13 year old QB commits to USC

[Patler]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4891901

He can get out of the commitment...because it's only verbally. His dad better hope he turns into a star. All this attention on a 7th grader is a big deal...bad things could turn out from this.

Yeah I'm callin BS on that story.

"The whirlwind journey of David Sills from a 13-year-old middle school quarterback to the most talked about college recruit in the nation continued late Friday night as he boarded a train with his mother, Denise, father, David Sills IV and his two older sisters, Emma, 17, and Abby, 14, from their home in Wilmington, Del. for an appearance on ABC's Good Morning America."

Who the hell still rides trains?

Lots, and lots of people on the east coast take trains daily into NYC. Its a standard way to commute. The trains run every half hour or so. I think it is about two hours from Wilmington to Penn Station in NYC. I've ridden it myself (NJ Transit) from Philly. Wilmington is just a bit south, but they may have to transfer at Trenton from Amtrak. Those trains are absolutely packed on weekdays with high level business people as they near NYC. I know executives with $500K to million dollar salaries who ride the trains from their homes outside the city into downtown Manhattan. It's the easiest and quickest way to get into the heart of the city. From there, a short subway ride gets you anywhere you want to go.

[channtheman]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4891901

He can get out of the commitment...because it's only verbally. His dad better hope he turns into a star. All this attention on a 7th grader is a big deal...bad things could turn out from this.

Yeah I'm callin BS on that story.

"The whirlwind journey of David Sills from a 13-year-old middle school quarterback to the most talked about college recruit in the nation continued late Friday night as he boarded a train with his mother, Denise, father, David Sills IV and his two older sisters, Emma, 17, and Abby, 14, from their home in Wilmington, Del. for an appearance on ABC's Good Morning America."

Who the hell still rides trains?

Lots, and lots of people on the east coast take trains daily into NYC. Its a standard way to commute. They run every half hour or so. I think it is about two hours from Wilmington to Penn Station in NYC. I've ridden it myself (NJ Transit) from Philly. Wilmington is just a bit south, but they may have to transfer at Trenton from Amtrak. Those trains are absolutely packed on weekday as they near NYC.

When I saw that it was Patler who had last posted in this thread I just knew it would be about the train comment!

[GrnBay007]

Yeah, I was thinking a USC cheerleader would probably be pretty convincing for a thirteen year old boy. Or a 49 year old boy.

[Patler]

When I saw that it was Patler who had last posted in this thread I just knew it would be about the train comment!

Why? Because I'm cheap?? (The trains don't cost a lot.)

[Fritz]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4891901

He can get out of the commitment...because it's only verbally. His dad better hope he turns into a star. All this attention on a 7th grader is a big deal...bad things could turn out from this.

Agreed. Getting with a USC cheerleader could be permanently damaging to the fragile psyche of a 13 year old boy. I am concerned for this young man.

[red]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4891901

He can get out of the commitment...because it's only verbally. His dad better hope he turns into a star. All this attention on a 7th grader is a big deal...bad things could turn out from this.

Agreed. Getting with a USC cheerleader could be permanently damaging to the fragile psyche of a 13 year old boy. I am concerned for this young man.

not to mention the std's

[GrnBay007]

We've all been 13. It's ridiculous to COMMIT to anything at that age. A bunch of hoopla is all it is. I wish the kid luck, but all this media attention is probably the worst thing for him.

[Scott Campbell]

We've all been 13. It's ridiculous to COMMIT to anything at that age.

Heck, some folks have a hard time committing into their 40's.

[Brando19]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4891901

He can get out of the commitment...because it's only verbally. His dad better hope he turns into a star. All this attention on a 7th grader is a big deal...bad things could turn out from this.

Agreed. Getting with a USC cheerleader could be permanently damaging to the fragile psyche of a 13 year old boy. I am concerned for this young man.

That's not what I mean. With all this hype...if he starts sucking or his grades are horrible...he won't make it to USC. That could cause psychological damage.

[Fritz]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4891901

He can get out of the commitment...because it's only verbally. His dad better hope he turns into a star. All this attention on a 7th grader is a big deal...bad things could turn out from this.

Agreed. Getting with a USC cheerleader could be permanently damaging to the fragile psyche of a 13 year old boy. I am concerned for this young man.

That's not what I mean. With all this hype...if he starts sucking or his grades are horrible...he won't make it to USC. That could cause psychological damage.

That's why I'm offering to step in and take the flak for the young man by having his family direct the USC cheerleader to me, instead. I'd hate to see the young man get all messed up, and I'm willing to get involved with the cheerleader so to spare the poor kid the possible damage, not to mention that it'd be criminal of her. So in a way, I'd be saving them both.

I am a philanthropist, no question.

[Brando19]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4891901

He can get out of the commitment...because it's only verbally. His dad better hope he turns into a star. All this attention on a 7th grader is a big deal...bad things could turn out from this.

Agreed. Getting with a USC cheerleader could be permanently damaging to the fragile psyche of a 13 year old boy. I am concerned for this young man.

That's not what I mean. With all this hype...if he starts sucking or his grades are horrible...he won't make it to USC. That could cause psychological damage.

That's why I'm offering to step in and take the flak for the young man by having his family direct the USC cheerleader to me, instead. I'd hate to see the young man get all messed up, and I'm willing to get involved with the cheerleader so to spare the poor kid the possible damage, not to mention that it'd be criminal of her. So in a way, I'd be saving them both.

I am a philanthropist, no question.

You're right. No way that young man could handle 34 DD's. Fritz is the man for the job.

[MJZiggy]

We've all been 13. It's ridiculous to COMMIT to anything at that age.

Heck, some folks have a hard time committing into their 40's.

Tell me about it...

[sheepshead]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4891901

He can get out of the commitment...because it's only verbally. His dad better hope he turns into a star. All this attention on a 7th grader is a big deal...bad things could turn out from this.

Yeah I'm callin BS on that story.

"The whirlwind journey of David Sills from a 13-year-old middle school quarterback to the most talked about college recruit in the nation continued late Friday night as he boarded a train with his mother, Denise, father, David Sills IV and his two older sisters, Emma, 17, and Abby, 14, from their home in Wilmington, Del. for an appearance on ABC's Good Morning America."

Who the hell still rides trains?

all the time here.

[sheepshead]

I think this kids dad is a moron. He should have said thanks but no thanks and humble the 13 yo and let him be a kid.

[Fritz]

We've all been 13. It's ridiculous to COMMIT to anything at that age.

Heck, some folks have a hard time committing into their 40's.

Tell me about it...

Others have no problem being committed....