Official 2016 Recruiting Updates Thread: Links, Tweets, Videos, Stories, Rumors, etc.

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Replacement Gopher said:
Why are people bagging on someone posting recruiting info on this site? Isn't that why we all visit this board?
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No kidding. Half this thread is pasting tweets yet posting what a recruiting article says is somehow upsetting to some.
 


Let me chime in: when I read the "did some digging" post, I took it to mean that the poster had some source of information - i.e. someone close enough to the program to have inside information.

If he had opened the post with: "I was reading Joe Blow's web site, and he said......" - that changes the way the post is perceived.

whether he meant to or not, the poster gave the impression that he was presenting the result of some independent research, not merely repeating something he read online.
 



short ornery norwegian said:
Let me chime in: when I read the "did some digging" post, I took it to mean that the poster had some source of information - i.e. someone close enough to the program to have inside information.

If he had opened the post with: "I was reading Joe Blow's web site, and he said......" - that changes the way the post is perceived.

whether he meant to or not, the poster gave the impression that he was presenting the result of some independent research, not merely repeating something he read online.
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I do think GF has some sources beyond a Burns subscription. He's been right about a few things in the past that hadn't totally surfaced yet. I have no reason not to give him the benefit of the doubt, and I appreciate his contributions to this site.
 



Golden_Sloth said:
Time to panic?
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No, lots of kids post offers even after committing. No reason to think it means anything. In a tweet just before that one he tweeted out his Minnesota offer and said something along the lines of "It's official ya boy is a Gopher!"
 

USA Today with a sarcastic headline:

Somehow, Minnesota lands top WR target Dredrick Snelson

Dredrick Snelson is one of the nation’s top prep wide receivers. He’s blazing fast, is a highly motivated star at Charles W. Flanagan High in Ft. Lauderdale, and holds scholarship offers from the likes of Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Notre Dame and a handful of other top national programs. On Tuesday he made his collegiate decision, taking up Minnesota’s offer above all others.

Wait, that must be a typo, right? Minnesota? Minnesota. The guy from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. is heading to the upper midwest as opposed to nearby national powers Alabama and Florida State. Why?

That’s the great question. Apparently Snelson was sold on being a part of a transformative core of young talent leading the Gophers. Now that he’s on board, the Gophers will need to keep Snelson on side and as a key part of the team. That may be harder than it looks, but it doesn’t invalidate what the Gophers have accomplished already just by getting Snelson to commit in the first place.

http://usatodayhss.com/2015/somehow-minnesota-lands-top-wr-target-dredick-snelson

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Golden_Sloth said:
I do think GF has some sources beyond a Burns subscription. He's been right about a few things in the past that hadn't totally surfaced yet. I have no reason not to give him the benefit of the doubt, and I appreciate his contributions to this site.
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Agreed.
 

With Snelson committing are we still going after that 4* WR who is committed to Louisville?