A few notes about this and that before we delve into the Friday Feedback:
> I’m sure we can blame this on P-Rod in some way, shape or form: Willie Williams is headed to Glenville State. Funy/revealing story: Two years ago, Yahoo! reported that after he was dismissed by Miami he was very interested in WVU and that the feeling might be mutual. Local reporters tried to reach P-Rod for comment and he couldn’t be found. The stories ran citing the report and P-Rod was flat-out furious that one paper in particular that I know quite well didn’t seek his side of the story. So he preached about how he’s always available. Then he starts flirting with Alabama and you could not get the man on the phone.
> After numerous close calls, I finally caught up with Devin Ebanks Wednesday at the Pittsburgh Basketball Club’s Summer Pro-Am League. This is good because we were about three days away from me sitting outside Applebee’s waiting for him to leave so that I might “accidentally” run into him. I honestly called his coaches or advisors about 10 times before he signed and always “just missed him.” I was interviewing Wellington Smith once over the phone and he said Ebanks was at Smith’s apartment, but I “just missed him.” I found out late one day that some players were doing a clinic in Fairmont and I was actually in the area, so I went and “just missed him.” I went to the PBC two weeks ago and WVU’s players didn’t attend. Monday and Tuesday this week, I saw Ebanks a bunch of times at the rec center for the Jam Fest, but because of a stupid NCAA rule, I’m not allowed to interview him on campus until the fall semester. When I got to Pittsburgh Wednesday, Ebanks didn’t show up with the first wave of WVU players and I’m pretty sure I invented some profanity.
> Finally, I’m hearing Tevita Finau and Roscoe Davis aren’t going to make it. For Finau, it’s not a matter of grades, but of getting the work done before time expires, which is soon. Davis is having a tough time with his test scores. Also, and this is bizarre, but prompted by several e-mails I this week. I’m not going anywhere.
Onto the Feedback. As always, comments appear as posted. In other words, use discretion in how you leave your mark.
Mack said:
From ESPN.COM: “Mike Casazza of the Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail reports that Mountaineer recruit Terence Kerns received a qualifying ACT score and has apparently qualified academically.â€
Pretty cool.
Yeah, there was a short fist-pump over that. Of course, I didn’t break the news, but then again, who really bothers with proper attribution these days. Kudos to ESPN.Â
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