Bryce Brown signs a LOI to Tennessee

[cgilmo]

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/0 ... hell-play/


Bryce Brown Chooses Tennessee
By Thayer Evans

Update | 2:16 p.m. Bryce Brown will attend Tennessee, he said Monday at a news conference.

Bryce Brown, the top-ranked football recruit in the class of 2009, will announce Monday afternoon where he will attend college.

The 6-foot, 215-pound tailback will choose among Kansas State, Louisiana State, Miami, Oregon and Tennessee in an announcement at 1 p.m., Central time, at the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in Wichita, Kan., said Brian Butler, Brown’s controversial trainer and recruiting adviser.

Brown has maintained that he remains committed to Miami, where his older brother, Arthur Brown Jr., is a linebacker, but the Hurricanes have indicated that they are no longer recruiting him and will not provide him with a scholarship.



http://blogs.usatoday.com/preprally/200 ... n-pic.html



Wichita (Kan.) East running back Bryce Brown, Rivals.com's No. 1 football player in the class of 2009, will play at Tennessee for new coach Lane Kiffin.

Brown, whose relationship with Brian Butler has raised eyebrows, made the announcement Monday.

Like Terrelle Pryor in 2008, Brown's recruitment turned into a saga. A one-time Miami (Fla.) commitment, Brown picked the Volunteers over Kansas State, The Wichita Eagle reported. At one point during the past six weeks, Miami said it withdrew its scholarship offer to Brown.

Brown wore a Potential Players shirt at his announcement. Potential Players is Butler's player development company.



http://blog.oregonlive.com/pac10/2009/0 ... _jona.html
Two words for Bryce Brown: Jonathan Stewart (Pac-10 football)
I guess Bryce Brown doesn't watch a lot of NFL football.

In case you missed it, he emerged from his cleansing fast Monday and announced he will play his college football at Tennessee.

Brown said the Ducks' spread offense wouldn't prepare him adequately for the NFL.

There is a lot wrong in the reasoning there, starting with the fact that former UO running back Jonathan Stewart is fashioning a nice career as an NFL running back.

 

[arod305]

WOW, atleast he gets to play against his brotha. Kiffin is really putting on a show for the Volunteer fans.

 

[Brad]

UT should not even bother keeping track of wins since they will all be removed because brown is playing with an agent.

 

[Seiya]

Smart man, he doesn't want to pump gas the rest of his life.

 

[Vincesanity]

Ed Orgeron is the best recruiter in the game

 

[cgilmo]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/b ... aaf,148586

An Open Letter to Bryce Brown from Robert Marve



Dear Bryce Brown,

I'm sure that finally signing a LOI yesterday after being the only recruit still on the board some 40 days after national signing day was a tough thing to do. Suddenly your phone stops ringing, the text messages cease, the reporters and hangers-on start to leave you alone, and you're faced with the cold reality that taking visits and squeezing coaches for every promise they're willing to give is over. I know you're thinking "I belong to Tennessee now, and it's time to buckle down and make the best of it." But good news, friend, I'm here to tell you it doesn't have to be that way! Just look at me; After initially committing to Alabama and deciding Nick Saban wasn't paying me enough respect by honoring said commitment without also recruiting me again, reopening my commitment, landing at Miami, starting for a season, finishing near the bottom of a horrible ACC in both passing efficiency and average yards per game, getting suspended for the bowl game, decided to transfer, and let my dad and high school coach do my fighting for me, all while only being a four star pro-style quarterback (and only the 8th best one at that!). You're a five star super stud, Bryce! You're the #1 player in the country! Everyone wants a piece of you, and who are you to deny them? Look at me! I've got my options narrowed down to six schools who are just begging for my services, and I'm not talking about Jacksonville State and Alabama A&M, either. We're talking some heavy hitters, here! UCLA, Michigan, Purdue, Nebraska, Texas Tech, South Florida....all BCS teams, all wanting me. Imagine how much better the recruitment process will be the second time around...and not just for you, either! You can kick back, read, lift weights, and let all those coaches that didn't get a chance to marvel at your superior athletic ability get in on the fun, too! So take it from me, Bryce, your interminable recruiting process doesn't have to end with a signed LOI.

Your Friend,
Robert Marve

 

[cgilmo]

 

[arod305]

LOL

Who in the blue hell is robert marve?

 

[cgilmo]

LOL

Who in the blue hell is robert marve?

Miami's starting quarterback


he had a recruiting saga as well.