re: Amite Update

Any of you guys ever speak directly to Hootie? McCartey? Spend time with Diarses's dad who was Hootie's ride to every camp? Have sources in the Bama coaching staff? Sources in every SEC coaching staff? Did you ever give Jimmy his first internship in this business? Did Laura Rutledge ever work for you when she was making her name in recruiting? Well I did all these things.

There are a lot of things that are said publicly, which are not always true. Vol has very good knowledge, but so do others.

uh huh

That’s certainly a bold strategy

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What he posted did happen. Jones committed to Bama, we moved to Jamal Adams, Hootie called, tried to visit and asked for a spot and was turned away because we felt Adams was better and in the bag. The public perception of it being a Saban ploy to mess us up with Adams, dont know if its true or not but the above is how it went.

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I always interpreted Hootie's actions as a role to get us in trouble with the early financial aid agreement signature.

Flashback: Recruit could sign early FA agreement with schools (intentionally plural) and school had unlimited contact. However, if recruit did not attend a school that used that in dead or non-contact period then violations were retroactive.

Flashback: Hootie "put out word" that he wanted LSU to call him and that he decommitted from Bama. It was a no contact period. The question was, why didn't he initiate contact... which would have incurred no violations.

Flashback: Same thing happened with Matt Womack. We contacted during same period, he attended Bama, we got dinged for impermissible contact.

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BayouCatFan

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So what do you know about this year's class and the remaining spots that are open?

ETA: And hook a man up with Laura Rutledge.

The police been parked there getting a hair cut lately

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Can you blame them? They've had grownups asking them the same lame questions about where they're going since they were probably 15.

I'm in my 40s and would probably start messing with people if everywhere I went someone was asking me where I was going to go to school.

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To each his own. If it were me, I would either commit early, act like a leader and try to recruit others by setting an example, or string Saban along, gather inside intel, and screw him over royally on signing day. So Im part vindictive a-hole, part leader, but not an attention whore

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Tiger Ree

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16-17-18 year old kids

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I really enjoy watching.

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checks out

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morons relentlessly bash him?

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Very few are truly bashing the kid. Almost everyone is guessing where this kids head is at, whether he is playing chess or checkers, whether he wants to join the rebellion or the evil empire (you seem more like a Harry Potter guy - does he want to join Voldemort or be in Dumbledores army). Regardless, everyone doesnt like the barber/Sam Petito/Sopshers dad connection and the ones "bashing" are picking on the handlers, and for lack of a better word, adults.

Also, those of us that have been at this since before your time (Era of Coach O) have seen songs and dances like his before and are trying to predict what his methodology is - just like everyone else, but without the blind optimism. Preparing for the worst, while hoping for the best doesnt make you a moron, cruel or an Ish basher.

Separately, there are a number of people (myself included) who question this kids work ethic based on many, many first hand anecdotal reports. Experts and laymen alike seem to notice he takes plays off, has poor technique and wonder whether he has only relied on talent thus far, whether or not he is coachable, etc. That is not sour grapes, its just honesty and non-idolization from the kids that you enjoy watching.

We wonder if the above statement is true (based on many different reports) whether it is worth taking not only Sopsher, but also his brother (who universally is questioned whether he would play a meaningful down, and would only be given an offer because of his brother). And now that the rules have changed, the 25 that we take this year mean that much more since we can only have 100 including transfers every four years regardless of the 85 overall scholarships

Does anyone know the exact count of Amite kids that spurned LSU? That WR for Bama is the only real talent to come out of that area in quite a while.............I’m talking Amite HS specifically.......

Y’all know Trey Palmer is from the area and signed right?