Multiple reports have Dante Fowler sticking with FSU. It appears to finally be over.
What a wild ride this was for everyone involved.
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Of course, Richard Marx quotes aside
He’s an excellent addition to this class. And I look forward to his great career in Garnet and Gold.
Really sqeezing all the attention he possibly could
Glad he is FSU. Will wait for the signature. Seems like he figures he will get more air time on ESPn with a presentation then an announcement so maybe thats why he switched that idea
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When Dizzy Dean showed up in the big leagues and became a story,
he supposedly gave three different names and three different birth places to three different sports writers. When confronted with that fact, he was quoted as readily admitting all three fabrications, refusing to give his true information, and explaining his actions by saying that he just wanted to give a scoop to each of the writers. Let us hope that young Mr. Fowler is as talented on the field as he is as his own public relations agent. If so, then maybe the Noles will equal the success, and the fun ride, of the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals. Either way, NSD is not yet here and I am already worn out. Let’s go Noles! Gas House Gang redux!
Good luck with deflating that ego.
"If you want to see me, come watch me on Fridays. I play in pads."
-(Future FSU Star) Mario Pender
^^skeptical TNers are skeptical...
Wait, im sure there will be more\/ \/
Control the Sunshine State & sooner or later you'll control the country.
QUICK! Get catch these Gator tears in a vial or a solo cup!
Nom nom nom nom nom nom!
Everybody relax, I'm here.
Amazing. Five-star defensive end reconfirms and many ‘Nole fans don’t seem happy
by Bud Elliott on Jan 27, 2012 7:11 PM EST reply actions 8 recs
Too much drama involved with this kid........
Even MEJ shut it down a week ago. This kid is all about self………yes I understand he’s talented but his ego will not mesh well with this coaching staff. I understand it is the drama of NSD, but damn at some point stop playing the damn games. Eliot and Stoops will break his a$$ down quickly when he gets here in the summer. We don’t need prima donnas on this team, talented or not.
by NoleFanAtUCF on Jan 27, 2012 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
Get over yourself and be happy a 5* has confirmed his commitment. At least if wavering has resulted increased exposure for FSU.
by CrimiNole Defense on Jan 27, 2012 7:39 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I'm not a star whore........doesn't matter if he's a 3 star or a 5 star.
Coaching is what develops talent. We’ve had plenty of 5 stars who haven’t paned out. Yes I’m happy he selected FSU and ended his recruitment, yay for us. Leonard Williams would do just as fine. I’m just not big on ppl who want that spotlight, and I just wasn’t thrilled how Fowler handled the situation……….just my opinion. Get over yourself.
by NoleFanAtUCF on Jan 27, 2012 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
True, but ill take a questionable ferrari over a tuned-up jetta any day of the week.
Control the Sunshine State & sooner or later you'll control the country.
I loved my Jetta
Just you wait til you have kids.
by CelticPride on Jan 27, 2012 11:37 PM EST up reply actions
Hey now, im a single father...
I drive an Xterra:)
Control the Sunshine State & sooner or later you'll control the country.
Xterra
Man here myself
"When you go out there and put numbers on the scoreboard, everything changes. We went out there and executed." -- FSU coach Jimbo Fisher
same
bout to retire it for a titan though
by HOOSIER NOLE on Jan 28, 2012 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
Ferrari is overrated
Nice to look at but terrible reliability. Sorry…back to football…
by PoseidoNole on Jan 27, 2012 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
So ive heard.
Theory being if you can afford one you can afford the maintenance. Not that id ever dump that much into a vehicle.
Control the Sunshine State & sooner or later you'll control the country.
owner of the tech company I worked for had a new F140.
yeah, nice to look at. His 2 new Lambo’s, and the other hand, had rock solid Audi drivetrains.
by PeachTreeNole on Jan 28, 2012 8:36 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not a "star whore" either
I am simply saying you (and those expressing similar sentiments) come across as whiny bitches.
by CrimiNole Defense on Jan 27, 2012 10:16 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Well said
"That's all I ask for from a program. If I'm the best let me play, if I'm not the best I'll do whatever I can to make the team better and work harder to be the best." - Freeman
by DS_fear_the_spear on Jan 27, 2012 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
PrimeTime approves this message
by FullTimeNole on Jan 27, 2012 11:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
necessary?
To call the guy a whiny bitch?
by HOOSIER NOLE on Jan 28, 2012 12:46 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I said he was coming across as one, not necessarily IS one.
by CrimiNole Defense on Jan 28, 2012 8:59 AM EST up reply actions
It's cool, I know what you meant.
We are all on the same team, just wanting to land the elite players to bring our Noles back to prominence…………plus I was drunk when I posted, so I was probably a little emotional at the time hahahahaha.
by NoleFanAtUCF on Jan 29, 2012 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
Ask Frank Beamer
How developing 3* recruits is working out for him in the BCS picture.
by Brookins9621 on Jan 28, 2012 8:45 AM EST up reply actions
Beamer doesnt have to deal with the a-hats scheduling FSU football
"You're either carrying a spear, or running from it"
by BigSpearDiplomacy on Jan 29, 2012 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
his 3* recruits were a couple controversial ref calls from winning the Sugar Bowl
seems to be working out pretty good.
They got that bid based on travel/TV expectations, they failed spectacularly, and lost to the worst 11 win team Michigan has ever fielded
long-term process > short term results. Beamer won’t see another BCS bowl for many, many years the way CU and FSU are recruiting.
I don't get worked up over any of the things he does
but there’s no question the coaches have some work to do to get him to be a team first guy. This predates 2011.
"If you want to see me, come watch me on Fridays. I play in pads."
-(Future FSU Star) Mario Pender
Its normal to have a natural mix
of happy and skeptical when it comes to Fowler’s word I think.
"I dont hate people. I just feel better when they aren't around." -Bukowski
by cerebralfish on Jan 27, 2012 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
I am happy about it but though he was coming here all along
The Seminoles are still America's team
Can there be one with soul so dead whose heart does not leap at the sigh of Renegade and the flaming spear
Thing is, people have been saying he is solid all throughout the UF antics, so what's new?
It depends upon whether you trust him and believe him. My first thought when I heard he switched from a hat pick to a presentation was “Which school?” Recruiting can be dynamic and until the LOI is confirmed and certified or whatever, anything can change.
I see it as
Maybe a lot more readers are becoming more matured in their excitement process and are eagerly waiting NSD based on the info.
You are more than the choices that you've made, You are more than the sum of your past mistakes, you are more than the problems you create, you are more, You've been remade - Tenth Avenue North
I guess you understand the skepticism now.
Kid was likely a Gator all along but who knows.
"A better ending could not have been scripted. Of course, if we had won, that would have been better." -Bobby Bowden
I think I speak for the majority here when I say
Suck it Turds!!
by BobLoblaw113 on Jan 27, 2012 7:11 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
Not sure what an it turd is.
Really don’t want to suck one, though.
I can give everyone the bird, too.
by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 27, 2012 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
Are you implying that sucking a regular turd would be acceptable?
Control the Sunshine State & sooner or later you'll control the country.
An it turd is kind of like the head turd in charge
The turd that all the other turds want to be. These turds have what the French call a certain “I don’t know what”
by BobLoblaw113 on Jan 28, 2012 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't know he showed signs in high school of being a discipline problem.
That concerns me, but as deep as the team is going to be across the defensive line, if he can’t pull things together FSU should still be okay.
His ego is too big.........
Try crossin Jimbo like that……….he will ship him right back to Lakewood.
by NoleFanAtUCF on Jan 27, 2012 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
you might think differently...
if he channels that ego/confidence into destroying tackles off the line… kids are kids, they all think they’re the greatest of all time. Honestly, nothing about Fowler’s recruitment has bothered me… I think it’s entertaining for each recruit to act differently…
by garnetandgold on Jan 27, 2012 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
Unless he picks UF on NSD :)
Yeah he’s just playing the game, and I understand that. Glad he’s picking FSU.
by NoleFanAtUCF on Jan 27, 2012 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
You want a guy with ego
The Seminoles are still America's team
Can there be one with soul so dead whose heart does not leap at the sigh of Renegade and the flaming spear
You got spirit, kid. I like it.
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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 27, 2012 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
Is it possible HartNole is Dante Fowler?
by 38Noles on Jan 27, 2012 9:41 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Bobby Hart?
Whoever he is, he’s wrong. Fowler’s interest in UF was legit. Even if we don’t lose him, we sure as heck could have.
I actually lol'd
well played sir, well played
Impact on Leonard Williams?
If part of the concern with taking a commitment from Williams was that he could spook Fowler (at least if one values Fowler more highly), does solidifying Fowler’s commitment now make a push for Williams more viable? Is there still optimism that Williams would prefer to be at FSU, or has that slow play now perhaps put Auburn on top regardless of if FSU makes a bigger push with Fowler firmed up?
Maybe we got some bad news on Williams behind the scene.
Williams to Auburn, Hamilton to UF and Fowler to us makes the most sense right now.
by FSUActuary on Jan 27, 2012 7:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Do you think Hamilton's probable switch to UF affected Fowler's decision?
Seems like if he didn’t want too much competition here, the same should hold true at UF.
by BobLoblaw113 on Jan 27, 2012 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
Yep, definitely.
And it was stated in the recruiting threads that UF got another DE commitment, likely insurance for Fowler.
by FSUActuary on Jan 27, 2012 7:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Williams is a great player
but at this point I think the scholarship is better used at another position. We get to add depth elsewhere, and he gets to play somewhere without a half dozen NFL prospects ahead of him at his position.
by BobLoblaw113 on Jan 27, 2012 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
sounds like good news to me
why is everyone hating on this kid? I dont know much about this recruit. Is he going to be more of a probelm or an asset for this defense?
He definitely loves the attention and is a bit immature. I don’t believe him to be a bad kid or a criminal.
ipads and scooters have a way
of flipping even the best of em.
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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Jan 27, 2012 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
Ecspecially if you leave one out like in a parking spot
Its asking to be taken
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but only if it's out in the open
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Don't forget
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by onebarrelrum on Jan 27, 2012 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
Let's hope his ego doesn't get in the way of his development.
A big ego is often a compensating mechanism for deeper insecurity. Those who are deeply insecure generally go one of two ways when faced with a challenge – they overcome it, or they listen to the little voice inside of them that says they are not good enough. When they listen to that little voice, that is when they self destruct. They curse out coaches, beat up women, etc., etc. Whatever excuse they can create to fail. He will be faced with some major challenges at FSU, no doubt.
I worry very much about a 5 star prospect that rides the pine his senior year because he can’t get along with his coach. Not many high school coaches will sit a player with his level of talent. It’s not good for their job security. This coach had to think it was important enough to bench him to risk being able to put food on the table for his family. Whatever his problems, they are not trivial.
So color me not all that excited. I’m afraid this kid’s a bust in the making and possibly a another future black eye on my alma mater. If he pans out, great. I’ll be pleasantly surprised. Until then, I remain dubious.
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by 4-3ZoneShell on Jan 28, 2012 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
The real bad ones
curse out women and beat up coaches
Dogs bark in the night but the caravan moves on.
Looking forward to seeing you in G&G, Dante!
Let us not wine and sound lunching a bunch of domer fans here.
by CrimiNole Defense on Jan 27, 2012 7:36 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
good luck to Fowler
I heard he was tempted to flip to the gators b/c Muschamp offered Fowler a spot with him on the red eye gator poster this year.
Say whay you want about DF...
We just signed another 5* and this proves that Jimbo Fisher is the god of recruiting.
ummm, not signed yet.....
but lets also give credit to the whole staff. Best damn recruiting staff period.
"I spent 90 percent of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted!"
An embarrassment of riches at DE and a really nice "problem" to have.
Will one of the five (or more?) stud DE get moved to another position? If so, then who and to where?
"He who hesitates, meditates in the horizontal position" Edmund Kealoha "Ed" Parker
Werner and Jenkins are gone after this season
So the rest can get snaps in some games. MEJ will see most action. Casher could even redshirt with having missed a season anyway. And depending on formations MEJ “could” play in or out
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I'd like to redshirt both Casher and Fowler
Its not like we have any current issue with depth at DE. Werner/Tank/Hicks/Jenkins/Edwards Plus we can go huge and slide McAllister or Dawkins out to DE.
Give both these two time to get acclimated/experience coaching and strength. Yes please.
you won't get 5 star caliber players anymore
if you redshirt them.
Thats just not true...
Some 5 star guys are fine with being redshirted. Many lineman need the extra year to get bigger and learn the system. You shouldn’t make it a point to redshirt all 5 stars but there are many reason why its done.
I’d like to redshirt Casher because of coming off his injury and redshirt Fowler to get bigger and learn something about his ego. Its not like I want them shirted just cause and one of the two should actually take a shirt anyways.
What injury did Casher have?
'see da broad ta get tha booty yackum, layem down smackum yackum...ho got ta be.... shiiiiiit!' 'early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise'
Isn't Werner a junior next year?
Are we so sure he leaves early? The same way we were sure Jenkins and Rhodes would be gone?
Yea. But I think he can be a first rounder by end of season
hes a bit older as well. Add in Jenkins, Rhodes, Joyner, and Jones who can leave as well and all be possible first or 2nd round picks. With Reid possible going a bit later maybe even tank and FSU is playing with an NFL defense this year
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Time to get
To work….all this hype and attention is worth squat once workouts begin…looking forward to Dante working his way into the superstar that he believes he already is. Gonna be fun to watch this team grow up!!!!!
He belongs in G&G where he will shine, and this will just be a stop on his way to the NFL where he will earn millions,
unless he flips again, in which case we didn’t need him and he will never amount to anything.
>------::----::------->Spearing 'em and Scalping 'em like it's 1999
I'm not so sure this Jimbo fella is the right man for the job.
by FrankDNole on Jan 27, 2012 8:19 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
Happy he is staying. Think everyone should be happy he is a Nole and a part of this class.
We will be producing some great DE’s in the coming years.
If our fans got to keep players based on their views of their character
We probably couldnt field a team.
Standing Tall.
by fsu44 on Jan 27, 2012 9:19 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Someone sent me a link to GC about this
God are the people over there a bunch of mongoloids
by Jonathan Loesche on Jan 27, 2012 9:35 PM EST reply actions
You mentioned "multiple reports"
but didn’t list any. Has he confirmed publicly?
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
-H.L. Mencken
In the article, you said, "The 'Noles will likely need to engage in some de-recruiting once Fowler gets on campus"
What does this mean?
Oh, and Hellz yeah
Welcome Dante. I, for one, appreciated the “fun” you had with this process. Welcome to the fold!
I'm envisioning the recruitment scene in Fight Club
“You’re too f-ing old fatty, you’re too f-ing…. BLOND!”
Off topic, but when will SBNz quit asking Android users to download the app?
Gets a bit annoying when I go to sites I rarely visit or go to for the first time
by Jonathan Loesche on Jan 27, 2012 10:19 PM EST reply actions
An hour after Miami fans admit that having 32 Three Star recruits does not make that class better than FSU's class
"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend."
Bruce Lee (1/27/40 - 7/20/73)
by Marcus.Grayson on Jan 27, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
They're just taking the logical extension of stars mattering
That’s 96 stars they signed. If FSU has 20 kids in this class, they almost all have to be 5 stars to be as good as Miami’s. It’s simple math.
If all sports fandom is a form of emotional gambling, football is poker and hockey is Russian roulette.
Dante, I forgive you for gator chomping.
Best of luck and Go Noles!
FSU back-2-back state champs!! 52-14
Dante will no longer be playing the 3 Hat Monty game on Wednesday
But we’re all anxiously waiting to see which of these pens he signs the LOI with….
by The K-Man on Jan 27, 2012 11:42 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Just to cause some contraversy he will flip halfway through to a different one
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He's visited with that red pen like 5 times
Formerly known as Randall W. Spetman.
by CornNole on Jan 28, 2012 12:29 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Which is the arch rival of the pink pen,
the pink pen of course being the pen he previously committed to.
"Nothing like a tight one." -Heather Cox
Some of you guys really need to chill....you all realize that some of these recruits may not pan out and this is the only time in their career when they have the most leverage....
Add to that..imagine yourselves as 18 year olds with the nation at your feet, surrounded by phony people, so called scouts, people who get your personal info without your knowledge or consent, talk about you and your family like they are members and defame your character on a regular basis…all things considered…it’s a wonder that these kids don’t take even more advantage. On the other hand I’m glad he decided to stay with FSU and congratulate him on making the choice which suited him the best…above all….GO NOLES!!!!!
by Jerseynole on Jan 27, 2012 11:59 PM EST via mobile reply actions 3 recs
Happy to have him aboard
but will feel a LOT better when he signs on the line….Kinda like a pre-nup
"When you go out there and put numbers on the scoreboard, everything changes. We went out there and executed." -- FSU coach Jimbo Fisher
This guy is a secret genius
Waist the gators time and then sign with the noles. He has more seminole in him than we gave him credit for… Color me impressed.
by MeBeFirst on Jan 28, 2012 12:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Dante flirts with the Gators, gets them all excited.......then leaves them with orange & blue balls.
#SoundsPainful
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