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fortebleedsblue said:
I dont need to ask others for approval. I took down that post you replied to (obvoiusly not in time) to avoid a bitching match. Its not worth it... this is suppose to be a happy time with new recruits, the future of uconn football and spring practice not too far off.
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You know this thread has gone into the twilight zone when fortebleedsblue is the voice of reason!
 
Justwinbaby said:
He will be home again today, sick.

Saying he does not need a scholarship is not an insult, that was always made clear to the staff and even suggested to his recruiter as a means of opening up more linemen slots.

I do agree with your suggested statement but it would only be after he sent me a text message from upstairs that a second QB had been signed and you have to remember that we had been told this was a dead period with no contact allowed until tomorrow.

As I said in another post, he is still running a fever and hanging around the house again today. It is a lot of fun. But it is not a game.

It would not surprise me if he was in Storrs Friday or over the weekend if the coaches want him. If so, he will sign at the campus.

I do not need 15 minutes, I have had much more than 15 and wanted it stopped at around 5. And it has nothing to do with this but if you did a little bit of research you would discover that I do not hide, lie, or care what others think.

And the focus should be that the program gained solid footing and has a great class coming in. My son has been in contact with some of the players and grown to be part of the group and several were tweeting him in the afternoon and supporting him, they are good kids and I don't think you can ruin their moment with this board because nobody would let a player read this type board. I have played, have two D1 athletes, my daughter dated Jarrett Lee, and no coach or parent would allow an athlete to read this.

The class is a great class, there is a good QB in place, things are very good at Storrs
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Mr Lagow, this is my first direct post to you, I feel extremely bad for your son, I don't know the details, all I can say is that if there is a chance that he can come to uconn, I hope he makes it down here. If not, I wish him nothing but success on and off the field. He is talented and I hope he gets to the next level. I wish him and your family well.
 
Justwinbaby said:
He did not cannon ball anything. He still holds the cards and can sign anytime he wants and after what I have read here I am less than enthusiastic but he does not read the blind assumptions you have been spouting, and I would not tell him and hurt him that way, so he is still committed at Uconn.
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Wonderful news to hear. Ignore the constant b*tching/etc that goes on here. We will welcome Richard and your family with open arms. Hope he is feeling better and look forward to seeing your entire family in Husky blue and white tomorrow during his ceremony (assuming we in CT still have power tomorrow due to the impending storm).
 
bigeastconf said:
Mr Lagow, this is my first direct post to you, I feel extremely bad for your son, I don't know the details, all I can say is that if there is a chance that he can come to uconn, I hope he makes it down here. If not, I wish him nothing but success on and off the field. He is talented and I hope he gets to the next level. I wish him and your family well.
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Technically you 'hope he makes it UP here.' Texas is down south, we here in CT are up north. Pet peeve of mine - carry on.
 
junglehusky said:
Keep in mind the fans that post most vociferously and most often on places like the Boneyard are likely ones with, shall we say, impoverished professional / social lives. Supposedly some of us have real jobs, myself included, but you'd never know it from this thread (or the conference realignment board)! For every boneyarder who is willing to throw grenades at a recruit's family there are a hundred who will welcome you to their tailgate and will wish Richard well even if he doesn't sign with UConn, and a thousand more UConn fans who don't post on the boneyard but will be at Rentschler cheering for whoever puts on the blue and white.
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You do realize that if I ever get invited to a tailgate party I will need a food taster to make sure it is not poisoned? :-) i know you are right and I honestly thought the bantering was good fun....until it crossed the line of attacking Richard. He is not up yet, but my guess is he is still 18 and I have stayed out of this with him because if you are going to grow you need to take the steps. This process is a good learning opportunity. He does now feel lied to, but not by any current coaches and with this being a dead period we were told there can not be any contact until tomorrow.
 
I'm calling Manti Te'O on all of this.

The guy is playing games, and it irks me. If player X is going to play at UCONN, and compete at the QB position, it looks like hes got 19 days to get on scholarship, or he's going the Johnny McEntee route.

Johnny didn't have to play games though, he just wanted to play for UCONN, and didn't need the scholarship.

Please. Everyone, stop entertaining this guy.

I promise, on things that mean a whole lot to me, that I"m not responding to him again.
 
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I have to question the loyalty to UConn of people who would get into a verbal argument with a recruit's family. Nobody is asking you to suck up to anybody, but what do you possibly have to gain by getting into altercations like this? How, exactly, does this help UConn?

Pasqualoni and the coaching staff don't need your defense. What they need is for you to shut your mouth and let it go.

Unfortunately this is an Internet message board and the likelihood of that is about the same as HfD waking up, finding AA, and becoming a BC fan.
 
UConn07 said:
Wonderful news to hear. Ignore the constant b*tching/etc that goes on here. We will welcome Richard and your family with open arms. Hope he is feeling better and look forward to seeing your entire family in Husky blue and white tomorrow during his ceremony (assuming we in CT still have power tomorrow due to the impending storm).
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Thank you. It is unfortunate that I do not work. After engaging here for the last day or so I am considering a WallMart greeter position. Not sure I could stand as long as those people do. Need to go get some really soft sole shoes and start practicing. :-)

Again, thank you and you should all be proud of the incoming class. And always remember that the players move on, it is about the school quality. And the incoming class would not skip a beat without Richard.
 
Carl, you may as well take your own advice and be silent. There's no reason to guess how things are or how they will play out, it is really between the player, his family, and the coaches now. Hopefully we will hear good news tomorrow, but however it shakes out, we can and should confine ourselves to wishing all parties the best.
 
It's much much more likely that this is in fact Richards father and not some random Internet goon with nothing better to do than troll the Boneyard.

For better, for worse- no one is perfect. You do the best you can with the information on hand, and thats not easy. Time for folks to get off all their high horses. This thread has definitely brought out the worst in a lot of BYers.
 
Carl Spackler said:
I'm calling Manti Te'O on all of this.

The guy is playing games, and it irks me. If player X is going to play at UCONN, and compete at the QB position, it looks like hes got 19 days to get on scholarship, or he's going the Johnny McEntee route.

Johnny didn't have to play games though, he just wanted to play for UCONN, and didn't need the scholarship.

Please. Everyone, stop entertaining this guy.

I promise, on things that mean a whole lot to me, that I"m not responding to him again.
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Well, my world can resume. And has been revealing if not entertaining.
 
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junglehusky said:
JC: clearly, quite frankly, terrific terrific
RE: ...and things...
PP: 'kay, y'know, 'kay, 'yknow?
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PP on TIC last night with Kevin Nathan: "Kevin, one of the critical components of a wide receiver, y'know, is the ability to catch the ball....."
 
CTMike said:
It's much much more likely that this is in fact Richards father and not some random Internet goon with nothing better to do than troll the Boneyard.

For better, for worse- no one is perfect. You do the best you can with the information on hand, and thats not easy. Time for folks to get off all their high horses. This thread has definitely brought out the worst in a lot of BYers.
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Mike: thank you. I am easy enough to find and verify on the internet. I do not mind the bantering, just not towards the players. If the dead period ends and Richard signs with Uconn nobody will ever know what was told to him when he committed. If he does not sign with Uconn nobody will ever know. This is a good class, the coaches are capable, and that is where the focus should be. I am just glad that this board is not part of player mainstream reading. They are told to stay away from anonymous boards, at least they were at LSU and I assume everywhere. Folks do not yet realize how good a class Uconn just got and how good the kids are as people and students
 
Justwinbaby said:
You do realize that if I ever get invited to a tailgate party I will need a food taster to make sure it is not poisoned? :) i know you are right and I honestly thought the bantering was good fun....until it crossed the line of attacking Richard. He is not up yet, but my guess is he is still 18 and I have stayed out of this with him because if you are going to grow you need to take the steps. This process is a good learning opportunity. He does now feel lied to, but not by any current coaches and with this being a dead period we were told there can not be any contact until tomorrow.
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My brisket may not be up to your TX standards but you're welcome to it.
 
Justwinbaby said:
Mike: thank you. I am easy enough to find and verify on the internet. I do not mind the bantering, just not towards the players. If the dead period ends and Richard signs with Uconn nobody will ever know what was told to him when he committed. If he does not sign with Uconn nobody will ever know. This is a good class, the coaches are capable, and that is where the focus should be. I am just glad that this board is not part of player mainstream reading. They are told to stay away from anonymous boards, at least they were at LSU and I assume everywhere. Folks do not yet realize how good a class Uconn just got and how good the kids are as people and students
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Yes I do - and I hope it gets one better.
 
thatguyed said:
My brisket may not be up to your TX standards but you're welcome to it.
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Brisket is brisket. There is a place where I grew up and played high school football and it is famous for the brisket. So one day I was tired of ruining the meat so I called and asked him how to cook my brisket like his. He laughed a minute then told me how to do it and at the end told me to quit buying brisket. Tritip. That is the meat he uses. And it is great if you do it right. Around here you have to go to a butcher shop to get it.
 
Justwinbaby said:
Mike: thank you. I am easy enough to find and verify on the internet. I do not mind the bantering, just not towards the players. If the dead period ends and Richard signs with Uconn nobody will ever know what was told to him when he committed. If he does not sign with Uconn nobody will ever know. This is a good class, the coaches are capable, and that is where the focus should be. I am just glad that this board is not part of player mainstream reading. They are told to stay away from anonymous boards, at least they were at LSU and I assume everywhere. Folks do not yet realize how good a class Uconn just got and how good the kids are as people and students
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Well you did come up on the internets. You're right that you don't have to work and that Richard can pay his own way. Now I understand how you could fly him up every weekend until he is permanently on campus.

I think you are who you say you are. Like I said before I hope Richard comes to UConn.
 
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Justwinbaby said:
Mike: thank you. I am easy enough to find and verify on the internet. I do not mind the bantering, just not towards the players. If the dead period ends and Richard signs with Uconn nobody will ever know what was told to him when he committed. If he does not sign with Uconn nobody will ever know. This is a good class, the coaches are capable, and that is where the focus should be. I am just glad that this board is not part of player mainstream reading. They are told to stay away from anonymous boards, at least they were at LSU and I assume everywhere. Folks do not yet realize how good a class Uconn just got and how good the kids are as people and students
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Well you did come up on the internets. You're right that you don't have to work and that Richard can pay his own way. Now I understand how you could fly him up every weekend until he is permanently on campus.

I think you are who you say you are. Like I said before I hope Richard comes to UConn.
 
Carl Spackler said:
You could have, and should have made the exact statement I posted above, publicly, that took me all of 30 seconds to write. It would not have violated any communcation rules, woud have made everything known, and really would have helped you a ton in entertaining new offers,while maintaing good faith with UCONN.

Being sick with the flu is completely irrelevant to what's happened.

You either chose a very poor course of action on your own, or were given very poor advice.

I really wish you would stop writing around here, it's in the player's best interest. Really.
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What you are missing is that I am not the player and have the luxury of being able to let him make his own decisions. You also are not an NCAA expert and we were told very plainly by coach P that it was a complete dead period until tomorrow. Also, it is easy to make a "press" release after the fact. He notified his current coach, did not violate any NCAA rules, is sick again today with a continued fever, has now told three news reporters that he has not de-commited from Uconn, and for an 18 year old he is doing fine. He is definately on the fence ready to jump but he will not be able to talk to the coaches until tomorrow and frankly it does not now matter because this is a good class and that is not going to change. Man, look at the group of kids, they are very good and a lot of local kids. Some of those same kids were tweeting Richard all yesterday afternoon and expressing support. That alone should tell you what kind of kids you have coming.
 
whaler11 said:
And I kept them to myself until he decided to paint the staff in a negative light. Few have more complaints about the work P has done here, but I'm not going to allow someone to paint an incorrect portrait of what happened in a high profile situation that makes UConn look bad.

You are OK with it? I am not. No one is forcing you to read.
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Im not sure this makes UConn look bad. I mean, last minute signings and "fill ins" happen every February in college football recruiting. The staff didn't do anything wrong, they did what was right for the school. They didn't pull the offer. If that was the case, the Mr Lagow might have a gripe. As far as I know they still have a schollie for the kid.

The Lagows have not done anything wrong, except maybe posting on here. They did what they thought was right for them. But that also came with risks of pushing UConn to bring another QB in. They rolled the dice and didn't get 7s. But they didn't get snake eyes either. They get another roll of the dice. It's up to them whether they roll or walk away from the table.
 
This thread has gotten completely out of hand.

We cant curse or type West Virginia "insiders" names on The Boneyard but this is allowed to go on for 40 pages?

All this back and forth has certainly put a damper on what should have been a great day.

This has just gotten ugly all around.

At the end of the day Coach P should've really just worn a UCONN polo.
 
RMS25CT said:
Im not sure this makes UConn look bad. I mean, last minute signings and "fill ins" happen every February in college football recruiting. The staff didn't do anything wrong, they did what was right for the school. They didn't pull the offer. If that was the case, the Mr Lagow might have a gripe. As far as I know they still have a schollie for the kid.

The Lagows have not done anything wrong, except maybe posting on here. They did what they thought was right for them. But that also came with risks of pushing UConn to bring another QB in. They rolled the dice and didn't get 7s. But they didn't get snake eyes either. They get another roll of the dice. It's up to them whether they roll or walk away from the table.
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Read the whole thread.

I flat out said I fully respect wanting to be the only QB in a class.

Either tell the truth or just keep quiet. Don't try to run a bunch of jive about being sick keeping someone from signing a letter. Especially when that someone was granting interviews asking for offers.

Changed your mind? Fine. Want more time? Fine. But don't try to pretend you got burned by the Taylor signing after yapping all week about being on the fence.

Has the situation changed and you need more time to explore other options? Knock yourself out - just don't try to pretend it's something else. And don't whine when the world moves on without waiting.
 
upstater said:
You should see the looks I get when I describe to my students (while discussing a work of literature) a young man wooing a woman as being "on the make."
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Do you let them read "To his coy mistress". Loved that one.
 
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I like this class. That's the hardest part of competing at the top level. Much encouraged by OC and DC choices. Things looking up. Hope unsigned kid from Texas does what turns out to be good for him.

I'm going to send coach P my Uconn tie, just trying to help in small ways.
 
So that explains the 60k dollar 1/4 ton pickup. It is nice to see honest people out here who what to do the right thing. Congrats on being one of them KL.
 
whaler11 said:
Read the whole thread.

I flat out said I fully respect wanting to be the only QB in a class.

Either tell the truth or just keep quiet. Don't try to run a bunch of jive about being sick keeping someone from signing a letter. Especially when that someone was granting interviews asking for offers.

Changed your mind? Fine. Want more time? Fine. But don't try to pretend you got burned by the Taylor signing after yapping all week about being on the fence.

Has the situation changed and you need more time to explore other options? Knock yourself out - just don't try to pretend it's something else. And don't whine when the world moves on without waiting.
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He was not begging or asking for other offers and if he was he certainly hurt his opportunity by saying he was still committed to UCONN, and he is sick. Coach P told us this was a dead period so there was no urgency until he could talk to the staff or fly out there. You want to make something out of nothing and the problem I have is that the program got some great kids and everything they wanted. My goodness, the only complaint most have is the tie coach P wore. You need to quit accusing a kid of lying and be happy. There is nothing anyone can do to harm Richard, I am not getting involved yet, and no self respecting coach or recruiter would read an anonymous board.
 
minidarren said:
So that explains the 60k dollar 1/4 ton pickup. It is nice to see honest people out here who what to do the right thing. Congrats on being one of them KL.
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I wish it had been 60 :-). But they all went through a lot and as a senior leading his team he was having to beg for rides to practices and school. that was one of the more humiliating things for me, he never said a word. It was a long and tough fight and it was made tougher with the cancer and having to be quiet.....no posting on boards :-)

I appreciate
 
Mr Lagow

Lets get back to the tailgating talk. Tell us about Texas foodstuff and drink stuff that we could expect to see on the road at a uconn /smu game.
 
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