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I really dont mind being wrong, I'm just glad someone else remembers it how I do. I could have sworn he was such a big fucla lean because of the parents.

Artful Dodger post:"Circumstances surrounding a university can be so much different today than it was 20-30 years ago when a recruit's parents made their decision to go to a certain college. Recruits identify with coaches, other players that are committing to a college you favor, quality of education, academic area you want to concentrate on, momentum of a football program, recent track record, chances of going to a major bowl, chance of playing early, and a million other variables are more important in the choice of a university than just "dad went there".

But Carlisle's dad did choose USC after he was treated poorly by Stanford, later he chose ND, not Purdue where he is employed, and in his case and McCarthy's it wasn't guidance but direction and decision. The same for Wilson (lineman from FL) a couple of years ago, plus Hazelton, Moody even Robey coming west.

The point is, I was responding to your blanket statement that things have changed. They haven't changed: some parents guide, or let their child choose, some choose or force. I fail to see how that is different from the seventies. It is especially true for 1st/2nd generation Asian-Americans whose parents are still forcefully guiding their children into professions and schools.

You're right, what is written isn't always the truth (something I had to remind you of last year with Seymour) but its better than pure speculation which is what you're doing. White felt more pressure from his peers then he felt from his parents.

But back to Falah. It just makes no sense for him to be so secretive about his choice if it is indeed utla considering most expect him to go there, most at his high school want him to go there, and his parents are bRuins. It just sounds like he believes the school he WANT to commit to will surprise if not shock those close to him.

pdxtroy go back and read my post. When I refer back 20 or 30 years I am referring to the parent's choice of school at that time and what it was like when they chose, and how the school has changed when their son now has to make the decision. Maybe when dad went there Donahue was coach and they had beaten USC the 8 years in a row. Now the school has beaten USC once in the last 11 years. And Mora is no Donahue. Maybe the dad's best friend went to that school and so he wanted to go there too. Now the son's best friend wants to go to the rival school. What I said was circumstances that made the dad choose school A are not there for the son. The son can't identify with the same reasons that the dad made. I was not saying that 30 years ago parents advised or guided or steered or coerced their kids any different than today. Parents cover the whole spectrum. In fact, I believe we actually agree on this. I was talking about changes in the school not that parenting has changed.

This is how I remember it as well. After reading about it on the Bruin board I was totally confused and had to go back to look at the video that night on Signing Day evening. The mom looked confused, Dad looked genuinely pissed, and I thought his little brother was going to cry. It didn't scream to me a family that loved USC after their son had just picked USC. Quite the opposite. He also seemed to have a good time with some of the USC commits, Martin for example.

If UCLA was the school he wished to go to I'm happy for him. If not, well, he'll still get a very good education there and made his parents happy. Regardless, it looked like a very odd situation.

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It would be similar...........only if Falah did NOT have an offer from UCLA.
As it stands he does.

In a normal year without the NCAA scholarship limitations Harlow might likely have his USC offer by now. I'd love him to be a Trojan but wish him luck wherever he ends up.

Mike, I hope you're right because most everything I've heard he's Fucla.

Update: Mike, I now know you're right!!!