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Eagleson said...

Bryan, I respect you, but I get the impression that the information given to website reporters is a crock and in many cases just promotes the STENCH that recruiting has become. IMO the biggest impact of the TJY's flip was the timing and that up to the second he flipped you were reporting everything was all good. The same goes for RF. At least that is my immediate impression.

The truth is no one knows what is going on in parking lots, HR department, with living arrangements or other influences that make the difference. We live in a country of entitlement and every person who feels that life owes them something has no problem taking what is given so easily. There is no more pride in ones actions. Guilt is no longer a motivation to do right. I see it every day and it is not happening only in recruiting.

What our country has become has made cheating all that more easy to the ones who are desperate enough to make it happen. Now with the use of Websites and the ever need to be "The one in the know" and the "One who brought it first" approach to recruiting news, cheating comes with more value. It is no longer about getting the player; it is also about the collateral damage a decision can cause.

The RF fiasco is a classic example of who holds the card. The ones who have their hands out are the ones who are winning the game. I hope I am wrong with RF, but my thoughts are that maybe I am right. We will just see.

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Eagleson said...

Bryan, I respect you, but I get the impression that the information given to website reporters is a crock and in many cases just promotes the STENCH that recruiting has become. IMO the biggest impact of the TJY's flip was the timing and that up to the second he flipped you were reporting everything was all good. The same goes for RF. At least that is my immediate impression.

The truth is no one knows what is going on in parking lots, HR department, with living arrangements or other influences that make the difference. We live in a country of entitlement and every person who feels that life owes them something has no problem taking what is given so easily. There is no more pride in ones actions. Guilt is no longer a motivation to do right. I see it every day and it is not happening only in recruiting.

What our country has become has made cheating all that more easy to the ones who are desperate enough to make it happen. Now with the use of Websites and the ever need to be "The one in the know" and the "One who brought it first" approach to recruiting news, cheating comes with more value. It is no longer about getting the player; it is also about the collateral damage a decision can cause.

The RF fiasco is a classic example of who holds the card. The ones who have their hands out are the ones who are winning the game. I hope I am wrong with RF, but my thoughts are that maybe I am right. We will just see.

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