Conner Rafferty OT Robinson HS Tampa

[Bull Dozer]

My question is if this was UF or FSU in USF's shoes would the coach and parents go running to the paper?

[Triple B]

I see that Greg, but no quotes from her directly back that up.  Am I wrong?  Did the coach talk to USF?

 

Wells could have said "we don't want you" ...but they heard "we pulled your scholly."  Two different things.

As I've already said, any responsible father gets that clarified with the call back to the coach.

And as we've already said, do you know this father?

Nope .... Just using deductive reasoning. Why call back if not to confirm ...?

[mviusa]

KB: First story, second paragraph:

 

"Rafferty's mother, Tracy, confirmed that USF has rescinded its scholarship offer to her son ..."

 

Confirmed, as in, second person corroborating high school coach who called newspaper to tell us same thing ...

FAIL!   Your corroborating coach's source wasn't USF.  

[Southshore26]

KB: First story, second paragraph:

 

"Rafferty's mother, Tracy, confirmed that USF has rescinded its scholarship offer to her son ..."

 

Confirmed, as in, second person corroborating high school coach who called newspaper to tell us same thing ...

FAIL!   Your corroborating coach's source wasn't USF.  

 

Grow up... Greg didn't write the story... the Home Team guys did. They're the ones that didn't check their sources or verify with USF what the actual story was. They took the word of a High School coach and parents who were upset at the changed status of their son.

 

If they'd taken a moment to verify before they ran the story then maybe none of this would have ever happened. 

[Whyyyyyyy?]

This thing is just a cluster you know what. Is there any factual information about what happened? All I have heard from area coaches is that the kid was called and told to look at other schools and Coach Depue was pissed at CWT for not honoring his scholarship. 

Edited January 16, 2013 by Whyyyyyyy?

[mviusa]

KB: First story, second paragraph:

 

"Rafferty's mother, Tracy, confirmed that USF has rescinded its scholarship offer to her son ..."

 

Confirmed, as in, second person corroborating high school coach who called newspaper to tell us same thing ...

FAIL!   Your corroborating coach's source wasn't USF.  

 

Grow up... Greg didn't write the story... the Home Team guys did. They're the ones that didn't check their sources or verify with USF what the actual story was. They took the word of a High School coach and parents who were upset at the changed status of their son.

 

If they'd taken a moment to verify before they ran the story then maybe none of this would have ever happened. 

He posted it on his blog. and he's the one who tried to defend it above...FAIL!

 

JANUARY 14, 2013

USF pulls offer from commitment Rafferty

The Times' Joey Knight has a story on USF pulling a scholarship offer from commitment Connor Rafferty, an offensive lineman from Tampa's Robinson High.

 

Posted by Greg Auman at 12:05:05 pm on January 14, 2013 in

 

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/content/usf-pulls-offer-commitment-rafferty#comments

Edited January 16, 2013 by mviusa

[Triple B]

KB: First story, second paragraph:

 

"Rafferty's mother, Tracy, confirmed that USF has rescinded its scholarship offer to her son ..."

 

Confirmed, as in, second person corroborating high school coach who called newspaper to tell us same thing ...

FAIL!   Your corroborating coach's source wasn't USF.  

 

Grow up... Greg didn't write the story... the Home Team guys did. They're the ones that didn't check their sources or verify with USF what the actual story was. 

 

They can't verify with USF, can they?

 

 

 

 

 

They took the word of a High School coach and parents who were upset at the changed status of their son.

 

What was the changed status if it wasn't he was no longer guaranteed a schollie?

 

 

 

 

 

If they'd taken a moment to verify before they ran the story then maybe none of this would have ever happened. 

 

Again, verify with who? USF can't comment on recruits by name to the media, right?

 

 

If this was just a miscommunication problem, you'd think they would have cleared it up with Depue who in turn would have cleared it up with the media ... and that could still happen. You would hope the Home Team are still asking questions.

[mviusa]

KB: First story, second paragraph:

 

"Rafferty's mother, Tracy, confirmed that USF has rescinded its scholarship offer to her son ..."

 

Confirmed, as in, second person corroborating high school coach who called newspaper to tell us same thing ...

FAIL!   Your corroborating coach's source wasn't USF.  

 

Grow up... Greg didn't write the story... the Home Team guys did. They're the ones that didn't check their sources or verify with USF what the actual story was. 

 

They can't verify with USF, can they?

 

 

 

 

 

They took the word of a High School coach and parents who were upset at the changed status of their son.

 

What was the changed status if it wasn't he was no longer guaranteed a schollie?

 

 

 

 

 

If they'd taken a moment to verify before they ran the story then maybe none of this would have ever happened. 

 

Again, verify with who? USF can't comment on recruits by name to the media, right?

 

 

If this was just a miscommunication problem, you'd think they would have cleared it up with Depue who in turn would have cleared it up with the media ... and that could still happen. You would hope the Home Team are still asking questions.

 

The can (and reportedly have) answer the question ....Are you going to honor all offers extended to recruits by Skip Holtz.? 

 

 

 

USF to honor Rafferty's scholarship offer

 

 

By JOEY JOHNSTON | The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 16, 2013

Updated: January 16, 2013 - 4:35 PM

 

TAMPA --

The University of South Florida will honor all football scholarship offers made to prospects who had verbally committed to former coach Skip Holtz, USF spokesman Jeremy Sharpe said Wednesday.

 

http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news/2013/jan/16/1/usf-to-honor-raffertys-scholarship-offer-ar-608485/

Edited January 16, 2013 by mviusa

[Southshore26]

That's just it Trip... yes... USF could have confirmed thru channels that the offer was still good.... yes... Home Team could have had DuPue contact USF to verify what happened before they ran the story... any number of things could have been confirmed. 

 

The short answer is they didn't..... 

 

Hell if McMurphy can get leaks from USF about everything under the sun there this a way Home Team could have confirmed something as small as this.

[Triple B]

KB: First story, second paragraph:

 

"Rafferty's mother, Tracy, confirmed that USF has rescinded its scholarship offer to her son ..."

 

Confirmed, as in, second person corroborating high school coach who called newspaper to tell us same thing ...

FAIL!   Your corroborating coach's source wasn't USF.  

 

Grow up... Greg didn't write the story... the Home Team guys did. They're the ones that didn't check their sources or verify with USF what the actual story was. 

 

They can't verify with USF, can they?

 

 

 

 

 

They took the word of a High School coach and parents who were upset at the changed status of their son.

 

What was the changed status if it wasn't he was no longer guaranteed a schollie?

 

 

 

 

 

If they'd taken a moment to verify before they ran the story then maybe none of this would have ever happened. 

 

Again, verify with who? USF can't comment on recruits by name to the media, right?

 

 

If this was just a miscommunication problem, you'd think they would have cleared it up with Depue who in turn would have cleared it up with the media ... and that could still happen. You would hope the Home Team are still asking questions.

 

The can (and reportedly have) answer the question ....Are you going to honor all offers extended to recruits by Skip Holtz.? 

 

 

 

I actually agree they should have asked that before running the story ....