kdwrightuwyo
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Jordan Roberts committed to Glenn...Too many folks in Wyo are gonna be butt-hurt over this.
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jcintherock
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....nah. Wasn't an FBS quality kid anyway. Would have been a gift scholly like the kid from Torrington was for Bball.
Now that's the definition of a reach.
If Jordan wanted to be a career special teamer like Meredith...then that's another issue.
Best of luck to him at that level though. Hard working kid.
Peace
Now that's the definition of a reach.
If Jordan wanted to be a career special teamer like Meredith...then that's another issue.
Best of luck to him at that level though. Hard working kid.
Peace
Poke Around
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He showed his lack of class on twitter.
First time I can ever say I'm glad U of Wyo ignored an in-state kid.
First time I can ever say I'm glad U of Wyo ignored an in-state kid.
Cowboy Junky
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Then he dropped the F bomb on his way out. He tweeted, "F the University of Wyoming."
Casey Glenn was on Twitter last week bragging about some TE that Joe landed from Omaha.. his tweet ended with, "Suck it Dave." So then I looked up the recruit and he had exactly ZERO offers from FBS schools, but a handful of FCS schools. It was really strange... then he deleted his Twitter acct. Luckily Cowboy Altitude and I retweeted it so it's still alive out there.
Cowboy Junky said:
To be a contrarian, I sometimes wonder whether there really is something to how important it is for some of these kids to be wanted by the University of Wyoming? How many kids from elsewhere react this passionately when they do not receive a scholarship offer from our UW?
To put it in context, for many kids, the scholarship = being wanted. No scholarship = indifference/rejection. Right or wrong, this is the context that many high school kids view the college selection process.
laxwyo
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At least he made it easy for everyone. Now I don't have to hear about the whole "Wyoming didn't give a wyoming kid a shollie" talk. I think he really wanted to be at Wyoming, hence his tweet. I probably would have reacted the same way which is the wrong way. If he really believed in his heart he was D-1, he would have walked on and earned it. Heck, can't walk ons from wyoming get hathaways and such?
Yes, but to many students at that stage of life, it is also important to be wanted. One coach (albeit at a lower level) wanted him while his own school that he dreamed of did not.
By analogy, do you suppose that Duke used its financial aid money to award Austin Rivers an athletic scholarship? (I assume so.) Could the son of the Boston Celtic's head coach afford to pay his own way to Duke and learn at the feet of Coach K? (Most likely.) The scholarship was probably about being wanted.
I am not saying anyone at Wyoming did anything wrong or that young Mr. Roberts reacted correctly. I do think that the whole state of Wyoming--far beyond the revenue sports programs at the university--has a real issue with how young people who really want to stay and contribute within the state are treated and welcomed. I also think it is wrong of us to expect Wyoming kids to react dispassionately and in a completely objective or circumspect manner when they are rejected by Wyoming's coaches (or employers.) I personally think that that little extra dose of passion for Wyoming is essential to a successful program in the long run.
By analogy, do you suppose that Duke used its financial aid money to award Austin Rivers an athletic scholarship? (I assume so.) Could the son of the Boston Celtic's head coach afford to pay his own way to Duke and learn at the feet of Coach K? (Most likely.) The scholarship was probably about being wanted.
I am not saying anyone at Wyoming did anything wrong or that young Mr. Roberts reacted correctly. I do think that the whole state of Wyoming--far beyond the revenue sports programs at the university--has a real issue with how young people who really want to stay and contribute within the state are treated and welcomed. I also think it is wrong of us to expect Wyoming kids to react dispassionately and in a completely objective or circumspect manner when they are rejected by Wyoming's coaches (or employers.) I personally think that that little extra dose of passion for Wyoming is essential to a successful program in the long run.
