re: WM vs. STM

we are competitive and dont recruit (STM)

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not for WM

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Sounds like a built in excuse for me. I like where your head's at right now. I hope you are a starter for STM. If your teammates share your mindset, WM will win this one without much of a fight.

As far as transfers go, WM calls for an investigation on every kid that transfers in and plays sports. One year 252 kids transferred into WM and 3 played sports. If a kid transfers for athletic purposes the LHSAA sends them packing. There were several that were ruled ineligible for WM and weren't even allowed to play their senior seasons once they transferred back to their original schools. Funny how this shite is brought up about WM, but you're cool with Barbe getting the top DB in the state.

the most blatant recruiting was bradie james from wossman to WM

besides the ensminger, jr. thing. it's ok though. it must be an LSU Quarterback thing. mike hillman pulled the same move with his son. you know the whole seperation of family so that the son can go to a different high school.

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Funny how this shite is brought up about WM, but you're cool with Barbe getting the top DB in the state.

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yeah because his dad got a job at mcneese and he had to move to lake charles

man you are really reaching comparing janzen jackson to brady james

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yeah because his dad got a job at mcneese and he had to move to lake charles

man you are really reaching comparing janzen jackson to brady james

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Wasn't comparing him to Bradie James. I was comparing him to Steve Ensminger because it was the same situation.

janzen didnt have his parents legally "separate" so he could play at Barbe

but ensminger's parents filed separation papers and then reconciled in Auburn as soon as their son graduated from WM. Imagine that

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ok cool, just explain to me how DJ Banks ended up at West Monroe...?

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Honestly, I think it's really quite simple. I think it came down to Saban to be honest with you. DJ has ALWAYS lived in West Monroe!!!!!!!! His parents sent him to private school in Monroe. I think his dad being a pastor had a lot to do with that decision. What I was told is DJ went to Bama camp before his junior year. Very shortly after that he was at WM. I think he was told by Bama's staff that if he wanted to get better and have a shot at playing at an SEC school he needed to face better competition as well as receive better coaching. Since he lived in West Monroe his entire life, he could go there without having to move. If he developed like most thought he would, Bama would have an inside path to taking another player from WM too. He hasn't come out as well as most thought when he was a soph. Maybe he would've been better suited at St. Fred. Maybe he just looked better against weaker competition.

As far as Bradie James, the story I got was WM played Wossman in the spring game and James was a manchild. How he got to WM is beyond me. Maybe he saw the facilities and a team that had won back to back titles that was returning 17 starters and wanted to be a part of that on his own. I seriously doubt that he just came without ANYONE talking to him though. I know a lot of people didn't like that he came. The 98 team is considered by most to be one of the top 3-4 teams to ever play in Louisiana. Like I said, they returned 17 starters from a team that went undefeated the year before. Something like 16 D1 signees was on that team, yet people think they won state because Bradie came over.

The closest thing I saw to "recruiting" when I was at WM was a coach talking to Willis Britton. Willis came from OCS before 97. I was told by Willis himself it was because his younger brother wanted to go to school with more black people. Whether that's the truth but that's straight from his mouth. Anyway, the coach told Willis he needed to talk to his boy and get him to come on over, that we could really use him. That boy was Eric Edwards, TE that went on to LSU and Arizona Cardinals. The coach said it laughing and like he was playing around, but that's the only thing I ever saw. I'm sure a lot of things have happened at WM that most don't know about. The level of recruiting that people down south believes happens at WM is not even close. You're talking about a handfull of kids that transferred over 20 years Shows has been here and think that WM "gets every player they want" which is ludicrous.

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As far as Bradie James, the story I got was WM played Wossman in the spring game and James was a manchild. How he got to WM is beyond me. Maybe he saw the facilities and a team that had won back to back titles that was returning 17 starters and wanted to be a part of that on his own. I seriously doubt that he just came without ANYONE talking to him though. I know a lot of people didn't like that he came. The 98 team is considered by most to be one of the top 3-4 teams to ever play in Louisiana. Like I said, they returned 17 starters from a team that went undefeated the year before. Something like 16 D1 signees was on that team, yet people think they won state because Bradie came over.

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the story goes Bradie got threatened in the parking lot at Wossman, told his mom about it, she went to the school board and asked for a transfer to WM. They approved the transfer, Bradie went to WM played his senior year. Once football was over he finished the semester at WM, transferred back to wossman, ran track at wossman and graduated from there. Not sure about the last part, but that is he story that I was always told. fwiw

there is shady shite at every school, public and private

I didnt think the part about going back to wossman was true

but the story about his mom and the parking lot is the real deal holyfield

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That must be why Montrell Conner goes to WM

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you my friend are a fricking idiot.. Monrell goes to Ouachita High
you need your
you should also check your rosters before you post stupid shite