I notice that still no one has refuted this. Im not surprised.
As I continue to think about this even more questions arise. Look, I get the possibly scheduling mixup, kid said maybe maybe not depends on if I can find a ride or something. Its not acceptable, someone has to be following up, but I get it.
However, why werent we prepared for unofficials from anyone on that day? All the coaches on the road, you say? So why was Mac and Nusschamp doing a camp with 7th graders when our recruiting is circling the toilet? Shouldnt they have either been on the road or visiting kids (official or unofficial) in Hoggetowne?
Why the hell was the weightroom locked up? Are you telling me no staff was there? Locked up? No kids working out? No asst S&C available? No wonder our lineman (esp DEs we are forced to play at DT) keep losing weight.
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Is there ANYTHING about Butters and Co that arent fvkked up bc Im having troubke thinking of one thing.
No wonder we get destroyed by the likes of Arky and any other ranked team we play.
Maybe no one has refuted it because no one wants to get blasted for going against the popular narrative.
However, this previously posted newspaper article appears to be the basis of the story.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/spor...chell-oviedo-alabama-camp-20160609-story.html
There is some evidence that the most likely source of the story is someone that read the newspaper article and then embellished it to fit an agenda.
The article states that Mitchell "showed up Wednesday" for the Alabama camp. Since the article was printed on June 9, 2016 that would mean that Mitchell attended the June 8th camp in Tuscaloosa. That was the Youth Camp, for ages 8-14. Since Morgan is a "sophomore-to-be" that would most likely make him 14 or 15 putting him at the upper end of the age range at that camp.
https://www.rollbamaroll.com/2015/6/2/8631279/alabama-football-recruiting-summer-camps-saban-nsd
That would certainly explain getting the most attention instead of the 8 year olds. However, the story that is related by the OP talks about the kid going to Saban's office and spending hours talking with him.
"Saban walked up and watched the QB throw and started talking to him. He then invited this kid to his office where they spent the next 2-3 hours chatting one-on-one. Saban said this kid was his #1 target for class of 2019 but that he typically does not offer sophomores and therefore wanted to wait a little bit a see more film out of him. Saban told him that if he continued on the path he was on, he would be getting a Bama offer in the not so distant future."
When the kid is interviewed in the newspaper article he never mentions talking to Saban at all. He does say "Lane Kiffen and the whole coaching staff was there", but he never mentions Saban at all. Mitchell is quoted as saying that Kiffen told him "He said Coach [head coach
Nick] Saban doesn't want to offer a young quarterback without evaluating him a little bit more". Mitchell was very excited about meeting the coaches and talks a lot about Kiffen, it seems unlikely that he would have forgotten to mention going to Saban's office for 2-3 hours.
The author of the story referenced in the OP is exaggerating the kids stature in the world of football. Supposedly Kiffen told Mitchell that he was "his #1 target for class of 2019 but that he typically does not offer sophomores." However, Alabama has already offered sophomore 2019 QB
Taulia Tagovailoa.
https://alabama.247sports.com/Season/2019-Football/Offers
The story posted by the OP states "Fast forward about a week and the QB gets a call from UF (not sure which coach). UF asks him to come up for a camp." However, the newspaper article says that Mitchell planned to attend the Gators camp on Monday. That would be the June 13th Mini Camp for 14 - 18 year olds.
https://floridagators.com/sports/2016/2/12/football_camps.aspx?id=13722
That does not match the time line of the story in the OP. If Mitchell had already planned to attend the camp then it would make sense that he had looked at the information for the camp. It is clearly stated that a physical is required to attend the camp. That is pretty standard for all camps.
The story in the OP states "When they walk in there are hundreds of “little” kids camping there." However, the camp is for 14-18 year olds. The little kids would have been at the camp in Tuscaloosa that was for 8-14 year olds.
At the Gator camp Mitchell would have been one of the youngest attendees. In addition, his career stats are 2 passes with one completion for 6 yards. That would explain why the coaches might have been spending more time with other QB's at the camp.
https://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/mo...EeW-8KA2nzwbTA/gendersport/football-stats.htm
The story in the OP states "They find Coach Collins and he immediately begins to apologize to them that they forgot they had a youth camp there that weekend and it was crazy. (As a side not, personally I think it’s great that we are holding these youth camps, just not sure that you want to invite a stud QB to the campus on the same weekend.)"
The camp was on Monday not the weekend, almost every attendee would have been older than Mitchell, Mitchell already knew there was a camp and at this point in time Mitchell is a relative unknown with 2 career passes and 6 total yards.
The story in the OP makes a big deal out of the kid needing to condition for 30 minutes at the Gator camp, but states this about the Alabama camp "he was greeted by Lane and proceeded to stretch/warm up for about 30 minutes".
The story in the OP states "he tells them to walk over to the stadium, speak with Megan (I think that was the name he said) at the desk." He then goes on about how Megan won't let him in.
There is no one named Megan working in the football department at the UAA. There isn't even anyone with a name that is close. In fact there are only 4 women working that department - Shawnee, Nancy, Deidra and Chelsea.
https://floridagators.com/staff.aspx
In the story in the OP it states "He tells them that they need to go back upstairs, fill out the registration form and pay the $40 fee."
The fee for the camp is $25. There was not a single camp the entire summer with a $40 fee.
https://floridagators.com/sports/2016/2/12/football_camps.aspx?id=13722
The whole post is riddled with inaccuracies. It appears that someone took the newspaper article and created a story around that framework that was designed to serve an agenda.
