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'09 KS RB Bryce Brown (Tennessee one-n-done, Kansas State one-n-done)

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southcampus;1409779; said:
In my mind, the jury is still out on Brown, especially after seeing his brother go to Miami as one of the highest touted player, only to be beaten out by Spence, a 3 or 4 star player. I've watched both highlight reels, the talent level that Brown plays against isn't 1/5 of what is played down in Dade county.
Factor in the "weirdness" of the situation, (Not bashing, just saying the situation is weird with the mentor, the unfolding of the recruiting process, the fasting, the brother situation etc.) and I would go with the hometown guy any day if I was Miami.

Say what you want about Browns performance in the AAA game, I like Miller better.
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Same was said about Pryor. Then he went out and dominated the Army game. I think Bryce is worthy of the hype. But Cryami should be happy with Miller and James.
 
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OregonBuckeye;1411441; said:
Same was said about Pryor. Then he went out and dominated the Army game. I think Bryce is worthy of the hype. But Cryami should be happy with Miller and James.
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I guess you are right. I would call the talent level in PA better than it is in KS and Pryor didn't have an older brother, almost as highly touted, go into a system and be beaten out by a fellow freshmen. Brown is good, but his highlight tape is pretty crazy but the guys chasing him look terrible.

Anyways, doesn't look like his LOI was faxed last night. Wonder how this one will unfold.
 
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Bryce Brown is the real deal but so was Arthur (imo). When I watched one of his junior games, I remember thinking "This is the top guy in the country for next year" and I haven't changed my opinion. I think RB's game translates to the college level quicker and I think he can have an immediate impact wherever he goes. With all that said, this "agent" situation is absolutely absurd...honestly, I wish the NCAA would make this type of thing illegal. What a circus.
 
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Top recruit Bryce Brown might not visit the University of Miami - Colleges - MiamiHerald.com

Top national football recruit Bryce Brown will continue his well-orchestrated plan for choosing a college to attend, his father, Arthur Brown Sr., said Monday.

But because the University of Miami apparently is losing interest in the running back, Arthur Sr. said, the Browns are ''leaning heavily'' toward making this weekend's trip to LSU the player's final official recruiting trip. Arthur Sr. said a UM assistant coach called him and Bryce on Thursday afternoon at separate times to relay the school's concerns.

''They said they were very, very concerned about the media circus around his recruitment,'' Arthur Sr. told The Miami Herald. ``I think they pretty much wanted him to make a decision immediately without him going through his plan. Bryce told them he would have to talk to his family about that and that we would call back at 7 p.m. Thursday.

``We called back at 7 p.m. and left messages with [running backs coach] Tommie Robinson and Randy Shannon. We told Coach Shannon on the message that [Bryce is] going through his original plan and that Miami is in that plan and he would take his visits as planned and make his decision March 16.''

Neither Shannon nor any coaches have called back, the elder Brown said. Shannon might not be allowed to initiate a personal call to Bryce, 17, because of recruiting limits, Arthur Sr. said, but Shannon can take a call from Bryce.

`IT'S ALL RUMOR'
Does Arthur Sr. interpret UM's lack of response as a loss of interest in Bryce?

''Pretty much,'' he said. ``But unless it comes from Coach Shannon, it's all rumor and speculation.

``In all fairness to Coach Shannon, I have to kind of say I understand where they're coming from. This thing has turned into something we never anticipated.''

Bryce Brown's father, whose other son, Arthur Jr., is a linebacker at UM, said he regrets the way this saga is ending. Now it seems likely there won't be an official visit to UM on March 3 during spring practice, as Bryce wanted. Instead, all things point to LSU being the final official visit.

UM is not allowed to comment on specific recruits. On Monday, in an interview with The Miami Herald, Shannon said UM has ``three or four scholarships left, and at this present time we're not looking at anybody. But if somebody pops up that can help us, we'll evaluate him and look at him carefully. You can always carry over the scholarships you don't use from one year to the next.''

Bryce Brown, of Wichita, Kan., has made official visits to Missouri, Oregon, Clemson and Tennessee, and an unofficial visit to Kansas State. He is rated the nation's No. 1 prospect and has until April 1 to choose a school. National Signing Day was Feb. 4.

''It has gotten to the point where this whole thing should have been avoided and could have been avoided,'' Arthur Brown Sr. said Monday. ``If we could do it all over again, there are a lot of things we should have and would have done differently. For Bryce, I'd say regardless of how you express the need to make additional visits, if that's your plan, then don't commit. Don't commit. Also, you should keep a very frequent communication with the coaches -- Coach Shannon and the other coaches.
``If you have that time constraint, then keep in mind that [the coaches] have time constraints, too, and you should be sensitive to that.''

UM STILL IN THE MIX
Should Bryce not visit UM, would that keep the Hurricanes out of his decision-making process March 16?

''No, not at all,'' Arthur Sr. said, 'unless we know they definitely don't want him. Come March 16, if he feels like he wants to be at UM, he'd get on the phone and call Coach Shannon. If Coach Shannon said, `Yes,' he'd go to UM. If he said, 'No,' he wouldn't. He'd do that privately.''

Arthur Sr. reiterated that Arthur Jr., who will be a sophomore, loves UM.
''This won't affect Arthur in the least,'' his dad said. ``The only thing Arthur is concerned about is that Bryce prays on it and does what's right.''

Arthur Sr. was asked if the process has affected the Browns' relationship with Shannon.

''No,'' he said. ``He's family.''
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Bryce Brown's handler under investigation by NCAA

Posted: February 27, 2009
Sporting News staff reports

The still-unsigned No. 1 overall college football prospect Bryce Brown plans to announce his college choice on March 16, but in the meantime the NCAA has begun investigating Brown's adviser, Brian Butler, the New York Times reports.

Butler, a former rapper and cellphone call-center manager, acts as a third party for several high school football prospects, including Brown. Based in Wichita, Kan., he operates the website potentialplayers.com that gives updates on the players with whom he works. The NCAA and others became concerned with Butler when he briefly charged for updates on the website; he has since stopped charging.

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I don't know; Bryce's father's comments seem really well-considered. And Arthur clearly likes Da U, and Bryce's father has nothing bad to say about Shannon or anyone else.

The thing is, people act like "signing day" is something it's not; it's simply the start of the signing period.

Of course, Bryce may in fact be the head case the media seems to imply. Who knows? Who cares? He won't be a Buckeye, in any event.
 
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Inquiry of Recruiting Adviser Will Continue
The N.C.A.A.?s investigation into Brian Butler, a rapper turned athletic trainer and recruiting adviser, will continue for the next few weeks, according to a high school football player who was questioned.

Mike DeCesare, the N.C.A.A.?s assistant director of amateurism certification, met with the player, Colby Duranleau, and his mother for an hour Friday morning in Wichita, Kan., to talk about Butler. Duranleau trained with Butler before they had a falling out.

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This is NY times. That's mainstream publicity for this situation.
 
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