You are almost certainly going to be an incredible success story and can't wait for the huge crowds to embrace you, the national awards to surround you and the National Championships to fall into your lap. In fact you have heard that the Heisman Trophy is desperately waiting to be yours!
Stop the media hype machine and ask yourself one simple question: "Why is it that so many five star players wind up as an epic fail?" Well let me give you just some of the reasons that these talented players fail:
Academics: A, B, C, D...Uh, what comes after D? Some players never get accepted and others flame out quickly when it comes to the main reason they are in college in the first place: getting an advanced education. It usually goes like this: "Coach when you said I would actually have to go to class and study and pass a test I thought you were just kidding dawg! You see in high school the teachers, well you know, they just looked the other way and gave me the grade. And that kid I had take the SAT for me well he was cool with the $250 I gave him so I could make the millions later on."
Drugs: Puff, puff, pass. Too often too many college athletes get caught up in the sordid underworld of drug use. While alcohol, steroids, amphetamines, cocaine, pain killers and other prescription and over the counter drugs are often abused by young adults nothing takes the place of the king: marijuana. When you fall asleep in the drive through of a McDonald's not once but twice while waiting for your food then you know you got the buzz working for you. Or is it against you, I forget? Who cares, just...puff, puff, pass.
Sense of Entitlement: You were a total stud in high school. You rated five stars, fast cars, loose standards and faster and looser women and all that. You wore #1, you got preferential treatment everywhere you went in your home town. So you walk into the college head football coach's office after seeing the depth chart that was just released today and you say: "Uh, Coach there must be some mistake here, you see I am a starter at (Name your position). I wear #1, I am a five star stud and just what the hell is going on here?" The Head Coach says: "Son, sit down here and let's talk about your attitude and lack of commitment to the...as Johnny five star walks out, transfers and heads to Memphis or Marshall or some other school like that.
Coaching Changes: Bobby five star was recruited by Head Coach A to play position X in a spread offense or position Y a 4-3 defense. That all sounds well and good until Coach A gets fired in your second season and then Coach K comes in and decides that you should play position G in a pro-set offense or position Z in a 3-4 defense. Bobby five star realizes he is totally screwed, figuratively and literally and goes into a major sulk or just transfers.
Lost sense of Ego: When you were in high school in Louisiana you were the big man on campus (BMOC). Everybody knew you from the name on your jersey since you were in Pop Warner football. The high school chicks dug you, the guys wanted to be you and the adults all respected you. Then, you go to college. Nobody knows you. The chicks are like: "Who is this freaky guy with the crawfish?" and the fans are all saying: "Show me what you got home boy from the Bayou!"
Keith Bryant @BasedBoyKeith97
Ima shock the world tomorrow
Lol, good god...
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | February 05, 2013 at 03:00 PM
Jon Bastian has direct quotes from Chestnut. Either Chestnut is lying or his coach is.
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | February 05, 2013 at 03:01 PM
Keef already lost signing class troll of the year with his FAMU/FAU fiasco, this is just a weak attempt to get back in the running like Klein rest of the season and the Heisman after the Baylor game last year.
This one's just for me, not Keef.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | February 05, 2013 at 03:03 PM
'Shock the world'. My God why stop there. Why not tear apart the space-time continuum?
Posted by: Old Skool | February 05, 2013 at 03:03 PM
And so the NSD drama rumors continue......
Posted by: ColaCane | February 05, 2013 at 03:03 PM
Whoever let Dan LeRetard have his own show on espn with his no habla ingles papa's aggrevating azz voice should be fired. ASAP! This is the worst sports show in the history of TV. I can't believe it's still on the fukking air! OMG
Posted by: CoCane | February 05, 2013 at 03:04 PM
The Herb is over the Collins loss and is more concerned about the defense. We have to have help up the middle.
Posted by: herbieibis | February 05, 2013 at 03:04 PM
Reggie Dan Sileo is white and he basically feels the same way as Luke. Sileo stated today that the U has gotten away from recruiting inner city kids and that is the reason others have come into south fl to take kids out of the state. Sileo said he played with some straight up thugs whom were given an opportunity. Keep in mind the majority of college coaches are Caucasian and they have no problems going into the hood to recruit. Onion may get a few from down here but whenever we find out what our penalties are and when we get back to 10 win seasons, locals will return. BTW I have been told that Randy had turned off many of the folks in the hood when he was trying to be a head coach at the U. I don't think Randy is as much a recruiting threat in south fl as Strong is at Louisville.
Posted by: Canesteeler | February 05, 2013 at 03:07 PM
Keith Bryant @BasedBoyKeith97
Ima shock the world tomorrow
Lol, good god...
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | February 05, 2013 at 03:00 PM
Fairly confident the world will not be listening.
Posted by: Schweaty Balls | February 05, 2013 at 03:11 PM
Florida yanked Quinton Powell's offer. Didn't have enough ships available. He was announcing between them and USC.
Posted by: herbieibis | February 05, 2013 at 03:11 PM
Keith Bryant @BasedBoyKeith97
Ima shock the world tomorrow
FAU?? lol
Posted by: UMike | February 05, 2013 at 03:12 PM
Muschump must hate all the black athletes...
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | February 05, 2013 at 03:16 PM
Looks like Keef will be severely disappointed if his school selection doesn't make headlines tomorrow.
I can see it now in Le Figaro: Bryant a' Hampden Sydney, Incroyable!
Posted by: Old Skool | February 05, 2013 at 03:19 PM
Ima Shock the World? keith buddy you play high school football and will move on to College Football... P.S in case you didn't know nobody outside the USA follows recruiting lol
Keith quit keefing around and for once make a keefing pick geez!!
Posted by: UpNorthCane27 | February 05, 2013 at 03:19 PM
Less than 24 hours away from NSD, Keef is still keefin'.
Posted by: LB | February 05, 2013 at 03:21 PM
Exactly Old Skool, like I said, weak hyperbole that I hear literally every year in the world of sports but by actual pros instead of some high school football player with an internet connection and 100 keystrokes and change.
Sad to see such a tremendous recruiting diva fall so out of shape just at the finish line, it really is.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | February 05, 2013 at 03:21 PM
FAU?? lol
Posted by: UMike | February 05, 2013 at 03:12 PM
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Changing my pick to Kentucky. LOL
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | February 05, 2013 at 03:22 PM
Ima Shock the World? keith buddy you play high school football and will move on to College Football... P.S in case you didn't know nobody outside the USA follows recruiting lol
Keith quit keefing around and for once make a keefing pick geez!!
Posted by: UpNorthCane | February 05, 2013 at 03:19 PM
If you want to break it down further, no one other than those affiliated with Miami or FSU will really care what this punk does.
Posted by: Schweaty Balls | February 05, 2013 at 03:26 PM
I hope Keith Bryant doesn't choose the "U". He's a look at me guy. I think he'll be 1 of those team killers. Fukks up your locker room from day 1. Imo
Posted by: CoCane | February 05, 2013 at 03:29 PM
Cocane i think if he chooses the U...That dude will be in for a rough summer... them big Uglies will be bullying his ass and making it a point that at the U its all about family not egos
Posted by: UpNorthCane27 | February 05, 2013 at 03:30 PM
NEW BLOG IS UP!
Posted by: 86Cane | February 05, 2013 at 03:30 PM
Reading on rivals as they have a day long chat going, listening to what they have to say, it could be a long day for us. The only way Bryant shocks the world is by going to Kentucky with 3 of his H.S. teammates.
Posted by: herbieibis | February 05, 2013 at 03:33 PM