It really sucks when people come on here and say that a player is a lock and then when it comes down to announcement time, you're sitting on pins and needles because you ACTUALLY don't know what school he is going to pick. Maybe it is a culmination of the stadium, comments, and being away from family to be on their own.

On the other hand, maybe Gerald and Speedy realize that they will be away from home and flip back to us on signing day. Either way, to say someone is a lock is like someone saying that they already know what your going to do tomorrow. Wouldn't you like to show them that they don't control you and your actions by doing the opposite? FWIW

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Posted by Woodman

Seattle WA

Member since Aug 2009

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Posted on 1/3/14 at 3:30 pm to batonrougesbest

Turn back the history books to the commitment announcement of one Harvey Williams. He was there in front of his classmates, parents and teachers at Hempstead High School in Texas and more than half the crowd was singing the UT fight song while we he was making his announcement.

He got mad, and essentially said "the hell with you guys" and said "I'm going to LSU". I'm not sure they even had a bunch of hats on the podium.

So the backfiring from calling some one a "lock" has worked its way to our advantage as well [at least once].

We all have fondness for our own experiences at Tiger Stadium. Hearing about the reasons our experiences were so awesome allows a potential recruit to appreciate that what they saw and heard and felt is truly shared by [even] Millions. I thank guys like Shaq, Peterson, Mathieu and Hester who keep the good vibes of their time here in the minds of these players.

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