Comments on: There’s Nothing Wrong With Offering A Scholarship To An 8th Grader

By: Mozarks

Mozarks — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:13:04 +0000

Then I guess there would be nothing wrong with offering AJ McCarron’s offspring while still in the womb?

By: KingBiscuit2112

KingBiscuit2112 — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:29:33 +0000

@MrSEC Point taken. How about ANOTHER rule saying beginning of JR year before schools can offer. Talk about getting the big head.

By: MrSEC

MrSEC — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:20:18 +0000

@KingBiscuit2112 Ridiculous? Yes. Wrong? No. Such early offers mean bupkes and hopefully kids and their families know it.

By: KingBiscuit2112

KingBiscuit2112 — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:20:13 +0000

@MrSEC Except for the fact of how ridiculous it is, I guess nothing.

By: harrisonplease

harrisonplease — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 01:09:23 +0000

@MrSEC The only way to know is to see how he actually performs when he plays in college. If hes great, their geniuses. if not, their dunces

By: BTowles1

BTowles1 — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 01:05:52 +0000

@MrSEC it’s hilarious that Saban asks “is this what we want college FB to be” when talking up tempo offenses and then he does this.

By: Nutz4seabrook

Nutz4seabrook — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:19:53 +0000

Let children be children!!!! An 11, 12, 13, 14 year old is a child. Think about what you were like at that age!

By: Nutz4seabrook

Nutz4seabrook — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:16:47 +0000

The Tiger Woods comparison is so stupid it is beyond description. Look at how his personal life train wrecked and how that impacted his game. He needed intense therapy for his addictions. I suspect much of the time was spent working thru his missed childhood and wanting to please his father.

By: Nutz4seabrook

Nutz4seabrook — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:12:24 +0000

It is stupid. Look it, colleges and the NFL agreed that kids would have to wait three years before they NFL takes them. Now colleges can recruit an 11 or 12 year old. Do they think they are doing anyone a favor? It puts immediate pressure on the schools to pass him from grade to grade – regardless of his academic capabilities. Imagine what would happen if a teacher fails hims and he does not get promoted. Everyone will be all over the teacher. This will not play out well – just watch

By: I4Bama

I4Bama — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:09:45 +0000

Given that the offer can be rescinded at any moment and that the player cannot ink it until at least four years from now, this is roughly the equivalent of having a donation made to the human fund in your honor by George Castanza.

By: atnvol

atnvol — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:53:19 +0000

Not really a big deal….as John says, “its just recruiting”. If anything, it might offer the young man plenty of incentive to stay on the straight and narrow and provide some self esteem. Sounds like a win-win if handled with reason.

Regards, Mike