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wild signing day stories..

wild signing day stories..

The wildest National Signing Day stories, from Willie Williams to Landon Collins - SBNation.com

just read this and see that people LIKE HOPKINS can do shady sh#t

A five-star defensive end was committed to an in-state school for over a year. He loved the school, but became concerned when a writer for a recruiting site covering a rival school planted the idea in his head that the school to which he was committed actually had a secret commitment from another defensive end and wasn't telling him.

The writer convinced him to get revenge on the school to which he was committed. They concocted a plan in which the player kept telling the school he was still committed, all the while planning to switch his commitment to the rival on Signing Day.

On Signing Day, the player noticed the other guy was committing after himself. This bolstered his belief that the school was prepared to sign them both. So he decided to go through with the plan and faxed his letter to the in-state rival, burning the team to which he had been committed.

Of course, the writer who hatched the plan was lying. The "secret commitment" signed with a school out West.
 
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Ha, I'm glad you edited that excerpt into your post, Panda.

I'm very curious as to who that defensive end was, and what teams were involved. Might be able to figure out who the writer was that way.
 
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IrishLion said:
Ha, I'm glad you edited that excerpt into your post, Panda.

I'm very curious as to who that defensive end was, and what teams were involved. Might be able to figure out who the writer was that way.
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I wish he would just rat out the writer. hah
 
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IrishLion said:
Ha, I'm glad you edited that excerpt into your post, Panda.

I'm very curious as to who that defensive end was, and what teams were involved. Might be able to figure out who the writer was that way.
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Reading the comments, it's apparently Dante Fowler.
 
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Jason Higdon is the first name I saw for the reporter who lied to Fowler, in case anyone was curious.
 
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PANDFAN said:
The wildest National Signing Day stories, from Willie Williams to Landon Collins - SBNation.com

just read this and see that people LIKE HOPKINS can do shady sh#t

A five-star defensive end was committed to an in-state school for over a year. He loved the school, but became concerned when a writer for a recruiting site covering a rival school planted the idea in his head that the school to which he was committed actually had a secret commitment from another defensive end and wasn't telling him.

The writer convinced him to get revenge on the school to which he was committed. They concocted a plan in which the player kept telling the school he was still committed, all the while planning to switch his commitment to the rival on Signing Day.

On Signing Day, the player noticed the other guy was committing after himself. This bolstered his belief that the school was prepared to sign them both. So he decided to go through with the plan and faxed his letter to the in-state rival, burning the team to which he had been committed.

Of course, the writer who hatched the plan was lying. The "secret commitment" signed with a school out West.
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Still cracks me up how many people tried to say that it's IMPOSSIBLE that something like this would happen during the whole Hopkins saga. There are many "writers" that are just an extension of the schools recruiting/propaganda machine and work on instructions from coaches on what to write or say to certain prospects. Makes perfect sense when you consider that most get into the industry because they're fans.
 
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UL pulled the carpet on Colburn!? That'll be the biggest mistake of this recruiting cycle.

If nobody offers between today and tomorrow, he'll probably end up at a FCS like Coastal Carolina
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Heard on the Radio today that he has an offer to go to Navy. He hasn't decided what he is going to do yet though.
 
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NDohio said:
Heard on the Radio today that he has an offer to go to Navy. He hasn't decided what he is going to do yet though.
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Very underrated kid. Leave Dutch Fork with 5,500+ yards and close to 100 touchdowns and only 2 FBS offers?
 
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GoldenDomer said:
UL pulled the carpet on Colburn!? That'll be the biggest mistake of this recruiting cycle.

If nobody offers between today and tomorrow, he'll probably end up at a FCS like Coastal Carolina
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Michigan only has ten recruits at this point so I assume there would be a few programs with a spot or two if he really tries to get his name out in the next few days
 
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Ohio State football: 'Commits' don't seem to stay committed

"The recruiting season in college football has featured more flips than a floor routine in gymnastics, and defensive lineman DaVon Hamilton of Pickerington Central might have made the most moves of all, finally landing in Ohio State’s 2015 class.

Hamilton committed to the Buckeyes last week after originally committing to Ohio University, then flipping first to Pittsburgh and later to Kentucky.
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“This year has been like no other in the 15 years I’ve been covering recruiting,” said Jeremy Crabtree, national recruiting analyst for ESPN.com. “It’s gotten to the point in many cases where kids are committing to schools to hold a spot and truly not because they’re interested in going to that school.

“But it’s also a two-way street. The coaches continue to pursue kids committed to other schools and then complain about it when somebody steals one of their guys.”
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GoldenDomer said:
Very underrated kid. Leave Dutch Fork with 5,500+ yards and close to 100 touchdowns and only 2 FBS offers?
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Yeah, he committed to Louisville so early in the process, I think he hurt himself. A lot of schools stayed away because of his firm commitment - then Bobby P does him dirty. It's a shame.
 
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Michigan only has ten recruits at this point so I assume there would be a few programs with a spot or two if he really tries to get his name out in the next few days
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He also doesn't need to do anything tomorrow. NSD is just the first day a player can sign.
 
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OK, this is fantastic.


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Baylor Woos Recruits With List Of Stores It Hopes Open In Waco Someday

...a poster that was spotted at a recruiting event at Baylor over the weekend. Cooked up by the athletic department, it promises a bunch of really exciting new store openings in Waco, plus an Omni hotel (the kids love the Omni, apparently). When the picture got around, Baylor students and Wacoites got really excited—they've been clamoring for some of these for years! But the Waco Tribune has fact-checked the poster, and it's more wishful thinking than anything else.
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Pappas Restaurants group Spokeswoman Christina Pappas on Monday debunked the claims that the company would be building an eatery in Waco.

"We are not building any locations in Waco," Pappas said in an email to the Tribune-Herald.

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In-N-Out and Whole Foods, too, have no plans to open up stores in Waco—though they have reportedly studied the possibility.
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Auburn commit asked to grayshirt; signs with Kansas State instead

“I was aware that Auburn wanted to grayshirt me about a month ago,” Sullivan said. “It happened right when Coach Muschamp and the new staff came in. I talked to them about a week later after they got there, and the coaches told me that they wanted to grayshirt me because, uh, well .. I’m not sure what it was really for so I’m not going to speak on that. But yeah, they told me right after the staff meeting that they wanted to grayshirt me.”

Sullivan reluctantly agreed to the deal but got a little antsy as signing day approached. His Tucker teammate, Duke Shelley, was committed to Kansas State, and knew they were looking for another linebacker.

“When it came down to crunch time, I wanted to make sure I was going to be fine to be admitted to Auburn next January. So I weighed my options, and I asked the Auburn coaches if I could talk to some other schools. They said it was fine. So I talked to some other coaches, and made my decision for Kansas State.”

Even though Sullivan had his future plans turned upside down within the last month, he claimed no ill will about the situation on Wednesday.

“I don’t have any hard feelings toward Auburn … not at all,” Sullivan said. “I still love Auburn, and it’s the first school of my choice. I have nothing but love for Auburn.

“Things come up in life, you know. You’ve just got to go with the flow, and make the best out of the situation.”

Elijiah, an Alabama native, committed to Auburn Feb 22, 2014.
 
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The problem for some of these kids is that they know they can get into these other schools and are desperate to do so. Especially the Alabamas and Auburns. So they will take it up the ass short term in order to get a whiff of long term success.
Things will change when these kids, and parents, say enough is enough.
 
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I know everyone feels this way, but it's baffling to me that kids insist on signing their 4 years away the first day possible, when they Could wait until the dust settles and sign in april.

Coaching changes, other players signing, not to mention half of them allegedly decide at the last second.
 
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SBNation's Jason Kirk just published an article on current four-year recruiting rankings. We're tied for 10th with Texas.
 
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