LOL...someone called into KTAR yesterday afternoon and said Stoops was nothing but whiny little ***** like his brother. The b word made it on the air and the guys were a little taken aback. Good show!
Wed. Feb. 7 is letter of intent day
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LOL...someone called into KTAR yesterday afternoon and said Stoops was nothing but whiny little ***** like his brother. The b word made it on the air and the guys were a little taken aback. Good show!
Renz
An Army of One
Grow up. Childish name-calling only makes you look like an idiot.
Again - name calling is not permitted.
OP
OP
I agree.
I can see Coach Sendek forwarding this upstairs....
Mad at USC, Omar Bolden picks Arizona State
Jeff Gluck, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 02/07/2007 05:59:58 PM PST
To hear Omar Bolden tell it, the recruiting process with USC was one full of disappointment and frustration.
It was like asking a girl to the dance, only to have her string him along until he finally got tired and moved on to someone else.
The whole thing hurt Bolden, who earned CIF football player of the year honors at Colony. Now he wants to hurt USC.
That was a big factor in Bolden's college commitment to Arizona State, which he made public on Wednesday when he signed a National Letter of Intent.
From the beginning, Bolden wanted to go to USC. If the Trojans would have made a scholarship offer, Bolden would have accepted it.
But USC told Bolden it would only make an offer if he worked hard in the classroom and improved his grades.
So Bolden went to work, devoted himself to academics throughout Colony's CIF championship run and raised his GPA to a 3.0.
Bolden figured USC would certainly make a scholarship offer at that point. But the Trojans kept stringing him along, and told him they wanted to see the results of a couple more of his classes.
"I was doing what I had to do, and the schools didn't come through with what they said they were going to," Bolden said. "I was waiting on SC forever. That's where I wanted to go.
"It was getting ridiculous. It got to the point where I wanted to hurt them."
To Bolden, USC's words were sounding hollow. When they would call and text-message him, they would speak of an impending offer - but it never came.
Finally, he called the coaches and told them he was canceling his official visit to the school.
Only then did the Trojans scramble to come up with a scholarship offer. They made their pitch and Bolden took a visit to the school, but his mind was already made up.
Of all his visits, Bolden was most impressed by Arizona State. He loved the facilities (especially the weight room) and was thrilled with the food.
Playing for new coach Dennis Erickson was an attractive proposition, and Bolden knew he'd see more playing time at ASU than at USC - although he was careful to emphasize that he's not afraid of competition.
"Let me put it to you this way - (the Sun Devils') backup corner is their starting receiver," Bolden said. "And that's not because they're short on corners, that's just their next-best player."
Bolden knew his 4.3 speed and athleticism would make him a standout at ASU, whereas he might have to be a bit more patient at USC.
But what about those who would say playing for the Trojans was a no-brainer? After all, USC did eventually come up with an offer.
"That's people on the outside looking in," he said.
http://www.sbsun.com/sports/ci_5179076
Mad at USC, Omar Bolden picks Arizona State
Jeff Gluck, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 02/07/2007 05:59:58 PM PST
To hear Omar Bolden tell it, the recruiting process with USC was one full of disappointment and frustration.
It was like asking a girl to the dance, only to have her string him along until he finally got tired and moved on to someone else.
The whole thing hurt Bolden, who earned CIF football player of the year honors at Colony. Now he wants to hurt USC.
That was a big factor in Bolden's college commitment to Arizona State, which he made public on Wednesday when he signed a National Letter of Intent.
From the beginning, Bolden wanted to go to USC. If the Trojans would have made a scholarship offer, Bolden would have accepted it.
But USC told Bolden it would only make an offer if he worked hard in the classroom and improved his grades.
So Bolden went to work, devoted himself to academics throughout Colony's CIF championship run and raised his GPA to a 3.0.
Bolden figured USC would certainly make a scholarship offer at that point. But the Trojans kept stringing him along, and told him they wanted to see the results of a couple more of his classes.
"I was doing what I had to do, and the schools didn't come through with what they said they were going to," Bolden said. "I was waiting on SC forever. That's where I wanted to go.
"It was getting ridiculous. It got to the point where I wanted to hurt them."
To Bolden, USC's words were sounding hollow. When they would call and text-message him, they would speak of an impending offer - but it never came.
Finally, he called the coaches and told them he was canceling his official visit to the school.
Only then did the Trojans scramble to come up with a scholarship offer. They made their pitch and Bolden took a visit to the school, but his mind was already made up.
Of all his visits, Bolden was most impressed by Arizona State. He loved the facilities (especially the weight room) and was thrilled with the food.
Playing for new coach Dennis Erickson was an attractive proposition, and Bolden knew he'd see more playing time at ASU than at USC - although he was careful to emphasize that he's not afraid of competition.
"Let me put it to you this way - (the Sun Devils') backup corner is their starting receiver," Bolden said. "And that's not because they're short on corners, that's just their next-best player."
Bolden knew his 4.3 speed and athleticism would make him a standout at ASU, whereas he might have to be a bit more patient at USC.
But what about those who would say playing for the Trojans was a no-brainer? After all, USC did eventually come up with an offer.
"That's people on the outside looking in," he said.
http://www.sbsun.com/sports/ci_5179076
Mrh182
Jai Guru Deva OM
He's already given his verbal to U of A.
Though I guess we've learned anything is possible...
devilfan02
Registered
Robinson is a very interesting prospect. He has switched high schools something like 2 or 3 times because he throws fits when he's not able to play at his desired position. There's a full year left and anything can happen with him. My guess is he'll go to whichever college let's him play his desired position. One year he demands to play QB, now he wants to play WR. Notre Dame has started to recruit him so chances are high the rest follow (Mich, Ohio St, USC, ETC). Many colleges want him as a safety or WLB which I'd guess would not be popular with him
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General Chaos
Gronko = Man Beast
Stoops didn't bag on the kids for decommitting, he said that the U of A had a lot of negative recruiting used against them. Without naming names it is pretty obvious Oregon is the main culprit. So DevilsFan just worry about your devils and stop making up crap about the cats.
devilfan02
Registered
Making up crap???? Maybe you should follow what your volatile coach says more often.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/sports/41288.php
OP
OP
Chaos, I'm with you. Stoops got screwed over by kids because he believed a commitment was a commitment. Well, he learned a hard lesson, just like Weis did. Weis apologized to the fans and announced that from here on, he was adopting the "LSU model."
This model, practiced by Nick Saban, is simple: If a kid gives you a verbal commitment and you later find out he's still taking other visits, you notify him immediately that you are no longer bound to keep him a slot and will resume recruiting others at his position.
My guess is that more and more schools will do this.
Notre Dame also said they would no longer accept "soft" verbals. Those are where the player tells you he is commiting to you but doesn't want to make it known till signing day.
Mrh182
Jai Guru Deva OM
Best thing Stoops could do. I dont care about what age these kids are and the whole BS "Teenagers can commit to anything".... if someone gives you their word about it, thus you assume a position is filled and no longer recruit anyone else, only to get screwed on LOI day.... I dont buy it.
It really pisses me off seeing these kids do this to U of A, ND, and every other school.
Just my 2 cents
MaoTosiFanClub
The problem
Got this off another board and didn't know where else to put this, but welcome to the next step in the collegiate facilities arms race...dorms. Check out Texas AtM's new football dorms.
http://www.callawayvillas.com/templ...s=1120585&t=template_acc_cento&siteid=1120585
Goes to show how far behind the local schools are in this regard.
http://www.callawayvillas.com/templ...s=1120585&t=template_acc_cento&siteid=1120585
Goes to show how far behind the local schools are in this regard.
OP
OP
mrh182, in the PAC, I'm a Sun Devil but I like Stoops. Can you imagine, if it ever were to happen, UA vs ASU with the winner the PAC champion, a Rose bowl berth and maybe more?
Sound ridiculous? Remember Boise State, Rutgers, and Wake Forest!
Sound ridiculous? Remember Boise State, Rutgers, and Wake Forest!
OH MY GOD! :-O So, uh...is Texas A&M's academic standards higher because that's where I wanna go! :-O $3,500(sharing rent) seems like a lot but would be a great price for something like that.
If a coach takes a verbal commit and has no backup recruit for that kid, then that coach is stupid...Teenagers make decisions all of the time, and then don't follow through on them...A real college coach would plan for this...Every school deals with it, and not all of their coaches whine about it.
