Willie Atwood Update Thread

hawks365 said:
Rumor on campus is that is on board with the Hawks. I could be wrong, but I've heard from people pretty close to the team that it is a done deal. Huge get for the Hawks.
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Those are rumors, nothing done until he signs on the bottom line and then you never know.

But just because a kid takes a few paid for visits does not mean he has ruled out the hawks,

I would like to see a couple more really great years of hawk bball before my days are done.
 
PalmettoHawkFan said:
dude, he hasn't taken his fsu visit yet, nor made any commitment

no commitment = you do not yet know 100% for certain where you are going

duh
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C'mon man, you're smarter than that. Don't speak in absolutes unless you know absolutely.

Is it truly inconceivable to think that someone would be willing to accept a couple of free vacations even though they already have their mind up?

You have no idea what Willie Atwood is thinking, Palmetto.
 
The safe assumption is to believe he hasn't made up his mind. The second safest assumption, is to believe he is going to FSU, the school he recently (post Iowa visit) claimed was in the lead for his services. The dumbest thing to assume, is that he has made up his mind to commit to Iowa, but is keeping it a secret so he can procure a free trip to FSU.
 
Hawkstrat said:
The safe assumption is to believe he hasn't made up his mind. The second safest assumption, is to believe he is going to FSU, the school he recently (post Iowa visit) claimed was in the lead for his services. The dumbest thing to assume, is that he has made up his mind to commit to Iowa, but is keeping it a secret so he can procure a free trip to FSU.
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i'm going to be honest, i personally would pick number three.
 
Hawkstrat said:
The safe assumption is to believe he hasn't made up his mind. The second safest assumption, is to believe he is going to FSU, the school he recently (post Iowa visit) claimed was in the lead for his services. The dumbest thing to assume, is that he has made up his mind to commit to Iowa, but is keeping it a secret so he can procure a free trip to FSU.
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...and let's be clear, Hawkstrat, because it feels a tad like you're calling me out: no one is assuming (at least not me) that Atwood has made up his mind and is only going to Tallahasee for the milk and cookies.

I simply stated that it's within the realm of possiblity and to claim that one knows what is going through his mind - or anyone's mind, for that matter - is silly.

I was using an extreme example to illustrate a point. Way to be quick on the uptake, though.



Just as an adendum, if I had an offer from Oral B to be a VP in Iowa City, I'm going home...no questions asked. But if Phillips wants to put me up for a weekend in New Orleans all expenses paid to try to woo me? I'm there.
 
PalmettoHawkFan said:
atwood starting following jok, gesell, dev, andre dawson, coach francis, the chief S.L.I.M.E.*, voice of the hawkeyes, and iowa elites on twitter

may or may not mean a dang thing

(he's also following fsu peeps)

* representing glen cove

https://twitter.com/thelastchill/following
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Does Atwood follow any of these people:
Peter Warrick
Jameis Winston
Chris Weinke
Charlie Ward
Deion Sanders
Ron Simmons (AKA Faarooq of WWF)
Cam Cassell
or Red Lightning
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and to think all this minor bruhaha would have been prevented if I had written "might not know" rather than "doesn't know."

words. they...like...mean specific -- even different -- things. whoa.

fwiw I had two kids in nc who both went high d1. one knew all along that he was going to the first school that offered, but wasn't going to pass on the persuasions of SEC "hostesses." one didn't make up his mind until the day before he signed.

as the grape says, don't nobody know but willie (and he might not even know)*


* check that revision out.
 
Hawkstrat said:
The safe assumption is to believe he hasn't made up his mind. The second safest assumption, is to believe he is going to FSU, the school he recently (post Iowa visit) claimed was in the lead for his services. The dumbest thing to assume, is that he has made up his mind to commit to Iowa, but is keeping it a secret so he can procure a free trip to FSU.
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If this is really true, why are people so hopeful he's going to come to Iowa? I mean, he hasn't canceled his visit to FSU and he said they were in the lead? If insiders at Iowa are secretly saying he's coming here, it sounds more like it may be false bravado and telling yourself something so many time to make yourself believe it.
 
This breaks my personal record of how many times I've opened a tread and got no useful info.
 
PalmettoHawkFan said:
and to think all this minor bruhaha would have been prevented if I had written "might not know" rather than "doesn't know."

words. they...like...mean specific -- even different -- things. whoa.

fwiw I had two kids in nc who both went high d1. one knew all along that he was going to the first school that offered, but wasn't going to pass on the persuasions of SEC "hostesses." one didn't make up his mind until the day before he signed.

as the grape says, don't nobody know but willie (and he might not even know)*


* check that revision out.
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I knew what you meant, Palmetto. I only gave you a hard time because you're typically so on point.
 
PCHawk said:
This breaks my personal record of how many times I've opened a tread and got no useful info.
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What are you expecting? We have the standard level of informationless speculation mixed with righteous indignation that you usually find in a recruit thread. Did you think Willie was going to post here?
 
atwood > nzei

but nzei ain't chopped liver

a few internets guys are down on him because of his offer list and flaws (his lack of a left hand, his broke j )

obviously, I ain't been in centerreach. what I got from my aau pal is that nzei's main weakness -- sometimes shaky man defense -- is improved. he is -- anecdotally -- an average man defender now, who appears to be learning quickly.
 
PalmettoHawkFan said:
atwood > nzei

but nzei ain't chopped liver

a few internets guys are down on him because of his offer list and flaws (his lack of a left hand, his broke j )

obviously, I ain't been in centerreach. what I got from my aau pal is that nzei's main weakness -- sometimes shaky man defense -- is improved. he is -- anecdotally -- an average man defender now, who appears to be learning quickly.
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No left hand, no jumper = very easy to defend and a BIG project...not what Fran should be getting in his 4th year.
 
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