Indianapolis WR Tyrone Tracy Commits to Hawkeyes
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Joshbrown
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Nice pickup. As 99 suggests, other teams will come after him. Coaches need to bombard him with attention till signing day. Take him on a picnic; roller skating on Saturday night; Taylor Swift or Justin Beiber concert this summer; an occasional movie from the DC or Marvel universe; serenade him over the phone with a romantic song by the Carpenters or Olivia Newton John. Stuff like that.
SomersHawk
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Nice commitment but would be more impressed had he just sent a fax
You don't think he should call them and tell them personally huh?
SomersHawk
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Just prefer a little humility versus striking up the band to announce your choice. Old fashioned I guess. Still glad he's a Hawk and will be playing for a Coach where he will learn such things.
I was critical of a signing-day spectacle where a kid revealed one school's shirt, only to take it off to reveal another school's shirt, only to take it off to reveal his REAL choice's shirt. I thought that was pretty inconsiderate to those first 2 schools. The player involved in that spectacle could very well be a great kid, but I think that was a poor choice, and I question how the adults in his life could let him go that route.
Perhaps it is hypocritical, but I don't feel the same way about this video. For one, there was no "fake reveal" involved. But it also does not smack of self-obsession so much as a desire to be creative and to control the narrative of one's life (that is my interpretation, anyway). I also admire the effort that went into it, and I feel sincerity comes through in the final product.
A simple phone call to the coaches would have sufficed, but this seems like it was fun for the athlete, his friends, and his family, so have at it.
Perhaps it is hypocritical, but I don't feel the same way about this video. For one, there was no "fake reveal" involved. But it also does not smack of self-obsession so much as a desire to be creative and to control the narrative of one's life (that is my interpretation, anyway). I also admire the effort that went into it, and I feel sincerity comes through in the final product.
A simple phone call to the coaches would have sufficed, but this seems like it was fun for the athlete, his friends, and his family, so have at it.
I think everyone knows how young these kids are, but some don't comprehend it.
