National Signing Day, 2013

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12-16-2012, 10:34 PM
JeffHCross

National Signing Day, 2013

Yes, it's way too early for a thread like this.

But I couldn't pass up the chance to post this.

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Texas junior-college tight end Steven Borden, who was an all-conference player this season for Kilgore College, just completed an official visit to the University of Kentucky and said the Wildcats are No. 1 on his list as he nears a decision in the coming days.

Borden, who is the the son of Steve Borden, better known as the pro wrestling legend Sting, has also taken an official visit to Texas Tech, where he had been recruited by new UK offensive coordinator Neal Brown.
01-28-2013, 12:54 AM
baseballplyrmvp

10 days left!
01-28-2013, 05:43 AM
morsdraconis

(shrugs)

I don't see how people can get up for this stuff. Unless you're Alabama or USC, 50% of the time, the big named guys come in and do squat.
02-04-2013, 09:40 PM
JeffHCross

Eleven Warriors: Choose Your Own Recruiting Adventure (Part 1)
02-07-2013, 02:40 AM
JBHuskers

I'm not huge into National Signing Day, but this story made me :fp:
02-07-2013, 02:45 AM
steelerfan

ESPN NCAAF - ESPN ranks Alabama No. 1 recruiting class; Florida No. 2, Ohio St. No. 3, Notre Dame No. 4, Miss. No. 5

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02-07-2013, 03:15 AM
SmoothPancakes

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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

I'm not huge into National Signing Day, but this story made me :fp:

Odds of mom's motives being selfish: 97%
Odds of mom's motives being in the best interest of her child: 0%

Margin of error +-3%
02-07-2013, 04:21 AM
JBHuskers

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Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes

Odds of mom's motives being selfish: 97%
Odds of mom's motives being in the best interest of her child: 0%

Margin of error +-3%

Odds he gets called a mama's boy on the football field, 110%

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02-07-2013, 05:51 AM
morsdraconis

:smh:
02-07-2013, 07:23 AM
ryby6969

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Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes

Odds of mom's motives being selfish: 97%
Odds of mom's motives being in the best interest of her child: 0%

Margin of error +-3%

Yeah, it is a pretty messed up situation. Kid has had a rough life, and apparently live with his head coach. His whole family thought he was going to pick Miami when he went to Atl for the announcement so he would be close to home, so when he picked Arky they flipped out. As a Cane fan, if the kid does not want to play here, then let him leave. There has been some talk though that his coach is friends with Coach Bielema(he was interested in Wisky when he was there) so we will see. Either way, really screwed up situation.
02-07-2013, 08:31 AM
CLW

Seems odd a 21 year old still needs permission from his guardian. If the kid is 18 the law considers him an adult and fully capable of entering into binding legal contracts. When the story 1st broke I thought maybe the kid was 17 or something but apparently not.
02-07-2013, 08:37 AM
psusnoop

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Originally Posted by steelerfan

ESPN NCAAF - ESPN ranks Alabama No. 1 recruiting class; Florida No. 2, Ohio St. No. 3, Notre Dame No. 4, Miss. No. 5

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Can only imagine the smack talk that Darius would be giving right now given the class that Ole Miss landed.
02-07-2013, 09:14 AM
NatureBoy

There has to be something very fishy going on at Ole Miss. They land the No. 1 overall recruit Robert Nkemdiche, No. 1 rated offensive tackle, No. 1 rated wide receiver and a host of other big time recruits. They finished with the 5th rated recruiting class in the Nation. Now if this was Bama, USC, ND, LSU or Florida, I could understand but Ole Miss? Nah, I don't buy it. They were 2-10 in 2011. Last season they were 7-6. Ole Miss must have promised all of those prized recruits lots of cash and a whole lot of ass to get them to come to Oxford.
02-07-2013, 09:20 AM
CLW

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Originally Posted by NatureBoy

There has to be something very fishy going on at Ole Miss. They land the No. 1 overall recruit Robert Nkemdiche, No. 1 rated offensive tackle, No. 1 rated wide receiver and a host of other big time recruits. They finished with the 5th rated recruiting class in the Nation. Now if this was Bama, USC, ND, LSU or Florida, I could understand but Ole Miss? Nah, I don't buy it. They were 2-10 in 2011. Last season they were 7-6. Ole Miss must have promised all of those prized recruits lots of cash and a whole lot of ass to get them to come to Oxford.

Meh the #1 recruit's older brother plays for :Ole_Miss: It is my understanding the had allot of other "ins" with the big name recruits as well.
02-07-2013, 10:23 AM
NatureBoy

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Originally Posted by CLW

Meh the #1 recruit's older brother plays for :Ole_Miss: It is my understanding the had allot of other "ins" with the big name recruits as well.

Yeah, I already knew that. I'm just not buying that all of a sudden, Ole Miss is THE place to be if you are a highly prized high school football recruit. I guess we will find out in a few years if and when the NCAA is knocking at their door.
02-07-2013, 10:41 AM
morsdraconis

Pfft, it's just normal old SEC recruiting. Nothing to see here... :whistle:
02-07-2013, 10:42 AM
ryby6969

It also did not help the suspicions of everyone when the #1 WR tweeted a picture of him with a whole bunch on $100 bills sitting on a table during his official visit! :D
02-07-2013, 11:00 AM
JBHuskers

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Originally Posted by psusnoop

Can only imagine the smack talk that Darius would be giving right now given the class that Ole Miss landed.

Now we see why Tommy was sad to see Mr. Freeze go.
02-07-2013, 11:07 AM
gschwendt

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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

Now we see why Tommy was sad to see Mr. Freeze go.

Yeah, Freeze definitely has "it" when it comes to charisma, etc. As far as coaching goes, he's a mix between Malzahn and Les Miles.
02-07-2013, 11:11 AM
baseballplyrmvp

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Originally Posted by gschwendt

Yeah, Freeze definitely has "it" when it comes to charisma, etc. As far as coaching goes, he's a mix between Malzahn and Les Miles.

chris kiffin is the big reason for their recruiting success.
02-07-2013, 01:34 PM
steelerfan

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Originally Posted by psusnoop

Can only imagine the smack talk that Darius would be giving right now given the class that Ole Miss landed.

I thought the same thing last night. :nod:

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02-07-2013, 02:14 PM
JBHuskers

Alex Collins got his letter of intent co-signed. By daddy...
02-07-2013, 02:22 PM
gschwendt

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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

Alex Collins got his letter of intent co-signed. By daddy...

His mother hired an attorney to "represent the family's interests"...

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-...71--ncaaf.html
02-07-2013, 03:06 PM
CLW

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Originally Posted by gschwendt

His mother hired an attorney to "represent the family's interests"...

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-...71--ncaaf.html

of course an attorney is willing to "represent 'the family's' interests" just give me that cash money. :smh:
02-07-2013, 03:10 PM
JBHuskers

Quote:

Originally Posted by gschwendt

His mother hired an attorney to "represent the family's interests"...

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-...71--ncaaf.html

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps1a4ab784.gif
02-07-2013, 06:05 PM
SmoothPancakes

What is this bitch's problem? He WANTS to go to Arkansas. He's happy to go to Arkansas. For fuck's sake! Let him go. Goddamn.
02-07-2013, 06:09 PM
CLW

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Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes

What is this bitch's problem? He WANTS to go to Arkansas. He's happy to go to Arkansas. For fuck's sake! Let him go. Goddamn.

If mama ain't happy no body is happy! :nod:
02-07-2013, 06:19 PM
SmoothPancakes

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Originally Posted by CLW

If mama ain't happy no body is happy! :nod:

There's money under the table from somewhere. No one is gonna push this goddamn hard against the wishes of their own son or that of the rest of the family just to keep the damn kid going to a certain school.

To go and hire a goddamn lawyer over this shit (and from Johnnie Cochran's law firm, yeah, they certainly aren't doing this shit pro bono, so that's gonna rack up some major bills) just because you don't want your son to go to Arkansas but instead go to Miami? Yeah, she's getting money. Whether it be from a booster, from some anonymous person affiliated with Miami, or whoever, there's fucking money changing hands here.
02-07-2013, 10:32 PM
JeffHCross

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Originally Posted by NatureBoy

a whole lot of ass to get them to come to Oxford.

Look at prospects around The Grove. You don't need to promise anything for males to be interested in that!

There's a lot of smoke, but I don't think there's fire ... yet. Several of the players are pretty easily explainable.

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Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes

There's money under the table from somewhere. No one is gonna push this goddamn hard against the wishes of their own son or that of the rest of the family just to keep the damn kid going to a certain school.

Uhm, yeah they will. This isn't the first time that a prospect had to go to a different parent to get their LoI signed.
02-07-2013, 11:04 PM
SmoothPancakes

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Originally Posted by JeffHCross

Look at prospects around The Grove. You don't need to promise anything for males to be interested in that!

There's a lot of smoke, but I don't think there's fire ... yet. Several of the players are pretty easily explainable.

Uhm, yeah they will. This isn't the first time that a prospect had to go to a different parent to get their LoI signed.

Alright, there have been times they had to get to a different parent to get their LoI signed, I'll concede that. But how many times did one of those parents get an attorney (from Johnnie Cochran's law firm no less) because the kid wanted to go to another school than where they wanted the kid to go? When was the last time that a recruit signing a LoI blew this ridiculously out of hand and reached these absurd levels just because he wants to go to Arkansas while mommy refuses to agree to anywhere other than Miami?
02-08-2013, 12:07 AM
baseballplyrmvp

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Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes

Alright, there have been times they had to get to a different parent to get their LoI signed, I'll concede that. But how many times did one of those parents get an attorney (from Johnnie Cochran's law firm no less) because the kid wanted to go to another school than where they wanted the kid to go? When was the last time that a recruit signing a LoI blew this ridiculously out of hand and reached these absurd levels just because he wants to go to Arkansas while mommy refuses to agree to anywhere other than Miami?

moms are always the hardest ones to convince in recruiting. a'shawn robinson and matt thomas wanted to be trojans in the worst way, but their moms got in the way. robinson's mom didnt want him leaving the state, but a'shawn wasnt feeling texas was where he wanted to be....so they settled on bama. thomas's mom wouldnt let him go to a school she hadnt been to. iirc, there was a recruit last year during the under armour game who committed to lsu, i think, and his mom was pissed as hell. she wanted bama, i think.

but as far as getting a lawyer about this? never heard of it.
02-10-2013, 09:10 AM
NatureBoy

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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

I'm not huge into National Signing Day, but this story made me :fp:

:D In the South, it's a huge day for us. It's like the equivalent of Christmas Day. You finally get to see all of the presents you got but can't open them until September.
02-10-2013, 01:32 PM
JeffHCross

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Originally Posted by NatureBoy

:D In the South, it's a huge day for us. It's like the equivalent of Christmas Day. You finally get to see all of the presents you got but can't open them until September.

That has less to do with "South", and more to do with "everywhere with a huge CFB fan base". It's just as much Christmas for Ohio State fans as for Bammers.

Though particularly in the SEC where they don't really have college basketball to enjoy ;)

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