'14 MI DE Malik McDowell (Momma Has To Put Up With MSU)

[tko]

hey mom, deez nutz, go Sparty.

 

[Irish#1]

Since one parent has to sign the LOI, I'm guessing it was dad who signed it?

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Que?

This is embarrassing for him. It sucks.

Every year there are a couple of kids that outdo it. We have had one (or more) at ND in my opinion in each of the last three years.

 

[KPENN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Looks like the impasse continues in the McDowell family, source told me letter hasn't been signed and <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshHelmholdt">@JoshHelmholdt</a> has confirmed.</p>— Mike Farrell (@rivalsmike) <a href="https://twitter.com/rivalsmike/statuses/431115809189285889">February 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Jebediah Springfield]

He isnt going to MSU.

 

[Huntr]

Thank you NSD gods for the bounty that is this recruitment.
And thank you that it's not Notre Dame drama. woof...

 

[sportallyr]

Always one of these each year. Such an embarrassing situation!

 

[connor_in]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Looks like the impasse continues in the McDowell family, source told me letter hasn't been signed and <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshHelmholdt">@JoshHelmholdt</a> has confirmed.</p>— Mike Farrell (@rivalsmike) <a href="https://twitter.com/rivalsmike/statuses/431115809189285889">February 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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per the video, looks like he signed, but the rumors on an MSU board was not faxed...speculation was he was hoping to convince Mom to sign off on it before faxing

 

[connor_in]

Tweet from a Detroit sports radio guy

Rico Beard ‏@RicoBeard 1m For everyone freaking out because Malik didnt sign the LOI today. He & his dad are trying to get mom on board. Relax and be patience.

 

[Irishnuke]

Basically, none of you have any fvcking idea what is going on except IFhjo15. And he has a more precise understand of the details, the options, and the possibilities. And he honestly and readily admits he has no idea what is going on, that his whole post is based upon assumptions. But he asks questions, and doesn't assume he knows the scoop. Some of you hear a statement and plug in right in to your 15-year-old-selves-experience.

So me saying that his mom shouldn't publicly embarrass him is really me channeling my inner 15 year old? Yikes. Is this your professional opinion as IE's resident psychologist?

 

[STLDomer]

Still hasn't sent his NLI

 

[Rhode Irish]

I want to know who the mod is that is just KILLING it with these thread titles so I can give him a hug.

 

[Ironman8]

I want to know who the mod is that is just KILLING it with these thread titles so I can give him a hug.

 

[Cackalacky]

Love this guys status.

 

[Rhode Irish]

Bogs, I love you man. But the mother here is batshit crazy and needs to shut up. Even if everything she is saying and the reason she is saying it is legit, she is still stealing her son's moment and making a spectacle of herself and her family. There is always stuff going on behind the scenes. This kind of stuff needs to stay "in house" (literally in this case).

 

[Jebediah Springfield]

I thought his mama would find sympathizers here lol

 

[Huntr]

the mother here is batshit crazy

Yes.

and needs to shut up.

No, no, no, no, no. This is entertaining stuff.

 

[Rhode Irish]

Yes.



No, no, no, no, no. This is entertaining stuff.

Think of the children!

Seriously I can't imagine how mortified the kid is.

 

[Huntr]

Think of the children!

Seriously I can't imagine how mortified the kid is.

In all seriousness, you are definitely right. She's got a right to be pissed and obstinate and he has a right to go where he wants, but they're all handling it wrong. She shouldn't be on the radio yammering about it, he didn't have to make a big deal of a signing ceremony knowing there was drama, etc, etc.


Buuut, I'm still getting some pretty good giggles.

 

[greyhammer90]

I don't understand why he doesn't just fax it in himself. Get it done. She can be mad if she wants but once it gets faxed it's tough cookies.

 

[connor_in]

In all seriousness, you are definitely right. She's got a right to be pissed and obstinate and he has a right to go where he wants, but they're all handling it wrong. She shouldn't be on the radio yammering about it, he didn't have to make a big deal of a signing ceremony knowing there was drama, etc, etc.


Buuut, I'm still getting some pretty good giggles.

He didn't have his own ceremony...was at a long table with all his HS teammates all announcing at one big school assembly/ceremony

 

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

I don't understand why he doesn't just fax it in himself. Get it done. She can be mad if she wants but once it gets faxed it's tough cookies.

Unless he's 18 she has to sign too, right?

 

[ACamp1900]

Wow could you imagine...


Son- "Mom this is where I want to pursue my dreams, please sign so it can happen."

Mom-"no."

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

Unless he's 18 she has to sign too, right?

Pops could do it I think. He turns 18 in April, so he can wait until then to sign if he wants.

 

[Irishman77]

Read on another board that his mother kicked him out of the house.

Probably bogus, but sad if true.

 

[calvegas04]

Read on another board that his mother kicked him out of the house.

Probably bogus, but sad if true.

the check won't clear if he signs with MSU

 

[Bogtrotter07]

So me saying that his mom shouldn't publicly embarrass him is really me channeling my inner 15 year old? Yikes. Is this your professional opinion as IE's resident psychologist?

No, actually. I picked 15 year old artistically because this kid isn't handling things remotely even as mature as a 16 or 17 year old. You and most others on this site were probably much more mature as 15 year-olds.

And I agree there is a bit of an issue with his mother.

But you all assume based on your experience what the problem is. And no one knows what the dynamics are.

My first father-in-law was a psychologist. He was taught as a PhD candidate by Anna Freud and then upon graduation took a fellowship working for Karl and Will Menninger at their clinic in Topeka, Kansas. This guy was a real peach, but phenomenal at what he did. He told me about a boy he had brought to him that would only be a truck. He got on the floor (for weeks) and acted like another truck, asked him questions about what kind of truck he was, brought in all kind of models, did every thing he had ever been taught or even imagined to do.

One day he just threw up his hands in frustration and said okay, I quit. I have tried everything, I don't have anything else. Why-are-you-a-truck?" The kid looked at him and said "Doc, you ever try talking to my parents?" And when my father-in-law looked at him with wide eyes the kid went on, "They are crazy, absolutely nuts." I never forgot his story.

You see sometimes a persons behavior is dictated by the fact that that is all they got. With others it is planned. Most of us mistake desperate behavior for conspiratorial or manipulative behavior. Like people that act like assholes do it because they want to, not because that is their only choice. And so it goes . . .

Bogs, I love you man. But the mother here is batshit crazy and needs to shut up. Even if everything she is saying and the reason she is saying it is legit, she is still stealing her son's moment and making a spectacle of herself and her family. There is always stuff going on behind the scenes. This kind of stuff needs to stay "in house" (literally in this case).

I love you too Rhode. But the batshit crazy part : why did she start by making his future, bad influences on him, and making the best for himself the issue? Didn't some other recruit have a problem with something a MSU assistant said? And if she really is out of line and is batshit crazy, why isn't she silenced by family? You are an attorney. You see in he said/she said situations the first tendered, simplest explanations are usually the most likely.

Yeah, this year a lot of stuff needed to stay in house, Cass Tech QB's body slams, everything to do with IM, Jim Mora filthy thieving pig that he is, need I go on?

 

[dublinirish]

the only think Malk is committed to is being in the doghouse with his parents :/

 

[Ndaccountant]

I don't understand why he doesn't just fax it in himself. Get it done. She can be mad if she wants but once it gets faxed it's tough cookies.

IMO, it's a two way street. It's obvious that Malik respects his parents, which is why it would be hard to do what you are suggesting. On the other hand, she needs to respect Malik. Just a messed up situation.

 

[Rhode Irish]

I love you too Rhode. But the batshit crazy part : why did she start by making his future, bad influences on him, and making the best for himself the issue? Didn't some other recruit have a problem with something a MSU assistant said? And if she really is out of line and is batshit crazy, why isn't she silenced by family? You are an attorney. You see in he said/she said situations the first tendered, simplest explanations are usually the most likely.

Yeah, this year a lot of stuff needed to stay in house, Cass Tech QB's body slams, everything to do with IM, Jim Mora filthy thieving pig that he is, need I go on?

Like I said, she may have legitimate reasons for being upset, but when someone doesn't possess enough self control to not embarrass themselves and their adolescent child on a national scale and turn one of the best moments of their child's life into a complete joke, I think that's kind of crazy.