The House of Blue

I don't know why Aaron is reporting he will be No. 1.

That is not what the kid said.

NC State and Louisville promised he could WEAR #1.

Still find it odd that a 4 star guy doesn't have an offer from USC or Clemson.

apparently he has a torn ACL. he originally thought it was a bruise but Aaron is saying that Parnell told him he has torn it and will need surgery

take it FWIW

if accurate this changes the he picked UofL over UK argument quite a bit

Steve was told he tried to commit to UK and with a torn ACL the staff wouldn't take the commit.....can't say as I blame them. but it may bite them in the end too.

Wow. Hate to hear that for the kid, UL commit or not.

That certainly does change things.

In other news Jadarius West was reported to have ran a 4.28 forty at a recent camp/combine

Sign him up!

Don't buy UK "turning down" Parnell for a second... unless this ACL occurred in the last week.

But West would be a very nice addition, regardless.

WE have a bigger stadium but their overall facilities are nicer, still that would not seem to be a deal breaker. Maybe early PT was on the table - they are in a lot worse shape depth wise than we are.

As tight as ships are this year I don't see the staff taking a chance on anyone with a torn ACL that hasn't already had the surgery and are into their rehab. Just too many good players out there to take the risk. Plus this is likely the last CB we take, it isn't like we are having trouble filling that position.

Agree completely with Slinger here.

Also your point is a very good one 80 but from what I'm gathering they told him they wouldn't take his commit right now probably meaning they wanted to see him in person before they'd take him (ala Chapman). Maybe he's not going to be able to do that (as some are suggesting) or maybe he decided that since UL would take him now he'd take the scholarship. Either way I hope he doesn't end up with a torn ACL and getting cut loose late in the process it's not like Cholly hasn't done it before (see the DB from Cincy last year)

May be a case of that too Jeff......UL fans have already pulled it with us on Chapman about his knee.

And as I recall I don't remember anyone BBQing the birds over the Blaylock twins either.

I do think it's fact that the kid has a torn ACL and regardless I hope he doesn't get screwed in the end if his rehab doesn't go well.

Simply put, Joker got beat for this kid. Parnell is a vey talented CB, torn ACL or not. I can not see the 'Cats turning him down. It is certainly possible UK was unwilling to take his commit now and wanted to see how his rehab went. But, he wanted to commit now and chose UofL.

West, in all likelihood, will commit Friday. He is also a very talented CB, just not ballyhooed like Parnell. He is very quick and covers well. Of course, like DT, corners are very hard to project, but West has what you look for in a corner coming out of HS. He'll be a great pick-up.

You assessment is simply based on what you THINK you know. Seriously you don't know if the kid had an offer or not. What if UK backed off when he didn't come to camp? How does a kid get to be a 4 star recruit in SC WITHOUT either school offering? It actually makes sense to you to take commitments from DBs with torn ACLs? Seriously you think UK is that hard up for finding DBs? Don't you think it is feasible UK was moving more carefully. Maybe they only would take him after seeing him play post injury. Or only would take a greyshirt. If you are the kid you certainly arent going to tell fan sites you are hurt or have had an offer receded when a free education and chance of a lifetime is on the line.

But no. Let's just go with the Joker got beat by Charlie line which feeds the agenda.