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Yes, this is a great day, a day for celebration! Don't throw a wet blanket on it with any negativity, especially negativity about things that haven't happened and probably won't happen.
 
sportsart said:
I've decided to not waste anymore time sucking up to a parent of a player who is not sure he wants to be here.

A 103 fever is no joke so maybe instead of continuing to post here he should attend to his sick son.

Today we should focus on the players who have comittted to #bleedhuskyblue.

If Richard commits to UConn then he is part of the family. If not good luck to him.
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I agree. I hope if the info is correct, that Lagow is feeling better soon. That kind of fever is indeed dangerous in an adult. Luckily, he's not in a developing country somewhere around the world.

FWIW: I don't believe that the player doesn't want to be here. I think it was my first response to this whole thing, that I said the only people that would really have a problem with Boyle coming in late, are parents, siblings, friends, relatives that really want to see their son, brother, friend, family relation - on the field.

Speaking from my own experience only - in real life - parents are most often the most difficult part of educating kids, whether it be in the classroom, or on a football field.

The most important thing for a college football scholarship freshmen, is to make the transition from being a high school kid living at home, to being an adult living away from home, with significnat responsibilities, to make that transition well. It's not how much playing time their going to get.

The next most important thing, is that the athlete actually make it through to graduation. Parents, may often, lose sight of this fact and accept it as maybe a given part of the process. It is by far, not a given, that players coming in will graduate. They need to put in the work.

The good news is that UCONN is an institution, that has been, and will continue to be an institution that values both winning - and graduating - from it's football players.

Yesterday, I posted a long thing in response to the parent, tracing out the histories through about the past 15-20 years of QB's that have come through UCONN, and graduated. It's impressive. NFL players (2) professional players in arena and europe. CEO's of successful companies. Athletic directors. ETC. DIvision 1A football coaches.

That same kind of success thing exists for players that have graduated at multiple other position groups from UCONN football.

I hope that Lagow chooses to come to UCONN, but more importantly, if he does - I hope chooses to come to UCONN and does the work he needs to be successful on both the field and classroom, and graduates.

I hope the same thing for every player that signs on for marriage to the UCONN football program.
 
Palatine said:
That's a biggee. Top of the class.
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Yeah and one of the ones who was wavering and visiting USF. He had re-affirmed his commitment, but you just never know with these things. Nice to have him locked up.
 
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Guys, he is laying in bed and has an appointment at 9 am but he never is sick and the fever is very high. He will tweet but he would never admit to being sick or hurt. His junior year he broke his ankle and told them to tape it up and then proceeded to try and run on the sideline and then see if he could throw. They would not let him in the game and they operated on him the next day and he needed pins so I don't think his toughness is in question and if he had to tell his coach that he had to delay his signing, it is serious because he worked for signing day and the opportunity it presents.
 
noeynox said:
Look in the 2013, commitment thread. His dad posted Rich is ill and won't be signing today. Was headed to the Dr.
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Can we get an 'unlike' button created? After getting this kind of news you want to push that button...
 
Hope he's OK, Mr. Lagow. Thank you for chiming in. We're on our way towards our best recruiting class ever.
 
Justwinbaby said:
Guys, he is laying in bed and has an appointment at 9 am but he never is sick and the fever is very high. He will tweet but he would never admit to being sick or hurt. His junior year he broke his ankle and told them to tape it up and then proceeded to try and run on the sideline and then see if he could throw. They would not let him in the game and they operated on him the next day and he needed pins so I don't think his toughness is in question and if he had to tell his coach that he had to delay his signing, it is serious because he worked for signing day and the opportunity it presents.
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No worries. Some people are just so passionate that it makes them neurotic and any sign of anything even mildly less-than-perfect and they start freaking out. Passion sometimes leads to irrationality.

Here's hoping Richard feels better soon.
 
Justwinbaby said:
Guys, he is laying in bed and has an appointment at 9 am but he never is sick and the fever is very high. He will tweet but he would never admit to being sick or hurt. His junior year he broke his ankle and told them to tape it up and then proceeded to try and run on the sideline and then see if he could throw. They would not let him in the game and they operated on him the next day and he needed pins so I don't think his toughness is in question and if he had to tell his coach that he had to delay his signing, it is serious because he worked for signing day and the opportunity it presents.
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Hope he gets better soon. And if its not clear we REALLY REALLY want him on in Blue!
 
I really think Mr Lagow should stop posting in this forum. I want Richard to come to Uconn, but no good will come from participating with the fans. It rarely worksout. He should ignore us.

And again, I want to see Lagow in Storrs..... he shouldnt fear the competition. No matter where he goes, he's going to have to earn that space.
 
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Mr Lagow,

Perhaps stopping at Staples on the way home from the doctor visit to fax in a signature would help your son (and a bunch of overly passionate knuckleheads here) relax?
 
Hope Richards gets better soon. It's understandable that he wants to wait til he's better to have the signing ceremony. These kids dream about them before they commit or when they commit.
 
Exit 4 said:
I really think Mr Lagow should stop posting in this forum. I want Richard to come to Uconn, but no good will come from participating with the fans. It rarely worksout. He should ignore us.

And again, I want to see Lagow in Storrs..... he shouldnt fear the competition. No matter where he goes, he's going to have to earn that space.
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Parents interacting with the fans create memories that last a lifetime. All I will say.
 
Mr Lagow thanks for the update. Hope Richard is feeling well very soon. Whatever happens, its been great having your insights on the forum. We only ever so often get parent input and info so its great to have you participate. Sure hope you will be a regular poster here!
 
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Looks like half the class is ready to go. No surprises at this point.
 
i remember when a non-critical post would get you accused of being zach's girl friend...
 
UConnRock said:
Stapleton introduced by UConn as a DE. That may answer a few questions about all the TE commits
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Yeah it's been known for a while he was coming in as a DE. He mentioned in December he's looking forward to breaking Trevardo's sack record.
 
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Mr. Lagow, thanks for the updates. I for one appreciate you coming here and love to hear from parents. I know we can annoy the heck out of parents so many migrate to a private board, but it's great for us to hear the news.

I don't know why some posters aren't willing to respect the Lagow's decisions. If Richard wants to have a signing ceremony at his school, he deserves the opportunity. Let him enjoy it. If he's sick, it's inconsiderate to ask him to do work. It doesn't matter whether the LOI comes in today.
 
UConnRock said:
Especially parents of a QB. People on this board are so patient and understanding with QB performance. I don't see any issues.
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