I know nothing, but with a last name like Smith and an early commit to BYU we may be fighting an uphill battle.
I don't care how you bring 'em, but bring 'em young.
From Scout 7/1/2016:
"Rosemount offensive lineman Jacob Smith headed out west to participate in a multi-day camp at BYU earlier this week. He started the trip on Monday, missed the first day of camp, and then started participating on Tuesday.
He has been in contact with BYU for some time now and has been really high on the school. That interest only increased once he was able to get out there - see the campus, experience the environment, and meet the coaches and players. He loves the program that they have there and the fact that he is a Mormon only strengthens the tie he has to the school."
End of story.
I was going to ask if he was Mormon but didn't want to be accused of being insensitive or something. IMO the fact he IS means we have NO shot. And that's fine. Wish him the best.
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I bet he's got his first 3 wives already picked out.
I was going to ask if he was Mormon but didn't want to be accused of being insensitive or something. IMO the fact he IS means we have NO shot. And that's fine. Wish him the best.
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LOLI bet he's got his first 3 wives already picked out.
Its okay. BYU isn't on our schedule anyways
A kid on another board I participate in went to BYU and was turned off by the fact that every girl on campus seemed to be pursuing her Mrs degree. It's just an aspect of the campus culture, good for some, not so good for others.
There was a similar situation a few with John Carlson out of Litcfield and Notre Dame. Carlson coming from a deeply religious Catholic family was a big factor in his decsion to go to ND.This is not unique to BYU. Texas A&M is the same way. Some schools are like that. As for anyone having an issue discussing his religion, the fact that he is a Mormon has total relevance to the conversation. If you have a kid you want to flip, who really likes a different school, you have to consider the size of the hurdle to get them to flip. A Mormon kid attending a Mormon University makes the challenge much more difficult.
If he was committed to Wisconsin and we were discussing his religion, then yeah, I got a problem with it too - then again I don't like Satanists......
I was going to ask if he was Mormon but didn't want to be accused of being insensitive or something. IMO the fact he IS means we have NO shot. And that's fine. Wish him the best.
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Why would that possibly be considered an insensitive question? It's information that is totally relevant to his commitment and recruitment.
There was a similar situation a few with John Carlson out of Litcfield and Notre Dame. Carlson coming from a deeply religious Catholic family was a big factor in his decsion to go to ND.
I agree. But you know as well as I do how hyper sensitive and politically correct things are now. I would of gotten a "oh! So since he's going to BYU he MUST be Mormon huh?!" Or something. But I may have just been being overly cautious. I myself hate that things are so over the top when it comes to being politically correct.
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