I sure do hope that Seantrel isn't influenced too much in his decisions by his father. If he is, then we have no shot.
It was really upsetting to me when Sean said that the evening at the U was "not anything special." TCF being lit up just for him, along with a #77 jersey already made for him, and being able to see different visuals of him as a Gopher star seems pretty special to me. That's kind of a kick in the face to Brewster and his staff who seemed to put a lot of effort into making the night as special as possible.
1st of all, welcome to the board!
2nd - a lot is lost when you don't hear someone's voice, tone, etc. I didn't really interpret his comment as they U didn't do anything nice for them, I interpreted it as how the coaches and families created a very relaxed, family-like environment. Kind of like home. This may be a strange paranoia too, but I always wonder if they worry about what they say, as not to be interpreted too grand or outside of the recruiting limits...which clearly the U was within. I think they were more impressed with the little things, like just talking, watching the game, hanging out, etc...I think that shows you what's important to them.
As for all of the criticism of Mr. Henderson, I really don't get it. This is a guy that's being bombarded with calls, emails, requests every single day. I could tell that Seantrel was overwhelmed, and I think he's taken some of the heat so Seantrel can take his time and doesn't have to deal with media. Keep in mind, this guy is getting calls from ESPN, and many other national media outlets - and 2 days before signing day, he took time out of his crazy schedule (more time than I had initially asked for) to talk to our little Gopher website. That's a pretty gracious thing to do, and a showing of respect for his hometown team. If he commits here or not, Seantrel never led anyone on, never backed down on a commitment, and really made an educated choice - I think he, and his parents should be commended for that.
