SeatownJay
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Why would any parent trust their sons future with this man?
Why would any parent trust their sons future with this man?
Bobby Petrino is still a dishonest scumbag
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MysterMatt
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That's pretty shameful to say the least.
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I hate that guy
hawknation2015
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One player is nothing. USC, under Kiffin and now Sarkisian, has pulled scholarships from a half dozen committed players over the last four years.
For example, Colorado WR Shay Fields committed to USC, his "dream school from day one," in October 2013 immediately after being offered a scholarship. He remained firmly committed for months, rebuffing other scholarship opportunities throughout his senior year, until Sarkisian was announced as the team's new head coach. For the several weeks leading up to National Signing Day, Sarkisian refused to return any calls from Fields, allowing him to twist in the wind without knowing for sure whether his scholarship would be honored by USC. Finally, Sarkisian told Fields' coach, not Fields himself, that he should "look elsewhere."
Link: http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_2 ... -must-stay
To me, that kind of passive aggressiveness is far worse than straight up pulling the offer. At least Bobby Patrino was somewhat of a man about it by letting an assistant tell the commit directly. Sarkisian has continued the tactic during this latest recruiting class, pulling scholarship from other committed players (i.e. Taeon Mason and Tristan Payton).
Another underhanded tactic currently being employed at USC is telling three and four star recruits that they should enroll at USC as walk-ons and then promising they will be awarded scholarships after the first day of fall camp when they will count against the next year's recruiting class. The NCAA's so-called "blue shirt" rule is intended to apply solely to "non-recruited walk-ons," but Sarkisian is blatantly violating the rule by promising these highly recruited players scholarships after they enroll at USC.
Yet, Sarkisian continues to get away with it because (1) USC still has a tremendous amount of recruiting cache based on what Pete Carroll accomplished there, (2) HS coaches are terrified of jeopardizing their standing relationships with USC's coaches, and (3) most of the committed players who have their offers taken away are embarrassed to speak publicly about it.
For example, Colorado WR Shay Fields committed to USC, his "dream school from day one," in October 2013 immediately after being offered a scholarship. He remained firmly committed for months, rebuffing other scholarship opportunities throughout his senior year, until Sarkisian was announced as the team's new head coach. For the several weeks leading up to National Signing Day, Sarkisian refused to return any calls from Fields, allowing him to twist in the wind without knowing for sure whether his scholarship would be honored by USC. Finally, Sarkisian told Fields' coach, not Fields himself, that he should "look elsewhere."
Link: http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_2 ... -must-stay
To me, that kind of passive aggressiveness is far worse than straight up pulling the offer. At least Bobby Patrino was somewhat of a man about it by letting an assistant tell the commit directly. Sarkisian has continued the tactic during this latest recruiting class, pulling scholarship from other committed players (i.e. Taeon Mason and Tristan Payton).
Another underhanded tactic currently being employed at USC is telling three and four star recruits that they should enroll at USC as walk-ons and then promising they will be awarded scholarships after the first day of fall camp when they will count against the next year's recruiting class. The NCAA's so-called "blue shirt" rule is intended to apply solely to "non-recruited walk-ons," but Sarkisian is blatantly violating the rule by promising these highly recruited players scholarships after they enroll at USC.
Yet, Sarkisian continues to get away with it because (1) USC still has a tremendous amount of recruiting cache based on what Pete Carroll accomplished there, (2) HS coaches are terrified of jeopardizing their standing relationships with USC's coaches, and (3) most of the committed players who have their offers taken away are embarrassed to speak publicly about it.
