Comments on: Kevin Hart – Victim of the Most Evil College Football Recruiting Prank of All Time? http://the-trifecta.com/2008/02/05/ridiculous-story-to-watch/ The elite opinions on electronics, media and sports of The Trifecta Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:27:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: warsh http://the-trifecta.com/2008/02/05/ridiculous-story-to-watch/#comment-165 warsh Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:10:04 +0000 http://thetrifecta.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-165 First of all JP, thanks for swinging by the Trifecta. Now that the formalities are out of the way, I'll start strongly disagreeing with you. You say the police were asked and said they weren't sure? Well, its a confusing situation and the police always err on the side of not giving out any information, especially when it appears as though this player, coach and school were all duped. THIS IS INCREDIBLY EMBARRASSING FOR THE COACH. A coach is supposed to be the one who knows the recruiting process, helping a good player from a small school get attention if he warrants it. The coach should be the one who knows whats going on, not getting played by some random guy on the other end of the phone. According to THIS STORY:In a Jan. 23 story in the Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal, Hart – who while possessing good size, isn't considered a top prospect; he lacks quickness and upper-body strength – said he was considering Oregon, Washington and Illinois and had recently spoken by phone with new Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman. This was Jan. 23rd. Clearly this prank has been ongoing, and there is a good explanation why it was allowed to -- the sheer abundance of rumors and misinformation at this time. No one from those schools would ever bother to say "Wait, no, we're not recruiting Kevin Hart" due to the nature of internet rumors around signing day. It makes perfect sense that the only time true information would come from the colleges would be after. You're right - we all know that guy who was "definitely going to play D1" or who "already has a scholarship offer" and is now, well, doing something else. Even if a college read the article quoted above, Mike Sherman himself wouldn't have any reason to say hey wait, thats not true, thinking that Hart was just another boasting kid. I'm curious where you got your information about this loan. A google search of "Kevin Hart Loan" provided nothing - are you some kind of inside source? Also, what do you mean by "most articles" Articles I've read on ESPN, Deadspin, rivals.com (top recruiting site) and of course noted reputable news source The Trifecta have all indicted there was some foul play. i said at the beginning of my argument that its hard to believe it wouldn't just be the kid lying, but in this circumstance it really appears as though he got duped. First of all JP, thanks for swinging by the Trifecta. Now that the formalities are out of the way, I’ll start strongly disagreeing with you. You say the police were asked and said they weren’t sure? Well, its a confusing situation and the police always err on the side of not giving out any information, especially when it appears as though this player, coach and school were all duped. THIS IS INCREDIBLY EMBARRASSING FOR THE COACH. A coach is supposed to be the one who knows the recruiting process, helping a good player from a small school get attention if he warrants it. The coach should be the one who knows whats going on, not getting played by some random guy on the other end of the phone. According to THIS STORY:In a Jan. 23 story in the Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal, Hart – who while possessing good size, isn’t considered a top prospect; he lacks quickness and upper-body strength – said he was considering Oregon, Washington and Illinois and had recently spoken by phone with new Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman. This was Jan. 23rd. Clearly this prank has been ongoing, and there is a good explanation why it was allowed to — the sheer abundance of rumors and misinformation at this time. No one from those schools would ever bother to say “Wait, no, we’re not recruiting Kevin Hart” due to the nature of internet rumors around signing day. It makes perfect sense that the only time true information would come from the colleges would be after. You’re right – we all know that guy who was “definitely going to play D1″ or who “already has a scholarship offer” and is now, well, doing something else. Even if a college read the article quoted above, Mike Sherman himself wouldn’t have any reason to say hey wait, thats not true, thinking that Hart was just another boasting kid.

I’m curious where you got your information about this loan. A google search of “Kevin Hart Loan” provided nothing – are you some kind of inside source? Also, what do you mean by “most articles” Articles I’ve read on ESPN, Deadspin, rivals.com (top recruiting site) and of course noted reputable news source The Trifecta have all indicted there was some foul play. i said at the beginning of my argument that its hard to believe it wouldn’t just be the kid lying, but in this circumstance it really appears as though he got duped.

]]> By: JP http://the-trifecta.com/2008/02/05/ridiculous-story-to-watch/#comment-164 JP Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:04:32 +0000 http://thetrifecta.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-164 Maybe it's just me, but all the information seems to point to option #1. The police were asked for a comment after they responded to the call and stated that they weren't sure a crime had been perpetrated. The NCAA is involved because according to the kid's story, he was loaned money by a recruiter which is a big no-no. The 5 other schools that were mentioned were mentioned because those were the schools that the kid said were recruiting him. Even the story about the loan is shady. Why would he have no evidence of a financial transaction and destroy the contact information on top of that? It seems like a story that spun out of control, but the kid doesn't have the heart to man up and confess that it was just a lie. I've known plenty of kids like this who lied about being recruited to athletic programs, but they didn't let it get to the point where they would call a press conference, but my understanding is that the assembly and local media circus was arranged by the coach, presumably when he got word from someone else that the kid had all these offers and chose one. Most of the articles seem to indicate that the coach had no involvement in the entire recruiting process, which should have thrown up some red flags. Maybe it’s just me, but all the information seems to point to option #1. The police were asked for a comment after they responded to the call and stated that they weren’t sure a crime had been perpetrated. The NCAA is involved because according to the kid’s story, he was loaned money by a recruiter which is a big no-no. The 5 other schools that were mentioned were mentioned because those were the schools that the kid said were recruiting him. Even the story about the loan is shady. Why would he have no evidence of a financial transaction and destroy the contact information on top of that? It seems like a story that spun out of control, but the kid doesn’t have the heart to man up and confess that it was just a lie. I’ve known plenty of kids like this who lied about being recruited to athletic programs, but they didn’t let it get to the point where they would call a press conference, but my understanding is that the assembly and local media circus was arranged by the coach, presumably when he got word from someone else that the kid had all these offers and chose one. Most of the articles seem to indicate that the coach had no involvement in the entire recruiting process, which should have thrown up some red flags.

]]> By: warsh http://the-trifecta.com/2008/02/05/ridiculous-story-to-watch/#comment-163 warsh Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:29:38 +0000 http://thetrifecta.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-163 Don't worry guys. You know I'm on the case. Don’t worry guys. You know I’m on the case.

]]> By: Bob's Brother http://the-trifecta.com/2008/02/05/ridiculous-story-to-watch/#comment-162 Bob's Brother Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:21:22 +0000 http://thetrifecta.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-162 A real whodunnit. A real whodunnit.

]]> By: by george http://the-trifecta.com/2008/02/05/ridiculous-story-to-watch/#comment-161 by george Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:19:50 +0000 http://thetrifecta.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-161 Verrry interrresting! Please follow up on this one. Verrry interrresting! Please follow up on this one.

]]> By: Steve in Concord http://the-trifecta.com/2008/02/05/ridiculous-story-to-watch/#comment-160 Steve in Concord Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:18:23 +0000 http://thetrifecta.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-160 WOW! WOW!

]]> By: Rich http://the-trifecta.com/2008/02/05/ridiculous-story-to-watch/#comment-158 Rich Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:52:32 +0000 http://thetrifecta.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-158 This is hilarious. I wonder how long it'll take to get sorted out. I bet this shit runs deep. We should put the guys on The Wire on it, they'd crack this case wide open and bust some perpetrators up. This is hilarious. I wonder how long it’ll take to get sorted out. I bet this shit runs deep. We should put the guys on The Wire on it, they’d crack this case wide open and bust some perpetrators up.

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