Man, I thought you guys were joking

by BPH, San Diego, Thursday, March 26, 2026, 08:29 (6 days ago) @ BillyGoat

We're complaining about a recruit who was ardently pursued by the three football powers in perhaps the greatest state for football talent in the nation? Because of his 247 ranking? It's nice and neat when rankings and offers converge, but when they don't, always go with the offers.

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'27 RB Lathan Whisenton commits to ND - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-25, 17:58
- FongBomb in for Isaiah Rogers 4* #9RB #146 Overall - Chris, 2026-03-27, 10:27
  - Lest I be labeled as a recruiting Debbie Downer, I will - BillyGoat, 2026-03-27, 10:36
    - How dare you sneer at MA high school football! - San Pedro, 2026-03-27, 11:21
    - Rogers + Whisenton - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-27, 11:09
- Tremendous name. - San Pedro, 2026-03-26, 07:13
  - 10.54 100m… same exact best 100m time as Jeremiyah Love - atxND, 2026-03-26, 09:53
    - That's a great sign. Speed kills. - San Pedro, 2026-03-26, 10:49
      - Can someone refresh my memory? - hobbs, 2026-03-26, 11:42
        
        He was definitely a burner and spoken of as such. - San Pedro, 2026-03-26, 13:25
        
        "Jitterbuggyness" - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2026-03-26, 20:56
        
        Heh. - San Pedro, 2026-03-27, 08:01
        
        Think he was seen as explosive - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-26, 11:54
        
        Thanks Men - hobbs, 2026-03-26, 15:20
        
        Exactly. Regarded as an elite athlete. I think some DCErs - BillyGoat, 2026-03-26, 12:06
- In to complain about 3 star - hobbs, 2026-03-25, 18:23
  - he's a composite 4*? - HumanRobot, 2026-03-26, 07:59
    - Carbon fiber? - San Pedro, 2026-03-26, 08:05
      - TimberTech - Chris, 2026-03-26, 08:06
        
        The great thing about this kid - San Pedro, 2026-03-26, 10:50
        
        Nice - Chris, 2026-03-26, 11:14
  - I generally agree. But in a year where we are putting - BillyGoat, 2026-03-26, 06:43
    - The staff appears to be pretty good at evaluating RBs. - omahadomer, 2026-03-26, 19:36
    - Why would pencilneck rankings take precedence - KGB, 2026-03-26, 12:33
      - Freeman has indeed been prone to permitting his - BillyGoat, 2026-03-26, 13:14
        
        There were two in the same class - BPH, 2026-03-26, 13:37
    - A healthy dose of questioning recruiting site "expertise" - Joe I, 2026-03-26, 08:43
      - Ahh, time for some BS, here’s mine - Mark, 2026-03-26, 11:25
    - Man, I thought you guys were joking - BPH, 2026-03-26, 08:29
      - It's funny. We all acknowledge DMC - hobbs, 2026-03-26, 08:54
    - I think its OK to grumble - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-26, 07:49
    - Bird in hand theory? - Domer99, 2026-03-26, 07:20
      - Not even close to the case - BPH, 2026-03-26, 08:31
        
        I agree he's talented enough to be the lead back in - BillyGoat, 2026-03-26, 09:38
        
        He had an OV set with Texas. - KGB, 2026-03-26, 16:34
        
        I think the best ND comparison of recent vintage - BPH, 2026-03-26, 10:47
        
        Admittedly I have been lax in following recruiting - Domer99, 2026-03-26, 08:34
    - No. It's early in the recruiting ranking cycle - hobbs, 2026-03-26, 07:15
      - Rivals says these also offered: - Grantland, 2026-03-26, 07:49
      - Is his profile as a RB as good as the DL and DB - BillyGoat, 2026-03-26, 07:29
      - Rivals own rankings have him 12th. - Chris, 2026-03-26, 07:18

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Man, I thought you guys were joking