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'05 IN WR Selwyn Lymon (Purdue signee)

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brutus2002 said:
Its sucks but I think we all knew he was going to Purdue. At least it's not Michigan!!!! I think this kid handles his recruitment alright. I wish him the best of luck at Purdue.
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Don't you think he should at least check out one more school. I mean not even if it was tOSU, but for his own sake just to make sure he likes that place the most.
 
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Sometimes you just know when a situation is right for you. I can't blame the kid at all if he felt Purdue was the place for him...in fact, I respect his quick decision.

Let's all make sure we continue to show class in this thread even if he didn't choose tOSU.

Good luck Selwyn.
 
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If Purdue excited him, OSU would've knocked his socks off.

If truth be told, he wanted Purdue from the beginning and mearly needed to not be dissapointed with his visit to West Lafayette. Nothing wrong with that, he knew what he wanted and he went and got it. He didn't lead any other schools on. There is a lot to be said for that.
 
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bobcat84 said:
I think you guys are inferring there was a slight slam in my take ( towards SL). Not at all, I just find it very unique in this day and age...hopefully he won't have any regrets.
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Not at all bro...just wanting the class to continue. As we've all seen on other boards, when a kid commits elsewhere, some fangs can be bared.
 
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If this is the best choice for SL then good luck to him. He should be able to come right in and get some good playing time, bc i dont know the last time purdue got a recruit of this magnitude at the reciever position. Good Luck to him, but its very unfortunate he didnt give tOSU a fair shot at him, he seemed to have his mind set the whole time.
 
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My posting hasn't been up to par the past several months, but I continue to read the boards on a daily basis. I find it humorous how posters always still find an angle to justify their disagreement with a recruits selection. Just let players go where they want. The sour stance isn't too cool.
 
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http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/sports/10358279.htm

Posted on Tue, Dec. 07, 2004
Harding star Lymon commits to Purdue
Boilers were at top of receiver’s wish list
By Greg Jones
High school sports editor

Selwyn Lymon always came back to where he started – Purdue.

The Harding senior wide receiver had the Boilermakers as his top college choice all along, and they remained there as Lymon committed to play for Purdue. Lymon made the oral commitment to the coaching staff late Monday night, only minutes after being honored as one of the SAC’s best at the conference’s annual football/volleyball banquet.

“Yes, I committed to Purdue on Monday night,” Lymon said by phone. “(Purdue) seemed to be very excited.”

Lymon took his official visit to Purdue on Friday and by Monday he was convinced it was still the right decision to go with the Boilermakers and coach Joe Tiller.

“All this time, things have happened, but I looked at Coach Tiller, and he stood out the most,” Lymon said. “I went there and had a lot of fun. The players are real cool.”

Lymon chose Purdue over Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin and Penn State. When the recruiting process really began in late summer, Tiller was there from the start and never wavered, so neither did Lymon.

“It feels like a relief to come with a final answer and know what you want to do,” Lymon said of the recruiting process. “Sometimes I would wake up feeling different about teams than when I went to sleep, but every time I kept going back and forth, I would always come back to Purdue. I never really got over Purdue.

“The whole process is exciting to start off, but it becomes a bit of a headache. But it is an honor to know that so many teams wanted me.”

Harding coach Sherwood Haydock had a feeling that Lymon would end up at Purdue.

“Quite frankly, I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t go to Purdue,” Haydock said during the SAC Football Media Day on July 28. “I’ll be real surprised. What happened when Joe Tiller showed up the very first day (of recruiting) he could, that’s made a world of difference.”

The 6-foot-5, 194-pound Lymon is ranked by Rivals.com recruiting as the top high school football prospect in the state, the 10th best receiver in the nation and 83rd overall in the top 100 list of recruits. Rivals.com gave Lymon four stars (out of five) in its ranking system.

This season, while playing receiver and quarterback, Lymon had 17 catches for 350 yards and scored nine touchdowns. He also threw for 930 yards and 11 touchdowns. As a junior, Lymon led the Hawks in his first season with the program to the Class 2A state championship, catching 47 passes for 1,134 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Lymon will fit in nicely with the Boilermakers and Tiller’s high-powered offense.

“They are a very, very high-powered offense,” said Lymon, who has been clocked at 4.4 in the 40-yard run. “What kind of receiver wouldn’t be interested in that offense? Who wouldn’t want to play for a team who passes the ball that much?”

Lymon was named to the 2A All-State team as a junior and a senior. He is the eighth recruit from the state to commit to the Boilermakers program, including defensive back Jason Werner from three-time 4A state champ
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Roncalli.
 
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Recruiting mods - I like what we did by adding "Is a Buckeye" to the title of thread where kids commit to OSU. Can we extend that to the kids we lose and add something like 'to Purdue' to the end of thread titles like this one?

Just a thought. Gotta keep saying that this recruiting board is the best moderated board on BP or anywhere else.
 
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