Davonte Neal was a no-show to his own news conference on Tuesday bit.ly/xb6oIA
— Rivals.com (@rivalsdotcom) February 21, 2012
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In what was a bizarre turn of events, Davonte Neal never showed up to the announcement press conference. Apparently, Neal and his father Luke are at odds with one another over this decision.
Davonte Neal and his dad Luke may be debating between Arizona and Notre Dame.
— Richard Obert (@azc_obert) February 21, 2012
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Luke Neal has said Arizona wouldn’t be the college. But Davonte Neal I believe wants Arizona. Power struggle.
— Richard Obert (@azc_obert) February 21, 2012
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So there’s that. Notre Dame has already had to deal with quite possibly it’s best recruits [Greenberry] flipping on signing day for Houston of all places, and now ND Nation’s best hope for a truly dynamic athlete and slot receiver in this recruiting class has just pulled a HUGE no show for an even filled with all the pomp and circumstance of an elementary school Christmas program- xylophones and all.
I have no issue with a recruit waiting until after signing day to make his decision, unlike some people:
RT @adamgorney: Davonte Neal is 20 days late on his college decision and now he’s late to his own press conference.>You’re a douchebag.
— The Subway Domer (@TheSubwayDomer) February 21, 2012
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WOW RT @NDatRivals: Craig Morgan of FoxSportsArizona dropping bombs on Davonte Neal. “This is not the kid you want to emulate at all.”
— Ryan Ritter (@HLS_NDtex) February 21, 2012
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These “reporters” are part of the major problems involved in recruiting and drown in their hypocrisy, and all the while, they think they are walking on water.
With that said, it would be an understatement to say that this whole thing was handled poorly by the Neal family. They have had a lot on their plates these past few weeks, and as far as the actual recruitment of Neal by college go, the family was basically 7 months behind the 8 ball. This is basically June in that timeline. The natural order of things hasn’t had room to stretch its legs.
So now, we wait- yet again. Make no mistake, and think Notre Dame won’t want Neal after this ordeal. Quite the contrary… I expect the effort to be amped up. Notre Dame truly needs this recruit, and his now obvious inclination towards Arizona makes this entire situation quite funny- for everyone else but Arizona and Notre Dame fans.
We wait…
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