...talks about how UConn hasn't been in contact and how they're out. (HT: UMHoops)
OT: Percy Harvin Talks to UF Recruits
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:53 PM | 
Didn't do any favors for the
Didn't do any favors for the
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:54 PM |
Well, pencil in multiple 5*s
Well, pencil in multiple 5*s
Well, pencil in multiple 5*s committing to Florida within a week. Honestly, if you want to play football, clearly you can go all Mario Manningham and get booty while prepping for the NFL.
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:54 PM |
can I start playing football
can I start playing football
can I start playing football now? No one told me football == getting some.
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August 3rd, 2009 at 10:58 PM |
The statement is funny with
The statement is funny with
The statement is funny with regards to the proximity of Joe Paterno yelling next to it.
+1
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:58 PM |
I don't want to undermine
I don't want to undermine
I don't want to undermine Harvin's douchebaggery, but I'm pretty sure there's no rule forbidding contact between alums and recruits. In fact I think it's quite common for coaches to use their famous former players to sell kids on the school.
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:07 PM |
Well...
Well...
It's not so much just the fact that Harvin said things to recruits, which seems kind of wierd/fishy, it's more about what Harvin talked about.
I can only continue to reference the fact that I live in an onion factory.
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:31 PM |
I'm almost.....
I'm almost.....
I'm almost positive that it's illegal. I could be wrong, but I don't think you're allowed to have someone else help you with recruiting, especially celebrities, or former players. If this was organized for that purpose, then I'm pretty sure it's illegal.
If Harvin happened to be there working out, and said some things to them, then there's nothing that can be done. This is a lot different.
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August 3rd, 2009 at 11:39 PM |
You would know more than I
You would know more than I
Besides, I'm sure Lane Kiffin has already reported it
August 4th, 2009 at 6:08 AM |
I agree. Didn't USC almost
I agree. Didn't USC almost
I agree. Didn't USC almost get in trouble with this a few years ago when they had Reggie Bush talk to that stud RB recruit from Louisiana (currently blanking on his name)?
i only respect other superfans
August 4th, 2009 at 9:10 AM |
I think you mean
I think you mean
Joe McKnight.
"The difference between a man and a boy is, a boy wants to grow up to be a fireman, but a man wants to grow up to be a giant monster fireman."
- Jack Handey
August 4th, 2009 at 6:49 AM |
Wasn't this an issue for USC
Wasn't this an issue for USC
during their recruitment of Joe McKnight who was called by Reggie Bush. Harvin would definitely be considered a booster and it would be against the rules.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:43 AM |
I'm pretty sure there's no
I'm pretty sure there's no
I'm pretty sure there's no rule forbidding contact between alums and recruits.
It's just the opposite. Alumni (and anyone else who supports the athletic program, including ticketholders) are forbidden from assisting in recruiting.
August 4th, 2009 at 1:16 AM |
I mean former players, specifically
I mean former players, specifically
I realize that with alumni you get into the whole messy booster thing. But what about recently, reading about Mark Bihl, the former Michigan center, talking with a recruit from his town who was considering Michigan? This is more what I had in mind
August 4th, 2009 at 1:48 AM |
The NCAA allows some leeway
The NCAA allows some leeway
The NCAA allows some leeway if the alum in question has a longtime relationship with a recruit. I think there's also some kind of loophole for ex-players if they are on the school's campus. (A lot of basketball players do go back for summer open gym sessions.) But I think they can't participate in an official recruiting session (conducted by the coach), or something along those lines.
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:26 PM |
He told them how to get away
He told them how to get away
He told them how to get away with smoking pot. Surely that is some kind of ethics violation.
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:32 PM |
A person can't violate
A person can't violate
A person can't violate something they don't have.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:01 AM |
Touche
Touche
Touche
August 4th, 2009 at 12:07 AM |
I believe...
I believe...
that Chuck Norris can.
I can only continue to reference the fact that I live in an onion factory.
August 4th, 2009 at 10:09 AM |
Chuck Norris violated
Chuck Norris violated
Chuck Norris violated himself, and then got himself to admit that he liked it.
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:32 PM |
Yep its a violation, usc did
Yep its a violation, usc did
Yep its a violation, usc did the same thing with Joe Mcknight and Reggie Bush, McKnight even talked about it live on tv during his announcement.
It was all later said to be a slip of the tongue, that he didn't mean what he said. What, you don't believe them either?
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August 3rd, 2009 at 11:33 PM |
Seems to me that most of the
Seems to me that most of the
Seems to me that most of the team is becoming thugs, all the arrests and such. Just, Tebow and Meyer get all the P.R. If this sort of thing happened at Michigan, all the arrests, Harvin et al, the mainstream media would be all over it, namely our chums at the worldwide leader.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:09 AM |
Oh don't worry, he only
Oh don't worry, he only
Oh don't worry, he only recruited half of the students who racked up the 24 arrests, the others all came from Zook. [/sarcasm]
Can't find the press release he issued to justify all the infractions, I have never rolled my eyes so hard.
Current Smug rating: "lethal"
August 4th, 2009 at 12:12 AM |
"They're going to have to
"They're going to have to
"They're going to have to learn about us, OK? Let them try to stop a pro-style offense, which has multiple personnel groups and multiple formations. Let's see how they are going to do. They've had their advantage because I've come into recruiting late. Well, now it's Xs and Os time. Let's see who has the advantage now."
August 4th, 2009 at 12:36 AM |
+1
+1
This is one of my favorite quotes. Ever.
10.44
August 4th, 2009 at 12:25 AM |
Hey
Hey
you probably shouldn't talk so poorly about your future coach! haha
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August 4th, 2009 at 10:25 AM |
don't even get me
don't even get me
oh man, don't even get me started.....
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August 4th, 2009 at 6:05 AM |
I'd still welcome the next
I'd still welcome the next
I'd still welcome the next Harvin to Michigan. If any of our players choked a coach, Barwis would eat him.
"He has an uncanny ability to get kids to believe in him and believe in themselves. He doesn't do it with smooth words. He's not smooth. He does it by being the same genuine person day after day." ~Jason Whitlock on Brady Hoke
August 4th, 2009 at 9:41 AM |
Sounds like Harvin missed his
Sounds like Harvin missed his
Sounds like Harvin missed his chance at spending 5 minutes with a certain someone.
No question, Jim.
August 4th, 2009 at 10:19 AM |
Unless all this occurred
Unless all this occurred
Unless all this occurred after his five minutes with Jesus Tebow...Maybe before that he was mailing pipe bombs to nun's homes and eating babies all while rooting for OSU and masturbating to videos of natural disasters....
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Didn't do any favors for the school?
It would seal the deal for me...