The Bodda Getta

..War Eagle JD..

I love it. No one is questioning where this kid stands. There are no rumors or bs. He just said exactly what was on his mind. Thank you sir.

Great read. Love his love for our beautiful institution.

Welcome to the AU family Mr Davis, we know how you feel!

I understand that our coaches recruit these kids because of their athletic abilities, but is that it? Don't think so. I believe I'm seeing character in almost all, and those that don't show it are those that don't have the interview possibilities. These young men are the type we would like our kids to know and with whom they would hang out. Men we would invite to our homes. Am I proud of the job our coaches are doing? Why yes, I am and not just for their team alone, but for Auburn.
On the subject of the meaning of commitment, it's not a two way street. I f we wish a commitment to be solid, we have to respect a commitment to others to be as solid. Hard to treat it both ways, one when it's to our convenience and an other way when it's not. How can you have it both ways with a straight face. Why not respect a young man's action to mean it's how he feels at that moment. But for some, a real commitment is made with the LOI. Don't you make a mistake if you believe every word in your vocabulary means just one thing. A word means how society practices the meaning, not how a dictionary explains the meaning. I believe our coaches practice the word mainly the way the recruit looks at it. And recruits look at the word different ways.

You are somewhat right about commitment, but that's not the way most of the SEC plays, especially not the little guy in West Vance. I think we need to honor our commitments to these kids, which he does not, but as far as honoring their commitments to his school, I can't agree. We have to continue to pursue these kids, especially those to UAT.....there is some payback involved for me. JMHO.

Are you talking about our coaches respecting OUR players' commitments or other school's comittments? Because our coaches go after "comittmed" players too. It's just part of SEC life my friend.

Sent prayers up for his grandmother's back surgery. May all be blessed in their family and an excellent recovery for her.

Refreshing for it to be a LB this early. Be nice to steal Reuben Randle from the tide since they stole a couple 5 stars these past few years. WDE Davis

Love those comments. True AU man there.

minus 1, Oh My.

The comments in this article by Mr. Davis show the real issue these recruits have prior to signing day. By committing to AU, and assuming AU will stand by its commitment (which AU always does), this senior has eliminated other possible scholarships. If for some reason he is dropped, there is no alternative available other than scrambling for a few spots that may have not been filled at other schools. I think it really takes courage for someone to commit early and work for the school. I am fortunate in that my children were able to have a number of scholarship offers, non-sports related, and did not have to chose until the last minute which one they wanted. They were able to make there choice after weighing all the options and there was no pressure as no one was going to "pull their offer" or "not offer an official visit"" if they said they favored one over the other. I salute Mr. Davis and all of our other commits for their interest in AU and their confidence that AU will continue to honor the offers AU has made. War Eagle!!