Today, I made a mistake. I decided to post information that I got from a source that was too far out there for certain “fans.” Now, I am new to this recruiting game, so I guess I had to learn the hard way. My earlier post, The Recruiting Source, has got some fans fired up because they beleive there are some inconsistencies in the article. Now, I want everyone to know the purpose of the article was to put up recruiting information that I believed to be from a reliable source. I took actual text messages and put them into that article. I have no idea if they are true or not. [B]It was not my opinion.[/B] I stated in the opening paragraph that “Every one of these are from very good sources and I am pretty much quoting what they are telling me.” Now I never said that I thought they were true, but I do consider the source reliable. The Doron Lamb story that everyone aleady knew, but for some reason decided to never post it, was the story that I believed was for sure true so I made sure to say “[B]Lamb is definitely coming to Lexington.” [/B]
Now the Vargas story, which has a story of its own, was an exact quote from a source. I don’t care if it comes true or not but that is what I heard. So I posted it. Now for some reason some people think he could not come to Kentucky because of some ficticious rule that someone made up and can not prove it exists. Evan Daniels, the recruiting guru from Scout.com, also mentioned Vargas as a possible choice for Kentucky in a rival live blog. Maybe someone should tell him of this ficticious rule too. I also know for a fact that Orlando Antigua is wanting Vargas and they are going to try to sign him within the next two weeks. I probably shouldn’t have typed the 98% but that is what my source said so I rolled with it. So what?? I am glad what I type on this little blog we call Nation of Blue, which has only been in existence since January, has become so important that every little thing is critiqued on other websites and message forums. Thanks guys, I appreciate the hits just to see what I have written.
Now if you couldn’t tell, and I appreciate the comments defending me in the comment sections, I hope Kentucky gets every player they recruit. i love Terrence Jones. I questioned my source many times about Leslie and Jones hoping I could get some doubt that they still might come to Kentucky. I didn’t. So I rolled with it. My source also said the destinations of the players in question so I added them on there. If you really want to know the truth, I really don’t care where recruits go if they don’t go to Kentucky. All I care about is this team and who plays on it. If they aren’t wearing blue, they are the enemy. So when my source said Washington, I typed Washington. I could really care less if they have laid off of him or not. If you read the article you can see that I said I hope these are wrong! I don’t want them to be true because I want Leslie, Jones, and Selby. If my source is wrong, great!! That means Kentucky gets another great recruiting class and we have a shot at winning #8.
Now I probably shouldn’t have wrote this because the comments shouldn’t bother me from people from other websites that are jealous of our recent popularity. I really don’t think we are popular because of what any of us write on here. They can find most of the stuff we write on the site in about 10 other different Kentucky websites. I think people come here to Nation of Blue because we treat them with respect and like family. We try to cater to the casual fan. We also give people opportunities to win prizes and cool shirts and I think people really like that from a fan website. We might not get everything right all the time, but I think everyone knows we are trying. Pretty much, I appreciate everyone that comes to the site on a regular basis and I will keep throwing out the effort I have been giving over the last couple of months. Lets just root for some of the things my source said to come true, and hopefully some of it doesn’t come true. Because at the end of the day, I am a Kentucky fan first and I will always bleed blue!!
