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Valentine Visiting?

JerseyCanes said:
Notsince1985 said:
AUcane said:
M3N said:
GrozDozer said:
So Valentine doesn't want to be the man right away. See ya.
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LSU, Tunsil and Genron certainly got in his head about UMs scheme.
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I thought Tunsil was pro-UM?
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If I not mistaken... Tunsil schedule a game vs. University Lab (the school on LSU campus) next year. HYPOTHETICALLY - If one were to facilitate any Benefits... this could be a way. Just saying

JC
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That does seem "shady," but people have been saying on here that he's pro-Miami
 
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Laalon said:
He gone...

LATEST ON TRAVONTE VALENTINE

Even though all signs are pointing toward LSU especially after he decided to pass on an official visit to UM this weekend, U.S. Army All-American defensive tackle Travonte Valentine hasn't ruled out the Hurricanes yet and planned to spend the next few days at home with his mother in Palm Bay trying to reach a final decision.

"Right now I would say it's probably 70-30 LSU," a Champagnat assistant coach close to Valentine said Friday morning.

Valentine told The Herald during a half hour interview on Tuesday he told UM coaches he would visit Coral Gables this weekend after Golden came to visit him at school. But after receiving a visit from LSU's coaches in his mom's home Wednesday night, the Champagnat assistant coach said Valentine and his mom decided visiting UM -- where he had been so many times unofficially -- wouldn't help the situation. He just needed to get away from it all, the coach said.

So what initially changed Valentine's mind about remaining committed to UM in the first place? Although Valentine reiterated to The Herald Tuesday the Al Golden to Penn State rumors last month played a factor, it appears scheme and the way LSU told Valentine he would be utilized has played a bigger role.

The Champagnat assistant said when Valentine returned from the U.S. Army All-American Game in San Antonio -- where he played in a 4-3 scheme -- he told coaches at Champagnat he might be better suited in LSU's 4-3 system instead of a 3-4/4-3 multiple defense at Miami. Valentine made reference to it Tuesday when asked if he liked one team's scheme over the other.

"Miami could change some things up, slim down the d-tackles a little bit," Valentine said. "Instead of playing like at 340, 350, I'd prefer to be 310, 315. LSU was telling me they could see me going down to 310, playing smaller, quicker, making tackles for loss."

The Champagnat assistant said he took Valentine down to UM to sit down and review film with Canes defensive line coach Jethro Franklin.

"He showed him all the film, how they use tackles in multiple ways, not just a nose guard," the Champagnat assistant said. "Golden, [Defensive coordinator Mark] D'Onofrio, Franklin, all of them were telling him he wouldn't have to come in and play heavy, they could make adjustments."

The assistant also said Valentine was a bit wary of how much pressure was going to be put on him at Miami, being someone expected to come in right away and deliver whereas he would have a little more time to ease his way in at LSU because of better depth.

Valentine said Tuesday he also felt closer to some of the former South Floridian players and Hallandale safety John Battle, at LSU 2014 commitment. Valentine also said he didn't feel the same connection to UM's recruits.

Asked Tuesday about Valentine and his wavering with UM, Booker T. Washington All-American defensive end Chad Thomas said he hadn't spoken with him and said he it didn't matter to him if Valentine chose UM.

"I ain’t no recruiter," Thomas said. "If he don’t want to go there, he don’t want to go there. That’s on him."

For what it's worth, Valentine said Tuesday his mother wasn't necessarily pushing him to stay close to home.

"She’s with me anywhere I go," Valentine said. "She’s with me through the long run. It’s not about a staying home situation."

Valentine is scheduled to make his college announcement during a small ceremony at Champagnat Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/umia...dering-decision-coach-says.html#storylink=cpy
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http://miamiherald.typepad.com/umia...ne-at-home-pondering-decision-coach-says.html
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This, don't understand what you all don't get, he's been gone for weeks now
 
LOL. The one kid who apparently doesn't want to play early. Of course.

Fwiw, I don't buy that **** for a second.
 
So after a couple of shots, I came on here and thought the title thread said Valentine Missing? and my first thought was "Oh ****, Fat Al and Big Dummy Dorito kidnapped this dude and are holding him in a warehouse somewhere in Joizy", lol. Then I re-read the title, smh. I need to quit this ****.
 
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Wow, little worried that the kid doesn't embrace pressure or want to play early. Seems like a different line from the kid and handlers every day.
 
This is a joke.. Read the Tea leaves

Pete Said he ain't coming last week...

He ain't visiting... Sounds like he Doesn't want to from the article..

Only saving Face because he doesn't want his Farce of a Commitment ceremony ruined..

He gone... Time to Get Gaillard on board and hopefully M. Wyche in May. TV is outta here.

JC
 
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So let me get this straight:

Mother who was all about TV staying close all of a sudden doesn't mind him going 900 miles (give or take) away;
TV scheduling an official but all of a sudden not wanting UM coaches to even speak to him after his OV to Baton Rouge.
TV feeling more comfortable to a couple players from Miami but not so much with a team IN MIAMI.
All this with an ASSistant coach openly spewing anti-UM rhetoric on public forums who everyone (according to a number of message boards) knows is dirty

This be crootin' at its finest
 
I think he wants to play early but he doesnt want the pressure of having to be a dominate dt as a true frosh and that must be the vibe he is getting from the staff. The guy wants to play at 310-315 and he said they want him at 340-350. There is only one team in cfb that is using the 2 gap and is good at it and that's bama. Golden needs to forget this 3-4 **** and use the 4-3.
 
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252cane said:
"Miami could change some things up, slim down the d-tackles a little bit," Valentine said. "Instead of playing like at 340, 350, I'd prefer to be 310, 315. LSU was telling me*they could see me going down to 310, playing smaller, quicker, making tackles for loss."

The Champagnat assistant said he took Valentine down to UM to sit down and review film with Canes defensive line coach Jethro Franklin.

"He showed him all the film, how they use tackles in multiple ways, not just a nose guard," the Champagnat assistant said. "Golden, [Defensive coordinator Mark] D'Onofrio, Franklin, all of them were telling him he wouldn't have to come in and play heavy, they could make adjustments."
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I found this interesting. Valentine is saying that Miami wants him to play at 340, and this assistant is saying that Miami told him that they would make adjustments so that he doesn't have to play heavy.

Also, is the assistant Genron? The article talks about how the assistant took Valentine to UM to review film with the coaches, and we all know that Pete reported that Genron dropped Valentine off in Miami.
 
AaronRodgersJewBeard said:
252cane said:
"Miami could change some things up, slim down the d-tackles a little bit," Valentine said. "Instead of playing like at 340, 350, I'd prefer to be 310, 315. LSU was telling me*they could see me going down to 310, playing smaller, quicker, making tackles for loss."

The Champagnat assistant said he took Valentine down to UM to sit down and review film with Canes defensive line coach Jethro Franklin.

"He showed him all the film, how they use tackles in multiple ways, not just a nose guard," the Champagnat assistant said. "Golden, [Defensive coordinator Mark] D'Onofrio, Franklin, all of them were telling him he wouldn't have to come in and play heavy, they could make adjustments."
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I found this interesting. Valentine is saying that Miami wants him to play at 340, and this assistant is saying that Miami told him that they would make adjustments so that he doesn't have to play heavy.

Also, is the assistant Genron? The article talks about how the assistant took Valentine to UM to review film with the coaches, and we all know that Pete reported that Genron dropped Valentine off in Miami.
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It's all bull.****. Don't listen to a word about the 315/325/340 nonsense. First off, the kid is obviously repeating what he's being told by Tunsil, Genron and who knows who else in the barbershop quartet. I'm sure they warned them of the case of Curtis Porter - ballooning up to 340 and being useless. The ironic thing is that TV himself already weighs in the 330-340 range! SMH.
 
This is so shortsighted from Valentines camp.

First if TV blows out a knee you want a degree from corndog u or Miami?

Second more and more nFL teams are going to multiple defenses, and the 4-3 is not nearly as popular as it once was.

Third Golden and company have proven they can develop nfl millionaires at dT.
 
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