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'08 CA RB Darrell Scott (Colorado signee, transfer to USF)

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Further proof:

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5/1

Scott has over 35 offers and has narrowed his list to 10: LSU, USC, UCLA, Florida, Florida State, Cal, Texas, Miami, Michigan and Colorado.

Good luck to the Buffs in that race...:)
 
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Mgoblue29;831945; said:
Yeah, Scott is one of those once in a lifetime backs. People say he might have been the second best back in 07 if he was a senior, behind McKnight of course.
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Last year was loaded in RB talent...I think he would of been behind Tyler, McKnight, Devine(I know grades), King, and but that is not discrediting Scott, just how good of a class the rb class was last year...
 
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UpNorthBuckeye;831811; said:
I am hoping the Buckeyes can offer a couple of BIG RB's, to fill the Stan White, Jr., void. We have Dionte next year, one or two others and a converted LB on the chart at this point.

I know Beanie is pretty big, but I'm talking like a 6'2 270 pound Jamar Martin type of guy.

Wouldn't Robt. Rose make a nice blocking back?

anyway, normally the more the merrier when it comes to superior athletes, but maybe we should work on other positions before we talk about adding an RB. Like 09 quarterbacks, and big, mean linemen.
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Aram Olson...he should be a huge force at FB for us in the future.
 
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buzzy420;845179; said:
There are a couple of threads on Penn State's scout message board saying Scott has named a top 3: Florida, USC and PSU.

It was reported in a rivals article that I can't read; here's a link to one from 5/18
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Delusional, simply delusional those Penn State fans. :tongue2:

Does seem that they all believe that Scott has trimmed his sails to those three - with of course Texas, FSU, Michigan, West Virginia and others "still in the mix." PSU's record in closing top-flight RBs is not exactly stellar as of late.

Getting on the dance card is one thing - pulling a top ranked RB away from UCLA, USC and California is quite another.
 
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I love this years Colorado class.

Nice job by the Hawk. If we can only keep Texas and Oklahoma out and keep all the legit D-1 players instate we could be OK.

But the Buffs cannot live by Colorado alone.
 
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And now someone is muddying the waters ...

NY Times : Twist in the Scott Recruiting Story

The mother of the Colorado recruit Darrell Scott, the nation’s top-rated high school tailback, will meet Friday morning with the St. Bonaventure High School recruiting coordinator Roger Sonsini about a comment he made that has raised questions about her son’s recruitment.
According to a report in The Dallas Morning News on Thursday, Sonsini questioned Scott’s decision to sign with Colorado, which he chose over Texas, Louisiana State and U.C.L.A.
He told the newspaper, “Colorado came in on Friday and said and did something and offered something that Darrell and his mom couldn’t pass up.”
On Thursday, Scott’s mother, Alexis Scott denied any wrongdoing. She also denied a rumor that she was to receive a job at a bank in Colorado in exchange for her son signing with the Buffaloes.

“It’s all lies,” she said in a telephone interview.
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The story linked in the Times piece is from the Dallas News:
What Scott said changed his decision ..
But things changed Monday night, according to The Times report. In an account documenting Scott's decision-making process, The Times reported that Scott cooled on Texas because he was uncomfortable about the school's recent hire of Major Applewhite as running backs coach.
"The more I thought about it, the more it scared me," The Times quoted Scott as saying. Scott expressed concern about Applewhite's experience with running backs and said he did not want to attend a university where he did not know the position coach.
Scott informed Texas wide receivers coach Bobby Kennedy of his decision. Kennedy, who had recruited Scott, tried unsuccessfully to change his mind in a 25-minute phone conversation, The Times reported.
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And then Sonsini chimes in:
In an interview Wednesday with The Dallas Morning News, Roger Sonsini, the recruiting coordinator for St. Bonaventure High School, questioned Scott's decision to choose Colorado.
"Colorado came in on Friday and said and did something and offered something that Darrell and his mom couldn't pass up," Sonsini said.
Sonsini refused to say what was offered. The Times report said that rumors of a bank job for Alexis Scott, Darrell's mother, had surfaced.
In the report, Alexis Scott denied such speculation.
"That's crazy," said Alexis Scott, who manages an OB/GYN practice. "I've never even worked in a bank."
Told Wednesday of Sonsini's comments, Colorado sports information director Dave Plati defended Colorado coach Dan Hawkins and his coaching staff.
"Our coaches do not cheat," Plati said. "It's an asinine insinuation. Dan Hawkins runs the cleanest program in the conference bar none."
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Follow-up articles about Scott signing with the Buffs.

Rocky Mountain News: Hagan Defends Signing of Scott --
Hagan, the Buffs assistant who credited a long-term relationship with Scott among the reasons for Scott spurning Texas, said he called Sonsini about the quote the day before it was published.
"He told me he didn't say that," Hagan said. "He said as far as he knew, Darrell was going to Texas and he (told the newspaper) 'Colorado did something to make him change his mind' - and that was all. . . . I think he was trying to backpedal real fast."
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Pretty swift work there - calling someone on a quote before it is published :biggrin:

Boulder Daily Camera: There's No Substance to Texas Whine --
Just when you think you've seen it all, folks from the land of Bevo have taken fantasy-laden conspiracy theories to a new level.
Never have sour grapes turned into a cheap whine so fast.
Barely had the words "Colorado" escaped from Darrell Scott's mouth on Wednesday then irate Texas fans were flooding the Internet with accusations that Colorado must have cheated in order to get Scott to commit to CU.
The rumors ranged from ridiculous to outlandish. None appeared to have any basis in fact.
Still, there are some interesting questions that might be worth asking in the whole scenario.
Start with the roll played by St. Bonaventure High School recruiting coordinator Roger Sonsini. This is a man who is supposed to have aplayer's best interests at heart -- but after Scott committed to Colorado, Sonsini told the Dallas Morning News, "Colorado came in on Friday and said and did something and offered something that Darrell and his mom (Alexis Scott) couldn't pass up."
Of course, Sonsini wouldn't say exactly what happened. But in the process, he implicated the student athlete and his mother of wrongdoing by insinuating that they had accepted some form of an illegal bribe.
That's despicable behavior, particularly if he wasn't willing to back up such a bold statement with at least a little bit of evidence.
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