Maybe we can take a chance on this kid?

[usfbullrider]

Flowers had highlights from under center. I'm in the camp that believes something has to be wrong with him.

[JTrue]

So he goes to a JuCo and proves he's legit. There are worse things in the world than getting your AA paid for while playing football and then transferring to a university to complete your degree. If he can play, someone will find him.

[charsibb]

 

Stopped reading when it said he stopped opening the letters.

 

He THINKS he knows what's in them, but proof comes with reading. Maybe even ONE of those envelopes had a committable offer, but he'll never know until he opens the envelope

 

Major fail

 

 

I'm guessing commitable offers don't come in snail mail. Assume they come in phone calls and in house visits .... don't blame him a bit for not bothering any longer.

 

 

 

 

#4 - open your **** mail

 

NEVER give up

 

[Triple B]

 

 

Stopped reading when it said he stopped opening the letters.

 

He THINKS he knows what's in them, but proof comes with reading. Maybe even ONE of those envelopes had a committable offer, but he'll never know until he opens the envelope

 

Major fail

 

 

I'm guessing commitable offers don't come in snail mail. Assume they come in phone calls and in house visits .... don't blame him a bit for not bothering any longer.

 

 

 

 

#4 - open your **** mail

 

NEVER give up

 

  ..... He's not giving up. Sounds like he and his dad are doing all they can under the circumstances. He's just stopped wasting his time opening junk mail. You're not getting a commitable offer in the freaking mail a week before NSD.

[Dogma]

 

 

 

Stopped reading when it said he stopped opening the letters.

 

He THINKS he knows what's in them, but proof comes with reading. Maybe even ONE of those envelopes had a committable offer, but he'll never know until he opens the envelope

 

Major fail

 

 

I'm guessing commitable offers don't come in snail mail. Assume they come in phone calls and in house visits .... don't blame him a bit for not bothering any longer.

 

 

 

 

#4 - open your **** mail

 

NEVER give up

 

  ..... He's not giving up. Sounds like he and his dad are doing all they can under the circumstances. He's just stopped wasting his time opening junk mail. You're not getting a commitable offer in the freaking mail a week before NSD.

 

 

He stopped opening them up long before this week.

You never know if one of those letters was a "Hey were still interested, are you?" type.... or at least from a smaller school.

 

You don't ignore ANY possibility.

[JTrue]

20 years ago, you weren't getting offers in the mail, either. 0% chance he's getting one in the mail in today's age of communication with no other indication from a coach either on the phone or in person.

[Dogma]

20 years ago, you weren't getting offers in the mail, either. 0% chance he's getting one in the mail in today's age of communication with no other indication from a coach either on the phone or in person.

 

 

I obviously don't know the inner workings of the recruiting process.

But I already assumed that to be true for bigger, or at least all D1 FBS schools

 

Which is why I mentioned smaller schools

Could there be a letter in there saying.. "Hi, we are Western Carolina University" or "Hi, we're interested in you, have you heard of Northwestern Oklahoma University" ..?

 

The article mentions ZERO offers

Maybe there's an FCS or D2 letter in there asking if he's interested and willing to give them a shot.

[JTrue]

 

20 years ago, you weren't getting offers in the mail, either. 0% chance he's getting one in the mail in today's age of communication with no other indication from a coach either on the phone or in person.

 

 

I obviously don't know the inner workings of the recruiting process.

But I already assumed that to be true for bigger, or at least all D1 FBS schools

 

Which is why I mentioned smaller schools

Could there be a letter in there saying.. "Hi, we are Western Carolina University" or "Hi, we're interested in you, have you heard of Northwestern Oklahoma University" ..?

 

The article mentions ZERO offers

Maybe there's an FCS or D2 letter in there asking if he's interested and willing to give them a shot.

 

All I can say is, when I was in high school, I did not get a single offer I didn't know was coming by hearing it from the coach either on the phone or in person. That was true for any D1, D2, or JuCo that offered me and that was in the 1990s. Obviously, I don't know for sure what may or may not be going on today with him, but it seems like bad business to be a small, already at a disadvantage, school, to think firing off cold calls to players through snail mail is going to get it done.

Edited January 29, 2015 by JTrue