June’s satellite camps have taught us plenty. There are strong takes out there, both positive and negative, about the camps. Some coaches also believe that discussion about satellite camps will continue, and the NCAA could take another look at the issue. And we know that Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh has jerseys for days.

It’s also become evident that, while prospects universally support satellite camps and the exposure they provide, institutional camps on campus aren’t going anywhere and bring value to the evaluation and recruiting process.

At a non-institutional camp, like many of the ones that come with the promises of dozens of college coaches evaluating every prospect, NCAA rules state that no evaluations or recruiting can be done. Coaches are solely there to coach. Now, whether coaches follow those rules to the letter or allow themselves some leeway in conversations with recruits, the fact is that no such limitations exist at institutional camps.

Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, a 2018 prospect, recently took part in a Michigan satellite camp and an on-campus event at UCLA. He said that going into the camps, he didn’t pay attention to whether there would be differences in the two events due to NCAA rules about on campus versus satellite camps, but he found plenty of dissimilarities.

“UCLA’s was more in depth with teaching and jelling with your position coach,” Thompson-Robinson said, adding that the on-campus environment allowed him to get a better sense of the UCLA staff since they were able to go beyond simply instructing the participants.

USC head coach Clay Helton took the Trojans into the satellite camp world for the first time this summer, and while it’s been a positive experience, he doesn’t anticipate any wholesale changes to how much weight they give their on-campus events.

“For us, we always try as hard as we can to get kids on our own campus,” Helton said. “The institutional camps on our own campus are very valuable. It’s an opportunity to train and coach the kids, and once everything is done, if they choose to do so, they are able to visit the campus and sit down with us.”

USC has participated in out-of-state satellite camps in Florida, Georgia and Texas and handed out offers in the days following those events. But the numbers don’t compare to the offers that flew out after USC’s Rising Stars institutional camp last week, and the feeling of being offered in person by the staff on campus likely doesn’t compare to picking up an offer over the phone or via Twitter’s direct message.

At least nine prospects earned USC offers after the two-day camp, and the numbers following UCLA’s Elite Camp across town were similar.

Across the country, at South Carolina, things are skewed even further. The Gamecocks participated in satellite camps, but it will take more to get an offer from coach Will Muschamp’s than simply by attending a satellite camp alone.

“Satellite camps are good for getting your name out and getting your brand out there,” Muschamp told ESPN.com. “But here at South Carolina, we want kids at our camp on our campus, and we won’t recruit a player if he’s not willing to make an effort to get to our camp.”

While the months leading up to June were filled with debate about the merits of satellite camps, the past few weeks have shown that while they can provide value to both colleges and recruits, they’ll likely never reach the level of importance as their on-campus alternatives.