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re: Question about recruiting pressure on local Kids?
Posted on 7/13/21 at 5:27 pm to Got Blaze
Posted on 7/13/21 at 5:27 pm to Got Blaze
Depends who the kid is. You guys should read the book the "Courting of Marcus Dupree". Its a book from the late 80's and is what led me to want to eventually work in the world of college football recruiting. The pressure on a kid like him was insane, but not so much for others.
I used to do a tv show and have spent a lot of time with elite recruits and their families and asked every one of them this very question. Kids like Tre White and O.J. Howard never felt any pressure while a Rueben Foster or Frank Herron did. So much depends on their family and high school coach. Also depends when you commit and if you are a kid who flip flops.
I used to do a tv show and have spent a lot of time with elite recruits and their families and asked every one of them this very question. Kids like Tre White and O.J. Howard never felt any pressure while a Rueben Foster or Frank Herron did. So much depends on their family and high school coach. Also depends when you commit and if you are a kid who flip flops.
This post was edited on 7/13/21 at 5:28 pm
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Posted on 7/13/21 at 9:04 pm to BayouCatFan
Hey BayouCatFan, Thanks for the book recommendation.
Question- is it better than, worse than, or about the same as that ESPN 30 for 30 on Marcus Dupree?
Question- is it better than, worse than, or about the same as that ESPN 30 for 30 on Marcus Dupree?
Posted on 7/13/21 at 10:01 pm to BayouCatFan
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The pressure on a kid like him was insane, but not so much for others.
Very familiar with the recruiting of MD as he’s a few years older than me. What made his recruiting so crazy is that he was the #1 HS player in the country who was 6’3”, 220 pounds, and ran a 4.25 40-yard dash. Additionally, it was the wild wild West in the SWC & Big 8 conference and there was crazy money being spent to recruit players while guaranteeing their families $250K ~ $500K. Philadelphia, Mississippi have a population of approximately 6,000 people during this time. As an 18-yr old kid, Dupree was fixing to get paid more money than anyone in the entire town.
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