Re: DJ Fluker Essay on Recruiting in "The Players Tribune": Marry Your School
Great read, and thanks for posting. One line confused me:
"I went to a game in Tuscaloosa to experience what it would be like to be a part of that team and that history, and they did it up. I ran out of that tunnel with the team —against LSU, no less — and it was electrifying. Fans were screaming, my name was up on the jumbotron, it was crazy. I felt like I was a part of something bigger than a football team, like I made it to the NFL already. The whole stadium had an attitude about it. Everyone had a swagger. I felt like it was my time."
I don't know a lot about recruiting regulations, but I do remember that situations in which other kids have been shown on the Jumbotron turned out to be recruiting violations. I thought schools couldn't advertise the presence of a recruit. I'm probably missing something obvious, but I was just curious and wanted to ask those who know more about this. Is it because it was his name and not his image, are there loopholes, or am I just an idiot? Wait, don't answer that last part...
I don't want to sound like a nervous-Nellie, but let's face it, I am one.
Edit: also, I want to re-iterate. I LOVED that article. DJ made me proud that we share our alma mater.
