Through the Smoke

But you don't say that a school is lying. You can do negative recruiting with at least a little bit of class.

what local coaches, I live in Mobile and know a few of the HS coaches as a matter of fact I know Casher OC from Faith Academy the school he left.... Craig is a legend in Mobile, coaches respect him.... unless you know first hand don't assume.... Casher dad is a HUGE FSU fan.... Jimbo is not dirty and neither is Craig.....

Nole fan coming in peace. I agree with you about the sanctions at first when the media got hold of the story they blew it up trying to make it seam like the U from earlier. I have now changed my thinking because it did make for a great headlines for the new. By no means, did I want the U to be on sanctions. I want all The Fla teams to be very competitive and in the hunt for the MNC unless they are playing FSU respectively. I dont know if FSU are using these tactics and a hope not. When I was being recruited teams we never say another college was great all spread some hate but not to that level. I think AG has done a tremendous job with recruiting in the situation he is in and still recruiting a A+ class. Like I said, I hope the U do not go on sanctions especially if OSU just got a spank on the hand.

Yes we would like I think that other programs have a shred of integrity and can sell a kid on their program under their own merits.

Negative recruiting is like making fun of the fat kid in school. You're so insecure in what you have to offer that you have to degrade somebody else's flaws, thinking it makes you better by comparison. If a coach isn't confident enough in his own program, that he can't sell a recruit on his school's merits alone, he's probably in the wrong profession.

You're right there are coaches out there like Kiffin that are dirty and will throw their own mother under a bus to sign a recruit. But there are also recruits out there that were raised of higher character than that, and will see right through the charade. Some will get annoyed with this tactic; some will get down right mad over it and write a coach off because it speaks to their overall character and moral fiber.

You are also wrong about me not knowing the recruiting process. I have been down that road before. As a high school recruit I saw many negative recruiting tactics. I can tell you first hand that they were an instant turn off and I immediately wrote that school off, even if the system and PT were the best fit. Before you ask, no they were not major D1 BCS schools, but the pitches and process are the same.

Lastly, no I would not be happy if Al Golden called Edwards, Fowler and Winston tonight and bad mouthed FSU and got them to flip on NSD. Yes they are great players and I would love to have them, but not at that cost. KIffin is of the most hated coaches outside of Southern California, and I would hate to lose the respect I have for Golden just for a few years with a few kids that may or may not pan out.