FYI. Scouts are college coaches on a bye week. One bye week a year (roughly), and oh yeah they have other things to do as a coach, like prepare for the next game.
I think there is a common misconception that colleges have scouts on payroll and all they do it scout. The scouts are coaches. That's why colleges have the senior camps in the summer, so 100's can vist them instead of traveling 100's of times.
If you are a junior now, start making plans in Jan or Feb of 09 to make your rounds to these senior camps in the summer of 09. Look at senior camps at the college website of your school you want to visit, then call or e-mail the coaches of your posistion to introduce yourself or kid so that they might , might keep an eye out for them. (All phone numbers and e-mails of coaches are on the football web-site or University's web-site. Trust me on this, they are there, dig and find!!!!!