re: SI: SEC teams to use Sam as a recruiting negative

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Make no mistake, this was a very calculated move by Sam and probably his agent to get out ahead of the story and own it rather than it be written about in national media *without* him coming out

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I've heard his agent interviewed twice now and Sam wanted to wait until after the Draft to announce.

Then he went to the Senior Bowl and realized by the questions he was being asked that the cat was out of the bag. Things intensified and he moved it up twice more, culminating in the announcement Sunday.

As far as negative recruiting... Who really gives a damn? It's not like it's not going on everywhere.