I'm a reasonable fella'. I know that not every recruit falls in love with LSU the way that most of us have. And I even acknowledge that contrary to my own belief, someone may not think that LSU is the best thing for them. However, it's totally chicken-sh*t to set up a visit and cancel last-minute. You know, I think I have witnessed all that I need to about Powe. Great athlete. NOT great character. He's character is flawed. The kid is lost, doesn't appear to have much direction, and is not mature in his actions. I read on rivals, a quote that his mom gave. Said Powe packed his bags for the trip, went outside, came back in and said, "'momma, I don't feel good. I don't feel like going down there." OK. Fair enough. But when asked by the interviewer to speak to Powe, his mom said he was unable to come to the phone because he was "out at a ball game" ??!?!?!?!?! :shock: :dis: This kid doesn't want to go to college. Yeah, I'm sure he wants to play ball, but you can't tell me that this kid isn't going to be skipping out on classes left and right. And from all of the reports about him not being academically qualified, it seems to me that he would be the biggest "class ditcher" around. He sounds like a big baby and sounds like the total opposite of what I want an LSU player, commitment or recruit to be. If Ole Miss had half the brains that I even think they have, they wouldn't even waste a scholarship on Powe. Neither should we. Let him get his act together in JUCO, THEN I'll be the first to appologize and admit to being wrong. But until then, I think Powe should hit the books for the rest of his Sr. year and start looking for work around his hometown.
Well I'm not sure why he cancelled and I don't know this kid from Adam, but I hope he can still make it to the LSU campus and one day be a standout athelete and student at LSU.
I've got the feeling he isn't taking this to serious because he knows he's got to go JUCO anyway. There's a good chance he was just enjoying the attention and free visits. This kid has got another year or two to make up his mind, why jump on a college now?
I am disappointed in the kid's actions. But in the long run, it may well be his loss. If I had tried to pull something like that, my parents would have said " Tough s--t! You made a committment to go visit." If he were really sick that would have been different. But to blow off a visit then skip out on a game? Very immature and irresponsible. The kid has a lot of growing up to do.
The kid is still in High School... Say what you want, but high schoolers are immature & irresponsible, and have lots of growing up to do - it's what high school is all about. Some people chose to start growing up in college, others wait a couple more years... We really shouldn't be worrying about this right now anyway, his commitment is absolutely nothing for another year or two. It's like getting commitments from kids that are sophmores in high school - there's still plenty of time for them to change their minds.
I agree 100%. If you say you are going to do something, you should follow through unless you really have a good reason not to. Why this kid would pass on the opportunity to be shown a good time and program is beyond me, but then again, I'm not a teenager from a sleepy little backwater town. Georgia lost a recruit, Chris Scott, to Tennessee because he probably wouldn't have passed the UGA conduct screening committee. Sometimes kids that require a great deal of attention turn out to be more trouble than they are worth.
So now we have 8 recruits..... We cannot even field a baseball team with that number..... Great.... I know I know no doom and gloom, but 8 commitments, when other schools have 20 plus... I know Saban left but 8 recruits....
