BehindEnemyLines
beware the habu
One of the recruiting sites shows him visiting oregano state in mid Jan. If that actually occured, someone must believe his academics are okay.
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'11 CA WR Michael Thomas
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AlferdJasper
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"I finished this season with 82 catches, 1756 yards, and 22 touchdowns," Thomas said. "This year was a coming out for me."
Rivals, Jan. 4, 2011
Things can change quickly, especially after LOI day, but on Feb. 1 he had these offers:
Oregon State, Colorado, Houston, Wyoming and Colorado State.
He said he was also interested in Arizona State, UCLA and Syracuse.
Rivals, Jan. 4, 2011
Things can change quickly, especially after LOI day, but on Feb. 1 he had these offers:
Oregon State, Colorado, Houston, Wyoming and Colorado State.
He said he was also interested in Arizona State, UCLA and Syracuse.
The point is that nobody knows what the deal is so it is all speculation right now. What we do know is that in general there are things that can delay a kid getting cleared to qualify that have nothing to do with his actual qualifications. High Schools can lose or delay sending the appropriate records or the records can lack the required information resulting in delays. I don't even want to go into the ability of the NCAA offices to screw things up or delay things.
If there was a legitimate reason to think that this kid actually was deficient in the classroom and not going to qualify then he would have already been signed to the Bill Snyder express at some Juco.
If there was a legitimate reason to think that this kid actually was deficient in the classroom and not going to qualify then he would have already been signed to the Bill Snyder express at some Juco.
AlferdJasper
Well-Known Member
Dood, if our coaches are in on this and they know he is a legitimate qualifier, do you think they want to publish that and have any other school get interested?
Thomas reached out to our guys. If things work out, he'll be a buff. Thank goodness Emburrito and the staff know when to keep something relatively quiet.
Idot Buff
Guest
If they keep it quiet, then we losers will have nothing to do but waste our time speculating....
OUBuff
American
...and that fact ever stopped us when? :smile2:
BehindEnemyLines
beware the habu
but....but....but..... that's what we do best.
rodrigo
Well-Known Member
Simplest explanation is he was late getting cleared - for whatever reason - so hasn't taken official visits yet and like any right-minded kid wants to do that before making a decision.
Let's hope that's the case.
Definitely creepy, but solid research nonetheless. We need more of this.
Rep to you, sir. :smile2:
:stupid: :smile2:
BehindEnemyLines
beware the habu
AlferdJasper
Well-Known Member
They are probably working with admissions to get the paperwork done (assuming he's going to be a buff.) And regrettably, some of those lazy-***** folks don't think they should work 24-7 on Superbowl weekend. Lame.*
If this is going to happen, I'm betting before Weds. this week.
*humor attempt. Please use sarcasm glasses.
Do we need to sic Nik on Independence Community College again? 'Cause we will if we have to!!! :lol:
Tarzan
New Member
I haven't read this entire thread. But this was posted on Rivals:
02/01/2011 Rivals.com Football RecruitingFour-star wide receiver Michael Thomas probably will not sign with a school on National Signing Day because of a recent death in his family.
02/01/2011 Rivals.com Football RecruitingFour-star wide receiver Michael Thomas probably will not sign with a school on National Signing Day because of a recent death in his family.
AlferdJasper
Well-Known Member
Yes, it was his grandmother. He might have canceled some visits because of it, and certainly didn't return some calls, pretty much dropping off the grid. Sounded like he was close to her, and he was very much focused on his family and the loss early this year. Understandably so.
Hope he is not a lonely valentine. :lol:
The Guest
Guest
I like to hear this kind of news!
I don't believe it was ever a grades issue. That was speculation that had no basis in anything. He had a confusing transcript since he started at one high school, did a home school year, and then finished at a different high school. I heard that he didn't take his ACT/SAT until late in the process and the NCAA won't let you go on visits until you have that wrapped up, but I don't know if that report was credible.
Assuming that they've been able to weed through his transcripts and confirm that all the core coursework he needs to get through the NCAA Clearinghouse is in place... Assuming that he's also got a qualifying test score.... Thomas may very well be a Buff next week.
Blew people away and made a bunch of acrobatic catches. If you go back through the posts in this thread, there are a few links to it.
Nik- I believe you must have already cleared with NCAA prior to a visit. No?