Jarred DuBois Asks for Release from SMU Letter of Intent

[mrydel]

Darn French. They are always the first to bail out.

[PonyDoh]

Doh is so aggressive on the trail, I wouldn't ever contemplate of turning anyone in for tampering. We have skeletons too. As for Dubois, I hope this kid sticks. I'm not convinced Mccoy is actually better then Dubois, although that's more like an educated guess then tons of firsthand experience

Dude. Are you an SMU fan? Posting insinuations of cheating? At the only school that's received the death penalty? WTF?

I never said anything about cheating. You just don't turn schools in. Snitches get stitches in the world of big league college athletics. I'm sure Doh is above board at SMU

[PonyDoh]

Doh and the athletic dept need to stand firm on this and hold the kid to his LOI. Michael Beasley wanted out of his LOI after Huggins bolted for WVU but KSU held him to it.

These are young adults now that need to learn to stick with their decisions. they must be accountable since HS is over

Beasley only wanted out b/c he thought Delonte Hill was going w/Huggy Bear, but he was retained. Hill is also the reason Beasley originally verballed to UNC Charlotte. Its also why KSU recruits one AAU flagship, and that's DC Assault

[DiamondM75]

Darn French. They are always the first to bail out.

This just generated a coffee spray all over my desk.

[indianmustang]

http://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/ci_9239803

[abezontar]

Sounds like he really just didn't want to have any competition.

[J.T.supporta]

Doh neeeds to make an example out of this kid and hold him to his commitment.

[d_pony]

i agree

[MustangIcon]

Doh neeeds to make an example out of this kid and hold him to his commitment.

Make an example out of him? I am curious. In what way would "making an example" out of the kid help our basketball program?

[crazy horse]

I'm with you Icon, why would we want someone to come who doesn't want to be here?

Have one last discussion to explore his reasons for a change of heart. If he truly does not want to be here, whether its fear, homesick whatever, why would you force him to come and waste a scholarship on someone who will never contribute and may in fact be a disruptive presence?

If its fear of lack of playing time, that means he doesn't have a whole lot of confidence in his ability and probably shouldn't come anyway.

My 2 cents.

Hey don't knock the French. That Maginot Line held up the Germans for a few minutes...

[SMU89]

Hey don't knock the French. That Maginot Line held up the Germans for a few minutes...

http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligen ... rench.html

[DiamondM75]

Here is something fun. Go to Yahoo and search for French Military Victories. One of the results is "Do you mean French Military Defeats"...

[The PonyGrad]

How about the story of a frenchman's rifle being sold on eBay:
"never fired, only dropped once."

[crazy horse]

Speaking of the French...

During the first full briefing given by General Schwarzkopf after the Desert Storm ground assualt had started, I remember a French reporter asking about the order of battle and the disposition of French troops. I wish I could remember the exact quote, but I will try and paraphrase the first part.

Pointing to the far left of the map he said, "They are protecting our far western flank."

That part of the map was completely devoid of Iraqi units or cities and very distant from the most important objectives.

There was a long, very awkward pause and then he went on to explain their objectives - an airfield which they successfully took along with 2,500 prisoners on the first day of operations.

They also had to ground the French F1s for fear that they would be shot down by friendly fire. Fortunately, none of the 40 French aircraft engaged were lost.

Here is that nice summary of French Military "Victories" -- Good stuff if you are a military history buff.

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/france.html

"...going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion. You just leave a lot of useless noisy baggage behind." -- Jed Babbin Former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense

[ponyboy]

Here is something fun. Go to Yahoo and search for French Military Victories. One of the results is "Do you mean French Military Defeats"...

I know that happens when you type "French Military Victories" and hit the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button on Google. Classic.