Comments on: RICK NEUHEISEL WANTS TO GIVE YOU FORTY DOLLARS.

By: J.J.

J.J. — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:57:36 +0000

Screw the forty bucks, Dude. But how ’bout filling out my March Madness brackets?

If Skinny Rick does land the job, I think that the key to recruiting effectively in South Central is just sitting on Mama’s plastic slip covered couch and strumming the old six string. Not many people know this but the Kingston Trio is still huge in the ‘hood.

But seriously folks, UCLA needs anutha brutha, and Ty Willingham is lookin’ around. His buyout is basically this…you offer Ty a job, and Washington gives you $3 Million. Plus, a couple more three and outs and Mr. Willie can afford to just play golf all fucking day long, every day for a real long time.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:45:17 +0000

As the father of two unborn fetuses, I can assure you that we’d make sure they signed with Pete before Rick, because Dad would like to hang at the Grotto.

By: oc phil

oc phil — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:50:41 +0000

I have to agree with SKLM that slick rich being hired by UCLA would make a lot of USC fans very happy. His pattern at both Colorado and Washington was to start strong with the players who were there and then slide into mediocrity in his 3rd year (sort of like a skinny Charlie Weis). And both programs were a wasteland after he was fired.

A bonus is that UCLA will burn their newly rebuilt recruiting ties to urban LA by passing over Walker, who is unlikely to stay. UCLA is a school that barely has any black students in the last few incoming classes. The have a real image problem in the black community and any perceived mistreatment of Walker is only going to exacerbate that.

On the other hand, if UCLA does end up hiring Walker then we get the entertainment of seeing the monkeys at Bruins Nation/DD go absolutely bonkers.

By: Stacy Keibler Luvs Me

Stacy Keibler Luvs Me — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:18:30 +0000

Wishful Thinking Dept:

As a USC fan, I hope ucla hires Nuheisel NOW.

Nuhistrudel will get whacked by Pete Carroll in every way (recruiting, coaching and bloviating to the press) Every interview with Newshisel will include the obligatory question about NCAA cheatin’ and lawsuits.

Neustashless is to Carroll, like no-butt Paris Hilton is to an EDSBS bunda babe.

By: Will (the other one)

Will (the other one) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:30:56 +0000

David Cross does a great bit on the Promise Keepers.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:32:26 +0000

#18: You think recruitings weird? What’s creepier are those who track the recruiting– the messageboards where grown men with no actual ties to the athletic program obsess over the stats of seventeen year olds and track their every statement of interest and start new topics how they heard from their friend’s cousin’s neighbor who goes to school with Recruit X’s girlfriend that he’s leaning towards State University Y instead of State University P.

Lots of amusement to be had when class is slow to read their recruiting fever dreams, but also a little creepy.

By: Signal to Noise

Signal to Noise — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:27:40 +0000

#20 – So-called ‘moral leadership” and a national championship will buy you a lot of leeway.

#21 – gotcha. Neuheisel is a throwback in that sense with his disregard for the NCAA. UCLA’s AD probably has him hanging on as a last resort, because he really doesn’t want to hire him, but can’t get anyone competent to be interested in his cheap ass program.

By: Mr Pelican Pants

Mr Pelican Pants — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:57:47 +0000

#19
Slick created the monster…..Gary Barnett enabled the monster….Slick Rick being the lawya type, will interepret “rules” creatively til he gets called on it…I am sure his motto is : “Never let a restraining order stand in the way of 4/5 star recruiting….he isnt saying yes, but then again he isnt saying no…..we still have a shot at a recruit up til the minute he signs on the dotted line, til then its Katie-Bar-The-Door…If the NCAA doesnt know about it, it doesnt exist….”
Just made that up, but Slick Rick is the Cigarette Smoking Man of recruiting if ya knowwhutI’msayin….
No rules, just right

By: Coop

Coop — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:44:49 +0000

Barnett was bad, but Bill McCartney (sic) was worse, in terms of player misconduct.

But, he gets a free pass for resigning and starting “Promise Keepers.”

Yeah, married men need to go to the Georgia Dome or wherever to be told to spend time with their family and set good examples for their children.

You want to talk about snake oil salesmen, go look at Buffalo Bill.

By: Signal to Noise

Signal to Noise — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:26:16 +0000

#16 – Slick Rick was mostly recruiting-type ish. The man who followed him, Gary Barnett….well, let’s just say the rape allegations, alcohol abuse, and off-field incidents that happened on his watch make most Boulder football fans break into Tourette’s at the mention of his name.

By: bitterhorn

bitterhorn — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:21:55 +0000

What’s creepy about middle aged men hanging around high schools…

YEEEEESHBLBLBLBBLBLB! I couldn’t even complete it, it’s too creepy. Recruiting is weird.

By: Coop

Coop — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:14:01 +0000

15 -

Billy Donovan made the Gainesville to Raleigh trip twice in one school week.

My apologies for omitting the word.

By: shovel pass

shovel pass — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:07:34 +0000

Thanks for the info boys. Now I do seem to recall that Colorado was the Miami of the west there for a while (in the police report area that is) I assume it was while Slick Rick was there or just after he left.

By: Coop

Coop — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:04:54 +0000

From the “learning how to leave well enough, alone” department:

I read Chait’s piece, and had he merely referenced the 51 recruiting violations, and Neuheisel’s indifference in the aftermath, that would have been sufficient.

However, he goes on to cite one of Neuheisel’s perfectly legal methods of contacting recruits when during no visitation periods.

Billy Donovan, in a span of one school week, flew from Gainesville to Raleigh, NC prior to 8 AM just so he could waive to Shavlick Randolph prior to Randolph entering Broughton HS for homeroom.

Donovan got this idea, in all likelihood, from mentor Rick Pitino, who did the same thing while recruiting Antoine Walker and Ron Mercer, among others.

Point being, coaches make grand gestures like these all the time, to show recruits how interested they are in them.

Granted, it would creep me out if some coach was hanging out in front of my house, but I guess a couple of national championships validate the practices in others’ eyes.

By: Coop

Coop — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:47:01 +0000

#2 – Actually, you know you are irrelevant when you are even considering Temple’s head coach.

Obviously, Golden was not getting the job unless the first 5 options turned UCLA down, but the fact that Golden was merely considered…