Rockerbraves Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Seems we only hear about the players who decommitted, but schools do the same. Should be interesting to see how this one turns out. Hopefully it might make the NCAA add an early signing date. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writ...ruit/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 While I definitely critique the system and how it exploits players, I do have to say that this kid is being a gigantic baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 While I definitely critique the system and how it exploits players, I do have to say that this kid is being a gigantic baby. Obviously he must be somewhat of a baby since he is the first to ever take something like this to court. However if the kid is telling the truth, it burns me to know that a coach or school can mess with a young man's future. Sounded like he's from a single parent family and lives with his mom who probably didn't know how the system worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Obviously he must be somewhat of a baby since he is the first to ever take something like this to court. However if the kid is telling the truth, it burns me to know that a coach or school can mess with a young man's future. Sounded like he's from a single parent family and lives with his mom who probably didn't know how the system worked. Ignorance is no excuse. If he was that coveted, there would be plenty of opportunities for him to play college football for free at any number of WAC or Big West schools (or those on the east coast). He wants something that was orally offered to him by someone not necessarily in a position to promise such a thing who is no longer employed by the University of Hawaii. That's his own fault for not keeping his options open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Ignorance is no excuse. If he was that coveted, there would be plenty of opportunities for him to play college football for free at any number of WAC or Big West schools (or those on the east coast). He wants something that was orally offered to him by someone not necessarily in a position to promise such a thing who is no longer employed by the University of Hawaii. That's his own fault for not keeping his options open. Not trying to say that the kid will win the case if it goes to court. I said IF the kid is telling the TRUTH...shame on the coaches and University. Just heard him do an interview on a local radio show here. Sounds like a very nice kid who simply did what the coaches asked him to do and that is not to entertain anymore offers. Keep in mind, this kid is not a Pryor like recruit that can simply pick up the phone and tell another coach on short notice that he is now available and expect to receive an offer like Pryor like athlete can. The good news is the kid does have an email sent to him by a coach sending him congrats. I know it's not a binding offer, but it does offer some support for the young man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Not trying to say that the kid will win the case if it goes to court. I said IF the kid is telling the TRUTH...shame on the coaches and University. Just heard him do an interview on a local radio show here. Sounds like a very nice kid who simply did what the coaches asked him to do and that is not to entertain anymore offers. Keep in mind, this kid is not a Pryor like recruit that can simply pick up the phone and tell another coach on short notice that he is now available and expect to receive an offer like Pryor like athlete can. The good news is the kid does have an email sent to him by a coach sending him congrats. I know it's not a binding offer, but it does offer some support for the young man. If the kid can be recruited out of North Carolina to Hawaii, the kid could presumably be recruited to at least 40 other D1 programs. And not to mention in the recruiting process, coaches are in constant contact with parents, coaches, and athletes (within rules, of course). This kid, again, is being a baby because he's not getting exactly what he wanted the way he wanted it. I have more respect for the kid who tried to lie his way to a scholarship than this guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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