Official NLI thread

[huskynation]

The attack on you was so unwarranted and unfair that it quickly received 21 likes.

But don't let the view of basically everyone cause you to reflect on whether you might have been totally out of line.

Out of line for speaking the truth, you really believe this whole Lago thing went down today? You can't be that naive. Fact is Lago's father, knew he wasn't signing (despite posting otherwise today repeatedly), Lago knew he wasn't signing, and the uconn coaching staff had already decided that they were gonna look around and most likely told Lago to do the same thing. Do you think kivon taylor got a scholarship offer today at noon. Nonsense.

So you can sit around thinking that this "kid may be on the fence", and continue to believe that Lago is sick today, laying in the bed posting on twitter, half dead, and that fax is coming on friday as long as other boneyarders play nice and kiss up. Talk about gullible, you think trying like all of Kyle Lago's posts is gonna make him send his son to somewhere that he doesn't think is the best place for him. That's their families decision, and its bigger than football.

The man has every right to do what's best for his son... and I would never fault him for that....do I think R Lago was sick today.... yes.....but clearly to say that he is so sick that he can't sign his name, but he can text and type is ridiculous. and it is clear that K.Lago and the uconn coaching staff had alot of friction regarding how many QB should be in this class. Lago believed that he could dictate who the school recruits and that's where the discord came from.

And I don't think that Lago had the leverage to keep the coaching staff waiting after signing day. Its not like clowney in 2011 where he can wait 4 weeks after signing day and there are 20 schools that are willing to wait. Spots are filling up rapidly. You think my post to k lago was rude, I was just being real. You can't try to hold the school hostage for your son's signature when he's only got 2 offers. The man even wrote that he would pay for his son's school rather than have him go somewhere that wasn't the best, .

 

[sportsart]

Butch...not sure if that's appropriate to post here. Too personal, but that's just my opinion.

 

[Adios]

Butch...not sure if that's appropriate to post here. Too personal, but that's just my opinion.

Deleted.

 

[Carl Spackler]

huskynation:

the comment about the not needing the scholarship was when I knew too.

It's kind of ironic, because we've got a QB, graduating in the spring, that's started, and actually got his name in the record books(4 TDs) in a game, and wasn't on scholarship.

I bet Mr. Lagow didn't know that.

 

[pj]

First: while someone, without naming their real name, so eloquently suggested they had nudged me anywhere suggests some insecurity issues which should have been long ago addressed and the hopeful nudge is exagerrated because my son still has a loi.

Second: I have always held that the Boyles kid seems like a great kid for the program but I guess that must have been overlooked.

Third: It is true that Richard only had one other offer, but then he did commit early and in fairness it has to be recognized that most kids make a circuit and gain exposure to schools. Richard did not, thought he had a home, and wanted to elliminate the distractions for the season.

And lastly: I do not care about Uconn football or even if my son plays anywhere. If he were to join the Uconn family then my family would sell used garmets on the corner as a fundraiser if asked and if it helped the school. Fortunately, I do not think the school or the program needs me as a corner used garmet salesperson. Look, if he were after a big school commitment he should have waited it out and you can look around and see enough offers to kids that there was one to be had. I have tried to get him to not play, to enjoy college, but I also tried to keep him from playing when he was 12. That did not work and I will not have any say this time either. But I will leave kris1 and others who want to throw stones this way at this time......he still holds an offer from Uconn and it is valid for 20 days and is there anyone on this board that really thinks having three freshmen QB's is a good idea? If you do, then I am sorry to bother you. All I know is that he was deeply dissapointed when he woke up, now he is just angry, but he still holds the golden ticket in the form of a loi to Uconn and there is not a damn thing anyone can do about that.

Mr. Lagow, glad to hear you have recovered from thyroid cancer. It sounds like your family has been through a lot, it's great that everything is on the upswing except for this little hiccup in Richard's recruitment.

If there were three freshman QBs, meaning if Richard chose to sign with UConn, there would still only be 5 QBs on the roster. One of those 5 (three freshman) QBs is lightly regarded as a QB (no FBS or FCS offers until signing day) but has the athletic tools to play a number of positions. Presumably he was brought in as insurance and is willing to move to another position if he loses the QB competition, which if the judgments of recruiters is an indication he probably will.

Frankly, I don't think competition should even figure in you or your son's judgment. There is competition at every school and whether they are in the same class or not, any one on the roster can beat the others out. Just expect the competition, tell your son to go where he can get great coaching, great facilities, great support, great teammates, and a great education. If he has those things then he will be a winner no matter how the QB competition shakes out, because he will have had the opportunity to get the most out of his own talents.

It seems you have a 20 day window to entertain offers and reconsider what you want to do. More power to you. I hope Richard has attractive offers and finds one he is happy to accept.

 

[Justwinbaby]

Out of line for speaking the truth, you really believe this whole Lago thing went down today? You can't be that naive. Fact is Lago's father, knew he wasn't signing (despite posting otherwise today repeatedly), Lago knew he wasn't signing, and the uconn coaching staff had already decided that they were gonna look around and most likely told Lago to do the same thing. Do you think kivon taylor got a scholarship offer today at noon. Nonsense.

So you can sit around thinking that this "kid may be on the fence", and continue to believe that Lago is sick today, laying in the bed posting on twitter, half dead, and that fax is coming on friday as long as other boneyarders play nice and kiss up. Talk about gullible, you think trying like all of Kyle Lago's posts is gonna make him send his son to somewhere that he doesn't think is the best place for him. That's their families decision, and its bigger than football.

The man has every right to do what's best for his son... and I would never fault him for that....do I think R Lago was sick today.... yes.....but clearly to say that he is so sick that he can't sign his name, but he can text and type is ridiculous. and it is clear that K.Lago and the uconn coaching staff had alot of friction regarding how many QB should be in this class. Lago believed that he could dictate who the school recruits and that's where the discord came from.

And I don't think that Lago had the leverage to keep the coaching staff waiting after signing day. Its not like clowney in 2011 where he can wait 4 weeks after signing day and there are 20 schools that are willing to wait. Spots are filling up rapidly. You think my post to k lago was rude, I was just being real. You can't try to hold the school hostage for your son's signature when he's only got 2 offers. The man even wrote that he would pay for his son's school rather than have him go somewhere that wasn't the best, .

You have way overrated the weight I put on anonymous public posters. And it is Lagow. If you are going to anonymously insult me at least get my name right. You can cut and paste it for goodness sake.

 

[The Funster]

I don't know...the whole "family member who tweets or posts on a message board" thing doesn't usually work out well.

That's my only take away from this situation.

 

[pj]

Richard may or may not decide to come here, but his dad is doing very well in Likes Received per Message.

 

[noeynox]

Ugh! Best of luck to Richard. Sounds like an Athletic scholarship is not essential for his education. He is in enviable position in that regard.

 

[Justwinbaby]

I don't know...the whole "family member who tweets or posts on a message board" thing doesn't usually work out well.

That's my only take away from this situation.

I will second that right about now.........as I am posting. Knew I should have gone with an anonymous name. this is a whipping and it sounds like the program got everything it needed and in a small way my son at least helped talk to some recruits and it is still a whipping.

 

[The Funster]

Glad to see that HCP can bring in a quality class that is underlined by in state talent. He can recruit and he seems to be winning over the state's HS coaches. If we can keep him as a front man with good OC's and a solid staff maybe, just maybe, he can build that enduring foundation that we need. He needs to work on his tie selection though. I'm thinking mauve or teal even...

 

[Carl Spackler]

I will second that right about now.........as I am posting. Knew I should have gone with an anonymous name. this is a whipping and it sounds like the program got everything it needed and in a small way my son at least helped talk to some recruits and it is still a whipping.

I warned you a long time ago not to be posting.

 

[kris1]

Not a great to knock the kid considering we haven't bowled - even in the Gasex Chili Bowl - in two years. Look, we'd all like to have had him. But, it's a business and UConn did what they felt was in their best interest, and so should this kid. If he was your boy, you'd probably want that, right? Heaven forbid his pops do the same.

If my kid committed to a school 7 months ago, I would hope he would honor it. I personally value the education more then football. And whether its in the classroom or on the field, there will always be competition. I will not teach my son to fear failure. And I certainly will not shelter him from an opportunity to compete. I want him to be confident in all he does. If you compete and you lose, learn from. You have to embrace failure because in all facets of life, it's inevitable. How you handle failure will shape who you become. I would expect my son to compete, be a good teammate, and value the FREE education he would receive from a top notch university.

 

[UConnLen]

First: while someone, without naming their real name, so eloquently suggested they had nudged me anywhere suggests some insecurity issues which should have been long ago addressed and the hopeful nudge is exagerrated because my son still has a loi.

Second: I have always held that the Boyles kid seems like a great kid for the program but I guess that must have been overlooked.

Third: It is true that Richard only had one other offer, but then he did commit early and in fairness it has to be recognized that most kids make a circuit and gain exposure to schools. Richard did not, thought he had a home, and wanted to elliminate the distractions for the season.

And lastly: I do not care about Uconn football or even if my son plays anywhere. If he were to join the Uconn family then my family would sell used garmets on the corner as a fundraiser if asked and if it helped the school. Fortunately, I do not think the school or the program needs me as a corner used garmet salesperson. Look, if he were after a big school commitment he should have waited it out and you can look around and see enough offers to kids that there was one to be had. I have tried to get him to not play, to enjoy college, but I also tried to keep him from playing when he was 12. That did not work and I will not have any say this time either. But I will leave kris1 and others who want to throw stones this way at this time......he still holds an offer from Uconn and it is valid for 20 days and is there anyone on this board that really thinks having three freshmen QB's is a good idea? If you do, then I am sorry to bother you. All I know is that he was deeply dissapointed when he woke up, now he is just angry, but he still holds the golden ticket in the form of a loi to Uconn and there is not a damn thing anyone can do about that.

Mr Lagow, I've been a UConn fan since my Fr year there in 1964 and have seen UConn grow in basketball from a regional team to multiple national championships. People [JC for one] said and believed we could reach that height, and today many of us believe UConn can be a national power in football too. To do that we need support from the state/donors [we have that] and a QB like Richard to take us there. There will always be competition at every position for a program with those aspirations. As you know, CT is a great place to live--validated by the fact that many of our former athletes make their homes here. The school has made great strides academically and is considered a top public university today. Some people on this board have been critical of todays development, but that is because they are passionate about UConn Football [maybe some are just jerks though!]. Most of us still hope Richard picks UConn-a lot of love awaits him here to be sure. I wish him well in deciding his future in any case.

 

[Justwinbaby]

Mr. Lagow, glad to hear you have recovered from thyroid cancer. It sounds like your family has been through a lot, it's great that everything is on the upswing except for this little hiccup in Richard's recruitment.

If there were three freshman QBs, meaning if Richard chose to sign with UConn, there would still only be 5 QBs on the roster. One of those 5 (three freshman) QBs is lightly regarded as a QB (no FBS or FCS offers until signing day) but has the athletic tools to play a number of positions. Presumably he was brought in as insurance and is willing to move to another position if he loses the QB competition, which if the judgments of recruiters is an indication he probably will.

Frankly, I don't think competition should even figure in you or your son's judgment. There is competition at every school and whether they are in the same class or not, any one on the roster can beat the others out. Just expect the competition, tell your son to go where he can get great coaching, great facilities, great support, great teammates, and a great education. If he has those things then he will be a winner no matter how the QB competition shakes out, because he will have had the opportunity to get the most out of his own talents.

It seems you have a 20 day window to entertain offers and reconsider what you want to do. More power to you. I hope Richard has attractive offers and finds one he is happy to accept.

Thank you and I stand by what I have said before, Storrs is exactly the kind of town I would want him to go to college. And whatever a person's position in this life I am completely convinced that most parents only want to help their kid down the road as smoothly as possible.

 

[Justwinbaby]

If my kid committed to a school 7 months ago, I would hope he would honor it. I personally value the education more then football. And whether its in the classroom or on the field, there will always be competition. I will not teach my son to fear failure. And I certainly will not shelter him from an opportunity to compete. I want him to be confident in all he does. If you compete and you lose, learn from. You have to embrace failure because in all facets of life, it's inevitable. How you handle failure will shape who you become. I would expect my son to compete, be a good teammate, and value the FREE education he would receive from a top notch university.

I think that maybe everyone is assuming he broke a commitment. He still hold the loi and has not de-committed. So, where is the fly in the ointment? You have to think this through before throwing an 18 year old under the bus when he has not taken one single college visit since committing.

 

[The Viking]

nevmind

 

[storrsbred1]

Happy to hear you beat the big C. I lost my wife to that damn disease and I hate the word. Additionally, happy to read about your "doing the right thing" in your career. There are a lot of people in the world that would just have played along with the program. So, in my book, you are a big winner.

It's always nice to have another card to play and it appears you do. Without trying to preach, I would caution that sooner or later kids will need to make their own mistakes/lives and you have to trust that you did the best job of preparing them to make those decisions.

Good luck with whatever happens in your son's life.

 

[UConnRock]

Saban must be OK with 3 freshman qbs because that is exactly what he has coming into Alabama in the 2013 class. Actually all 3 enrolled in January.

The problem that Pasqualoni faced was the simple fact the the Lagow's seemed to waffle on the commit when UConn entertained a 2nd QB. That had to throw up some serious red flags whether intended or not. I would guess that at least 90% or more teams have brought in 2 qbs in a class in the last few years. The staff HAD to go out and find another QB. They did so, but left the door open for Lagow by finding a QB that could shift positions. The staff did exactly what the should have done in this situation.

Edsall always ended his signing day conferences with a strong statement about being done and there are no more spots. Not sure if Pasqualoni did the same.

 

[Doggie Style]

@UConnFootball: Jalen Stevens a 6-4 220 DE from Goose Creek, SC and Goose Creek HS is a Husky! Welcome Jalen! #bleedblue #signingday

THIS is the kid I want to see terrorizing the outside lane for years to come! He is the real deal from what I heard from an inside source!!

 

[sdhusky]

is there anyone on this board that really thinks having three freshmen QB's is a good idea? If you do, then I am sorry to bother you. All I know is that he was deeply dissapointed when he woke up, now he is just angry, but he still holds the golden ticket in the form of a loi to Uconn and there is not a damn thing anyone can do about that.

I guess it depends on how good the third QB to commit is. If he is really good, it will work out for him.

If he isn't, it won't work out.

Next year, there will be 3 or 4 QB's after Whitmer graduates. I don't think thats too many.

 

[huskynation]

You have way overrated the weight I put on anonymous public posters. And it is Lagow. If you are going to anonymously insult me at least get my name right. You can cut and paste it for goodness sake.

My apologies Mr. Lagow. Either, way, I wish the best for your son in the future whether that is at uconn or anywhere else. Everyone has to do what is in their best interests. This is college football recruiting, so anything is possible. Evidenced by the kid that got the auburn tattoo, then switched to Alabama.

But let me ask you this. What is more important, winning and being part of a team and a close knit community, or is everything about playing time and exposure. Tom Brady was a back-up at Michigan for a while. There was a kid at the senior bowl this year, that didn't start til mid season of his senior year, but he's gonna go to the NFL. Its hard to project into the future with any certainty. However, a top notch education has great value. If Richard were to red-shirt, and considering the opportunity to take summer classes there is the chance he might be able to complete even his master's degree free of cost at a top public university. Couple this with the life long friendships that can be forged and the experience of going out on his own, it would be a great experience for him.

 

[Justwinbaby]

Mr. Lagow, just curious (if you're still here). Was your son promised anything regarding # of Qb commits to this year's class or did you request anything regarding the # of commits to this class at any point since last summer?

Also, have you had any contact at all with any coaches in the last 24-48 hours?

Let me try this, because I really like the school and program, so tolerate me for a minute longer......

Lets say a date asks you to the movie and says you are the best looking person, their favorite, could not be happier if you went, and you were the one and only.........you get in the car thinking things are great and the date say that you have to go to another stop and the date gets out and picks up another date.........you are now wondering what kind of date you are on and the date says to pull over, you pull over and the date gets another date and tells you to keep going........now you are really wondering what kind of weird ass date you are on and if you don't pause just a second to reconsider your status in the date, then you deserve whatever weirdness comes next. Now imagine you are an 18 year old kid and the road to this date took you far away from what you knew as home.

Does anyone really think they would do differently? Should concern be for the date that got in the car first or last. sorry, that is the best I can do because I am as tired as anyome.

 

[Dann]

Wait, did someone get upset about the coaches tie? I have only been able to read some of the posts during my breaks, cant wait to go home to read them all.

"Unfortunately I will no longer be attending junior day at UCONN because Coach P wore a red tie during signing day".

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yup i am. its not about recruits. recruits dont pick schools on ties. thats just another stupid post by some one here who doesn't want to adress the issue. its culture that needs to change and it starts with the big heads. coach wears blue becuase he wants to see fans wear blue and so on down the line. its a sign of unity. when he goes to hs games and wears that stpid trench coat i sometimes want to rip it off his back and burn it. is it cold out? sure stay warm, put on 10 layers with the last being something uconn so that u spread the culture and awareness. the people u recongize u are not the people u need to worry about. its the random fans and kid who dont know who u are and can't tell by what your wearing. thats where repping the brand helps.

but u guys just keep making funy little comment sbecuase u think all of the things i mention and am mad about are worthless. then u guys are the first to post up here about fans at the rent this and that. why should a wife of a fan have to wear blue to the rent? the frucking coach didn't have any blue on at the signing day presser.

Are you trolling or something? Everybody who went through the trouble of pulling that press conference up on their computer to sit through it and watch is a die-hard UConn fan.wrong, several commits watched it with large groups of friends in librarys of there schools. we made a great impression on those kids to buy tickets today didn't we?!?!?! The parents of the recruits just had UConn/Pasqualoni take a HUGE financial burden off of their shoulders, giving them what amounts to about a 100 grand scholarship. Do you really think they give a flying duck about what kind of tie Pasqualoni is wearing or if there's a picture of a husky behind him? no i don't, what i think they cared about was what he was going to say about there kids. and what did he say? oh well mcnabb redshirted cole tall close tall..... yea real solid delivery on that...

Do you think that their friends(who I doubt are even watching) think about Pasqualoni not wearing a school polo for a second? Do you think they say "damn, that coach has a red tie on, I definitely can't root for them now even though one of my best friends is on the team"? setting culture. no one looked at P and said why the red tie(acept for me and others in this boat). they just looked at P and thought nothing. thats the whole point. what we need is for people to look at P, KO, Warde and so on and say i like that blue polo or check out the uconn sawg hes got on or just notice hes wearing blue and say, #bleedblue or w/e #. its about breeding culture and giving peoiple something to look at and then copy. the old tosu coach, remember the vest? its just a vest. well it became part of culture. all u old farts here just dont understand and never will and will always fight me on this. congrats, your all just sinking uconn just as much as the current leadership is. then u want to complain about CR to boot.

I would give your "first impression/brand power" crusade a little more credence if people actually gave a about some of the things you have suggested. exactly...^^^

But tell us more about how we don't know anything and how awesome you'd be at running a D-1 athletic department. i am no one special, not a smart ass guy but not a homeless person either. but most here seem to live under 1990's uconn painted rocks. you all complain about how jeff hathaway ran this place into the ground and then when change needs to happen u act like the guy and say its bad and its bs and ignore it.

yes, im a huge troll. thats it. great job figuring me out after all this time.

Didn't Calhoun talk about all his past great players. Non stop. It seemed like he did ok.

And honestly, I am not up on the ties he wore. But I would love to know if you approved of them.

JC won games, recruited his ass off with a gravel parking lot as our facility and then won championships. most his former players were uconn players that he talked about. i was pretty young back then but the players from NE he talked about were slim and little from what i understand and as soon as he could he changed his tune to uconn guys. sio is going to get drafted soon, how come he couldnt say jalen stevens has sio potential instead of his mcnabb-cole duzie of a zinger? stuff like that. its not like NE was a rival of uconn who just shafted uconn like cuse just did. considering everything going on right now, even mentioning cuse was wrong in any way and it also caused a scene as one beat writer cummed in his pants.

Yeah. We just signed our best class ever. And we fumbled it all away with wardrobe choices.

Really? You that dumb?

its our best class ever no doubt. u just like others here take everything i say and mash it together becuase u cant grasp the stuff im talking about on different levels. eerything is jsut one picture. the class is great. whats not great is how we present and pump it. thats a issue that needs to be adressed. but ppl like u are willing to overlook that aspect becuase u dont have the balls to adress it or know how to. im not sure which but both make u not capable of caring clearly. do u think todays presser would pass at pus? mich? fl? bama? texas? wvu? i dont think so for one second. if were not aiming to be like them, then why are we even here or trying to play fball??????

JC: clearly, quite frankly, terrific terrific
RE: ...and things...
PP: 'kay, y'know, 'kay, 'yknow?

PP can talk straight baby gaga if he wants when he hangs up national championship banners in burton. until then he can get his act together. he doesn't need to have buggers coming out of his nose on the sideline in october and not wipe them off or have his crony gld spitting as he talks in recruits faces while looking thru old man glasses that just make his wardroble awkard to begin with.

That's probably a wife thing.

"You are going to be on tv? Well wear the red tie, it give you some color and makes you look like you are still alive."

well then being a idiot runs in that family. but then how does he actually get into the building and the ad or a pr person look at him and say wait a sec, red tier not blue? shirt color? how about a doggy pin? something? everyone around in that ad is as clueless as P and his wife i guess. maybe next week warde can wear maroon and gold to a meeting so all the uconn beat writers who are bc grads can cum there pants.

 

[Justwinbaby]

I warned you a long time ago not to be posting.

What can I say, I was the kid who put his hand over the flame to see if it was hot.

 

[sdhusky]

i was pretty young back then but the players from NE he talked about were slim and little from what i understand and as soon as he could he changed his tune to uconn guys. ...

its not like NE was a rival of uconn who just shafted uconn like cuse just did. considering everything going on right now, even mentioning cuse was wrong in any way and it also caused a scene as one beat writer cummed in his pants .

He never stopped talking about Reggie Lewis. Talked about him all the time.

And NE kicked the snot out of UCONN before he came here. So, we weren't a rival with them. They were at a higher level than us. Not as good a conference, but a better program.

 

[The Viking]

Let me try this, because I really like the school and program, so tolerate me for a minute longer......

Lets say a date asks you to the movie and says you are the best looking person, their favorite, could not be happier if you went, and you were the one and only.........you get in the car thinking things are great and the date say that you have to go to another stop and the date gets out and picks up another date.........you are now wondering what kind of date you are on and the date says to pull over, you pull over and the date gets another date and tells you to keep going........now you are really wondering what kind of weird ass date you are on and if you don't pause just a second to reconsider your status in the date, then you deserve whatever weirdness comes next. Now imagine you are an 18 year old kid and the road to this date took you far away from what you knew as home.

Does anyone really think they would do differently? Should concern be for the date that got in the car first or last. sorry, that is the best I can do because I am as tired as anyome.

LOL..
I do get that to a point..although going on 2 dates at once from a football standpoint is probably more likely than from a dating standpoint (at least I hope so!)

Regardless, I hope everything goes well for your son and ultimately I hope he is at peace with whatever decision he makes and what the hell, I still hope its at UConn. There's nothing that says he won't be the QB in 2 years.

 

[Northbound]

Unfortunately in recruiting it's more like the a pimp telling you that you're his favorite girl and someone believing that without a shadow of a doubt. Everyone that plays the pimp/ho game knows ultimately the girl that's his best girl is the one that will make him the most money. Substitute Program for Pimp, Player for Girl and Victories for Money and you've kind of got recruiting nailed. Ugly analogy, but pretty close to the truth.

 

[sdhusky]

Let me try this, because I really like the school and program, so tolerate me for a minute longer......

Lets say a date asks you to the movie and says you are the best looking person, their favorite, could not be happier if you went, and you were the one and only.........you get in the car thinking things are great and the date say that you have to go to another stop and the date gets out and picks up another date.........you are now wondering what kind of date you are on and the date says to pull over, you pull over and the date gets another date and tells you to keep going........now you are really wondering what kind of weird ass date you are on and if you don't pause just a second to reconsider your status in the date, then you deserve whatever weirdness comes next. Now imagine you are an 18 year old kid and the road to this date took you far away from what you knew as home.

Does anyone really think they would do differently? Should concern be for the date that got in the car first or last. sorry, that is the best I can do because I am as tired as anyome.

A girl would expect to be exclusive and would thrive on that.

A QB would expect to have competition and would thrive on that.

 

[Dann]

He never stopped talking about Reggie Lewis. Talked about him all the time.

And NE kicked the snot out of UCONN before he came here. So, we weren't a rival with them. They were at a higher level than us. Not as good a conference, but a better program.

ok good, when we add umass we should add northeastern to the big east also. then when umass builds a progrma and passes us and gets a invite somewhere and throws rocks at us on the way out, our fball coach then can have a signing day where he wears a maroon shirt and talks about victor cruz. i can see the future now....