OT: Reuben Foster to take an official to SDSU?
Per Scout, Reuben Foster is scheduled to take an official to SDSU. HUH? I realize this kid is probably just enjoying the process, but could his recruitment get any more random?
January 28th, 2013 at 1:54 AM ^
probably hes just doing a background check on hoke before commiting to UM! :)
January 28th, 2013 at 2:02 AM ^
Why not throw in an official to Hawaii too? Not a bad way to score a free trip to the islands.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:27 AM ^
Be the first place I set up an official too, but you have to think that they screen recruits.
January 28th, 2013 at 7:46 AM ^
They do, I remember reading one time that you have to show true interest in the school or something before they fly you out. I think they do interviews or something before they buy you the trip
January 28th, 2013 at 7:54 AM ^
Well, the coaches talk to the players before they invite them on official visits. I wouldn't call them "interviews" but they gauge a player's interest level. It's not like any random recruit can call up SDSU and say, "Hi. I know I've never talked to anyone at your school, but I'm calling to place my reservation for an official visit on Feb. 1."
Additionally, I believe I read that players have to show that they're on track or capable of graduating with their class before they can take an official visit. I believe they have to submit unofficial or official transcripts from their high school, or at least a statement from the school saying that they are on pace to graduate with the Class of 2013.
January 28th, 2013 at 9:45 AM ^
SDSU would be crazy to turn down a visit from an elite player, if only for the buzz it's creating. When else would San Diego State football be mentioned on this blog in January otherwise?
January 28th, 2013 at 10:22 AM ^
Two years ago, when a guy by the name of Brady Hoke showed up in Ann Arbor to chew bubble gum and kick ass! And he was all out of bubble gum.
January 28th, 2013 at 10:28 AM ^
Touche.
January 28th, 2013 at 10:15 AM ^
Also, remember that recruiting visits are just for the weekend. If you take a visit to Hawaii, you'd be spending a lot of your trip just in the airplane.
January 28th, 2013 at 10:28 AM ^
Hawaii, at least on the academic side, has a pretty good nose for sniffing out people who are just angling for the free trip. My wife and I both shot for on campus visits, with no intention of ever taking job there, but they didn't bite.
January 28th, 2013 at 4:36 AM ^
Maybe he just wants to get out of the SEC!
January 28th, 2013 at 4:42 AM ^
Beaches and girls.
January 28th, 2013 at 4:45 AM ^
Sounds like the followup single to Boats and hoes!
January 28th, 2013 at 8:24 AM ^
How did this get leaked? It was supposed to be a surprise!
January 28th, 2013 at 2:04 PM ^
have leaks.
January 28th, 2013 at 9:27 AM ^
SDSU isn't exactly the beachiest place in the world. It's inland San Diego. Relative to the midwest, it's like a vacation spot, but if he's interest in being close to some cool beaches, he'd be better off visiting Miami, UCLA, and USC (once breaching the dangers of the surrounding neighborhood).
January 28th, 2013 at 10:18 AM ^
Bout willis?
Sdsu isn't on the beach, but its much closer and easier to get to than the slum that USC resides in.
The SDSU kids are always going to the beach. Pacific Beach is the party area and there are many accessible beaches.USC is not so easily accessible as you're making out out to be.
January 28th, 2013 at 10:23 AM ^
Pacific Beach is the kitties titties.
January 28th, 2013 at 11:32 AM ^
Agree with the poster above - SDSU is at least as close to the beach as UCLA (probably closer, and certainly closer to fun beaches) and it's much closer than USC.
Now, if he could swing an official to UC San Diego, that would be the beachiest of them all, with University of San Diego being not too far behind.
January 28th, 2013 at 12:27 PM ^
Even better.
January 28th, 2013 at 1:40 PM ^
La Jolla is great! Beaches of all types for miles right down to the San Diego city line, totally coastal and my favorite, clothing optional Blacks beach. Football sucks though, except for the football-sized chests in bikinis! /s
January 28th, 2013 at 4:13 PM ^
Northwestern is the only school that I can think of off the top of my head thats on a beach.
January 28th, 2013 at 4:14 PM ^
You should check out Pepperdine.
January 28th, 2013 at 5:07 PM ^
You know whats funny, Peperdine came to mind right as I was hitting enter, but I figured nobody would call me on it. I was implying FBS schools, because no 5 star recruit will end up at Peperdine. That and the school itself is up on the cliffs of Malibu, I'm not sure if it actually touches the ocean, and if there is even a beach there.
January 28th, 2013 at 6:13 AM ^
that's great news for Rocky Long.
But yeah, it's probably just that he wants to see San Diego.
January 28th, 2013 at 7:27 AM ^
SDSU campus? If so, you wouldn't have needed to ask this question.
January 28th, 2013 at 8:02 AM ^
is a great town. I was stationed in Cali back in the day and spent a good amount of time in Deigo. Love the women down there.
January 28th, 2013 at 11:00 AM ^
Only dudes with thick gold chains, buttoned down shirts and hairy chests call it that.
Ick.
January 28th, 2013 at 1:24 PM ^
it Sand Dog. But that was probably just a Navy thing. Everyone also shortened SanFrancisco to just Frisco and that seemed to really cheese off the locals.
January 28th, 2013 at 1:49 PM ^
But how else will people show how comfortable they are with a geographic area?!?!? GAWL!
January 28th, 2013 at 8:12 AM ^
That's my cousin you're talking about.
January 28th, 2013 at 9:24 AM ^
Your cousin is hot.
January 28th, 2013 at 11:32 AM ^
For no reason.
January 28th, 2013 at 8:17 AM ^
The mornings have been in the low 30s.
So if he wants boats and ho's, look further south.
Unless he wants to dress like the Sydney to Hobart racers....
January 28th, 2013 at 9:05 AM ^
I'm not quite sure this is serious...
You're really going to complain about San Diego's weather... on a blog devoted to a school in Michigan?
~Herm
January 28th, 2013 at 9:28 AM ^
We feel bad..I woke up to weather in the teens, 4 inches of snow and some ice.
January 28th, 2013 at 11:16 AM ^
I'm from Michigan, currently living in Baltimore and moving to San Diego in a few weeks. The level of complaining over a 55 degree day out there is absurd. I was out there a couple of weeks ago and people were whining incessantly about "the cold week" they were having.
January 28th, 2013 at 1:17 PM ^
I am not typically a fan of Jimmy Kimmel . . . but that was absolutely hilarious, IMO. Especially funny because it is so true. One could substitute Florida for California and it would also be perfect.
January 28th, 2013 at 2:09 PM ^
They have way better looking newscasters too.
January 28th, 2013 at 4:13 PM ^
And Jimmy Kimmel is way hotter than David Letterman.
January 28th, 2013 at 10:58 AM ^
I had to put on the thick running pants and sweatshirt this morning.
Brrrr.
January 28th, 2013 at 11:37 AM ^
I know - I had to dig out my fleece to wear to and from the gym in the morning. Thank God for seats warmers, right? That sub-50 degree leather is like ice on my bare legs!
January 28th, 2013 at 12:40 PM ^
Someone who "gets it."
Except my kids complain they don't have seat warmers...like its practically child abuse.
January 28th, 2013 at 11:35 AM ^
Every day here for the last week. I'm really not sure what anyone is complaining about. Also, why did you have to drag Mexico into this?
January 28th, 2013 at 12:41 PM ^
its cold in the morning.
obligatory ---> /s
January 28th, 2013 at 3:42 PM ^
My wife and I flew out to San Diego, LA and Palm Desert this weekend to hang out. It was cold and rainy in all 3 places all weekend. She just got back into Grand Rapids and its going to be in the 50s this week. Cray Weather!
January 28th, 2013 at 9:08 AM ^
Why not?
January 28th, 2013 at 9:27 AM ^
Spanish for whale's vagina. Thanks for that translation Ron Burgandy. Stay classy!