You’re right, I’m no mobile communications expert, nor did I attempt to be. I was merely pointing out where the major loophole for coaches is, and that’s email. Whether SMS is obsolete among the general population is beside the point; all that matters is whether coaches will adapt to new technology, and as smartphone usage becomes more widespread, whether players will too. Then, all the bans on text messaging won’t matter.

My real point was just that the NCAA should be limiting contacts in general, regardless of format. Let’s not get bogged down in semantics.