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Not getting pooka per Seth Dunlap
Posted on 12/21/17 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 12/21/17 at 10:26 pm
Per Seth Dunlap, WWL radio. @sethdunlap
First tweet:
Sources have told me that Hahnville star running back Anthony "Pooka" Williams @laapookaaa will sign with @KU_Football tomorrow morning, after also receiving interest from @HuskerFBNation & @LSUfootball among others. Details inside
Follow up tweet:
LSU never sent Pooka any paperwork, so he didn't have the option of playing for the Tigers. This isn't on Pooka. Need to be clear about that. Also, LSU has had great success in early signing, and might have offered him if other guys fell through
First tweet:
Sources have told me that Hahnville star running back Anthony "Pooka" Williams @laapookaaa will sign with @KU_Football tomorrow morning, after also receiving interest from @HuskerFBNation & @LSUfootball among others. Details inside
Follow up tweet:
LSU never sent Pooka any paperwork, so he didn't have the option of playing for the Tigers. This isn't on Pooka. Need to be clear about that. Also, LSU has had great success in early signing, and might have offered him if other guys fell through
This post was edited on 12/21/17 at 10:30 pm
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Posted on 12/21/17 at 10:28 pm to beardkp
Wtf
Posted on 12/21/17 at 10:32 pm to beardkp
no grades = no offer
it really is that simple....they won't take a risk with so many others that will qualify and that are just as good
it really is that simple....they won't take a risk with so many others that will qualify and that are just as good
Posted on 12/21/17 at 10:32 pm to beardkp
Lol...ok.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 10:34 pm to beardkp
I said the same thing in the 23rd Pooka thread
Posted on 12/21/17 at 10:37 pm to beardkp
Fuuuuuuuuuuuck why couldn't he just wait so we could make sure he made his grades? Why does he want to sign early?
Posted on 12/21/17 at 10:38 pm to cajun12
quote:
no grades = no offer
With a ceiling of 25 scholarships, this is tough, but inevitably a no-brainer - talented as he is, he won’t suit up at least next Fall.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 10:45 pm to beardkp
quote:
This isn't on Pooka.
Well, unless he didn’t get any paper because he didn’t have the grades to qualify?
Posted on 12/21/17 at 10:45 pm to plance
I mean, how can LSU possibly get any shite for this when he’s about to sign with fricking Kansas? The kid doesn’t have many options and Kansas is in a position to gamble.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 10:48 pm to plance
Egg-zactly! With the 25 limit, every scholarship signee needs to be someone who is academically qualified and can play as a true freshman if needed. We've been down the "wait on the clearing house" path before and we've had world-class signees who never saw a down.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 10:50 pm to MightyYat
quote:
I mean, how can LSU possibly get any shite for this when he’s about to sign with fricking Kansas? The kid doesn’t have many options and Kansas is in a position to gamble.
Because some of our fans are stupid.
Posted on 12/22/17 at 3:53 am to GMoney2600
If he indeed does sign elsewhere, I believe LSU will have dodged a bullet on this one. Talented kid. But we should use that spot for someone with a better chance at being eligible.
Posted on 12/22/17 at 4:24 am to Sir Fury
Wishing Pooka the best, but it is a shame that so many quality Louisiana prospects committed last year to a Kansas program that did not seem to offer any signs of success in the future. I know many on here say it was because of the influence of a former N.O. coach on staff at KU, but really, at the end of it all committing and staying committed so long to a program that ended the year with an 1-11 record (and winless against FBS opposition), is on the commits themselves ... and so they can't blame programs like LSU that had a lot of other quality options without the KU drama to deal with.
Posted on 12/22/17 at 4:38 am to cajun12
Serious question:
If he doesn't qualify and goes Juco, wouldn't he be free to go anywhere if he handles his business there? If so, does he have to wait two years or can he re-sign after one?
If he doesn't qualify and goes Juco, wouldn't he be free to go anywhere if he handles his business there? If so, does he have to wait two years or can he re-sign after one?
Posted on 12/22/17 at 4:44 am to Methuselah
quote:
Serious question:
If he doesn't qualify and goes Juco, wouldn't he be free to go anywhere if he handles his business there?
Yes. I think this is our best option. Signing him after he attends a JUCO.
Kansas is the kind of program that can sign him this year & hope that he qualifies.
quote:
If so, does he have to wait two years or can he re-sign after one?
Not sure about that. Just guessing here, but it probably has to do with how many classes he takes & if he passes them.
This post was edited on 12/22/17 at 5:01 am
Posted on 12/22/17 at 5:26 am to beardkp
I wonder how updates from Kansas will rank - L Scott to Trey Quinn level?
Posted on 12/22/17 at 6:08 am to cajun12
quote:
no grades = no offer
Somebody gets it
Posted on 12/22/17 at 6:15 am to beardkp
Good. Need the scholarship for better players.
Posted on 12/22/17 at 6:18 am to beardkp
Grades, grades, grades.....that was the concern for LSU, not his talent. Curry, Provens, Joiner? No doubt Pooka is a talent, but also a grade risk and more than likely JUCO. Good luck Pooka wherever you end up. 
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