By Graham Watson | Dr. Saturday – Fri, Jul 6, 2012 2:48 PM EDT
Top recruit threatens to look elsewhere if Clemson doesn’t offer his teammate
Robert Nkemdiche, the nation's No. 1 recruit, is holding his commitment to Clemson hostage unless the Tigers' coaches meet his demand — offer his high school teammate a scholarship.
"I am waiting on Clemson to offer Ryan; when that happens, it's locked … it's a done deal … it's over," Nkemdiche, a defensive end, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Ryan Carter is a 5-foot-10, 175-pound safety, who already has scholarship offers from Ole Miss, Georgia State, Tulane, Arkansas State and Southern Miss. According to Nkemdiche, giving Carter a scholarship wouldn't be a big deal because he's already caught the eye of Clemson's coaches.
"Clemson said they like Ryan a lot and that he's at the top of their board. Yes, sir, if Clemson offers Ryan, it would seal the deal. There's no ifs, ands or buts about it. David and Ryan, those guys are like family. They are like brothers to me. I'm close to them. We've had success playing football together and I don't want to change it."
Several of Nkemdiche's Grayson High teammates already have committed to play at Clemson — running back Wayne Gallman, defensive back David Kamara and former Grayson quarterback Nick Schuessler gave up his scholarship at Mississippi State to be a preferred walk-on with the Tigers.
Nkemdiche just wants Carter to be invited to the party.
So what if Clemson doesn't offer Carter? Well, Nkemdiche said he plans to look elsewhere like Ole Miss, where Nkemdiche's brother plays and where Carter already has an offer.
"If Clemson doesn't offer Ryan, it would make me look at Ole Miss a little more, it would," Nkemdiche said. "It's very important that I have my boys with me."
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The #1 Recruit in the nation demands that his friend is drafted by Clemson or he will take his talent else where.
Remarkable.... for the past 4 years, I have been attempting to get some people to hear me out, regarding black athletes, and the new direction that will ensure that black athletes become the financial foundation for the black community.
When we look at the huge college campuses around the nation, the ones that are steeped with tradition, the ones that have huge financial donations and huge television contracts, like Notre Dame, and Alabama...., they are all built on the backs of the athlete, who are being treated like cattle for the rich farmer, providing the farmer with huge sums of money while the athlete gets straw and grain and herded into restrictive rules associated with a system of controls, ensuring that the cattle don't stray, which may cost the farmer money in the form of a loss in any game.
Robert Nkemdiche, the nations #1 recruit is a prime example of one who understands his value, and how his value rates consideration, or else one can take their talents elsewhere.
The NCAA just agreed to a 4 game play off for college football, but, the 4 game agreement wasn't something that the NCAA Board Members really wanted, they were forced to do something, and it's their monopoly of college sports that is cracking, yet this crack is only the beginning.
Sandusky's years of molestation went protected by the good old boy network at Pen State, which included the President, the Athletic Director, and others in the community, which is the same type of good old boy network that has been running the NCAA for the past 50 years, to the extent that the NCAA Board Members actual salaries are secret.
The Positive that Roberta Nkemdiche is bringing to the forefront is the fact that he recognizes his talent and is willing to use it to better himself or better others.
I have a plan called "The 5" and as soon as I get famous enough, I will put it in place, which will change the entire college sports scene as we know it today.
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7/7/2012
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