I always find this stuff hard to believe. Not the fight but kids on the team telling other kids that they probably don't even know to not come here. If you work at a ****ty company do you go out of you way to tell the guy that just interviewed that you've never met to not take the job? I think at worst they'd be apathetic in selling the program but wouldn't straight out say to not come. And if they do know the kid then it wouldn't be a recruiting visit when they'd decide to say to stay away.
It happens. First, they are many former players on this site.....just so you know. I took a trip to Florida and was specifically told by a few really good players not to go there if I had other top D1 offers (as they were called then). The reasons ranged from: Coaching, Program Turmoil, O & D Systems, Favortism and Racism. Well, I did not choose Florida, not based on what they said. Rather, it was based on substantiating what they said. Plus, Ben Hill Griffin talked to me like I was gonna be his new field hand. "Hi ya doing, Boy. We sure could use a Big Ole Strong Boy like you." I was like............. Boy. My hosts must have saw my face change because they were like, "That's how that MFer he is."
Again it happens. All college players were that Recruit at one time.
You owe it to a recruit to be honest or just don't lie.