Form ESPN:

In perhaps a sign that the LSU staff thinks five-star of Fort Worth Dunbar indeed is going to pick Oklahoma State, <a href= "http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=11#7175 color=#225db7as has been rumored</A">, the Tigers are trying to talk four-star WR Tai-Ler Jones of Gainesville Ga. out of his committment to Notre Dame.
Jones told Chip Towers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that LSU is coming in tough after him, and that "if I were to change schools they would definitely be on the top of my list". But Jones insists that as of right now, he is still solid with the Irish, and he plans to leave for South Bend next weekend. New coach Brian Kelly is scheduled to visit him in Georgia on Tuesday.

i was listening to an interview with Bill Bradley, the Politician who was once a key player on the great Knicks teams of the 70s and before that lead Princeton to prominence and then took a Rhoades Scholarship to study at Oxford for 2 years before beginning his NBA career.

anyways, i thought it was an odd twist that this model student/athelete and presumably high moral fiber type, was committed to Duke and enrolled and was just nearly ready to leave his Missouri home for the Durham, NC campus, but 4 days before classes started, he changed his mind and went to Princeton. There was no explanation in the interview.

i looked it up and an old article i came across says he was laying around the house in the late summer of 1960, after having commited to Duke a few months prior and having decided that he would not change his mind, but in his boredom (he had broken his foot playing baseball and was couped up on the house for a few weeks) he picked up a few of the collge brouchures that were still laying around the house (and you thought those "$15 letters" were nearly useless!) and he saw the Princeton one and saw that Woodrow Wilson (whom he deeply admired) had gone to Princeton and something clicked... and so he changed his mind. A year later as he was preparing to play in his first Princeton vs. Duke game, he admitted feeling a bit guilty about the switch.

just thought that interesting stuff

Interesting stuff.

Still, I don't think a 17/18-yr-old kid changing his mind on the biggest decision he's made in his life to date is emblematic of a weaker moral fiber, or anything of the sort.

Has this kid signed a letter with ND?

good point daaltydude.

Signing day for football isn't until February 2 or 3 I believe.

Quote: Originally posted by dalter on 1/01/2010Interesting stuff. Still, I don't think a 17/18-yr-old kid changing his mind on the biggest decision he's made in his life to date is emblematic of a weaker moral fiber, or anything of the sort.

No, the weak moral fiber part would be agreeing to go to Duke in the first place.

just in the last two weeks, Terance Ross who verballed to Maryland months ago - in real life - got poached and is now also considering Kentucky and DUke

Quote: Originally Posted By ll316 on 1/02/2010

Quote: Originally posted by dalter on 1/01/2010
Interesting stuff.

Still, I don't think a 17/18-yr-old kid changing his mind on the biggest decision he's made in his life to date is emblematic of a weaker moral fiber, or anything of the sort.

No, the weak moral fiber part would be agreeing to go to Duke in the first place.

Stick around, folks, he'll be here all week ...

And cue vandydave ...

Quote: Originally Posted By fd343ny on 1/02/2010just in the last two weeks, Terance Ross who verballed to Maryland months ago - in real life - got poached and is now also considering Kentucky and DUk

And Kansas too.

Gary can't/won't recruit, but this is a case where the kid's stock rose significantly since he verballed to my Terps and now he can go to an elite program.

Maryland won't be nationally significant again until we get a coach that is willing to play the game.

Quote: Originally Posted By davisdynasty on 1/02/2010

Quote: Originally Posted By fd343ny on 1/02/2010
just in the last two weeks, Terance Ross who verballed to Maryland months ago - in real life - got poached and is now also considering Kentucky and DUke

And Kansas too.

Gary can't/won't recruit, but this is a case where the kid's stock rose significantly since he verballed to my Terps and now he can go to an elite program.

Maryland won't be nationally significant again until we get a coach that is willing to play the game.

We don't buy kids and that is the way it is. We also have a tougher time getting kids past admissions. Other schools can get anyone in. I'm not saying anything about the schools mentioned above but in general there are plenty of schools out there that will take anyone. In the end I certainly hope we can keep T. Ross. He will be so explosive in the flex.