'15 GA DE Mekhi Brown (Alabama Verbal)
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Is this from II or whenever he first visited, or did this come out with today's news about him visiting?
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1st visited, nothing really big..but he had just started following coach booker in sept
found this from 2 days ago in an interview w/ a bama reporter...
Drew DeArmond: Yeah, we heard that Notre Dame and Ohio State impressed you a lot. What impressed you about those places?
Mekhi Brown: Really, it was the tradition. ND has a lot of history but I feel that Alabama was home. I came to my senses early and I committed to Alabama and that’s where I’m going and plus, those two schools are too far away.
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if the stanford game turns out to be a close one you could argue that the atmosphere would be more impressive to recruits no?
I was wondering if we were going to hear any more news about this kid after he gushed after his visit. Glad that he's coming up for an official. It'd be a big win for the program if we can start getting these kids from the south that don't know anything about ND before the recruiting process.
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Just looked at his CB to see if anything changed, and it was 100% Georgia. Then I realized it was just one vote from one person, and when he committed to Bama, no one really cared to make a prediction, lol.
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You better temper that optimism. It's not going to happen fellas.
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ND hostesses wearing Catholic schoolgirl outfits would match up quite nicely against Southern belles in sundresses. Play to your strengths, bro.
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The food bill at Ruth's Chris will be huge.
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LOL... just had a high school flashback bishop....
"Sister Christian oh your time has come...."
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No longer visiting, per Rivals.
Funny, talk with his parents is what made him cancel. But he's visiting Louisville and Stanford still.
Don't think the suspensions are hurting us yet?
Funny, talk with his parents is what made him cancel. But he's visiting Louisville and Stanford still.
Don't think the suspensions are hurting us yet?
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Man, that's ridiculous. And yeah, suspensions have made neg recruiting easier than ever.
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How does Stanford avoid these issues? Does their University understand that athletes are different, so they give them more help? Whereas, ND is convinced athlete's aren't special, so zero help?
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Well, first of all they screen out guys like Daniels ahead of time. Then they have a bunch of joke classes that students can take if they want (they used to pass out a sheet of these "recommended" classes to student athletes but someone called them out on it so they're more discreet now) but really no school avoids cheating. 80%+ of college students cheat. From Alabama to Harvard it happens. Most places just actively turn a blind eye to this type of stuff... whereas we raid people's emails.
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Presenting assumption as fact, and of course Lax, the conspiracy theorist, backs you up... How in the world do you know if the suspensions have anything to do with this?
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Per Rivals: So he talked with his parents because he wanted them to come with for the trip, and they said they wouldn't go and that he couldn't go either, but now they said he can go alone if he wants.
What kind of parent tells a kid he can't visit Notre Dame when his #1 is Alabama? What are they afraid of? Increasing his chances of graduating with a prestigious degree? Anyway, Rivals does not think he will make the trip, but it's possible.
What kind of parent tells a kid he can't visit Notre Dame when his #1 is Alabama? What are they afraid of? Increasing his chances of graduating with a prestigious degree? Anyway, Rivals does not think he will make the trip, but it's possible.
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His parents said they couldn't go, or that they wouldn't go?
Oh, recruiting.
Oh, recruiting.
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This is verbatim from Rivals update: "they couldn't make the trip and told him he couldn't go".
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I guarantee this wasn't a product of negative recruiting from the Alabama staff and other SEC staffs.
LOL I can't type that with a straight face.
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His parents reaction is not surprising, at least to me. This kid seems like he could be successful ND but his parents want him at Alabama and to stay home.
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As long as they think it's best for their kid...I'm ok with that parental stance. If it's for their own (possibly selfish) reasons...that sucks.
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Much like tillery he is going to feel a lot of pressure to stay committed to Bama and going to a private catholic school in the Midwest is not an easy thing to do from someone who lives in Columbus, Ga.
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Not every parent recognizes the degree value difference between Bama and a school like ND.
Mekhi might be a first generation college student and his parents may be beyond proud of their son for attending ANY college. That, combined with the fact that his parents would be able to drive to and attend every single SEC game, makes Bama a much more appealing destination from a parent perspective.