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It has been nearly a week since Robert Nkemdiche's surprising commitment to Clemson and a lot of people – especially those from Alabama, LSU and Ole Miss – want to know:
Did it really happen?
Yes, it did. The nation's No. 1 overall college football prospect did commit to Clemson. It was surprising for many reasons, including the timing of it (Robert could've waited until it was time to report next summer).
Nkemdiche's high school coach at Grayson, Mickey Conn, provided some insight on the situation. He actually drove Nkemdiche last Wednesday to Clemson for summer camp, and says he had "no idea" that Robert intended to commit.
"Oh no, I had no idea," Conn said. "I drove him up there because he wanted to go. I thought he was going to commit in February and I didn't know where. I had no idea he was going to do it last week.
"But then he decided that's what he wanted to do. I think he really fell in love with the coaches and players there. Two of his best friends [DB David Kamara and RB Wayne Gallman, both of Grayson] were offered by Clemson and had committed. Robert thought about it, decided that's what he wanted to do, and then that's what he did."
Some more questions with Conn:
You roomed together and played college football at Alabama with Dabo Swinney. How much did your friendship with Swinney play into it? "I didn't try to influence Robert in any way. Coach Swinney, his personality and the way he recruits, it speaks for itself. I tried to stay out of it. The kid needed a ride to Clemson, and I gave him a ride up there. And he really enjoyed it. This was all Robert's decision."
What was Dabo's reaction? "He was ecstatic. They just got the No. 1 player in the country. They were extremely excited. This was the first time that he's ever signed the No. 1 player in the country at Clemson. He signed the No. 1 wide receiver and No. 1 running back. But this was the first time he landed the No. 1 overall player in America. It's a huge deal for Clemson, and it's a huge deal for the ACC conference to land a guy like Robert Nkemdiche."
What has been the general reaction from everybody? "Naturally, everybody wanted Robert to come to their school. The people from Clemson are extremely excited. The people from Georgia and Alabama are not as excited. But at the same time, I think everybody is happy that Robert made his decision, and that's where he wants to go. I think people are proud for him."
Have you heard from other colleges? "Yes, there have been some other schools to call to make sure it's legitimate and really happened. It did."
Which school was the runner-up? "I think it was LSU. Robert liked how he fits into the Clemson defensive scheme, as opposed to LSU."
Are the other schools, including LSU and Alabama, going to continue to recruit him? "I think they are going to keep recruiting him. He hasn't signed anything. Until these kids sign the dotted line, you've always got a chance. Robert was pretty firm with his commitment, which is what surprised me because I thought he might wait until he took all of his official visits in December and January. But he was excited about his teammates going to Clemson, and I guess Robert was ready."
So I hear UGA was never really in it for Robert? "He loves Coach Richt and Georgia did a good job recruiting him, but the campus was too big. There were just too many people there, the campus was too big."
Will Robert take official visits to schools other than Clemson? "No, I think he's done with that. He made it clear to Dabo that Clemson is where he wanted to go. Dabo gave him the opportunity to even take back the commitment if he still wasn't sure and he wanted to take some more visits. Robert said 'No, this is what I want to do.' I think he's pretty firm with Clemson."
Robert's brother plays at Ole Miss. You don't think he will burn an official visit out there just to watch his brother play? "I'm sure he'll go out there but not as a recruit. His brother gets four courtesy tickets to each game, and I'm sure he'll go to one."
Now seeing how it all worked out, do you think some other schools wish they had offered both Kamara and Gallman, too? "Nobody has said anything to me about it but I have no idea."
Do you think Robert's recruiting is going to calm down now that he's committed? "No, I think it's going to get crazier, if you want to know the truth. People are not going to give up. This is America. People don't give up in America until it's all done. I think this is going to make other schools press harder to get him. Commitments these days don't mean the same as they used to do years ago. When you sign the dotted line, that's when it is official. I think Robert's commitment is his word. That's what he said down at Clemson. But you don't ever know. He's 17 years old. He's got a lot of pressure on him. He's 17 years old, and there's a lot of people pulling him in different directions. You never know."
Are you going to shield him from other colleges now that he's committed to Clemson? "If Robert says he doesn't want to talk to people, we'll take away those calls as they come in. If he wants to continue to talk to other people, that's fine, too. We'll let that be Robert's decision. But, no, he hasn't asked for any help. Robert is pretty good at handling this himself."
You played football on Alabama's 1992 national championship team. Are you catching a lot of grief since Robert didn't pick the Crimson Tide? "I am. That's a hard thing for me. I'm an Alabama guy but I've lived my college life and done what I needed to do. This is Robert's time, and I'm extremely proud of his choice."
What about the endless rumors that you were going to deliver Robert to Alabama because you played there? "I heard them. But I didn't put any pressure on this kid, and I wouldn't do that to anybody. This is his life to live. That's just the way I believe."
Clemson has one of the nation's largest student organizations for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and spirituality is part of Dabo's recruiting pitch. How much was that a factor? "That was very important to Robert. I just think with him, Clemson was the family-type of atmosphere he was looking for. That's what he considers for him to be family. They care about his spiritual development, as much as they do his physical development – and his social and emotional development. That was an aspect he felt he got at Clemson. That's not a knock on LSU, Alabama, Georgia or anywhere else because they have team chaplains and everything. But Robert felt like it was stronger at Clemson."
Thanks to Mickey. I've been asked a ton of questions about Nkemdiche over the last week, and let's review some: (Note: My answers are my opinions based on conversations with Robert and people around him)
Are you surprised with Clemson? Yes. But when you take a step back and look at the big picture, Clemson makes a lot of sense. No. 1, it's far enough away from home (100 miles from Grayson High School) but also close enough where Robert's support group can always be there on a moment's notice. No. 2, there's not as many distractions at Clemson (not even a Chick-fil-A, as one recruit incorrectly claimed), which Robert's supporters approve, because, barring an injury or unforeseen away from the field troubles, he will have the opportunity to play football for a very long time. No. 3 and most importantly, Robert will have his best friend (Kamara) and another good friend (Gallman) attending Clemson with him, which automatically made him feel comfortable even if he never visited Clemson. Since Robert has been at Grayson, he has lived in the houses of coaches and teammates – so they're all like family.
Which person has the biggest influence on Robert's decision? The first theory was his coach, who played for Alabama. Since being coach at Grayson, Conn has never had a player that was offered by Alabama not sign with Alabama. The next theory was his brother, who signed with Ole Miss. Blood is thicker than water, but not when Ole Miss is so far away? The key player turned out to be David Kamara, who is Robert's best friend since middle school. In my opinion, if Kamara does not commit to Clemson neither does Robert. No chance. That will always make LSU fans wonder what would've happened if Kamara would've gotten that LSU offer he so desperately wanted. Gallman wasn't as much of a factor but it is interesting to note that he might've not committed to Clemson had he gotten that FSU offer he so desperately wanted. Everything fell into place and Dabo Swinney capitalized like a recruiting champion. It was like Lane Kiffin all over again. Remember when Lane Kiffin was at Tennessee and lured Da'Rick Rogers away from UGA? Basically, Kiffin didn't even acknowledge Rogers and walked straight to his best friend Nash Nance, convincing him that he wanted him regardless of where Rogers was signing. Nance flipped from Vanderbilt to Tennessee and you know the rest of the story. This brings us back to Kamara, who was told emphatically by Dabo that he was wanted at Clemson regardless of where Nkemdiche was going. That's not to knock Kamara because he is a legitimate 3-star prospect. But the Clemson coaches definitely knew the connection, and the strategy played out to perfection.
Which college is the biggest threat to Clemson? It sounds like LSU, since they were the runners-up. What if LSU offers Kamara? It could get interesting but I still think they are a longshot because it's so far away. I think the biggest threat is Ole Miss, especially if Robert's parents get more involved. I still think Robert will end up taking an official visit to Ole Miss to see his brother play there. Ole Miss already has an offer on the table to Kamara, and I thought it was very, very interesting – OK, brilliant — that Ole Miss put out a new offer on Tuesday to Grayson DB Ryan Carter – who is another one of Nkemdiche's best friends. Could Clemson make a counter move and offer Carter to secure Robert? Carter is another legit D1 prospect, and has been talking to Clemson. Yes, I could see that happening.
Is there any good news for UGA out of all of this? Yes. The longer that Robert stayed uncommitted, the longer that UGA had to spend resources monitoring Nkemdiche. Even if UGA was never in the race, it would've looked bad if the Bulldogs weren't trying, if only for PR purposes, with the nation's No. 1 prospect only 30 minutes away from campus. UGA obviously would've loved to have gotten Nkemdiche but with him picking Clemson, it also may help them with guys like DT Montravius Adams, who once had the Tigers as his early leader.
What about Nick Saban? Will Alabama still go after Nkemdiche? That's what everybody is waiting to see. He's the best combination of football coach and recruiting coordinator in the country. Alabama will probably still end up with the nation's No. 1 recruiting class, with or without Nkemdiche. One reason Saban is a world-class recruiter is that he knows when to cut his losses (as exemplified by recently throwing out a lot of offers to Georgia QBs until he got one). If Alabama pretty much wraps up his 2013 class early (and it's looking that way), he may launch an all-out assault to get Nkemdiche. Personally, I can't see Robert going to Alabama without a Grayson teammate or coach, and Saban doesn't traditionally do the "package deal" thing. So I don't see it happening. Then again, a month ago, I didn't see Nkemdiche committing to Clemson. That's why we love recruiting. Always unpredictable.
Those are my opinions. What are yours? Please post below.
– By Michael Carvell, AJC Recruiting Blog
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June 20th, 2012
2:06 am
Dabo leads a "stronger" Christian program than Richt? I've heard it all now.
I guess those tiny campuses in Baton Rouge and Tuscaloosa were more appealing, too.
Congrats to Robert. Good luck with your career in the ACC.
June 20th, 2012
2:10 am
I can tell you for a FACT that Alabama did not want Nkemdiche. Saban did his homework and knew he wasn't good enough to play as a freshman, and he knew that Robert would not have the patience to wait two or three years to see the field. I wish Robert the best but the FACT is his Alabama offer was off the table.
June 20th, 2012
2:22 am
Is UGA that much bigger than Clemson? If he wanted to play in the ACC I would have rather gone to Tech honestly. Dabo Swinney and Mark Richt are pretty much the same head coach IYAM.
June 20th, 2012
2:52 am
He pretty much just wanted to play and be on the same team as some of his team mates. He could go anywhere he wanted and he wants that companionship.
Sweeney got a good one, and now he has to make sure he can get him coached right at this level. With the kind of class Clemson is building this year, they will not have an excuse, not to win the ACC, hopefully, never get embarrassed in a bowl game by having a team drop 70 points on them in the future.
June 20th, 2012
3:11 am
Alabama has not stopped recruiting Robert in the slightest as of now, and won't most likely, however the intent to grab Montravius Adams has certainly escalated.
June 20th, 2012
3:29 am
Rofl at Carter being a legit Div.1 prospect
June 20th, 2012
4:06 am
You have to be a fan of another school making that post to make Alabama look bad as you are 100% WRONG. But then again you sound like the "typical" delusional Alabama fan that "swears" that Alabama only loses a recruit if:
1. Bama didn't want the recruit,
2. Kid took the easy way out because he didn't want to "compete and work hard at Bama"
3. The school the recruit selected "cheated" in order to procure the recruit.
SMDH…..I'm a Bama fan but we have some of the most "cerebrally challenged" fans in the nation.
June 20th, 2012
4:33 am
We should not stop recruiting Robert because if Clemson losses 5 or 6 games this year with little improvement predicted for 2013 I think he flips realizing that in 3 or 4 years he will be going Pro and about the only way his friends will be any where near him is if he hires them as body guards. Having friends to enter college is very helpful but an athlete like Robert won't have time to socialize and he will not miss them near as much as just a regular Freshman. Time to grow up, Robert.
UGA is a very large campus but unless he plans on getting 2 or 3 different type degrees he won't even come near 70% of the campus because he won't have any classes there , unless he is jogging through the area. How can Robert turn down the chance of riding a scooter every day?
June 20th, 2012
5:07 am
Our campus is not large. Our sharing is a large group of us who share the rest of our life.
June 20th, 2012
5:29 am
Didn't Da'Rick Rogers commit to Tennessee after Dooley became the head coach? And didn't the scholarship offer to Nash Nance (how'd that work out, Nash?) come after Dooley became the head coach? While I'm not as certain on the latter, I"m pretty certain on the former.
June 20th, 2012
5:48 am
SMDH…..I'm a Bama fan but we have some of the most "cerebrally challenged" fans in the nation.
You are either a liar or a Stephen Colbert wanna be .
At what age did you decide you were a so called "Bama fan" ?
Was it before or after you decided your "intellect" depended on what the opinion of others would be about your insecure and shallow self identity ?
June 20th, 2012
5:53 am
MC… really enjoyed your opinion. I couldn't agree with you more. The kid has decided he wants to play with his High School friends and I just don't see Saban offering his friends. I think most Bama fans wish him the best of luck. Roll Tide!
June 20th, 2012
6:01 am
Cry/cry/cry………(some of you)……….bunch of wimps……the guy is going to CLEMSON………has anyone noticed that Dabo has had just 3 full seasons and won the acc once and played for it another season………or that he has had top 10 recruiting classes the last two years……..even his one class that wasnt top ten was high in star rating, just small so not ranked so high (19th)……………..Dabo tells a kid something and then does what he says…………..he is one of the best coaches in the nation………and has the highest paid O cord. in the nation for a reason…….and Clemson has one of the best recruiting staffs……….the facilitys there are awesome……..just mark it down, Clemson is going to do more than win the ACC in the next few years…………so the ones that are crying………..either jump in my back pocket if you are scared or go out and get the #2 recruit………….but stop whining.
June 20th, 2012
6:08 am
On the article itself … yawn material . Nkediche deciding to bounce off to some middle of the road program so he can continue to play high school patty cakes with some friends won't have any more effect overall on the Tide than when Clowney did the same .
While I don't agree with RTR # 1s pronouncement that ANY offer was already off the table before the Clemson commit … Coach Saban can certainly cool off quick on recruits . Especially ones who take themselves out of the picture by continually showing they are more trouble than they are worth to recruit in the first place . The more talent the more leeway one might have to play around but time is a limited and precious commodity . I would expect Nkemdiche to continue to receive attention but his star and the time devoted to it will fade fast with the Tide staff as their attention turns else where .
June 20th, 2012
6:12 am
Oh and brent venables came top clemson for a reason as well………because he knows he will have as much talent as anywhere in the nation
June 20th, 2012
6:17 am
crimson crush ……….so what position do you hold on the alabama staff?…….wannabe loser
June 20th, 2012
6:22 am
maybe any guy that doesnt go to your school should not play since if you lose him …..you then all of a sudden didnt ever want him…………..and this way alabama could win the NC every year…………with no other teams to play you got it!
June 20th, 2012
6:27 am
Bad Dawg @ 2:22am
Campus size I would say they are close but Athens is a heck of a lot bigger than Clemson. In Clemson the Campus is 80 percent of the town.
I think the thing that pulled this off was that Kamara and Gallman had offers from Clemson too. Look for this to be the recruiting tool of the future, package deals.
June 20th, 2012
6:27 am
TROLLS, TROLLS, TROLLS—–Robert will reconcider after the first six games this year
By the time game 9 rolls around and DAABOO is fired he will once again hit the spot light
and the circus show will once again start up, who ever wins the SEC will in this insider view
will be in the drivers seat. This kid loves winning and that will have a profound effect on his pick
——————————————-late JAN and FEB will be a crazy time for this side show
June 20th, 2012
6:28 am
Alabama is the premier football program in the premier football conference, and is in a league by itself, both in terms of the monies you actually spend (not to be confused with that which we pocket here in profits unspent for the purposes for which they were raised) on your coaching staff and recruiting (no you don't cheat – you're not on Probation today) and in terms of the actual results beating 3 teams who made the top 10 and 2 teams who made the top 10 – just these most recent 2 of the 3 most recent seasons achieving then national championships which no one disputes.
There are some homer posters on this blog who would prefer all 6 million in this city alone were all UGA fans with a few stupid ignorant North Ave trade school fans thrown in for good measure, like we can measure ourselves then by calling them, and not Florida our greatest rival.
Truth is what I love most about Atlanta is that we are a melting pot and do allow you to have signature license plates for your schools here, even if you don't have the guts to make your own states do that for us, there in return. And, that we are the largest fanbase of college football fans, right here.
This blog.
I welcome all comments by Bama fans. I am not jealous of your success in coaching staff hire currently, his 6th season at the helm at Alabama, nor his frank I am not satisfied alternative approach he and his entire well-groomed coaching staff present of how what was is bad. And, it is not acceptable. And, we have to have men here who want to fix it. I will fix it with or without these men here.
I am not jealous that now your last 3 of his 6 recruiting classes there are heads-and-shoulders above our own, not only in terms on average recruit ranking of each individual and their combined success as a direct result.
I am likewise not jealous that although you have lost 22 attrition of your signed scholarships there to the 38 lost here over the same period by the same 2 afore-mentioned head coaches.
We're UGA.
We have played you about as well as any opponent ever has. Haven't we ?
Recently, we've only beaten you when you had a 4-win season or a season in which you lost to Louisiana Monroe – those are our only wins over you recently or a season in which you didn't even make the Coaches' Poll Top 25.
That's not the measure of our success, that our only good years are those where we beat no team making the top 10 AP Poll.
I know where UGA rates internationally, nationally, and regionally. I understand that you're football program is going to be perceived the way it actually is – which is great.
I am not sure I concur with your fans here that if you took the city of Atlanta away from the state of Georgia, that there would be no difference between Georgia and Alabama, when it is patently clear that the city of Atlanta is greater than the entire state of Alabama, by itself.
But, I am jealous of Alabama's fans that I have not yet in my entire lifetime met one who is satisfied with beating 4-win Alabama teams, beating Alabama teams that did not even make the Coaches' Poll Top 25, and beating Alabama teams who lost to Louisiana Monroe the same very year we beat them we thump our chests about as fans – while attempting to ignore the latest game we lost to you, down 31 to nothing at HOME to lose and start this run of nothingness against the top teams. We were # 1 nationally, played like crud after 22 went out partying to celebrate the # 1 consensus pre-season, then at # 3 vs you # 8 us picked by win by a TD and lost instead by nearly 2 TD. We had played as poorly as could have been vs Ga Southern, Central Michigan, dropping 1 place in the polls to 2nd, then again against Az State another hapless opponent in a row after South Carolina also unranked, and then you. National TV # 3 vs # 8. 1 who won the NC that night and 1 who lost it.
I am jealous of your fans, that you do not have what we have here a very vocal minority of us who are satisfied they say with their keyboards inputting it here on the blog, then forgetting they too, have made all the same criticisms of our own program themselves.
You see ?
You don't.
We do.
Have fans who are out-worldly satisfied and tell the players and coaches, they are great beyond measure
even in the face of beating absolutely nobody
June 20th, 2012
6:29 am
Has anyone noticed ? Sure . Clemson rounding up … and pissing away … batch after batch of overpaid recruiting classes … was going strong long before Dabo … does Tommy Bowden ring a bell ? he was "some kind of recruitin fool" too … wasn't he ?
Of course then the time to actually coach starts . Clemson fights the other weak ACC schools to be named the tallest midget in the conference then gets thumped like a bass drum by teams like West Virginny .
That isn't "hate" for Clemson … just what any knowledgeable college football fan would recognize . Clemson will NEVER float any higher than the top of the ACC under Dabo … Nkemdiche and an entire Band of Seven Dwarves to boot won't do a thing to change that . Dabo will also be lucky if he doesn't end up with a Show Cause letter attached to his name by the time he gets ousted from Clemson . Mark it down ….
June 20th, 2012
6:30 am
If I was one of the schools recruiting him, I would give him some room but keep in touch and leave at least 1 spot open till NSD just in case. If Clemson looks bad in a few games especially towards the end of the year, he may flip. If he does, it's probably #1. LSU, #2. BAMA, #3. OL MISS, #4. UGA. I think he's had his fill of recruiting for a while but the kid loves the attention and I don't think we've seen the last of him. The best thing any school can do right now is win, win, win and leave a few spots avalible for elite players who want to win…
June 20th, 2012
6:36 am
Haven't you morons flogged this dead horse long enough? I guess the AJC finds it much easier to re-hash this crap over and over and over, instead of actually going out and finding some real recruiting news. Really sad.
June 20th, 2012
6:38 am
UGA campus too big? Naw, program too mediocre for a "Super Star" like this. And like Yes, Clemson is really a tiny campus and a top program? Ask WVU, seems as though they put up 70 on the awesome Tigers! But hey, Dabba Dabba Doo has it going over there! I wish the young man well, but he should go to Bama or LSU if he really wants to play for a top program. I don't think we have heard the last of this drama.JMHO
June 20th, 2012
6:45 am
early signing date needed
June 20th, 2012
7:00 am
Just wondering when you will be writing a serious story about Alabama's number one recruit Rueben Foster's continuing interest in Georgia. It appears he spent part of this past weekend in Athens. Considering Alabama just lost the number one player in the country, Robert Nkimdechi, to Clemson, and now are having trouble keeping their top recruit out of Athens, one has to believe Mr. Saban and his little side kick Mr. Smart are beginning to get a little nervous.
June 20th, 2012
7:05 am
Michael, at last. An RN story with some actual information. It's appreciated, even if it doesn't have a happy ending.
June 20th, 2012
7:06 am
[...] 3. Robert Nkemdiche's coach believes the nation's top prospect is "pretty firm" to Clemson. [...]
June 20th, 2012
7:09 am
Why not frame the story another way: how has the Georgia staff, for the second consecutive year, managed to trail on most of the top GEORGIA kids?
June 20th, 2012
7:11 am
I wish the young man the best… I remember Barnhardt saying years ago that Clemson Alumni always felt they had to cheat to win after the Danny Ford years… Maybe this will convince them otherwise. A strong Clemson is good for the ACC and football in general.
June 20th, 2012
7:14 am
Clemson's campus is 17,000 acres and UGA's campus is 759 acres.
Clemson undergraduate enrollment 15,459 ranked the # 68 national university.
All these facts at this one URL Link.
UGA undergraduate enrollment 26,571 ranked the # 58 national university
All people make up their minds emotionally, and rationalize their decisions.
I never had any issue making any class, even if I had one at Aderhold after a business class on North Campus, even if they were back to back. In fact, I walked between classes if I were tight from one of those to the other rather than wait on a bus. Never late, not once.
Our campus has 389 buildings on 759 acres. That is not large, and anyone who tells you is, has never taken a class here.
I have 239 hours. How many do you have where you say our campus is large ?
Notice he says the Christians are MORE there than at UGA, but that UGA is too large a campus and too many people, according to the Alabama former player now his high school coach.
Make up your mind.
You base it on the size of the campus Clemson's 22 times the size of our campus.
Or, you base it on too many people at UGA – yet MORE Christians at Clemson.
If these are indeed his criteria and not that of his hs coach, then he'll flip or he'll tell you the real reason is that Clemson is up-and-coming and UGA is downward spiral – beating no one.
The entire ACC loses their bowl games, what's news about that ? 70 points or not.
They BEAT Auburn you said was so great we did last year.
They BEAT FSU too.
Virginny Tech ? Excuse me, they beat them too 23-3. What was it you said about that game ? VT was ranked # 11 at game time.
They lost to USCe # 9 in the nation.
Then, they beat Virginny Tech AGAIN 38-10 when VT was ranked # 5 nationally.
Who' we beat to compare ?
I believe the hs coach and the kid are being nice.
kingdaddy, we are NOT in the running at # 4 or any other number.
NOT until we start beating the top teams will we be getting 3.65 average recruits and certainly not the top recruits not beating the top teams.
Who wants to play where they NEVER beat a top team, not EVER ?
June 20th, 2012
7:17 am
Rokdawg, despite the best efforts of my iPad, that last message was intended for you.
June 20th, 2012
7:20 am
Clemson made a solid offer of 3 years and $75,000 with an option of a car at a local dealership. Alabama countered with 3 years $80,000 and unlimited suits at the shop in the local mall. Kid made his decision.
June 20th, 2012
7:21 am
Did MC have a deadline and nothing to write about? Did that really happen?
June 20th, 2012
7:25 am
Nice article MC, still leading in a way but that is why people read and respond.
Many of my fellow UGA posters need to educate themselves on the definitions of words that meaning. Yesterday the word " devout christian " was used to describe richt, not one person on earth is close to a devout christian. Just stupid to make such a claim. Now we have the word
"spirituality" used and UGA posters claim christianity — listen up those of you who make these ignorant post: please educate yourself before making such a post, you make everyone around you dumber for reading you post. " spirituality does not have anything to do with christianity ".
I dont see why anyone from UGA should be surprised. UGA only recruits football players from Gwinnett County if they are from Buford High or a private christian school.
Congratulations to the many Grayson High D1 signees and all Gwinnett High football players signing football scholarships. One thing that stands out is the players coming out of Gwinnett seem to be academically qualified and well rounded. Keep of the good work Gwinnett teachers, parents and communities, hopefully soon richt, rodney garner, mcquackity, and others will be replaced and some good home state recruiting will turn around the UGA football team image, results and make everyone in the state proud as well as alums.
June 20th, 2012
7:28 am
Investigative sports journalism is dead. There are so many questions that need answering but not on these pages. Was there nothing learned at UGAs last camp over the weekend worth writing about? Just because the kids didn't commit, doesn't mean there weren't things to write about. When Derrick went to visit bama it's news. When Foster comes to UGA it's what, a secret? Just who was at the camp? Any Linemen? Linebackers? Another RUNNING BACK TO REPLACE HENRY? I'll guess we have to find out recruiting news from another recruiting source. Don't know why this isn't covered here…
June 20th, 2012
7:34 am
Brown Dog:
Saban wanted Tray Mathews – UGA commit; Brice Ramsey – UGA commit; Shaq Wiggins – UGA commit. Rueben Foster grew up in Alabama an Alabam fan. If Saban loses him to UGA, it will be a death blow. Saban just lost Nkimdechi to Clemson even though his coach played at Bama. Looks like Saban is not going to get Adams or Langley.
When Richt hired Grantham, he broke the Saban spell in Georgia. Granthan is running circles around Kirby. Grantham is a man and Kirby is Saban's little boy and recruits are beginning to figure it out.
When the dust settles on the 2013 and 2014 classes, it will be clear that Richt has re-established UGA as the #1 college football program in the south.
June 20th, 2012
7:37 am
Guarantee you he doesn't SIGN with Klempsun! He'll wake up and see that he made a BIG mistake.
June 20th, 2012
7:37 am
June 20th, 2012
7:38 am
Klimpson has paid for decades. This is no different other than they had to pay three for the price of one, this time.
June 20th, 2012
7:40 am
rokdawg,drinking and blogging huh?CMR is the boat anchor to the UGA ship.I bet Tell your brother CMR that he will NOT leave Athens of his own volition.
June 20th, 2012
7:44 am
I look forward to a MC article regarding Priester once he makes his new choice on a college. Priester made a great decision to leave UGA with such a large number of young receivers. Why do we have so many receivers commited, we do not need more than two this class any yet we have to many and still offering. If one would take a look at the current depth chart, it is easy to see to many recvrs in 2013 class already, take these overloaded players at one position and the stars away and the UGA 2013 commit class does not look to strong at this time. Does the current commitment list match the UGA depth chart needs for this class, at this time no where close.
June 20th, 2012
7:49 am
Does he know that Clemson does not have an on-campus Chick-fil-A?
June 20th, 2012
7:49 am
Last weekend was horrible and that is why nothing is out. Other than Tunsil hopefuls no one of matter showed, some current commits but that is all.
This is evidence by the UGA sports information alter boy CT article about womens golf changes by McQuackity on Monday. Something will be published by CT or BK soon as the sports information department can find a way or story to spin in a positive manner regarding the football weekend failure.
June 20th, 2012
7:51 am
@Crimson Crush ……
I decided that most Bama fans are "cerebrally challenged" pretty much the 1st time I analyzed and compared various measures of intelligence (ie. Stanford Binet Exam and other measures of IQ) and levels of education between the states. This "perception" has been substantiated from years of interacting with a plethora of Bama fans both in person and at games and via various other mediums.
In terms of "shallow" or "insecure"………..those terms are pretty descriptive of most Bama fans….. Yourself included per your comments delineated within blog.
June 20th, 2012
7:53 am
Very few days go by that I don't check MCs blogs to see whats shaking. I guess you can't please everybody all the time. I'm still glad its avalible, it makes for some lively debate. Just wish it wasn't quite so redundant. Michael, drop a line if you want some help…
June 20th, 2012
7:59 am
Who would have thought Nkemdiche would have picked a school due to its size and because his teammate was going there? I guess his choice of curriculum didn't matter nor did winning a national championship…..he probably won't get a chance of that at Clemson. Anyway, I think it's funny the way it turned out and most unexpectedly. Best of luck to him!! Most likely, he won't even play against schools in the SEC or at least that much, so he won't have to face the best. He should have his way with the Jr. League in the ACC! Keep after him Sabin, set your office up over in Clemson and call him every day! He knows you will and everyone else does too!
June 20th, 2012
8:04 am
NCAA should definitely get involved here. A player of Nkemdiche's stature does not go to a 2nd tier school like Clemson unless something funny is going on. That is just how it is.
Someone should be checking bank accounts and car dealerships all over Grayson.
June 20th, 2012
8:06 am
Its pretty obvious that Clemson went the extra mile to recruit RF, going to sign at least 2 of his hs teammates and wouldn't shock me to see his coach making it to CU with him next fall. Why else would he go there, if campus size and student population were a concern Tech would have been a possibiliity, couldn't have been competition because the ACC is horrible now. Maybe it wad Clemson's traditions, running down a hill, rubbing a rock, or maybe those awful purple and orange uniforms. But most likely Clemson willing to take sign some marginal d1 players with him and don't be shocked to see Conn join him at Clemson in some capacity.
June 20th, 2012
8:07 am
RTR — I wear my Georgia shirt because I went to Georgia. You wear your Alabama shirt because you went to Walmart.


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Gamecast: June 11th at Astros, Live Blog
Ryan Dempster (4-3, 4.12 ERA) vs. Russ Ortiz (3-2, 3.96 ERA)
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The Cubs caught a break today when Roy Oswalt was moved to Saturday thanks to an injury. They caught another break when the Astros decided to push Mike Hampton back. Then, in a nice twist of fate, the Astros decided to throw Russ Ortiz this afternoon. Now don't hold your breath, because they've changed their minds about 1,000 times already. So, Russ may or may not start, but if he does......I see good things in the Cubs future. Ortiz was moved to the bullpen and hasn't started in about month.
Pitching, Pitching, Pitching. Well, the Cubs have gotten plenty of that lately, but the after a 7-run Tuesday, they only could scratch across 1-run last night. The good news is that Brewers lost, so they didn't lose any ground on first place, but the Reds and Cards both won leaving the Cubs in fourth place in the NL Central.
I went around the Cubs news outlets today, and didn't find anything really interesting. Milton Bradley still sucks, and according to Lou has a flaw in his swing. Really? The near .200 average didn't clue someone in on that weeks ago. I said it last night in the shoutbox, and I'll say it again. Milton needs to take 2-weeks, head to Iowa and work things out. In the meantime, we can play Micah Hoffpauir or call up Jake Fox to platoon with him.
Today the Cubs turn to Ryan Dempster, who has been pitching much better of late. He lost last time out thanks to Mike Fontenot's defense at third base. I can't wait for Aramis Ramirez to get back. Hee is just something different about playing third, and even with his flaws, Ramirez is just solid.
Who's Hot
Geovanny Soto - Soto clubbed this third HR yesterday, which accounted for the only run.
Cubs Starters - They continue to turn in some gems. Come on offense, please give them a little help.
Who's Not
Alfonso Soriano - Come on Lou....His average is down to .237. He's never been in this kind of slump since coming over to the Cubs.
Milton Bradley - See above. Even if he got a hit last night, it was a really weak hit. I was all for signing "Don't Wake Daddy" or whatever we're calling him, but even Kosuke was better than this at points in the season.
Cubs should win, and we better win. With a win, it would give the Cubs a 5-3 road trip. I'll take that after the rough start to the road this season.
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John Baldacci
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|John Baldacci
|73rd Governor of Maine
|In office
January 8, 2003 – January 5, 2011
|Preceded by
|Angus King
|Succeeded by
|Paul LePage
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 2nd district
|In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003
|Preceded by
|Olympia Snowe
|Succeeded by
|Mike Michaud
|Member of the Maine Senate
from the 9th district
|In office
December 1982 – December 1994
|Preceded by
|Position Created
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January 30, 1955
Bangor, Maine, U.S.
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John Elias Baldacci (born January 30, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 73rd Governor of the U.S. state of Maine from 2003 to 2011. A Democrat, he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.
During his tenure as Governor, Baldacci initiated reforms in the areas of health care, energy development, administrative reform and efficiency, public education, and led significant efforts to expand investment in workforce training and development. During his four terms in the U.S. Congress, he served on the Agriculture Committee and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Board of the non-partisan Northeast-Midwest Institute, a Washington-based, private, nonprofit, and nonpartisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality, environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states.
Early life and political career[edit]
Born in Bangor, Maine, Baldacci grew up with seven siblings in a Lebanese-Italian family. As a child, he worked in the family business, Mama Baldacci's[1] restaurant in Bangor. A 1973 graduate of Bangor High School, he received a B.S. degree in History from the University of Maine at Orono in 1986.[2]
Baldacci was first elected to public office in 1978 at the age of 23, when he served on the Bangor City Council. He continued in politics, winning election to the Maine Senate in 1982. Baldacci served as a State Senator for 12 years.[2]
United States House of Representatives[edit]
In 1994, following the retirement of his cousin, United States Senator George J. Mitchell, Baldacci won election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's Second District, replacing Olympia Snowe, who had moved on to Mitchell's open Senate seat. He was reelected to Congress in the elections of 1996, 1998, and 2000, serving on the House Agriculture Committee and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Governor of Maine[edit]
2002 election[edit]
A Democrat, Baldacci was first elected in the 2002 Maine gubernatorial election with 47% of the vote, defeating Republican candidate Peter Cianchette, who garnered 41% of the vote, Green Independent nominee Jonathan Carter, who received 9%, and unenrolled former Democrat John Michael, who received 2%. Baldacci was sworn in as Maine's Governor on January 8, 2003. In 2006, Baldacci won re-election from a field of four major candidates. As governor, he was a member of the National Governors Association and the Democratic Governors Association.
First term[edit]
After being elected, Baldacci attempted to fill a $1.2 billion deficit. This was done through budget cuts, consolidation, and fee increases. Baldacci refused to raise broad based taxes, honoring a campaign pledge. Baldacci won approval for major initiatives including Dirigo Health, the Maine Community College System, and Pine Tree Development Zones (PTDZ).
Baldacci's overhaul of the healthcare system started was established with his Dirigo Health Care Act. The program offers subsidized health care to individuals and Maine businesses with fewer than 50 employees. The program expanded wellness centers across the state. Individuals in the system enjoy preventive care when most other insurance policies rejected people with preexisting conditions. Proponents claim that the preventive care eventually lowers health care costs.
With the Maine Community College System[3] he technical colleges and revamped them into community colleges by adding more courses, more teachers and programs relevant to the communities in which they were established. He passed legislation that made it possible for credits and degrees from the community colleges to be transferable to the University of Maine system if student wished to pursue a four year degree. The community college system grew exponentially adding new satellites. In their first three years, Maine's community colleges grew 42 percent.[4] The demand is so great there are waiting lists for admission.
Baldacci's Pine Tree Development Zones expanded and/or brought over 300 businesses in Maine[5] during his tenure. The program offers tax incentives to make Maine competitive for businesses who are looking for new locations or wish to expand. The incentive have to be met with job increases and criteria that is focused on Maine's four sectors of growth where clusters were identified. The PTDZ's helped pulp and paper companies survive when the industry was hit in the continuing recession of 2002.
In 2005, Baldacci introduced legislation to expand Maine's civil rights law to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. This legislation in Maine had been defeated via referendum by voters two times before. The law passed, but opponents of the law initiated a referendum to overturn the law. Voters upheld the new law.
Baldacci is a supporter of regionalization, a sometimes contentious policy of merging local-government services to save money on administrative costs. .[6]
2006 election[edit]
Baldacci ran for reelection in 2006, facing opposition from Republican Chandler Woodcock, Independents Barbara Merrill and Phillip Napier, and Green Independent Party candidate Pat LaMarche.
Democratic-leaning voters had a wide array of choices. Merrill, who was elected to her state house seat as a Democrat, Woodcock, and LaMarche received money from Maine's Clean Elections law. Merrill and LaMarche were generally seen as taking votes from Baldacci, while Woodcock's socially conservative position prompted many longtime Republicans to throw their votes to Baldacci, Merrill, or LaMarche.
Baldacci won the election with 38% of the vote. Woodcock placed second with 30%. Merrill received a surprising 21%, narrowly defeating Baldacci among unenrolled voters. LaMarche finished with 10%, enough to maintain ballot access for the Green Party.
Second term[edit]
Baldacci was inaugurated on January 3, 2007 in Augusta. Baldacci, in his second term, built on the foundation he created in his first four years in office. He increased Maine's competitiveness in the global economy; streamlined government services; attracted good jobs; and ensured that all Mainers have access to quality education, workforce training, and health care. In 2008 the recession hit forcing more consolidation efforts, yet Baldacci never increased state income taxes.He managed to leave office with a surplus and a rainy day fund.
During his inaugural speech, Baldacci reaffirmed his goal for school administration consolidation. Shortly after beginning his second term, his biennial budget proposal included consolidating Maine's 152 school districts into 26 Regional School Units. Maine has four forms of government: state, county, local towns and school administration districts. Consolidation of the school administration districts led to cutting back jobs that were duplicated and the savings were then put back into the classrooms.
He continued a major effort to promote alternative energies and energy independence for the state. Maine homes and businesses were heated 86 percent with oil. As of 2011 that decline to 76 percent. Baldacci's programs promoted wood pellets, which were manufactured in the state using Maine's vast forest lands, as well as wind, solar, biofuels and wave technologies.[7] He also started the Energy Efficiency Trust. He successfully created new standards and goals for the states Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). These RPS standards encouraged alternative energy suppliers to invest in Maine using the state's natural resources sustainably. Offshore wind technologies for floating wind turbines developed at the University of Maine brought Energy Sec. Steven Chu to visit the University and the Department of Energy has given the university various grants to continue the research.[8]
Baldacci also brought the region's leaders together for a special conference to coordinate and coorporate on regional energy efforts such as the infrastructure needed to carry the electricity to markets. In addition Baldacci led the effort for Maine to become part of the first cap and trade state consortium for East coast states called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative,[9] which has brought in $83 million to the state for weatherization programs.
Throughout Baldacci's eight years he promoted a number of bond efforts that were passed by the people of Maine to increase research and development in the state focusing on sectors of growth and innovation. These bonds helped to transform research and development in biomedicine, composites and forest products at Maine's leading educational institutions.
In February 2008, Baldacci hosted an official visit to Maine by Premier of New Brunswick, Shawn Graham, which was the first official visit to Maine by an incumbent head of a Canadian province. In his visit Graham addressed a joint session of the Maine Legislature in which he proposed increasing cross-border trade, tourism, transportation as well as additional co-operation on energy and education.[10]
In the 2008 Democratic Presidential primary Baldacci, as a superdelegate, pledged his support for Hillary Clinton[11] despite Barack Obama winning the state's Democratic Presidential Primary. By June 2008, it was clear that Obama would be the nominee and he announced his support for Obama.
On May 6, 2009, Baldacci signed legislation legalizing Same-sex marriage in Maine.[12] This made him the first governor ever in the U.S. to sign a same-sex marriage bill into law where it was not previously court ordered. (The Governor of Connecticut, Mary Jodi Rell, had been the first to sign a bill codifying same-sex marriage into law on April 23, 2009.) Maine's legalization of same-sex marriage was narrowly overturned by a statewide referendum vote on November 3, 2009 but brought back on a pro-same-sex marriage referendum on November 6, 2012 and became law.
Baldacci's term ended in January 2011 and he was replaced by Republican Paul LePage.
Personal life and family[edit]
Baldacci is a Roman Catholic. He lived with his wife Karen and son Jack in the Blaine House in Augusta, while governor.
Baldacci is a first cousin once removed of former Maine senator and majority leader George J. Mitchell and a second cousin of author David Baldacci[citation needed]. In addition, he is also related to State Representative Chris Greeley, who like Baldacci and Mitchell, is half-Lebanese. His wife Karen was the head of Maine Reads, a nonprofit umbrella organization for Read With ME, privately funded by Verizon. Karen now works as a registered dietitian (RD) at the Supplemental Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) in Bangor.
He holds a technician class amateur radio license with call sign KB1NXP.
Electoral history[edit]
|3rd Party
|3rd Party
|John Baldacci
|Richard A. Bennett
|John M. Michael
|Charles Fitzgerald
|Maine Green Independent
|John Baldacci
|Paul R. Young
|Aldric Saucier
|John Baldacci
|Jonathan Reisman
|John Baldacci
|Richard Campbell
|Maine Gubernatorial Election 2002
|John Baldacci
|Peter Cianchette
|Jonathan Carter
|Maine Gubernatorial Election 2006
|John Baldacci (Incumbent)
|Chandler Woodcock
|Barbara Merrill
|Pat LaMarche
- ^ New York Times interview with John Baldacci, 2009-11-01.
- ^ a b bioguide.congress.gov
- ^ http://www.mccs.me.edu/about/gccacreport.htmltook
- ^ According to the Maine Community college website as of May, 2013
- ^ http://www.maine.gov/decd/start-grow/pine-tree/
- ^ Microsoft Word – Interim Report CoverSept.doc
- ^ According to the Bangor Daily News Article, Energy bills smarten up state policy by Kevin Miller on May 11, 2010.
- ^ According to the UMaine composite center
- ^ Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
- ^ Maine, N.B. eye beneficial initiatives (AP)
- ^ HillaryClinton.com – Media Release
- ^ Maine Governor signs marriage bill [UPDATED]
- ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
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25 U.S. Code § 232 - Jurisdiction of New York State over offenses committed on reservations within State
The State of New York shall have jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians on Indian reservations within the State of New York to the same extent as the courts of the State have jurisdiction over offenses committed elsewhere within the State as defined by the laws of the State: Provided, That nothing contained in this section shall be construed to deprive any Indian tribe, band, or community, or members thereof, [1] hunting and fishing rights as guaranteed them by agreement, treaty, or custom, nor require them to obtain State fish and game licenses for the exercise of such rights.
[1] So in original. Probably should be followed by "of".
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COVINGTON -- The Newborn Opry closed its doors a few weeks ago, but now a new version of the show is getting ready to open.
Local musician Steve Biggers has taken on the task of resurrecting the popular Saturday night tradition. This time around, it will be known as Newborn Dixie Jubilee.
Though the name has changed, much will remain the same. The show will still feature country and gospel music and the same house band will perform.
Newborn Dixie Jubilee will kick off with two shows in January, on the 8th and 15th. Acts will include Halls of Glory, Tim Walden, Anita Denny and the Biggers Family. The shows will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. at the historic Newborn Schoolhouse on Ga. Highway 142. Following the January shows, the Jubilee will take place at the same time the first and third Saturdays of each month.
"I just wanted to keep it going," said Biggers, who has become a popular fixture at local concerts. "On that end of the county, that's the only thing people have got to listen to. A lot of people called and encouraged me to open it ... I'm not in it to make money. As long as I can pay the rent and give gas money to people who have to travel there and sing, we can do it."
A $3 donation is requested for admission to all shows.
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BOSTON (BP) -- Last week, the student senate at Northeastern University, in Boston, voted to end negotiations to bring fast-food chain Chick-fil-A to campus after students protested over the company's affiliation with several Christian organizations the students say have an "anti-gay" agenda.
The Atlanta-based company, dogged for months by accusations of homophobia, insists it is "not anti-anybody" but instead simply wants to "graciously serve great food and have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A."
But students from at least 10 campuses aren't buying it. Incensed over the company's Christian values, they opposed new franchises and lobbied for the removal of existing restaurants on campuses across the country. Although the furor has generated a lot of media attention, prompting the company's president to publicly defend its philanthropic affiliations, it's not likely to hurt Chick-fil-A's bottom line. With about 1,540 restaurants in 38 states and annual sales figures topping $3 billion, the company still has plenty of fans.
At Northeastern, the student body eagerly embraced Chick-fil-A's proposal to become a vendor in the student center, until a small group of students complained about the organizations to which the company contributes through its WinShape Foundation. Led by Senior Taylor Cotter, a member of the school's' student senate who spent almost a year opposing the company's interest in coming to campus, the students circulated a petition and gathered 300 signatures -- about 1.5 percent of the student body. Despite the relatively small opposition, the school's student government quickly voted to end negotiations with the company.
School administrators supported the decision, saying the company's principles contradicted Northeastern's respect for diversity and support for the gay community: "We are proud of the decision that affirms our university's commitment to be an inclusive, diverse community that is respectful of all," college spokeswoman Renata Nyul said in a prepared statement.
Responding with their own written statement, company representatives said they were disappointed over the school's "hasty" decision: "We are not anti-anybody and Chick-fil-A [has] no agenda, policy or position against anyone as some reports continue to represent."
Company president Dan Cathy insists Chick-fil-A is not a Christian company, just one founded on biblical principles. But thanks in part to the company's affiliation with pro-family groups, its frequent presence at large religious rallies and the praise music reverberating from speakers in its restaurants, both fans and detractors often refer to it as one of the country's most overtly Christian businesses.
Through the WinShape Foundation, started by company founders Truett and Jeannette Cathy, Chick-fil-A donates to several Christian organizations, including The Marriage & Family Legacy Fund, The Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the National Christian Foundation. According to its statement, Chick-fil-A has given the groups $1,714,199. None of the organizations the company supports has an "anti-gay" agenda, although as Christian groups, they do uphold and support heterosexual marriage, Donald A. Perry, the company's vice president of corporate public relations, said in his statement.
"I want to assure you that the historical intent of our Foundation and corporate giving have been toward compassion, principally by serving youth and families," he said. The company gives millions of dollars every year toward education.
Chick-fil-A also has faced opposition at Duke University, Bowling Green University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Gainesville State College, Indiana University South Bend, Mississippi State University, Texas Tech University, the University of North Texas and New York University.
NYU freshman Hillary Dwarkoski, of Santa Monica, Calif., started an online petition asking school officials to close the existing Chick-fil-A location on campus. The petition now includes almost 11,000 signatures.
But not all students oppose the restaurant. In an opinion piece published in The BG News, the Bowling Green University newspaper, student Rob Furia chided school officials over their decision to remove Chick-fil-A from the list of possible replacements for Wendy's, which previously held a spot in the school's cafeteria: "It seems the decision was made based largely on faulty assumptions about Chick-fil-A's charitable work, meaning a hasty conclusion was drawn to avoid association with a company that was unfairly labeled."
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SQL Server 2012 has many new security features, and three of the bigger new features are: Default Sc...
I'm working on getting a small studio set up for some podcasting of the editorials. That means I put...
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