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Have to think he wouldn't be at QB at Bama, Auburn, etc...

Maybe some bigger schools are taking a look? Seems crazy for him to decommit right now.

Yet another absurd, ineffective policy in the name of security...

What a waste of an opportunity. I can see his reasoning on some level.. you want to be apart of a championship caliber team to ensure you get noticed. However, Dyer would be a stand-out and ensure a better draft stock at USF. This just proves that his decision making skills haven't improved. We are better off without him. I doubt his "draft stock" would be impacted any different regardless which school he played for. He has already proved what he is capable of doing, it is just a matter of proving he can stay healthy, work hard, and stay out of trouble. If he gets 500 yards or 1,500 yards this year it won't matter. So much of "draft stock" is based on combine measurable. Not sure I agree with this. If he has a big year (and stays clean), he has the potential to go in the first round. If he does nothing, I'm not sure that's true. We will see, I guess.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid97471452001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAABvb_erE~,dDIpI6jUI3ROSZRAumKTdypAc2rv2OWh&bclid=44969820001&bctid=2575040556001

Not really germane to the issue at hand - I only took issue with your statement that implied that Dyer had kept his nose clean. I'm ok with taking guys with troubled pasts in certain circumstances, but you have to go in with your eyes wide open to the situation... burying your head in the sand helps no one. I'll also note that I don't know that Dyer is a "bad guy". He made some really bad decisions, and it remains to be seen if he has changed. For his sake, I hope he has, even if he ends up at UL.

Explain his involvement. You must have read a different report than I did. The one I read said he removed himself from the bad influence of 4 teammates. Dyer was hanging out with his friends, who said they wanted to go rob a house. Dyer left and went home. His buddy later came over and picked up the gun, although Dyer alleges that he tried to talk him out of actually using it to rob someone. (This is from the local newspaper.) Read that again - Dyer either gave him or let him take the gun. He was not prosecuted - I assume because he was willing to testify against his friend. In addition to his issues with the criminal justice system, there have been reports of grade issues: "In a story by Roopstigo.com which alleges NCAA violations including potential academic fraud during the Tigers' run to the 2010 national championship, Dyer was mentioned as one of 'as many as nine' Auburn players who were academically ineligible and wouldn't be able to play in the 2011 BCS Championship game. We thought we would be without Mike Dyer because he said he was one of them, but Auburn found a way to make those dudes eligible," said former Auburn player Mike Blanc, according to roopstigo.com. (According to a Rivals.com report, Blanc denied he said it.)" (USATODAY, 2013) And attitude issues: "Dyer's attitude has been an issue all year, but it appears that his actions have gotten him sidelined for at least one game. When your best player has attitude problems, and there's not enough talent surrounding him to cover for it, your team has a serious problem." (al.com, 2011) My point is just that you can't try to pretend the guy has kept his nose clean.

I could give a **** about the fake weed. The involvement in an armed robbery and subsequent gun possession (after you can bet he had a talk about toting a gun around with the coach who gave him the "second chance" he wanted) is what concerned me.

As I stated at the beginning of this whole process, this statement is such a gross oversimplification it is laughable. But it's a true statement. Your "gross oversimplification" statement; however, is your opinion. He has never been convicted, but you and I apparently have different definitions of "clean".

As I stated at the beginning of this whole process, this statement is such a gross oversimplification it is laughable.

For a 4 star, not a very good offer list (if you can believe the accuracy of these sites). Maybe schools didn't offer, knowing he was a true commit to RU. Litton's offer sheet is equally unimpressive: http://247sports.com/Player/Chase-Litton-15087

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130729/SPORTS02/307290058/Teddy-Bridgewater-says-Louisville-football-team-would-welcome-recent-visitor-Michael-Dyer

Red flag after red flag with this kid. Pull the offer and move along to the next guy.

Nice to get some good news

For what it's worth, the online speculation (which is about as unfounded as you can get) says Louisville won't say anything formal on Dyer until they start practice at the beginning of August.

Just from reading what's out there, the Twitterverse sure seems to think he is heading to UL.

First of all, Selvie was listed at 240. He usually played under that weight. There was a huge article on him trying to gain weight and was unable to. Second, Selvie was listed at 240 after two years of college football weight room. VH3 is 230 right now. You don't think he can add ten pounds? I was just responding to your statement that Selvie was 220 during his big year. Our media guide at the beginning of the season had him at 245. At the bowl game he was still over 240. I have no doubt that those weights are inflated a bit - as I suspect VJ's are as well. I'm just making an observation that VJ looks like he has an awfully small frame to be a defensive lineman at the pro level. You know media guides are often exaggerated, right? You said you believed he was too small to play DE in college. My point was that he is at least as big as Selvie was after he graduated high school. That's it. Of course I know that - I said as much right in my post that you quoted. Are you suggesting that the heights/weights recruiting sites aren't exaggerated? I guess we will see in 4 years...

First of all, Selvie was listed at 240. He usually played under that weight. There was a huge article on him trying to gain weight and was unable to. Second, Selvie was listed at 240 after two years of college football weight room. VH3 is 230 right now. You don't think he can add ten pounds? I was just responding to your statement that Selvie was 220 during his big year. Our media guide at the beginning of the season had him at 245. At the bowl game he was still over 240. I have no doubt that those weights are inflated a bit - as I suspect VJ's are as well. I'm just making an observation that VJ looks like he has an awfully small frame to be a defensive lineman at the pro level.

Selvie was 6'4", 240+ in his Sophomore year (https://admin.xosn.com/pdf7/114322.pdf?KEY=RANPTWSERTRYEDK.20080304115242&DB_ACCOUNT_TYPE=AGENT&TITAN_ACTIVE=YES&DB_MENU_ID=2768&DB_LANG=C&OLD_MODE=publishing&DB_OEM_ID=7700). Much bigger frame than VJ, too (Selvie was 6'4" even coming out of high school and looked way bigger than VJ in pics from what I remember). I have a hard time seeing VJ as an NFL DE unless he gets much bigger. His dad is 6'5" so maybe he has some growing to do...

It seems like he'd have to put on a decent amount of size to play at DE... I think the 6'2" 230 is generous from the pictures and video I have seen.

So what position would he play, then?

USF freshman DBs will have chance this fall http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/usf-freshman-dbs-will-have-chance-this-fall/2132206

The articles on Saffold made it sound like he could come in and play immediately (and make an impact at that).

But he definitely knows what this means.... Q: It would be awesome if you could go somewhere you can play with your high school teammates and your friends and family can go watch you play on Saturdays, wouldn't it? A: Yea it would.

Are they ever going to redo their website? Those of us who aren't in Tampa would love a good place to pick up some Bulls gear online.