polksalet Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/sto...&id=3236039 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Apparently even ESPN.com's editors don't know how to properly use an apostrophe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Apparently even ESPN.com's editors don't know how to properly use an apostrophe. The lie belonged to the "recruit" (the "..." there because he was not actually a recruit), so what's wrong with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 The lie belonged to the "recruit" (the "..." there because he was not actually a recruit), so what's wrong with it? Ack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeeman Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Stupid parents, coaches and media, and of course, the kid himself. Its funny the media got duped - they deserve it, not checking out sources first. The saddest thing is that no matter what he does from here on out, he probably won't get media attention again. This is his legacy - a fraud. Another travesty: there may be some kid in that school who just got accepted to Harvard or another top school on a full ride academic scholarship, and probably not the first one either. Maybe some alums from there have gone on to be top doctors, lawyers or captains of industry, a tale repeated at schools around the country. But there are no press conferences for that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Stupid parents, coaches and media, and of course, the kid himself. Its funny the media got duped - they deserve it, not checking out sources first. The saddest thing is that no matter what he does from here on out, he probably won't get media attention again. This is his legacy - a fraud. Unless he gets the opportunity to play football at the next level, which is all the kid wanted to do. Is this really any worse than the company located down the hall from me that charges parents around $3,000 to do a professionally produced recruiting video to send out to college programs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeeman Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Is this really any worse than the company located down the hall from me that charges parents around $3,000 to do a professionally produced recruiting video to send out to college programs? Uh, yes - it was a fraud. Sending out tapes in the hopes of landing a partial/full scholarship does not equal fraud. Big difference, although I'd agree the $3k price is a bit steep. You can do your own for much less on your pc with some software, if you have the source video. But if they have ties to the local HS programs and the college coaches, and therefore are able to get better source stuff and get them into the right hands, that's what you're paying for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Uh, yes - it was a fraud. Semantics, but the term "fraud" implies that there was a grand conspiracy. The kid told lies, and people believed him, even though there is the whole basic concept that everyone, from his parents to his coaches to his friends would be getting "recruited" starting about the time he went to the University of Oregon and the University of Nevada football camps three years ago. While the whole situation is dumb, it's not like the kid killed people in the process or took opportunities away from other people. He just duped a whole lot of knuckleheads, and exposed a bit of how stupid the whole college recruiting process is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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