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I believe you in all things except that he would actually choose Florida. Your info is great. I'm just saying that I don't believe he'd actually sign with Florida.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
We see this every year. Orange uniforms, Swamp, beaches, weather, etc. they all love Florida but they never sign there.
Some of these kids that grow up in small communities just want to get away and see what else is out there and football is giving him that chance. I thought I wanted to get away too at that age went to Los Angeles for a couple years and couldn't wait to get back home lolQuote:
Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
I gotcha. Like I said I believe he sticks with bama but it wouldn't surprise me at all if he flipped.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
Not sure why that is so hard to understand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
Yeah I wish they would stay in state, but it's not hard to grasp the idea that they may want to experience 4-5 years of life elsewhere. Yes they are football players but they are also humans with lives outside of football.
I always find the "I want to go out of state" recruit fascinating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
It's like they believe the State of Mississippi is some sort of prison that magically disappears when you cross state lines regardless of the other school is actually closer to home than the Mississippi school. I find it illogical.
I completely understand a kid wanting to go to Bama, UGA, or a particular school, but I don't get the overarching statement of "I want to go out of state".
It's never made sense to me unless they are ashamed of where they are from and look at a different state as being of higher status regardless of reality.
I've seen tons of kids that go off and then can't wait to get back. In fact, more than end up staying. AL wouldn't be bad for him. FL, I'd be concerned about his happiness there. Tell him even Bobby Dickerson comes home and he's been in MLB forever it seems. Favre stayed. Billy Hamilton did. Paps came back. Big money goes further here.
Tuscaloosa is closer to his home than MSU. Destroys your narrative unless you believe that life across state lines dramatically changes.Quote:
Originally Posted by StateDawg44
Your post is very shallow in thought.
But if they're NFL players (and he's going to have that shot barring injury), they'll see this whole country and more. School isn't where you worry about that. School should be who helps get you there with the least distractions. Then, you've got the rest of your life. NFL won't last more than a decade for most and when you're 30 something with money, you can do whatever you want.Quote:
Originally Posted by StateDawg44
Paps liives in MS?
This is true.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
Many Mississippians look down at their state when they live there only to see how special it is when they live somewhere else for a while.
People that have never lived outside the state don't get this and can't.
Got place over close to Hburg.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bully13
Cooter you know Bobby? My son loves Bobby. And my sons been playing with Dustin for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
Yep I agree. Maholm has a home in hburg too. I've lived in Los Angeles and Phoenix but this is home and always will be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
Met him several years ago, in all things, softball. Know several kids he's worked with. Guess he'll be hanging out at USM now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
Bobby's a trip. He's fixed my kid up with a ton of gear, Cleats, turfs, gloves etc. They always have some little side stuff going when Bobby comes to help at practice. Who can hit most hrs in bp stuff like that lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
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Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
Not everyone is keen on the idea of living their entire life within the state of MS. As many others have said, we've all wanted to get away from home. The proximity of the school plays a role here because it's likely a place where he can say he "went out of state" and it's a place his family could actually see him play without watching on TV. A true compromise...it gives him the feeling of experiencing something different (however similar we may think it is, it's new to him) yet proximity isn't so far away that his family can't drive there.
At the end of the day, not everyone LOVES MS...but you can't pick where you're born. And he also doesn't have your life experience to compare with his feelings of getting out of MS come what may.
Obviously. It's the lack of logic though that things are much different 20 min in Alabama than they are 3 hours away in MississippiQuote:
Originally Posted by dawggrad08
Jeez man, the fact that Bama is always a contender for the national championship absolutely shatters your narrative there. That's laughable. It's not like he is choosing UWA over MSU just so he can say he crossed the MS state line and lives in Alabama. Is that your argument and how you see the "out of state" kids decisions?Quote:
Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
Shallow? Are you serious? You act as if these players owe MSU or the state of MS something. Your priority of wanting them to come to MSU over what they want is one of the more shallow things that has been posted. And it's not your first time to elude to that. That is strictly in your interest because you are a MSU fan. Talk about shallow. What a joke.
Your viewpoint is based strictly from football as if there aren't other factors than sports. Football is merely the board they have the opportunity to launch themselves from. What if their home life is toxic and this is their chance to escape it all and really distance themselves? You have such a narrow minded viewpoint about these HS players and their lives there is no reason for me to argue with you. We've already had this discussion, in this very thread actually, and you still have the same ignorant point of view and can't consider any other perspective than yours from your maroon colored glasses.
It's not that the state of MS is a "prison" (really taking it to the extreme there aren't you). You're missing the point. The reason some want to get out of state is to distance themselves from home, parents, friends, make new friends, see a different part of the country and have better access to other areas, live life some where besides a one light town, the list goes on and on.
Who cares if they come back to MS later in life? It's home. What does that prove? It's not hard to understand coming back or missing home and the easy going slower moving way of life in MS. Some prefer a little more hustle and bustle. Or think they do. That's for them to figure out though. They still get to go out and experience life differently than what they are used to and in a different location. Since when is expanding your horizons a bad thing?
I live out of state now and absolutely love it. I was born and lived in MS over 30 years. I can go back and visit whenever I want as often as I want. It's just that simple.
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Sorry for ranting in the recruiting thread. </rant>
Shotgun......Just because you believe something is logical doesn't mean that it is. Just because you believe that you are right doesn't mean that you are. Just because you perceive something as real doesn't make it reality. You are one of the most obnoxious posters on this board maybe even the most. You are the most arrogant, closed minded person that I have EVER had the pleasure of coming across, you are self righteous with no right to be, you think that you are brilliant and spoiler alert....you aren't. You seem either unwilling or unable to take a step back and try to put yourself in someone else's shoes. You refuse to respect other people opinions or actual knowledge of a situation that don't comport with your own view point. You argue for the simple sake of argue....come on man..... Myself and most of the posters on this board are REALLY OVER your OPINIONS that you spew as facts. This man is recalling statements that his son heard DIRECTLY from a recruit that he is close to and here you go with the MY THOUGHTS EXIST ON A HIGHER PLAIN OF EXISTENCE BS. Bruh....... you need to do some self reflection and realize some things about yourself. I'm not a fan of the back and forth online ..... So I won't be responding to whatever vitriolic retort that you manage to muster. But I have been watching you sh*t up this board and on everyone that dare have an opposing view point. So I needed to get this out of my system. So with that out of the way. I moved away from Mississippi when I turned 18 and joined the US NAVY and 15 years later I have not and will never move back home. Just a personal preference....The pace is a little slow for me. I say this with all the love and adoration for my home state.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
Good read. I respect the passion. Hope it makes you feel better.Quote:
Originally Posted by michaelww3d6