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Urban disrepects recruit
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I agree with ox. Some things in recruiting you keep your mouth shut about. Its part of the game.Poor baby. He went crying to the media about this?
And he signed with Kentucky??
- Jun 12, 2014
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He does make Meyer sound like a dumbass.
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Seems like Urbie was right.
- Jun 19, 2014
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Id say that if Meyer said what was quoted, he is pretty thin skinned. Kid is just a kid, 17 years old, you dont have to be a d*ck in the way you tell a kid that his early game tape wasnt all that impressive. Obviously, the reason he didn't get more love early on was b/c he wasn't playing at a high level yet. And there is a simple and decent way to say that to a kid. "Coach, how come a year ago, when I came up here yall didn't really take interest in me, but now all of a sudden you are really recruiting me hard?"
See there's a good way and a bad way to answer that question. What is attributed to Meyer is a bit childish. Throwing the fact that he's "insubstantial" in his face multiple times is pretty childish.
Good way: "Well son, we noticed a tremendous jump in your progress and abilities in the past year. I wish we had seen it sooner and offered you earlier, but hey, we're here now, and would really love to have you." Simple, honest, and decent. It aint that hard.
Now there is the possibility that what the kid says happened didn't. But if it did, Im inclined to agree. Meyer is the only adult in the room, he should be setting the example.
See there's a good way and a bad way to answer that question. What is attributed to Meyer is a bit childish. Throwing the fact that he's "insubstantial" in his face multiple times is pretty childish.
Good way: "Well son, we noticed a tremendous jump in your progress and abilities in the past year. I wish we had seen it sooner and offered you earlier, but hey, we're here now, and would really love to have you." Simple, honest, and decent. It aint that hard.
Now there is the possibility that what the kid says happened didn't. But if it did, Im inclined to agree. Meyer is the only adult in the room, he should be setting the example.
- Jun 12, 2014
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It sounded to me like the kid was trying to get Urbs to kiss his ass now that all of a sudden he was getting some love from the recruiting services. Urbs just wasn't having it. Still sounded like a moron though.
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Well they do not seem to really say in the article how the kid blew up in recruiting. It sounds like it could be something like this:
1. The kid goes to camps, see he is not as good as some others, meets a coach who says he is insubstantial.
2. The kid goes home and works harder and becomes even a better recruit.
Now most kids would be thankful for the camps and the coach who inspired him to become better. Now I am not a fan of Meyer nor his act at UF, but heck a kid you want would want to go play for a coach who inspires him to be better.
On the other hand if this kid blew up in recruiting because he happened to grow a couple of inches, he might not be the kind of kid you want anyway.
- Jun 12, 2014
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Appears to me that the recruit got treated the way most of them treat the schools recruiting them.
I guess the view is not as good from the other. Grow up you baby!
I guess the view is not as good from the other. Grow up you baby!
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- Jun 12, 2014
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I don't really see an issue with what Urban did. Is Meyer cold and calculating... yes.... is that a surprise to anyone... no... This should have never become a public story.
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