HILARIOUS! I should have sent you the article first...seriously!!! On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 1:14 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Let's just translate this to reality. This is how I would have reported the > story. > Skinny Cornerback Gives up on his Dream > Marc Deas, an undersized safety from Osceola High came to the realization > recently he wouldn't have a chance to be recruited, much less play, for his > childhood dream school, The University of Florida Gators. This happened when > he saw UF already had 9 defensive backs recruited for their 2010 class. He > also saw he couldn't even tie the laces of the worst of those recruits. > So, Marc did what he had to do. He went to Athens for the Dogs spring > scrimmage, commonly known as the Lift Leg and Pee game. At that game he > pretended to like Mark Richt and the bumbling Georgia coaching staff so much > that he was motivated to commit to the dogs right there. > There was some confusion at first, Richt thought he was saying "I want to > crap on the dogs" when all along it was "I want to commit to the dogs." > The coach realized something was wrong when Marc soiled his underwear. > The confusion was cleared up and Marc was able to commit after he'd > disposed of his soiled Gator boxers. > So, that's the true story of Marc's commitment! > Oliver > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > ------------------------------ > *From*: "Gatornet Admin" > *Date*: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:50:26 -0400 > *To*: GatorTalk<[email protected]> > *Subject*: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Football recruit trashes undies > after committing to Georgia > I will wholeheartedly agree that Richt is a special guy, and has 100% of my > respect as a person, but to commit to UGA just because the coaching staff > showed you some love? This was either a lonely kid looking for a family or > someone who just didn't understand what it means to be a gator. > > Go ahead and trash the drawers. You're not worthy to wear them anyway. > > Randy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* [email protected] > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:40 PM > *Subject:* [gatornews] Football recruit trashes undies after committing > to Georgia > > > http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2009/04/28/Sports/Football.Recruit.Trashes.Undies.After.Committing.To.Georgia-3728459.shtml > Football > recruit trashes undies after committing to Georgia NICK PARKER *Issue > date:* 4/28/09 *Section:* > Sports<http://www.redandblack.com/news/2009/04/28/Sports/> > > [image: Marc Deas] Marc Deas > > Marc Deas, a 6-foot-1, 185 pound safety/linebacker prospect out of Osceola > High School in Kissimmee, Fla., used to love the Florida Gators. > > But, he now has one less pair of boxers because he came to Athens and fell > in love, committing to Georgia and head coach Mark Richt a little more than > three weeks ago at the G-Day game. > > "I hate them already," Deas said. "I used to be a huge Florida fan. And I > had some Florida drawers that I used to wear, but since I committed to > Georgia, I threw them away in the trash can." > > And all it took was a little Southern hospitality and a game between the > hedges for Deas to quickly realize the errors of his ways. > > "Just the environment that I was in. It was a special environment. It's > kind of different from where I'm at now in Kissimmee. It's a mix from all > over from New York to Puerto Rico," he said. "When you go to Athens, its > country over there, and you really get a feel of Southern hospitality. And > just with the program itself, with the tradition and history, it really > doesn't get any better than that and I fell in love. It was pretty much love > at first sight." > > After he "fell in love," he immediately committed, allowing him to enjoy > the G-Day game and the love of the Bulldog Nation. > > "G-Day was awesome. I loved it," he said. "I committed that morning and it > got out to thousands of fans, and they showed love, too, welcoming me into > the Dog Family and Dog Nation, so it was real nice. I even signed > autographs, so it was crazy, a real good experience." > > A month ago, Deas' grandmother passed away. When the Georgia coaching staff > learned the news, Deas was shocked as to how supportive they were to his > family - especially his primary recruiter, linebackers coach John Jancek,. > > "I've been going through some things, family things, with my grandmother > passing away and it showed that he's a really good man and not just him, but > the whole coaching staff," Deas said. "They gave me their condolences and > just wanted to see how [we] were doing and to give us the support that we > needed. They're real cool people." > > And those are qualities on the coaching staff that Deas believes start with > the head coach. > > "Coach [Mark] Richt, he's a million-dollar man. I'm not talking about money > - I'm talking about heart," he said. "He's a real special guy. It's hard to > find at college, and he's a real special man not just as a college coach, > but as a person. He has a real big heart, and you could see it just by > talking to him in a quick conversation. There's just something special about > him, and I think it's because of his faith." > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
