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re: What's the craziest/funniest/wildest recruiting story you heard?
Posted on 6/13/25 at 12:26 pm to LaLadyinTx
Posted on 6/13/25 at 12:26 pm to LaLadyinTx
RB Billy Sims in the 70's
Got a car from A$M then signed with Oklahoma
did not give car back
Sealy TX
Got a car from A$M then signed with Oklahoma
did not give car back
Sealy TX
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 12:35 pm to Chastains
quote:Have you heard about this kid, Ratphuc Hobley?
What's the craziest/funniest/wildest recruiting story you heard?
Posted on 6/13/25 at 12:38 pm to chity
Too bad Daddy Dale didn’t give him some tips on shooting free throws. Would have won LSU three Championships!
Posted on 6/13/25 at 12:44 pm to LSUChamps03
I thought that was the story too but he tells another story where he was annoyed that Jackie Sherrill went to some other RBs signing day in Tomball and he changed his mind.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 12:54 pm to Chastains
I don't know if any of this is true, or just sour grapes, but Y.A. Tittle was supposedly going to Texas? or was it A&M? LSU coaches went over there and kidnapped him out of his dorm room and brought him to Baton Rouge where he went on to a egendary career. Maybe someone can clarify the details for me?
This post was edited on 6/13/25 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 6/13/25 at 1:00 pm to CrawfishElvis
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and can we drink a beer together?
Sounds rapey
Posted on 6/13/25 at 1:07 pm to JOJO Hammer
There’s a similar story of John David Crow moving to LSU and aggies grabbed him and took him to A&M.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 1:15 pm to Chastains
Chris Jackson was down to two schools - LSU and Ole Miss. The Ole Miss staff goes to see him one last time at his dump of a house in Gulfport. They pull up and a brand new Cadillac in the driveway. The HC for Ole Miss is pissed and tells his assistant that after their meeting, he’s calling the NCAA and turning in Dale Brown. He’s sick of this shite.
They go into the house, brand new furniture and then into the kitchen, brand new appliances and the HC tells his assistant the same thing.
Chris tells them he’s going to LSU so they get into their car to leave and the HC tells the assistant to stop by a pay phone so he can call the NCAA and turn LSU in. The assistant tells him; well I just want to make sure you’re aware that those new appliances came from us.
They go into the house, brand new furniture and then into the kitchen, brand new appliances and the HC tells his assistant the same thing.
Chris tells them he’s going to LSU so they get into their car to leave and the HC tells the assistant to stop by a pay phone so he can call the NCAA and turn LSU in. The assistant tells him; well I just want to make sure you’re aware that those new appliances came from us.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 1:18 pm to Tigerpaul1969
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I always liked Harvey Williams’ story about how he was all A&M and he changed his mind almost on signing day.
Was it Harvey that committed to “University of LSU”?
Posted on 6/13/25 at 1:23 pm to Tmcgin
Billy Sims was from Hooks, Texas.
Eric Dickerson is who you are referencing - was given a car by aTm (gold Trans Am as I recall), but ended up at SMU.
Eric Dickerson is who you are referencing - was given a car by aTm (gold Trans Am as I recall), but ended up at SMU.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 1:27 pm to Chastains
There was a recruit that ended up at Michigan, I forget the kid’s name but he was a little white fella that gained notoriety as a HS RB hurdling other kids and being super fast….took him to Tigerland and he fricking puked out of every orifice that night and ended up not committing. Also ended up shitting the bed at Michigan, so good for him lol
Posted on 6/13/25 at 1:29 pm to Chastains
Terry Bradshaw has a recruiting visit set up with Bama and Bama with Bear Bryant on the plane is supposed to pick up Terry and his dad at the Shreveport airport. One of Bryant’s assistant Coaches mom passes away and the funeral is the same day of Bradshaw’s visit. Bryant felt like his assistant needed his support so he went to the funeral and had one of his other assistants take his place on the flight.
When the plane arrived, the assistant explained to Terry and his dad what the situation was and that Bryant would meet them in Tuscaloosa. Terry’s dad said that his expectation was that Bryant would be there and since he wasn’t, they would not be taking the trip.
Bryant rescheduled so he flew back and apologized and then laid out why he decided to stay in support of one his coaches. He then told the Bradshaws to pound sand and got back on the plane and left.
When the plane arrived, the assistant explained to Terry and his dad what the situation was and that Bryant would meet them in Tuscaloosa. Terry’s dad said that his expectation was that Bryant would be there and since he wasn’t, they would not be taking the trip.
Bryant rescheduled so he flew back and apologized and then laid out why he decided to stay in support of one his coaches. He then told the Bradshaws to pound sand and got back on the plane and left.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 1:29 pm to TigerReich
Sam McGuffie? Ended up transferring to Rice.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 1:34 pm to Gnash
Thanks, that’s the kid. 100%. Think he was being recruited by LSU and Michigan at the time?
Crazy athlete but didn’t end up doing shite.
Crazy athlete but didn’t end up doing shite.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 1:44 pm to Chastains
K’Lavon Chaisson was scheduled to visit another school, I think it was Florida, and he was leaving on an early flight.
Coach O shows up at his house at 5am and tells him not to go on the visit, and K’Lavon listened.
Coach O shows up at his house at 5am and tells him not to go on the visit, and K’Lavon listened.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 1:46 pm to Chastains
Multiple SEC coaches trying to find test takers for Deandre Brown who ended up signing with southern Miss.
This post was edited on 6/13/25 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 6/13/25 at 1:50 pm to TigerReich
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Thanks, that’s the kid. 100%. Think he was being recruited by LSU and Michigan at the time? Crazy athlete but didn’t end up doing shite.
He was a 5-star and one of the first recruits to have a highlight video go viral in the early days of youtube.
He was a bust as a football recruit but he made the US Olympic bobsled team and competed in Seoul in 2018. Along with a degree from Rice he’s probably doing ok for himself.
Aggies thought he was a lock for them because he grew up in their backyard, I remember they melted significantly when he chose Michigan.
This post was edited on 6/13/25 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 6/13/25 at 2:07 pm to Chastains
I know of a South Louisiana player who was being recruited by BYU in the late 80's Lavell Edwards came to their house and asked where were the gators at? He expected them to just being running around in people's yards.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 2:10 pm to hayden7cub
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Bryant rescheduled so he flew back and apologized and then laid out why he decided to stay in support of one his coaches. He then told the Bradshaws to pound sand and got back on the plane and left.
Sorry I don't believe that story.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 2:12 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
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There’s a similar story of John David Crow moving to LSU and aggies grabbed him and took him to A&M.
Never heard that one. But LSU did steal Y.A.Tittle from the Longhorns the same way.
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