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an imbecility, a stupidity without name
This one is still developing, so no idea what is going on. A hoax by the kid? By someone else? Whatever happened, law enforcement has stepped in.
RGJ.com: Web site: no offer made to Fernley lineman
BearTerritory.net - Beyond Belief
The California Golden Blogs :: February :: 2008
RGJ.com: Prep football: Fernley's Hart picks Cal
RGJ.com: Football: Hart commits to Cal in late switch
Scout.com: California Forums List
RGJ.com: Web site: no offer made to Fernley lineman
Doubt started to set in about 9 p.m. Friday, 81/2 hours after Hart announced during a school assembly he would sign with Cal over Oregon on National Signing Day, which is Wednesday.
?The Cal staff has had no contact whatsoever with Coach Hodges or Hart, and that they have not visited him; nor has Hart been on a recruiting trip to any school,? recruiting Web site rivals.com reported.
BearTerritory.net - Beyond Belief
At the ceremony, two local television stations arrived for Hart's declaration, including the ABC and NBC affiliates. On the evening news in Reno, the story aired three times on Friday night alone by NBC. One on-looker described the scene as "1,000 people, including all the students at Fernley high, were celebrating once Hart donned the hat, selecting Cal over Oregon, waving to one side of the room, then the other. It was like a war hero returning from battle."
The California Golden Blogs :: February :: 2008
The linked news article above quotes Mr. Hart as saying: "They really sold me ? Coach (Jeff) Tedford and I talked a lot, and the fact that the head coach did most of the recruiting of me kind of gave me the real personal experience."
This quote certainly seems to suggest that someone had been posing as Tedford and calling the young man frequently enough to develop a rapport and relationship. Such a good faux relationship to cause the Mr. Hart to truly believe he was talking to Tedford and was offered a scholarship. Amazing.
RGJ.com: Prep football: Fernley's Hart picks Cal
RGJ.com: Football: Hart commits to Cal in late switch
Scout.com: California Forums List