2009 RB Bryce Brown CLOSED!

Bryce Brown Update. USC out.

it probably won't have any affect on the recruitment of Bryce Brown, Brian Butler would like to thank the entire state of Kansas.

Think the previous sentence, which might as well have been lifted from an awards show, sounds strange? Butler, the advisor of the nation's top-rated recruit, doesn't. And with Brown's official announcement concerning his college of choice now less than a month away, the impossible is taking place: the plot is becoming more complicated.


Maybe Miami isn't out of the Bryce Brown sweepstakes after all, but USC sure is.
"We appreciate the state of Kansas and the hometown support," Butler said on Wednesday. "I think it just shows the kind of people that are here in this state. Through all this talk, I feel like the quietest voices have been from the state of Kansas. That hasn't been the trend for the last couple of years. The state and the program, under (Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder) is 100-percent class."

The talk that the country's most controversial advisor seems to be so vocally raging against stems from what has been an endless string of published articles questioning everything from Butler's intentions to Brown's motivation.

The latest controversy in this saga originates from a printed report claiming the University of Miami, which Brown verbally committed to nearly a year ago, has recently pulled its scholarship offer off the table, a claim Butler adamantly denies.

Brace yourself, as the headaches already bothering those trying to follow this situation's day-to-day activities are about to increase in strength. This plot has twisted before, and it seems to be doing so again.

"Bryce talked to (Miami head coach) Randy Shannon yesterday," Butler said. "Coach Shannon said that his scholarship offer has never been in question. It wasn't a topic of conversation. All I can say is that we aren't being moved by rumors or speculation. Bryce's process is not changing because of speculation. He's just using the time allotted to him to make the most important choice of his life."

Rightfully or not, fans have been led to assume that the Brown sweepstakes has been unofficially narrowed to a race between Miami, Oregon and LSU. But Butler shoots down that assumption with authority.

"No, that's not safe to say at all," he said. "There are more than three schools, with K-State being one of them. Oregon, LSU and Miami, as well as Tennessee and K-State (are all equal). Oh, as well as Clemson. They're all still equal. We're not trying to narrow this down or make cuts."

Seem like someone is missing?

That would be USC, which has officially pulled out of what has become college football's most confusing race.

Butler indicated that when coaches from the perennial power learned that Brown, who will announce his college choice on March 16, would not be coming to the campus for an official visit head coach Pete Carroll and company wished the Wichita tailback good luck and rolled credits.

So while Brown and his camp may not be interested in cutting down the group of prospective college choices, the list of options may be taking care of that on its own.

"If schools bow out, that's their choice," Butler said. "(USC) wanted Bryce to take an official visit out there, and he decided not to. They felt like that was a sign to them, which I understand. I can tell you that Bryce has been to USC before. They understand that, but they feel like if somebody doesn't take an official out there, they aren't that interested."

The next stop for Brown is LSU, which he will visit on Feb. 27 before concluding his college campus tour in Miami on March 3.

So what about K-State? Is the relationship between Brown and his home-state university alive and well or not? Was it ever even real to begin with?

Butler, who spoke with Snyder just hours before talking to GoPowercat.com on Thursday afternoon, insisted on multiple occasions during the conversation that the answer to both questions is "yes."

"(Bryce returning to K-State for an unofficial visit) is something we'll have to talk to Mrs. Brown about, because I know she would like to come up there and see it," Butler said. "Mrs. Brown is not a person who says things that she doesn't mean. Time is very tight though. We have to look at scheduling and those things. We haven't sat down and discussed a specific time. We looked at the basketball schedule, and there are some dates that are feasible later in March. There is a March 7th date, I believe. That's one that is feasible.

"Coach Snyder was just telling me that he is in 100 percent support of Bryce. He knows Bryce is a quality young man despite what the media is trying to say. He's in total support. I just thank him very much for his respect."

Despite the supportive words coming from college coaches who would like nothing more than to woo his top commodity into their fall camps, Butler knows what the public perception of this process has become.

Whether it was done intentionally or not, this dog and pony show has exploded into a full-fledged petting zoo, but the man standing at the center of most of the recent controversy insists it has done so for the right reasons.

"I understand that some people think (Bryce's recruitment) is not normal, because I know some of the people don't understand some of the things we are doing," Butler said. "I can assure you that all of this is for nothing more than the interest of Bryce making a good decision. He knows this choice is going to impact coaches, players, a university and a football program."


Basically... we are in the Brown's sweepstakes as well as miami oregon clemson tennessee and k state...

GET EM COACH MILEs :crystal:

 

Re: Bryce Brown Update. USC out.

jeez make up your mind already drama queen.

 

Re: Bryce Brown Update. USC out.

I think this thread means it is certain he is going to USC.

 

Re: Bryce Brown Update. USC out.

Guy reminds me of Tatiana.

 

Re: Bryce Brown Update. USC out.

What an idiot butler is. He really thinks people will believe Brown is just as likely to go to any one of six school. Please. I'm done following this. Wake me up when it's over.

 

Re: Bryce Brown Update. USC out.

getting his.

 

Re: RB Bryce Brown

I gotta say.. out of..

Miami, LSU, Tenn, Oregon.. I like our chances. Gut says K. State though :huh:

 

Re: RB Bryce Brown

your gut may be right....ionno good wild card choice

 

Re: Bryce Brown Update. USC out.

Definitely not. I think it makes sense to expect an official visit whether he's been out here before or not. It was starting to sound like Butler wanted to keep USC in the mix to keep the stakes and interest high but with no chance that Brown would commit. At some point, mutual respect should be in place.

 

Re: Bryce Brown Update. USC out.

I agree. I commend USC for backing out. No sense letting this guy stroke his own ego at your expense. I would hope we would do the same if we weren't getting a visit.