RE: RE: Alex Johnson update

[Shinkle, Randy]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: oleskl [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 1:03 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: RE: [UC Basketball] Alex Johnson update
>
>
> I agree that if the NCAA or Georgia do not find any wrong 
> doings when it comes to Johnson then its fine for UC to sign 
> him. What bothers me is not just this recent "scandal" but 
> the entire UC recruiting process of AJ. This kid has bounced 
> back and forth between saying UC was where he wanted to be, 
> to signing with Georgia, and now talking about going to 
> Florida or UK but still visiting UC. I'd love to know what 
> Harrick told this kid at the 11:59 mark in the recruiting 
> process to make him completely snub UC after 2+ years of 
> recruitment and sign with Georgia basically out of the blue.


The best available information is on the bearcatnews.com archive:

    http://www.bearcatnews.com/recruiting/bio.php?ID=70

Read that and you will see that his signing with Georgia was *not*
out of the blue; he committed to them in May before signing in
November.  Unless you want to assume there was "funny business"
going on, I'd say he simply decided in the end to be close to
home.  If he goes by "loyalty" this time, and if UC still wants
him, he'll sign with UC next month.

Randy '78