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Originally Posted by IrishEnvy
I don't find it shocking in the slightest. I also would love to see these postcards and letters he's talking about. Surely he saved them, right?
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Are you implying that he is lying?
Do you think ND really didin't keep in contact with him?
You think the staff didn't play the 'ND is superior' card?
Curious for your answers as I know a thing or two about CW and ND's current recruiting approach from a kid who was recruited by ND (but won't be playing in S. Bend). |
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My "shocking" comment was sarcasm, and I'm not naive enough to think this tactic could be limited to Charlie Weis and his staff.
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07-19-2006, 10:58 AM
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I don't find it shocking in the slightest. I also would love to see these postcards and letters he's talking about. Surely he saved them, right?
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and if he did what would you say? |
07-19-2006, 11:01 AM
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My "shocking" comment was sarcasm, and I'm not naive enough to think this tactic could be limited to Charlie Weis and his staff.
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Yeah the South is pretty bad too. How many comments from recruits have we heard: "Man its cold up there" over the years? |
07-19-2006, 11:47 AM
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Yeah the South is pretty bad too. How many comments from recruits have we heard: "Man its cold up there" over the years?
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Seriously...this kind of crap goes around a lot of places.
Personally, I think after someone committs a team should perhaps send them a letter letting them know they are still interested, and wait and see if they get contact back, I don't think they should actively try to persuade them...but then again, I don't get paid millions of dollars to win  |
07-19-2006, 12:50 PM
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Honestly, I am surprised that Notre Dame was the only school that stayed on top of him after he verballed. With as much pressure as is put on coaches to perform at all levels - recruiting included, I would've thought most coaches would keep on recruits all the way through signing day. You never know when you might say something magical and get a kid to change his mind.
As far as insulting other schools, that is unfortunate.
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07-19-2006, 02:00 PM
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"They had a piece of paper, and it broke down advantages and disadvantages. It said Notre Dame was televised every weekend, every Saturday. Then they said Clemson has a horrible education."
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I see no problem with the first part (selling the advantages of your school), but the second part is out of line. Now, had ND shown him a US News report on college rankings which happened to have ND higher than Clemson, that would be kosher. But insulting a school crosses the line.
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