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That's a relief.
Recruiting EJ Smith is he worth it?
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I don't love that Emmitt wore a UGA hat, but if that is what he did to support his son then good for him. Being a Dad comes before being a Gator.
As previously said... I recall seeing him on the field and support the Gators on multiple occasions. I just think he is letting his son make the choice that is best for him. Can't argue against that.
As previously said... I recall seeing him on the field and support the Gators on multiple occasions. I just think he is letting his son make the choice that is best for him. Can't argue against that.
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This is fitting, because Emmitt thinks all the elderly alumni are racist old farts.
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It would have been foolish for him to return for his senior year. I have no memory of where he was projected, but I don't recall anyone being surprised he was taken in the first round. Any RB who has solid reason to believe he'll be picked anywhere in the first three rounds should never go back to school. More so than any other position. If that's an accurate quote, it sounds a little childish.
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Agreed.
I am amazed at the life this line about "SOS not wanting him back" has continued to have.
Emmitt left after his junior year because it made sense to leave because he was projected as a first rounder. If amything SOS has always encouraged guys to leave IF they are projected that high.
Any comments from Emmitt to the contrary are simply whining because maybe he expected SOS to beg him to stay and we all know that SOS don't play that.
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My two cents;
I have always believed that Emmitt has a grudge or some kind of hard feelings with regards to his time at UF which he certainly is entitled to have. He skipped out on his ROH induction (Don't give me that crap about Dancing With The Stars, all it would have taken was a little effort to make the trip) and he has for the most part been nothing more than a rumor at UF for more than a decade and was only rarely around prior to that. I won't even get into the slight during his NFL HOF induction speech. That was no mistake or oversight.
However, we should not continue to kiss his a$$ if he resents UF or regrets his time here. He certainly didn't regret his decision to attend UF when it helped him to reach his lifelong goal.
He owes us nothing but we owe him nothing as well.
Now attack the crap out of me for daring to say such a thing even though many of you are thinking the same thing
I have always believed that Emmitt has a grudge or some kind of hard feelings with regards to his time at UF which he certainly is entitled to have. He skipped out on his ROH induction (Don't give me that crap about Dancing With The Stars, all it would have taken was a little effort to make the trip) and he has for the most part been nothing more than a rumor at UF for more than a decade and was only rarely around prior to that. I won't even get into the slight during his NFL HOF induction speech. That was no mistake or oversight.
However, we should not continue to kiss his a$$ if he resents UF or regrets his time here. He certainly didn't regret his decision to attend UF when it helped him to reach his lifelong goal.
He owes us nothing but we owe him nothing as well.
Now attack the crap out of me for daring to say such a thing even though many of you are thinking the same thing
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Emmitt carried the team when he was here. His first time out he smoked Bamma. After we found a way to lose to [Aubrun] he cried his eyes out on National TV. Broke my heart.
He'll always be that Emmitt to me.1
It would be great to have his son here.
1 If he allows his son to go to the leghumpers, he's dead to me.
He'll always be that Emmitt to me.1
It would be great to have his son here.
1 If he allows his son to go to the leghumpers, he's dead to me.
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Here's my issue...you let UGA take pics of you in said UGA gear. And your son isn't even a student there yet. Sorry but even if you decide to wear it...only in private and do not let yourself be photographed. If his son was actually playing there? Yeah, I could understand it. Just to refresh your memories...
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He definitely has been around games. Back in late 90's I went to home game against FSU with a friend. During pregame he headed down the steps and said follow me and act like you know what you are doing. We made it through the gate and onto the field and were within 5 yards of Emmitt when security tapped me on the back and asked for our badges. We were lucky he didn't kick us out of the stadium.
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There's no doubt the picture is real. The dwags had that hat especially made to fit Carson Becks enormous forehead.Here's my issue...you let UGA take pics of you in said UGA gear. And your son isn't even a student there yet. Sorry but even if you decide to wear it...only in private and do not let yourself be photographed. If his son was actually playing there? Yeah, I could understand it. Just to refresh your memories...
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Here's my issue...you let UGA take pics of you in said UGA gear. And your son isn't even a student there yet. Sorry but even if you decide to wear it...only in private and do not let yourself be photographed. If his son was actually playing there? Yeah, I could understand it. Just to refresh your memories...
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Here's my issue...you let UGA take pics of you in said UGA gear. And your son isn't even a student there yet. Sorry but even if you decide to wear it...only in private and do not let yourself be photographed. If his son was actually playing there? Yeah, I could understand it. Just to refresh your memories...
I get your point... , but maybe he did it so that the coaches didn't think there would be any bias. To make sure they knew they had a shot with his son if his son wanted to go to UGA and Emmitt was going to support him in his decision.
Some things are bigger than rilvaries
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UGA wants him, not the other way around. Emmitt has nothing to prove to them. I get your kids come first but I think he may have crossed a line with a lot of folks. Throw that in with his HOF speech and some other slights and you can see why someone might question his loyalties.
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ATX, welcome back. Havent seen you much. You know I love you.... but Gators don't let their sons wear red and black.
Hell if Dan Mullen had Herschel Walker's son down here on the sidelines for recruiting, I'd be pissed if he put Gator stuff on Herschel Walker.
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It's an unforgivable sin. About the same as me spending a night in a hotel in Athens. I'm surprised I wasn't interrogated the next time I drove to Gainesville.
Gainesville, FL, that is, not Gainesville, GA.
p.s. Law really knows how to play to the audience. And yet his alma mater is UCF. How do we ever reconcile this atrocity?
Gainesville, FL, that is, not Gainesville, GA.
p.s. Law really knows how to play to the audience. And yet his alma mater is UCF. How do we ever reconcile this atrocity?
