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wartknight · 02-06-2008, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by SuperCy

Um, isn't that what your high school coach is for?

High School coaches will talk to college coaches, but in Iowa at least, very few are just HS coaches and have time to do all that for the kids.
HS coaches are pretty honest when doing stuff like that too. These services will take on anyone who gives them a check.

cybsball20 · 02-06-2008, 03:25 PM

There are alot of companies out there like this. Basically they have alot of contacts, package your video, stats and all the measurables and send itout to everyone... Most college coaches file this away in a junk drawer.

wartknight · 02-06-2008, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by cybsball20

Most college coaches file this away in a junk drawer.

The D1's do. If you have to use these services then you're not good enough to be there in the first place.

cybsball20 · 02-06-2008, 03:34 PM

We had a kid walk on and just to embarrass the kid the coaches pulled out his 'recruiting video' and showed it to the whole team on the bus... It was a riot....

wartknight · 02-06-2008, 03:36 PM

Nice. As a HS coach (assistant), I get a big chuckle out of some of the kids that come in and want tape to give to their "recruiters"

CRcyclone6 · 02-06-2008, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by SuperCy

I bet they pull his phone records. That's what they'd do on Law and Order.

Hopefully Vic Mackey will be on the case. He gets everything figured out at all costs.

isufbcurt · 02-06-2008, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by wartknight

Nice. As a HS coach (assistant), I get a big chuckle out of some of the kids that come in and want tape to give to their "recruiters"

I'm sure my high school coach laughed at me (oh wait he did right in my face) when I asked him to send my information to ISU after I had talked to coach Woodley about walking on. Funny thing is the laugh is on him and his crappy high school coaching skills now (laugh everytime I see him and my high school get 50 pointed), lol.

Cloner97 · 02-06-2008, 04:47 PM

Ya, I kind of feel for the kid but come on have some common sense. Maybe it will come out that he made it up himself in an attempt for sympathy and someone will give him an offer.

Cal was the best this con artist could do? Why not say that Les Miles was targeting him as their prize recruit? Or Pete Carroll at USC really wanted him.

One more thing, no official visit??

CYCLONE STATE · 02-06-2008, 08:45 PM

It looks like he made it all up! "I wanted to play d-1 ball more than anything, when I realized that wasn't going to happen I made up what I wanted to be reality"

RGJ.com: Hart saga comes to an end: 'I made it up'

ia8manfan · 02-06-2008, 08:51 PM

ESPN - Nevada high school football recruit made up story - Insider

How did his parents, coaches, etc. not question him, or know anything?? Sounds to me like there may be other people involved.

ia8manfan · 02-06-2008, 08:53 PM

And what did he think was going to happen? That he was going to just "end up" on the Cal roster? I am curious what he thought was going to happen after he "signed"

CYCLONE STATE · 02-06-2008, 08:58 PM

He had to have known what was coming after signing day unless he was in complete denial. Better put him on suicide watch.

jahfg · 02-06-2008, 09:08 PM

I feel bad for his parents

wartknight · 02-06-2008, 09:14 PM

Real bad for his parents. This kid swindled a lot of people.

mwitt · 02-06-2008, 09:18 PM

I'm curious as to what the document was that he actually signed. Did he just type it up on Microsoft Word? And then go out and buy a Cal and Oregon hat?