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Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:24 am
Posted by GFunk
Denham Springs
Member since Feb 2011
14970 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:24 am
Simple math: Collins wanted to maximize his exposure & mug for the cameras. He wanted to enjoy his recruiting process & build up hype & draw attention to himself. Lots of 5 Stars and lesser have actually tried or done the same thing he's done.

But, his family-including a guy that will probably be an even bigger talent in his little/big brother-realize that the act he's planning on pulling is going to create an incredible backlash from within their respective communities & in the state as a whole.

So, when they realize Burton Burns could pull out a full ride & get out-of-state tuition waived for the girlfriend, they devise/hatch/conjure up a plan:

Blame the girlfriend, & have her get out in front with very pro-Bama Tweets. This is convenient, as her mother somehow thought she was entitled to an asistant coaching position with Caldwell at LSU. Even though she's an Elementary/Junior High level coach now.

Then, when he gets on stage to punk LSU out as the ultimate twist, you can have your family act very Pro-LSU & disappointed, as if they are shocked and/or disappointed.

This way, you can still jerk everyone around-but since you're leaving, its cool. You can also have the angle that its your girl pushing things & that she's "the villain". She's leaving too, so what does she care? Girlfriend's Mom is a teacher. We have teacher's unions. The next time one of them gets fired for anything other than banging a student will be the first time.

You can also allow your family the out of being very Pro-LSU so that they can blunt the community & statewide backlash. They can say, "We tried, y'know?"

What do you think?

Oh, & one more thing...Should I have not had that 2nd Diet Rock Star this morning on the way to work?
This post was edited on 1/6/12 at 8:25 am
Posted by BlackHelicopterPilot
Top secret lab
Member since Feb 2004
52841 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:24 am to
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Black Helicopter


leave me out of this


Posted by i10Duck
mobile
Member since Nov 2008
1630 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:27 am to
Yeah I hear a few friends got to go to school with him. Fo the free.
This post was edited on 1/6/12 at 8:29 am
Posted by lashinala
End of 565
Member since Jan 2006
5753 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:28 am to
quote:

What do you think?

let
it
go
Posted by LoyalTiger
Member since Feb 2007
1503 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:36 am to
Let me simplify this for you...

Kid wants to follow GF. That's not too unusual.

Kid will get just as much exposure and coaching to get him to the next level as he would have gotten at LSU

Mom really wanted him to go to LSU, and was really hoping he would change his mind at the end. He didn't. She felt slighted because her baby chose the GF over her.

Back when he received the invite to play in the Under Armor game, he promised them to keep quiet on his commitment until the game. The kid did that. He didn't lie to anyone, or lead anyone on.

Get over it.

I hope the kid stays healthy. That's ALL I hope him.
Posted by heightstiger
Houston Heights
Member since Dec 2011
435 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:41 am to
You are generous to wish him health.
Posted by BhamTigah
Lurker since Jan 2003
Member since Jan 2007
17373 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:42 am to
quote:

leave me out of this


Somehow I knew you would show up when I saw this thread title.
Posted by BhamTigah
Lurker since Jan 2003
Member since Jan 2007
17373 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:43 am to
quote:

You are generous to wish him health.


I hope that's a joke.
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
127621 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:44 am to
They got his gf a scholarship so he could follow her there.
Posted by LsuTool
Member since Oct 2009
35829 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:45 am to
for some reason, he likes alabama more than LSU and has no problem leaving his family or going against their wishes.

pretty simple.
This post was edited on 1/6/12 at 8:50 am
Posted by ottothewise
Member since Sep 2008
32094 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:47 am to
my least favorite part of all this is the radio interview someone on TD claimed to have heard on the Tuscaloosa radio station (which was posted about on TD), in which Collins allegedly stated that he has a warm relationship with the WIFE of an assistant coach at Bama.

Posted by ShlikStyck
Bum F**k Egypt
Member since Jan 2005
3806 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:48 am to
I knew it was coming the second he stated he was from "New Orleans"....I was oh what? Dude, you live 10 minutes from LSU's campus!...New Orleans...oh he's out!
Posted by jameison125
Jersey
Member since Aug 2007
2184 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:51 am to
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This is convenient, as her mother somehow thought she was entitled to an asistant coaching position with Caldwell at LSU. Even though she's an Elementary/Junior High level coach now.


She's the head women's basketball coach at Dutchtown. Has been since the school opened. She also played basketball at LSU in the 90's
Posted by BhamTigah
Lurker since Jan 2003
Member since Jan 2007
17373 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:52 am to
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I knew it was coming the second he stated he was from "New Orleans


That was the strangest part of the whole thing to me. Why dis your hometown on the way out. He still has a few months of high school left. I can understand and respect his final decision, but that was pretty dumb.
Posted by BhamTigah
Lurker since Jan 2003
Member since Jan 2007
17373 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:52 am to
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They got his gf a scholarship so he could follow her there


smart recruiting.
Posted by Prominentwon
LSU, McNeese St. Fan
Member since Jan 2005
94777 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:54 am to


I've been posting it all morning.

You guys can have all your little conspiracies but it all boils down to one question.


Where do you think Collins would be going if the GF was going to LSU?

PERIOD.

There's absolutely nothing Alabama can't offer that LSU couldn't.
Posted by gOLDTiger
California
Member since Jan 2011
1479 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 8:56 am to
quote:

PERIOD

This.
Posted by mudbug00
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2007
61 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 9:05 am to
How many kids go off to college to a far away location just to get away from home and out from under mom and dad's constant watchful eyes?

There are just too many things pulling on him to keep him in the BR area.
Posted by TheTigerZone
Moss Bluff ,La
Member since Dec 2009
2345 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 9:06 am to
It's over with....next.
Posted by Katy Tiger
Houston area
Member since Sep 2004
8032 posts
Posted on 1/6/12 at 9:10 am to
Don't care. This kid has few friends left in the LSU community.
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