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February 06, 2008

Recruiting do's and don'ts

In today's Times, we offered a list of Do's and Don'ts for next year's crop of football recruits.

We did this after consulting with three people who know a little something about the recruiting game -- Auburn commit Eric Smith, former FSU assistant coach Jim Gladden and current Armwood coach Sean Callahan, whose program has produced a blue chip recruit in each of the past two years.

Now, we're handing it off to you.

Let's see your answers to the following questions ....

What advice would you give a recruit about the process?

What would you have them do or not do?

And while we're at it, what would you tell them to do if Urban Meyer wouldn't stop calling their girlfriend?

Okay folks, have at it .... have fun, but as always, let's keep it clean.

-- KEITH NIEBUHR

Comments

Don't do the stupid hat thing on NSD. It's lame. Proves a kid has zero creativity

Follow your Heart. Watch out for people who you think are your friends because alot of people just want to be around you

Put god first and always remember what Pastor Sanders tell you and you said yourself Eric when you gave your speach on being a Christian Athlete, the road is going to be ruff but you can do all things through christ. Dont know about Meyer but I know that you can do it and you will, make your family proud. Love you your auntie...

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