'10 SC DE Brandon Willis

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MI7 said:
Tragic. His mom less than one yr ago and now his Grandma is very ill...feel for him.

If it's about being close to his Grandma and family then Clemson (1 hr) would be closer than Columbia (just under 2 hrs), Chapel Hill (3.5 hrs) or Knoxville (3 hrs).

UCLA release on Brandon Willis - Inside UCLA with Jon Gold

Defensive tackle Brandon Willis to play at UCLA - ESPN Los Angeles
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His grandmother lives in Burlington, NC, 25 miles away from Chapel Hill.

Former Byrnes High School defensive end Brandon Willis transferring back to North Carolina from UCLA | GoUpstate.com
 
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#1,480
Hoss Diesel said:
Did you honestly send a prayer to him or did you just post this for the hell of it?
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:glare:

I'm going to take the high road and not engage in a verbal jabbing contest. I will say, however, that I was doing what was appropriate and necessary for a young man who is enduring an unimaginable situation, having lost his mother and is now having to deal with his grandmother's illness. If you think that is hard on him, think about how his father must be feeling right now. It is best to send prayers, well-wishes, and blessings to him and his father in this difficult time. I am human enough to feel the same hurt he is feeling, so I think that I should do the right thing and lend my support.
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Ravenheart said:
:glare:

I'm going to take the high road and not engage in a verbal jabbing contest. I will say, however, that I was doing what was appropriate and necessary for a young man who is enduring an unimaginable situation, having lost his mother and is now having to deal with his grandmother's illness. If you think that is hard on him, think about how his father must be feeling right now. It is best to send prayers, well-wishes, and blessings to him and his father in this difficult time. I am human enough to feel the same hurt he is feeling, so I think that I should do the right thing and lend my support.
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The mental picture I get of Raven is great, just great.
 
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lylsmorr said:
It's not like he's an egomaniac bouncing from school to school. He wanted to follow his father to Cali and now his grandmother is very sick, so he wants to move back. There's nothing to fix.
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UNC to UCLA and now probably back to UNC?? I feel for him with his grandma, but eventually leaving the nest has to be about starting your own life, which he isn't ready to do yet it seems. There are just too many question marks with him right now in regards to football.
 
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#1,483
Its not about leaving the nest. A family loss is a very powerful thing in a kid's life. Tennessee has had kids come back home after they lost someone close to them such as Tyler Smith and Alex Bullard. Give him a break. Maybe he isn't a Vol, but he is a human. God be with you Brandon.
 
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mrrockytoprowdy said:
Its not about leaving the nest. A family loss is a very powerful thing in a kid's life. Tennessee has had kids come back home after they lost someone close to them such as Tyler Smith and Alex Bullard. Give him a break. Maybe he isn't a Vol, but he is a human. God be with you Brandon.
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I'm not trying to be heartless, but the kid can't make up his mind. I'm sure that he's feeling the pressure of family to come back home, but he's flip flopped a bunch so far, and who knows if he will actually work out at UNC. Truly feel bad for him, but he's really not given either school their fair shot so far. Hopefully he finds some stability.
 
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#1,487
lylsmorr said:
It's not like he's an egomaniac bouncing from school to school. He wanted to follow his father to Cali and now his grandmother is very sick, so he wants to move back. There's nothing to fix.
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If I moved around every time something bad or crazy happened..................

He is a minor head case. Has been through-out his recruitment and nothing has changed. He has been a soft verbal to every school and a full season later he is still a soft verbal to everywhere. Make a commitment and see it through. He is still acting like he is in HS. Grow up BW; be a man; make a commitment and work hard in class and on the field but most of all just make a damn decision and stick to it.
 
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rpeagram said:
If I moved around every time something bad or crazy happened..................

He is a minor head case. Has been through-out his recruitment and nothing has changed. He has been a soft verbal to every school and a full season later he is still a soft verbal to everywhere. Make a commitment and see it through. He is still acting like he is in HS. Grow up BW; be a man; make a commitment and work hard in class and on the field but most of all just make a damn decision and stick to it.
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You must be joking. You know nothing about his life.

And as far as being a "soft commitment" I seem to remember him committing to Tennessee and never wavering. He was on his way to Knoxville to enroll early when Kiffin left.
 
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VolOnthePlains said:
You must be joking. You know nothing about his life.

And as far as being a "soft commitment" I seem to remember him committing to Tennessee and never wavering. He was on his way to Knoxville to enroll early when Kiffin left.
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You must be joking. I don't need to know anything about his life. You act like you do. We all have "stuff" in our lives. I watched as my brother had to bury my nephew on Monday and was back to work on Tuesday of this week. If I had BWs kind of commitment to my employers; at some point they would stop hiring me. Thats the real world. BW is possibly going on three "employers" in one year.
 
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rpeagram said:
You must be joking. I don't need to know anything about his life. You act like you do. We all have "stuff" in our lives. I watched as my brother had to bury my nephew on Monday and was back to work on Tuesday of this week. If I had BWs kind of commitment to my employers; at some point they would stop hiring me. Thats the real world. BW is possibly going on three "employers" in one year.
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Makes perfect sense. Your brother has had some tough luck, so someone needs to treat Willis like **** unnecessarily. The fact is that your brother didn't need to go back to work that soon. If he'd been fired or punished in any way because of his absence, he could have sued the hell out of his employer and ruined that *******.
 
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rpeagram said:
If I moved around every time something bad or crazy happened..................

He is a minor head case. Has been through-out his recruitment and nothing has changed. He has been a soft verbal to every school and a full season later he is still a soft verbal to everywhere. Make a commitment and see it through. He is still acting like he is in HS. Grow up BW; be a man; make a commitment and work hard in class and on the field but most of all just make a damn decision and stick to it.
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I couldn't agree more with this statement.
 
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kptvol said:
Makes perfect sense. Your brother has had some tough luck, so someone needs to treat Willis like **** unnecessarily. The fact is that your brother didn't need to go back to work that soon. If he'd been fired or punished in any way because of his absence, he could have sued the hell out of his employer and ruined that *******.
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Your brother has had some tough luck, so someone needs to treat Willis like **** unnecessarily
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May be the most stupid conclusion that I have ever read anywhere.


Now, think a little deeper. Do you really believe that BW is being treated like ****? He is the one dishing-out the turds. I wouldn't want him in a proverbial foxhole with me. May be Axis one day and Allied the next.

The point that you missed is that we all have things in our lives, but we move on, fight through, and stay committed to things.

Its really sad that I had to spell this out for you.
 
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rpeagram said:
The point that you missed is that we all have things in our lives, but we move on, fight through, and stay committed to things.
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You're right. We all have to deal with committing to a school, then seeing a recruiting violation lead to possible NCAA sanctions against the program you've committed to rebuild. Then, when you decide you're willing to risk that, you have to deal with the majority of the staff departing just before you're scheduled to arrive on campus. I can't believe a kid would struggle to make a decision with things like that happening around. He'd probably have trouble deciding between the Allies and some genocidal conquerors.
 
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kptvol said:
Of course not, genius. You're clearly advocating that he should be, however.



Good call.
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I don't know how you conclude that I advocate him being treated like ****. Show me the where I put that to print. You're not very perceptive "genius".

The point that you missed is that we all have things in our lives, but we move on, fight through, and stay committed to things.
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So much hate in the statement above. I'm really advocating for him to be treated like ****. I would just like him to act like a man and commit to something and stay that way; if you get that as treating him like ****. Guilty.

kptvol said:
You're right. We all have to deal with committing to a school, then seeing a recruiting violation lead to possible NCAA sanctions against the program you've committed to rebuild. Then, when you decide you're willing to risk that, you have to deal with the majority of the staff departing just before you're scheduled to arrive on campus. I can't believe a kid would struggle to make a decision with things like that happening around. He'd probably have trouble deciding between the Allies and some genocidal conquerors.
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You have a very tight focus. Not everything is solely about his relationship with the University of Tennessee. Look at the full body of work. If you're too "slow" to get that you can't be helped.
 
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