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you just can't make this stuff up. she will be on cops next week.
 
His mom's name is Justin? WTF haha.

I saw this live on tv. Pretty sad. Wouldn't you be proud of your son for earning a scholarship to play football for the #1 team in the country. After seeing this, I don't blame the kid for wanting to get away from his mother!
 
The story gets better:

Apparently, this is only a recruiting violation...for basketball. Football? A-OK with the NCAA!

God, what an absolute joke of a governing body.
 
alexrgct said:
The story gets better:

Apparently, this is only a recruiting violation...for basketball. Football? A-OK with the NCAA!

God, what an absolute joke of a governing body.
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I was talking with my parents about this issue this weekend. The NCAA needs a big time overhaul all on eligibility and violation rules. Conversation came about when talking about Boatright. Another situation that was handled poorly by the NCAA IMO.
 
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BNich said:
His mom's name is Justin? WTF haha.

I saw this live on tv. Pretty sad. Wouldn't you be proud of your son for earning a scholarship to play football for the #1 team in the country. After seeing this, I don't blame the kid for wanting to get away from his mother!
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Her name is April, though I had to reread it to catch that as the Justin thing was confusing me too. I kinda see this a little from the Mom's perspective. She obviously doesnt like her son's girlfriend and probably thinks that he's basically choosing Alabama to be there with her instead of what's best for him.
 
Should make for an interesting Parents Weekend at Alabama!

I hope he doesn't leave his playbook lying around the house over the summer...or his Mom may make copies of it and provide it to Miles and LSU!:)
 
He moved away from his mom a few years back. ESPN the Mag had a good article documenting the kid's upbringing and how he moved in with his father after Katrina.
It also documents how the mother feels left out and angry at her son's girlfriend (there was a big fight right before cameras rolled on them at the UA game when he committed over his girlfriend being on stage). I understand wanting what's best for your son, but when you go out of your way to put yourself in the spotlight over him, you should be ashamed.
 
Just saw that the Yahoo article mentions what I said above about the altercation. What it doesn't mention is that while she wanted "family" on camera, the father was off camera until the mother made a scene with the "LSU #1" nonsense when he came on stage to hug his son.
No wonder the kid decided to live with his dad.
 
AJC88 said:
He moved away from his mom a few years back. ESPN the Mag had a good article documenting the kid's upbringing and how he moved in with his father after Katrina.
It also documents how the mother feels left out and angry at her son's girlfriend (there was a big fight right before cameras rolled on them at the UA game when he committed over his girlfriend being on stage). I understand wanting what's best for your son, but when you go out of your way to put yourself in the spotlight over him, you should be ashamed.
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Sounds like she's just hoping he makes it to the NFL so she can (hopefully) cash in, instead of being happy for him and selecting the school HE wants to go to. I don't blame the kid for getting away from his mother one bit. He's the situation way better than anyone else and is doing what is best for him.
 
I can empathize with April Justin. When my daughter got into a good college, one she had coveted, she then announced that she'd decided to go to a less impressive local school, to be with her boyfriend. Like Justin, I thought she was making a terrible life choice. Fortunately, and without the clamor of ESPN cameras, I was able to convince her. Sure enough, a year later they broke up. My daughter still thanks me for standing strong on that issue.
So I say --you go girl-- stand strong for what feel is best for your son. And good luck.
 
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Completely different circumstance. He's going to the best football school in the nation. He made up his mind before the UA game and told her his decision. You talked to your daughter and reasoned with her, she put herself in the spotlight and has not stopped since.
 
That's only because there were no cameras or reporters following our every move. Had there been, I still would have counseled her. And others would have judged. He's following his current girlfriend to a school that was not his first choice. It matters not that it's a good football school. She's counseling her son to rethink his life choice. Nothing wrong with that.
 
Nostical said:
That's only because there were no cameras or reporters following our every move. Had there been, I still would have counseled her. And others would have judged. He's following his current girlfriend to a school that was not his first choice. It matters not that it's a good football school. She's counseling her son to rethink his life choice. Nothing wrong with that.
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All I have to say is read the ESPN the Mag article. Bama was his first choice. No cameras followed him (at least to the current extent) until his mother made herself the center of attention.
 
OK, I'll read it. I was going on latest reports. I thought he was considering LSU where his brother was/is/will be. I'm all for parents taking a role in their kids lives. Too many are absentees.
 
Gerald is his younger step brother (mom had him while getting separated from father). I think they are a year or two apart. LSU was being considered, but he said he knew for a while he wanted Bama.
I don't mean to argue back and forth I just can't agree with a parent taking away a day that is supposed to be special to their child and making it about themselves.
 
AJC88 is right...if you read the ESPN Magazine article they go into how his dad helped him with his college choice going on visits with him, talking to coaches during in-home visits. I tought the article actually did a good job of showing the other side and how his father and step-mother have given him a stable and supportive environment. This is starting to seem like a woman acting out because she feels like an outsider in her childs life. He hasn't lived with his mom since his freshman year in high school.
 
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I am kind of with Nostical on this. I know a lot of people, including myself were extremely shortsighted during a time of love at that age group. I thought I was going to be with that person forever and that I didnt want to be apart from them at all. The mom isnt blinded by that and just wants the best decision for her son in the long term. If what she says about the indicated roles for her son at Alabama vs LSU wouldnt it be correct to say that LSU presents a better opportunity for her son to showcase his skills for a career in that field? Add to the known problems between herself and the son's girlfriend and it just could be a huge source of frustration for her that showed itself on national tv and put her in a very negative light.

My son is a little on the young side (almost 4) but I can't see myself not taking an extremely active role in helping guide him into the best decisions for his future at that time. I couldnt think of simply sitting on my hands while he would be doing something that I think would be detrimental to him. I am all for lessons learned but in the case of something like that, you can't get that time back and pick the proper college after you spent the years there.

Now this is just me wanting to give the benefit of the doubt to the parent here. I could be completely wrong and she could have purely selfish motives for this but honestly I havent really read anything that indicates in a clear manner.
 
I could see your point if he chose to go to Vanderbilt or Kentucky, and not to the best school in the nation in football.
 
I see Nostical's point but as 88 has said, this would be less like following your girlfriend to UConn instead of going to Yale (this is more or less what I thought when I read Nostical's post about his daughter) and more akin to choosing Harvard over Yale. Would you have been so strong in your stance if the schools were comparable (as they are in the case of the football recruit)?
 
agreed that it is never a good idea for a high schooler to pick a college because their girlfriend goes there but his girlfriend going there doesnt mean that Bama isnt also the best school for him too.

plus being on the football team means that he is not going to have any trouble finding a new girlfriend if his current relationship sours.
 
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The main reason you guys need to read ESPN magazine article is that he went to live with his father his freshman year in hs...his father and stepmother helped him through this process like you are talking about doung with your kids...his dad went with him on each visit after helping him whittle down his choices. His mom was OUT of the picture and wants him to attend LSU because that is HER choice. She had no participation WHAT SO EVER in the recruiting process...except to tell her son she wanted him to go to LSU.
 
FDNY99 said:
The main reason you guys need to read ESPN magazine article is that he went to live with his father his freshman year in hs...his father and stepmother helped him through this process like you are talking about doung with your kids...his dad went with him on each visit after helping him whittle down his choices. His mom was OUT of the picture and wants him to attend LSU because that is HER choice. She had no participation WHAT SO EVER in the recruiting process...except to tell her son she wanted him to go to LSU.
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^^^ This
 
Well lets just take it at face value that the claims that in Alabama he will be red shirted and forced to change positions vs LSU where he'd get to play as a safety his freshman year. We don't have a way of knowing if that's true or not but if it is wouldnt LSU be the better choice of the two institutions? I get ESPN Mag, but I havent spotted that story, what month is it in?
 
In the latest issue, recruiting theme. I think I got it a week or so back
 
BG79 said:
Well lets just take it at face value that the claims that in Alabama he will be red shirted and forced to change positions vs LSU where he'd get to play as a safety his freshman year. We don't have a way of knowing if that's true or not but if it is wouldnt LSU be the better choice of the two institutions? I get ESPN Mag, but I havent spotted that story, what month is it in?
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The latest issue with Albert Punols on the cover. Starts on pg 89 ends on pg 94...there are 2 photos of interest in the article...one on pg 90 with Landon and his mom (the article is written around the trip he is taking from his dad's house where he lives to his mother's house to take this photo) and on pg 92 in the kitchen with his father at the house they live in with His father's 2nd wife...Landon's stepmother.
Here is an excerpt from the article that will show what is going on here:
"After much deliberation, he (Landon) told his mom he wanted to move to Geismar with his dad and attendDutchtown (High School). He braced himself for her reactiion. Would she make this a fight? Lash out? As it turned out, that's not how Justin (Landon's mom) reacted at all. She agreed the move was for the best. Her world had been turned upside down by the storm (Hurricane Katrina) too, and she was still trying to establish the stable life she'd once known. Her son needed a different kind of guidance than she could offer. "Thomas (Landon's father) could show landon how to be a man", she says. "I couldn't do that."
With 1,900 studenbts abd a college-style campus, Dutchtown ovwerwhelmed landon at first. Making friends was hard, he was shy. His grades suffered. But it all turned around when Collins became just the fouorth freshman in Head Coach Benny Saia's 10-year reign to dress for varsity football games. That season, he played on special teams and occasionally at safety. It wasn't long before he found friends and brought his grades back up.
Over the next few years, Collins would call home often to talk with his mom and Gerald (step brother Gerald Willis III), who was developing into a football star in his own right. But as he grew more rooted in Greismar, he phoned and visited his mom less. It wasn't that he didn't miss her. But in the face of space and time, all relationships erode, at least a little. And there was so much in his new life commanding his attention, directing him to move on."
Another excerpt:
"Collins knew he wanted to play for Alabama when he saw the Tide beat Florida 31-6 in Tuscaloosa his Junior year. "I just fell in live when I got there" he says. "I stepped on the field and it just felt...big". His dad was with him on nthat trip and on all of his visits, acting as his lead adviser. He was the one who returned coaches' phone calls when his son was busy or disinterested and hosted them in his home. he was the one who helped his son break down the pluses and minuses of all his suitors and made sure he wasn't being overwhelmed by the attention. Landon included his mom when it came time to finalize his decision. That's how, with Collins leaning toward's Alabama this fall, Saban came to visit Justin"
 
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