UGA asks prospects' parents to leave because they wore their other son's colors

[Johnny Dangerously]

Nice job, UGA.

The Bulldogs are recruiting a player whose brother plays for Oklahoma State. The parents showed up wearing Oklahoma State garb and were asked to change their shirts or leave, the mom said. Someone from UGA was trying to find them tickets outside the recruiting section, the story says. Don't know if they found any.

http://www.independentmail.com/news/2007/sep/02/recruits-parents-asked-give-seats-georgia-section/

 

[pseudo]

Niiice. Mom may had said it won't affect their recruiting of the younger son, but I'll believe it when I see him signing a LOI for UGA.

 

[hondo]

The parents probably should have had enough sense not to come decked out head to toe in OSU stuff. That said, Georgia should have not made such a big deal of it. Dumb on their part.

 

[mike311gd]

Has Elaine Benes' struggles not taught us anything: You don't wear an Orioles cap in the owner's box.


Still, I hope Georgia loses this kid for this reason and this reason only. Granted, the parents didn't show a whole lot of good judgment, but I think kicking them out because of their choice of clothing is stupid.

 

[TyWebb]

As a UGA grad, I think I can say without any bias whatsoever that anyone who voluntarily wears any shade of orange should be shot on sight.

 

[Chi City 81]

As a UGA grad, I think I can say without any bias whatsoever that anyone who voluntarily wears any shade of orange should be shot on sight.

I concur.

Bring it on, tough guys.

 

[pallister]

This is why college football in the south sucks.

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

You blaspheme, pallister!

One of the greatest stories I have ever read - indeed, THE greatest single work I have read by this particular ESPN young Frackin' stud - was a recent one about the glory and grandeur of Southern Football.

 

[Mmac]

I assume you mean this: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=southernfootball&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab6pos1

 

[pallister]

You blaspheme, pallister!

One of the greatest stories I have ever read - indeed, THE greatest single work I have read by this particular ESPN young Frackin' stud - was a recent one about the glory and grandeur of Southern Football.

That cracked me up. That was the response I was looking for.

 

[bomani jones]

As a UGA grad, I think I can say without any bias whatsoever that anyone who voluntarily wears any shade of orange should be shot on sight.

I didn't go to UGA, but I lived in Atlanta long enough to say this should be written into law. In fact, it's probably in there somewhere and we just don't know it.

 

[Pastor]

This is why college football in the south sucks.

Well, not exactly this reason. But college football certainly sucks.

 

[hondo]

As a UGA grad, I think I can say without any bias whatsoever that anyone who voluntarily wears any shade of orange should be shot on sight.

I concur.

Bring it on, tough guys.

A blind man wouldn't miss those targets.

 

[ADifferentOkie]

Wouldn't it have been smarter of UGA to have the kid come in for, like, ANY OTHER GAME?
Did they expect the parents wouldn't be rooting for their older son?

 

[black dude with pompano]

Re: UGA asks prospects' parents to leave because they wore their other son's col

Sorry, don't see where UGA did anything wrong here other than perhaps poorly schedule the visit. I can't think of any school that would allow a visitor and his guests to wear the garb of the opposing team or cheer for the other team.

 

[wickedwritah]

Re: UGA asks prospects' parents to leave because they wore their other son's col

Wouldn't it have been smarter of UGA to have the kid come in for, like, ANY OTHER GAME?
Did they expect the parents wouldn't be rooting for their older son?

May the kid have been on an unofficial visit because he was tagging along with his parents to see the brother play?

 

[wickedwritah]

Sorry, don't see where UGA did anything wrong here other than perhaps poorly schedule the visit. I can't think of any school that would allow a visitor and his guests to wear the garb of the opposing team or cheer for the other team.

Who cares? Is it that big of a deal?

Normally, I'd see the point, but be a little flexible.

 

[imjustagirl2]

Wouldn't it have been smarter of UGA to have the kid come in for, like, ANY OTHER GAME?
Did they expect the parents wouldn't be rooting for their older son?

May the kid have been on an unofficial visit because he was tagging along with his parents to see the brother play?

I ask because I honestly don't know....would parents there to see the other brother get tickets in the recruiting section for an unofficial visit? I don't know how any of that stuff works...

 

[ADifferentOkie]

Wouldn't it have been smarter of UGA to have the kid come in for, like, ANY OTHER GAME?
Did they expect the parents wouldn't be rooting for their older son?

May the kid have been on an unofficial visit because he was tagging along with his parents to see the brother play?

I think it if was an unoffical, they have no right to complain. He's not even really a guest at that point. He's just there.
If it was an official, they just should have scheduled it for any other game.

 

[wickedwritah]

Re: UGA asks prospects' parents to leave because they wore their other son's col

I ask because I honestly don't know....would parents there to see the other brother get tickets in the recruiting section for an unofficial visit? I don't know how any of that stuff works...

Good question.