re: Rashard Lawrence interview

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If he had wanted to earlier, LSU may have accepted his commitment. Once Jamal came on the scene it was over for Hootie and LSU.

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True. But I think there was something else at play (Warning: conspiracy theory type stuff).

If LSU had reached out to him, I think he would have been our "first Womack". My points of why I think (suspect?) that.
A. Hootie had a FA agreement for EE's with LSU signed (before and while committed to Bama).
B. There was nothing from Bama side to make him decommit other than one of his pals talking Ole Miss.
C. The timing of his decommit occurred during no contact or dead period. I might be remembering incorrectly here; if so than this is a bad theory.
D. Hootie kept putting out "feelers" to LSU. Never once initiated contact with LSU himself after decommitting.
E. Kept highlighting (D) in a couple interviews and "word of mouth".
F. Didn't he re-commit to Bama right before dead/NC period ended?

If LSU had taken the bait and then Hootie re-commits (enrolls really) at Bama, it's the same contact violation under the same poorly written rule(s) that LSU got struck with Womack.

Here's what made me come to suspect that. After the violation with Womack, I think it was CFW that said they knew the risk and decided Womack was worth the risk (who waited until dead/NC period to decommit). With Hootie, he wasn't worth the risk because CFW/CLM had confidence in landing Adams.