett Ottensmeyer (Parkway West QB)

• Journey from under-the-radar freshman to multiple D1 offers (Miami OH, Kent State, Sacramento State, Missouri State).

• His story exemplifies progression, preparation, and opportunity through repeated camp exposure.

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📌 Final Takeaways

• Sign up early for mega camps or risk being left out or waiting in line.

• Treat camps like job interviews: dress right, train for 40s, know your plays.

• Lineman testing at Lindenwood will focus on 10-yard sprint (not 40)—more position-relevant.

• Don’t get caught up in your own hype. Social media clout doesn’t get you scholarships—performance does.

• Success in football (and NIL) requires talent, discipline, focus, and humility.

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💡 Quote of the Episode

“You wouldn’t show up to a McDonald’s job interview unprepared. Why would you show up to a mega camp that way?”