OT: FSU Recruiting, uh, Help
So, FSU is trying to recruit the nation's #1 basketball prospect, I guess, and some FSU students, uh, tried to, uh, persuade him:
My first reaction: Where the frak was THAT kind of attention on me in Ann Arbor, when in 1984 I told UM I was thinking about going to engineering school there?
My next reaction: Egads, is this even allowed under NCAA rules? Why doesn't it happen (openly) more often?
December 6th, 2012 at 3:50 PM ^
chanting "We want Pryor!" at a basketball game, I don't think.
December 6th, 2012 at 3:51 PM ^
Except with BEWBS added.
December 6th, 2012 at 3:54 PM ^
I'd say it gave him a couple (sets of) things to think about, although they did get slaughtered in that game.
December 6th, 2012 at 3:51 PM ^
Sadly if I was a top prospect, this would totally work on me. I totally want to go to FSU now.
December 6th, 2012 at 4:11 PM ^
December 6th, 2012 at 6:21 PM ^
December 6th, 2012 at 6:51 PM ^
Gave everyone a little info here. You're all wrong, by the way.
December 6th, 2012 at 7:00 PM ^
That's an impressive memory, and maybe a little creepy too
December 6th, 2012 at 7:07 PM ^
On the other hand, that was a game preview diary from an "opposing" (his explanation in the diary) fan that I commented on.
Also, most of the time someone says anything about military service I remember it.
December 6th, 2012 at 8:36 PM ^
I remember that diary well, but I have trouble remembering who writes something, unless they have a really distinctive style (Herm, THE_KNOWLEDGE, LSAClassof2000, Professor X, BiSB, etc), a really distinctive avatar (Heiko, yourself, WolvinLA2, Andrew Jackson Jihad, david from wyoming, America), a really distinctive signature (Lionsfan, WolverineDevotee), or is an exceptionally crappy poster (BILG, MrMario86).
December 6th, 2012 at 6:37 PM ^
Purdue?
December 6th, 2012 at 6:45 PM ^
Michigan Tech?
December 6th, 2012 at 7:35 PM ^
So, how many of them were sent to his room afterwards? Not that FSU would ever do anything underhanded in recruiting...
December 6th, 2012 at 3:53 PM ^
while it may be legal, it is also pretty low class.
December 6th, 2012 at 3:54 PM ^
December 6th, 2012 at 5:02 PM ^
Dude, you're 15. If she weighs less than you, you'd think she's hot.
December 6th, 2012 at 3:55 PM ^
The cheerleader one could potentially get them in trouble, in that given the cheerleaders are in school issue uniform and such that could be seen as an action backed by the school. Regarding the first picture, you can't control what adults not associated with the athletic department do on their own time, as much as the NCAA wishes they could.
It happens here too, if some guy is a five star recruit and goes out at night while visting, he won't have an issue hooking up. We don't stick them in their bed like some schools do, but if you cruise into some Greek party, odds are you'll find company.
December 6th, 2012 at 4:12 PM ^
The cheerleader sign had nothing to do with Wiggins, they were just confused as to who FSU was playing..
December 6th, 2012 at 7:37 PM ^
I think most 6'5 Athletic, good-looking, charismatic guys find a bit of success at frat parties.
...Or were you guys just there for the punch?...
December 6th, 2012 at 3:56 PM ^
December 6th, 2012 at 4:06 PM ^
"If my girls and I didn’t convince you to come to FSU last night I don’t know what would!" - One of the girls on twitter.
FSU lock.
December 6th, 2012 at 4:18 PM ^
The are 0 girls in the entire state of Kentucky. I can't POSSIBLY imagine why he might go there instead of FSU...
December 6th, 2012 at 4:11 PM ^
State chicks are so hot. They don't even have to be actually hot to be hot if they go to Florida State. They just have to be enrolled at Florida State University and they automatically become hot.
December 6th, 2012 at 4:17 PM ^
December 6th, 2012 at 4:36 PM ^
Was just about to make an Ender's Game reference, until I saw this
December 6th, 2012 at 4:21 PM ^
The Chi Omega's at Penn State did their part to try and entice some of the hispanic players to think more positively about Northern Pennyslvania too....
December 6th, 2012 at 5:08 PM ^
December 6th, 2012 at 5:09 PM ^
Would upvote if not viajando en Bolivia.
December 6th, 2012 at 4:21 PM ^
I am now committed to the Seminoles.
December 6th, 2012 at 7:03 PM ^
Mike Farrell is reporting that Florida State remains Magnus's leader
December 6th, 2012 at 4:29 PM ^
December 6th, 2012 at 4:32 PM ^
Eh. Hot girls are everywhere. If he goes to UK, the state of Kentucky will know who he is and he will get the rock star treatment on campus.
If he goes to Florida State, he'll soon be marginalized by Seminole fans as they look forward to football season. Also Calipari is a much better NBA talent development guy than the FSU coach
December 6th, 2012 at 4:59 PM ^
December 6th, 2012 at 5:11 PM ^
December 6th, 2012 at 5:23 PM ^
Laquon Treadwell just announced a new top two to be added to his top 4 and FSU is now in the picture.
December 6th, 2012 at 5:35 PM ^
A few ways this could backfire:
1: Kid could have parents that care about his morality.
2: Kid could actually be committed to normal relationships vs sleeping with everything that has a vagina and moves.
3: Kid could consider the fact that between playing top flight basketball and school, he'll be lucky to find time for one girl.
That said, if he does choose to go there, I hope Satan himself treats this like a blood pact. That's a promise those girls need to be kept to.
December 6th, 2012 at 11:37 PM ^
Have you met a male between the ages of 16 and 18? This, "sleeping with everything that has a vagina and moves," describes 100% of the heterosexual ones.
December 6th, 2012 at 5:38 PM ^
I love mocking the very concept of higher education.
December 6th, 2012 at 6:07 PM ^
Guy might be looking for something a little more low-key in a social life, anyway.
December 6th, 2012 at 6:12 PM ^
"Male athletes want to sleep around and hookup with tons of girls" is a pernicious stereotype. Yes, there were those guys, like another classmate of mine whom you all see on BTN, who do sleep with just about anything, but this group is way smaller in number than the, "I want to marry my GF!" Crowd.
December 6th, 2012 at 7:06 PM ^
December 7th, 2012 at 8:40 AM ^
a lulz tag. That story was just too much.
December 6th, 2012 at 7:12 PM ^