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Inside Amite - By an Alabama Beat Writer (Nola.com)
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:32 pm
Very interesting article on the inner-workings...
By Rainer Sabin | rsabin@al.com,
rsabin@al.com
Along the main drag in the seat of Tangipahoa Parish, a police car siren bursts and a caravan of school buses carrying the Amite High Warriors whiz past a squat red building where Vincent Sanders is holding court.
Wielding a pair of clippers inside the dingy hut that houses his barbershop, Sanders pays no attention to the procession outside as the sun’s orange glow filters through the dust-caked blinds on this Friday evening. Peering at the television across a room with cracked linoleum tiles and chipped wood counters, he continues his impassioned defense of his role in the recruiting battle between Alabama and LSU being waged on this very turf. Roughly 60 miles from where they will play in Baton Rouge this Saturday, the two SEC powers are locked in a struggle here over a pair of the nation’s top prospects — Ishmael Sopsher, the No. 1 defensive tackle in the country, and Devonta Lee, a four-star receiver. The two players, along with Crimson Tide wideout DeVonta Smith, have raised the profile of this rural outpost that just now is gaining recognition for being the talent-rich football hotbed it’s been for generations.
“That’s the thing that is beautiful,” says Amite’s defensive coordinator Chris Gordon. “It’s a small community. But the eyes are on it.”
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By Rainer Sabin | rsabin@al.com,
rsabin@al.com
Along the main drag in the seat of Tangipahoa Parish, a police car siren bursts and a caravan of school buses carrying the Amite High Warriors whiz past a squat red building where Vincent Sanders is holding court.
Wielding a pair of clippers inside the dingy hut that houses his barbershop, Sanders pays no attention to the procession outside as the sun’s orange glow filters through the dust-caked blinds on this Friday evening. Peering at the television across a room with cracked linoleum tiles and chipped wood counters, he continues his impassioned defense of his role in the recruiting battle between Alabama and LSU being waged on this very turf. Roughly 60 miles from where they will play in Baton Rouge this Saturday, the two SEC powers are locked in a struggle here over a pair of the nation’s top prospects — Ishmael Sopsher, the No. 1 defensive tackle in the country, and Devonta Lee, a four-star receiver. The two players, along with Crimson Tide wideout DeVonta Smith, have raised the profile of this rural outpost that just now is gaining recognition for being the talent-rich football hotbed it’s been for generations.
“That’s the thing that is beautiful,” says Amite’s defensive coordinator Chris Gordon. “It’s a small community. But the eyes are on it.”
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Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:33 pm to shipshoal
Can we just say frick Amite at this point? I mean seriously.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:38 pm to Captain Crown
quote:
Can we just say frick Amite at this point? I mean seriously.
There's a guy named Lee out of there we have a really really good shot of landing...just saying.
Also a corner for 2020 we have a very close eye on.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:39 pm to Captain Crown
LSU is wasting their time with Sophser. Only reason they aren't wasting their time with Lee is because Bama may not take him. But I'd still rather Pickens over Lee.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:40 pm to shipshoal
There is some dirty shite going down in Amite.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:43 pm to GumboPot
sadly this is the eye wear of choice in the SEC offices.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:43 pm to thunderbird1100
LSU will never beat Bama for a kid in Amite with him there.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:43 pm to Captain Crown
It's amazing that walking blob of bacon fat passes himself off as any sort of expert in athletics.
He's nothing more than a street pimp.
He's nothing more than a street pimp.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:48 pm to GumboPot
They didn’t mention how much the barber makes doing all that
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:50 pm to Sam1
It's basketball level stuff by that handler.
“These kids — they want something,” he says. “They’re poor. They are trying to get out.”
Sanders is using these kids!
I'm glad LSU is not playing these games.
Money is definitely involved.
I would fill the class and not wait on Sopsher or Lee at this point. If not, use the schollies on trasnfers.
“These kids — they want something,” he says. “They’re poor. They are trying to get out.”
Sanders is using these kids!
I'm glad LSU is not playing these games.
Money is definitely involved.
I would fill the class and not wait on Sopsher or Lee at this point. If not, use the schollies on trasnfers.
This post was edited on 10/30/18 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:03 pm to thunderbird1100
Isn’t the consensus with Lee that’s only if Bama doesn’t have room?
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:04 pm to ProjectP2294
Cajun mafia needs to do work.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:04 pm to shipshoal
I love how that greasy fat frick says he don’t push kids to Alabama,because if that was the case he would just moved Alabama ,he lives in Louisiana. Just a flat out lie,and everyone that knows a little about recruiting knows this. Why does the FBI and not get involved with this. It’s Exact same thing with the basketball situation
This post was edited on 10/30/18 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:05 pm to Captain Crown
quote:
Isn’t the consensus with Lee that’s only if Bama doesn’t have room?
They dont have room
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:08 pm to GumboPot
quote:
There is some dirty shite going down in Amite
They are called "bag men" and one has already dropped off a bag "that's fact not fiction" and there is no looking back unfortunately!!!!
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:18 pm to shipshoal
That article made me feel sick. What a disgusting shite show that is. Holy frick.
If you read between the lines, we have no shot at Sopsher, minimal shot at Lee, and that dirty MF is absolutely pushing these kids anywhere but LSU.
Dude has jimbo and Saban stuff in his shop and no LSU for christ’s sake.
If you read between the lines, we have no shot at Sopsher, minimal shot at Lee, and that dirty MF is absolutely pushing these kids anywhere but LSU.
Dude has jimbo and Saban stuff in his shop and no LSU for christ’s sake.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:22 pm to broadcaster
Exactly. Everyone knows what he is doing. If they didn't know he was pushing kids to Bama, then this wouldn't be the 2nd or 3rd big time article about him and his sleazy arse ways.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:22 pm to thunderbird1100
quote:
There's a guy named Lee out of there we have a really really good shot of landing...just saying.
It’s widely known that our only shot is if bama doesn’t have a spot for him. My thoughts are frick that shite. You want to come to LSU or you don’t.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:23 pm to shipshoal
Seriously with what we know is going on there we should essentially blackball Amite kids for our own safety . Just because Bama has a license to cheat doesn’t mean we do. We should do it publicly and bankroll the Yahoo Sports investigation.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:27 pm to The Pirate King
My thoughts as well. I don't know why we continue to chase him when Pickens continues to show interest and that he wants out of his Auburn commitment
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