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Your problem was taking the name of a second rate CPU for a moniker. Had you called yourself Xeon or Opteron they'd have grabbed you for sure.
I dont' get this. His family paid somebody? Was this supposed to be some sort of headhunter where he goes and finds a school for the kid? I'm confused as to how this worked. At what point would any family of a potential recruit have to make any sort of payment?
SI.com - More Sports - Report: Fernley player was duped - Wednesday February 6, 2008 1:32PM
SI.com - More Sports - Report: Fernley player was duped - Wednesday February 6, 2008 1:32PM
VERY common among marginal athletes. These guys pay a middle man a fee and they send their name, stats, and highlight tapes out to lots of schools. D2 and D3 schools get tons of info on kids from these services.
If a kid is good enough, they don't need to use these services.
I think he used a company called "D1 Recruiting". At least that's what Greg Doyel told me.
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.
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.
The D1's do. If you have to use these services then you're not good enough to be there in the first place.
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....
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"
Hopefully Vic Mackey will be on the case. He gets everything figured out at all costs.
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. :biglaugh:
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??
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??
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'
RGJ.com: Hart saga comes to an end: 'I made it up'
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.
How did his parents, coaches, etc. not question him, or know anything?? Sounds to me like there may be other people involved.
