A rumor sprang to life early this week that Christian LB Ty Linton had committed to
North Carolina
“Not true,” said Charlotte Christian coach Jason Estep today. “He has not committed anywhere.
“Actually, even more schools are showing interest in Ty and in Kelby (fellow LB Brown). Neither of them is rushing into anything.”
Estep said that Notre Dame, Tennessee and Georgia have been in over the past week to look at the two players.
“And I talked to Arkansas over the phone and I think they might offer both players,” Estep said. “There is a lot of interest in them, and I believe both of them want to see where it goes.”
Linton does have an offer from the Tar Heels, along with Duke, Clemson, Wake Forest and Virginia, among others. Brown has offers from Syracuse, Indiana, Wisconsin, Duke, East Carolina, Northwestern and Vanderbilt. –Stan Olson
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To me, it is odd that this rumor was even out there. My understanding has been that UNC isn't really recruiting players from within the state.
Hey anon, I know you're being a wise guy. I didn't say they weren't recruiting kids in the state; I said they weren't GETTING them like they usually do. Big difference...
Not a rumor. Per Inside Carolina, Ty Linton committed to UNC yesterday.
"Hey anon, I know you're being a wise guy. I didn't say they weren't recruiting kids in the state; I said they weren't GETTING them like they usually do. Big difference.."
No sir, you mentioned only one guy that UNC offered and didn't get. Have there been a lot of prospects offered by UNC that committed elsewhere?
Your prior blog was really about the fact that UNC wasn't offering a lot of prospects in NC. Conveniently, your title made clear the topic of the article: "Is UNC being too selective"
Good call on Linton.
"Hey anon, I know you're being a wise guy. I didn't say they weren't recruiting kids in the state; I said they weren't GETTING them like they usually do. Big difference..."
Notwithstanding the criticism you have taken on this message board (which I am sure you expected and presumably enjoy, because people wouldn't criticize if they weren't reading), your original article was interesting. You essentially questioned whether UNC's national focus on recruiting was causing UNC to overlook or miss out on in state recruits. Obviously that was not an issue for the Heels last year, but this year the Heels do not appear to be as aggressively targeting the instate kids like early last year. In response to the criticism, though, you have twisted your argument for the worse - UNC has missed out on one in state recruit this year and UNC was fighting an uphill battle from the get go for that kid (for some crazy reason, some kids grow up fans of other in state schools). UNC is not failing to get kids generally. That's the conclusion you have to wait until the end of recruiting season to reach.
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