Mid Atlantic Tiger

I simply feel like, if I keep waiting for it, I will find the end of the Rainbow, and the Leprechaun's treasure, and it will change my life forever. Mate, the guys are not there, because this head coach and his OL coach simply cannot evaluate talent. Proven beyond the shadow of a doubt. Six years.

I am from Heflin. My Dad raised me right, and I ain't stupid.

I understand Mate. Auburn is your Camelot. I loved it as a boy, myself. I will tell you, from experience, that it is NOT everyone's cup of tea, and I am certain that the coaches have done all they can to help this young man feel comfortable and at home at Auburn. But there are other schools who have as much to offer, if not more, to students. And these kids are incredibly impressionable at this time, and have a lot of pressure upon them. When I taught at alabama, I made a conscious effort to recruit students who were at the top of the pecking order in the state and nationally. This meant I was recruiting against Juilliard, Indiana, Curtis, Maryland, and even FSU. All I had to offer was myself, as uat had zilch for a reputation in my field. I won more than my fair share ( always won in-state), but I lost several because it wasn't a pretty campus, or they felt it was a racist university (which it is), or that it just wasn't close enough to a city like Atlanta or Houston. My daughter had a 35 on her ACT and a 4.6 from a top 15 high school nationally this year. She had Johns Hopkins, UP, UVA, and several small schools offering her good money, but when she walked on campus at William & Mary, it was all over. Gee, you shoulda seen me when I took her to New Haven and tried to entice her with Yale, my alma mater. She was bored to tears! All this to say, everybody is different. Mr. Clark is getting a taste of people really wanting him now, not just Auburn. It's all poker, and he's picking up a winning hand...

Mate, that really isn't how recruiting works on the college level, or in real life. For any job. If there is a better offer, you listen... That's 101. It's a hard lesson to learn, but once you do, you find ways to make it work in your advantage.

E, I think Hand crapped the bed in more ways than just recruiting...

That really isn't good news. Why exactly is it not going very well?

That is very good news. I thought he looked like a mighty fine running back, and definitely would at Auburn.

Like this kid. Like him a lot!

@ellitor and @bigbird I see that he plays at Mountain Brook. What can you tell me about the level of competition he goes up against? He looks good. Would look better in Orange & Blue...

Will this do? http://www.hudl.com/profile/3931347/malik-willis