Hazelton Will Decide Friday

[jiggafini19]

Removed.

 

[Irish Envy]

USC.

Rebelin' against your parents is always the cool thing to do, ya know?

 

[jiggafini19]

I think this kid is staying put and dad will sign the USC letter. I could be wrong here, but one of three things could be happening here.

A) Dexter Hazelton has his own agenda and perhaps has something to gain from his son going to Penn State other than him being close to home ($$$?).

B) Pete Carroll really does rub Dexter the wrong way and he is genuinely concerned about his son's future at USC.

C) Both A and B

 

[BigIrish]

B) Pete Carroll really does rub Dexter the wrong way and he is genuinely concerned about his son's future at USC.

I wouldn't be too quick to judge here....If you had a kid that was 17/18 years old, who would you rather be whispering in his ear? Paterno or Carroll?

Perhaps that's an unfair question. But I think I can honestly say that if I were that dad, I would make sure my kid was thinking about more than the LA night life, and I'd be keeping a close eye on a coach's recruiting styles. And by all accounts, Carroll is the type of coach you'd want to keep an eye on.

 

[jiggafini19]

This is the impression I get BigIrish, but I haven't spoken with PC or met him so I'm not 100% sure. He seems to sell a lot of people and their parents. Dexter Hazelton has issue with him, we know that much. The reasons for that are based on what Dexter is feeling.

Is that parental instinct or is Carroll just shady? Might be both.

 

[scooper]

Yikes, I wouldn't want either. Carroll for the sleeze effect nor JoePa since him whispering in my ear would be too close to getting kisses from my great grandparents.

 

[Pete]

Is that parental instinct or is Carroll just shady? Might be both.[/QUOTE]


Maybe the dad likes this recruiting thing alittle to much.

 

[PantsB]

"Any recruit under 21-years old must have a parent or guardian sign his letter as well."
Thats a weird rule. You can enlist in the Marines but not the Trojans at 18?

 

[joresendez]

Hazelton stayed with USC (letter has been faxed per Rivals). Thats fine with me. I know Mcneil and Walls won't mind the challenge one damn bit. McNeil has already outplayed him once....and I know the competitor in both of them is actually somewhat happy he's going to USC.....

 

[LuckoftheIrish86]

ahhh Too bad he didnt go to PSU. Hopefully he won't burn us in years to come

 

[jiggafini19]

"I'm signing the letter and faxing it to coach Carroll now," said Hazelton's father, Dexter, earlier today. "Vidal wanted to go there and I could tell from his visit to Penn State that he'd be happier at Southern Cal."

Sources have confirmed that the letter was received by USC with both signatures.

Dexter and Carroll have had their differences during Vidal's recruitment. But all of that is in the past according to the elder Hazelton.

"Pete Carroll and I are fine, I think he's going to prove me wrong," said Dexter, who had called Carroll a "shark" and was concerned about his son's academics out at Southern Cal. "I've stressed how important it is to me when it comes to academics. Vidal thinks Southern Cal is the best place for him to get where he wants to be, which is the NFL. I want to make sure he gets an education as well."

 

[domerfor life]

I'm sure he'll get a great education.....no laughing please. I'm serious.

 

[Domer95]

"Pete Carroll and I are fine, I think he's going to prove me wrong," said Dexter, who had called Carroll a "shark" and was concerned about his son's academics out at Southern Cal. "I've stressed how important it is to me when it comes to academics. Vidal thinks Southern Cal is the best place for him to get where he wants to be, which is the NFL. I want to make sure he gets an education as well."

HUM....maybe the Hazeltons should have talked to Fasano and watched some ND games this year....

Fasano has Weis in mind

ERIC HANSEN
SoBe Tribune Staff Writer

He has met with a sports psychologist to help him negotiate the oddball questions on the Wonderlic personnel test.

He is confident that he has eliminated potential verbal land mines that might show up in print or on video through his extensive media training and, of course, sculpted and strengthened his body six days a week since his Jan. 11 announcement that he was foregoing his last season of college of eligibility.

But what sticks with former Notre Dame tight end Anthony Fasano the most as he joins the fray today on day three of the NFL Scouting Combine is the promise Irish coach Charlie Weis made to him.


And kept.

"Even before I made my decision to leave, one of the things coach Weis stressed was that he was going to put together an extensive program for us to really maximize our time before the draft and the combine," Fasano said. "He's probably been the most helpful person I've been around.

"He's been a great resource. He has me prepared. He's lived up to what he said he would do. I couldn't ask for a better situation."

Fasano is one of three ND players, 21 tight end prospects and 330 NFL Draft hopefuls who are taking part in the annual poke-prod-run-lift-and-interview seminar in Indianapolis. The combine, the most visible precursor to the April 29-30 NFL Draft, concludes Tuesday, though Fasano will be done with his testing by Monday afternoon.

The 6-foot-5, 255-pound Verona, N.J., product -- on track to graduate in May -- decided against returning to Notre Dame for a fifth year, and headed to Orange County, Calif., less than 24 hours after making his decision public. He had spent almost every day since working out with other clients of David Dunn's Athletes First agency until arriving in Indianapolis today.

Wide receiver Maurice Stovall and offensive guard Dan Stevenson are the other Irish players participating in the combine.

"I think a college coach that would help his players once they're done playing, like coach Weis does, is what the college experience should be about," Fasano said. "And he's promised to be there for us once we're in the NFL -- and beyond. And you know what, I believe him."

 

[jiggafini19]

Excellent story and post.