February 5, 201511 yr The high school that the kid went to has banned Petrino and his assistant from ever coming to that school again...I guess they don't look at this like it is a normal thing...probably because of the timing, which is not good. Why would any parent want their kid to play for Petrino anyway?? And several other schools in that area have said the same thing to him as well... I am a huge U of L fan but this kid was committed for a long time to the program and then they did this to him..Thats a raw deal.
February 5, 201511 yr I am a UK fan so I don't follow UofL regulary, but I do think this was a classless move. That being said offering the grey shirt is fine, but the commitment was 8 months or so ago according to the article. The grey shirt move should have been clear cut prior to so close to signing day. Now it is my personal opinion that Bobby Petrino is one of if not the single best offensive mind in all of football (from pros to pee-wee). He is also a less than par person, but if a single UK fan thinks our coaches are saints we are kidding ourselves. I don't mind kids switching schools and changing their minds because they are young adults and some of them can not even vote when they are expected to make a life altering decision. Schools do not deserve the same right as they are an entity that is based up EDUCATION!!! Because they found another high school kid that is bigger and faster should not be a reson to revoke the offer of a higher education made by the school originally. Ifthe kid qualifies academically and a scholarship is offerd and accepted the school should be expected to honor that as long as the applicant continues to qualify academically IMO. Just my thoughts
February 5, 201511 yr ^ I know this has already been said before but... being asked to greyshirt is not revoking an offer. His offer is still good, it's simply deferred.
February 5, 201511 yr ^ I know this has already been said before but... being asked to greyshirt is not revoking an offer. His offer is still good, it's simply deferred. Maybe, but if that was not disclosed to the kid at the time of the offer or at least well before signing day (kid claims it was not) then it is wrong. Schools should be held to a higher standard. They were formed on the basis of continuing education. If the offer changed one bit from what was extended it is wrong. Again just my thoughts. How would you like to get approved to buy a house and 2 days prior to closing the bank say we have decided we will lend you the money in 6 months when we have finished with these other customers. Same principal.
February 5, 201511 yr Maybe, but if that was not disclosed to the kid at the time of the offer or at least well before signing day (kid claims it was not) then it is wrong. Schools should be held to a higher standard. They were formed on the basis of continuing education. If the offer changed one bit from what was extended it is wrong. Again just my thoughts. How would you like to get approved to buy a house and 2 days prior to closing the bank say we have decided we will lend you the money in 6 months when we have finished with these other customers. Same principal. You're preaching to the choir here, so I get where you're coming from. Don't like it either. Doesn't change what it is.
February 6, 201511 yr [ATTACH=CONFIG]48965[/ATTACH] Comments? Did this occur 2 days prior to signing day? Comments??
February 6, 201511 yr Did this occur 2 days prior to signing day? Comments?? It happened after his commitment. My point being the kid made a commitment to a school based on thinking he would be allowed to come in as normal. My point doesn't matter when it occured if we are going to be upset about changing things after the commitment. See what Booby and in this situation should have happend was the Coaches say: "Listen kid, we will honor our offer but we want you to come in next January. We messed up by offering you a scholarship so early in the process and we have found someone we think is better than you. Really what we want is for you to not come to the University because we think your a Slap." How about coaches just being honest?
February 6, 201511 yr It happened after his commitment. My point being the kid made a commitment to a school based on thinking he would be allowed to come in as normal. My point doesn't matter when it occured if we are going to be upset about changing things after the commitment. See what Booby and in this situation should have happend was the Coaches say: "Listen kid, we will honor our offer but we want you to come in next January. We messed up by offering you a scholarship so early in the process and we have found someone we think is better than you. Really what we want is for you to not come to the University because we think your a Slap." How about coaches just being honest? I would not hang my hat on an argument with Bobby Petrino and the word honesty working together if I were you. They do not go well together. Like bourbon and motor oil. LOL All kidding aside I think the overall practice is wrong regardless if it is UK, UofL, or the Sister's of Christ pee-wee team. Coaches should not hand out offers unless they have done their homework. You could argue that them backing down the offer goes against being honest from the initial conversation in the first place. Just my opinion
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