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Posted on 4/12/11 at 8:11 pm to diddydirtyAubie
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What is Goodwin's track record of sending players to Auburn? What about other schools?
The better question is, what is his track record for trying to force players to attend schools they don't want to attend, and then abandoning years of contrived friendship to shun them when they don't do his evil bidding?
Posted on 4/12/11 at 8:16 pm to MagillaGuerilla
SportsbyBrooks actually makes an interesting point. Calloway interview contradicts Alabama's compliance departments report...
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From the TideSports.com report:
UA’s investigation found that Woodruff had a preexisting relationship with Winston, a relationship that dates back 20 years. Woodruff said he has known Calloway since he was a freshman at Russellville, a year in which Calloway came into Winston’s care and also sat out of football - long before anyone could predict he would be a highly-recruited Division I athlete.
In his on-the-record comments to TideSports.com, Woodruff did his best to distance himself from the University of Alabama while contending that his relationship with Calloway had nothing to do with athletics.
The latter is the key point in the entire case - and what Alabama, apparently, based its investigative conclusion on.
If Woodruff’s relationship with Calloway was due to the Alabama signee’s athletic ability, then that would preclude the alleged benefactor from providing benefits to Calloway.
In comments to WNSP radio in Mobile last Thursday, Lee also said of Woodruff:
It’s not a booster, it’s not an alumni of [rival school] but it’s a guy who is very, very involved with the athletics department up there. He’s taken [accused recruit] to [school city] several times before.
If Woodruff is indeed “very, very involved with the athletics department” at Alabama and played a role in Calloway’s decision to sign with the school, that could also implicate Woodruff as a booster. If the NCAA classified Woodruff as a booster and he provided the alleged benefits to Calloway, that would be extremely bad news for Alabama.
On Oct. 28, 2008, high school football reporter Bryan App of the FLORENCE (AL) TIMES-DAILY provided background on what apparently was Calloway’s football-inspired transfer from Florence High School to Russellville High School:
Calloway had to sit out last season after transferring from Florence, where he played a few varsity games as an eighth-grader at defensive end and outside linebacker.
During Calloway’s days at Florence, (then-Russellville High School football player Darrian) Graham befriended Calloway, thanks to a mutual friend in former Russellville all-area basketball player Siran Winston.
Calloway said he started seriously thinking about joining his friend at Russellville after noticing former Golden Tigers running back Michael Abernathy, a nationally top-ranked fullback prospect, receive attention from Division I colleges.
“(Graham) said I should come down here,” Calloway said. “I was just thinking, ‘Well, they’ve got Mike down there, and he’s got colleges coming to see him. Next year, they could be coming to see me, too.’ I just felt like Russellville had a better (college) recruiting program than Florence.”
Calloway has a mother, two brothers and a little sister who still live in Florence. Calloway lives with Winston’s father, Harlon Winston, and he’s made a home for himself at Russellville.
In his first full season of varsity ball, Calloway leads the Golden Tigers with 613 yards rushing and has the team’s longest run at 50 yards. He’s not really a short-yardage back, Goodwin said, but more of a slasher, a description that becomes apparent when witnessing Calloway’s upright running style.
Keep in mind that the reported basis for Alabama’s dismissal of the allegations involving Woodruff and Calloway is that the Russellville man had a pre-existing relationship with Calloway that was unrelated to Calloway’s status as a prospective college athlete.
Here again is what Woodruff reportedly indicated to TideSports.com about his relationship to Calloway:
Woodruff said he has known Calloway since he was a freshman at Russellville, a year in which Calloway came into Winston’s care and also sat out of football - long before anyone could predict he would be a highly-recruited Division I athlete
From Calloway’s own comments, it appears the reason he transferred to Russellville high school was to give himself a better chance of being noticed by college football recruiters. (”I just felt like Russellville had a better (college) recruiting program than Florence.”)
Calloway “also sat out of football” his freshman year at Russellville only because he had transferred to the school expressly to further his athletic career.
That was also the same year Woodruff established his so-called “pre-existing relationship” with Calloway.
The same Calloway who, as an eight grader, played defensive end for the Florence High School varsity before starring for Russellville as a sophomore - fresh off his transfer from Florence.
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From the TideSports.com report:
UA’s investigation found that Woodruff had a preexisting relationship with Winston, a relationship that dates back 20 years. Woodruff said he has known Calloway since he was a freshman at Russellville, a year in which Calloway came into Winston’s care and also sat out of football - long before anyone could predict he would be a highly-recruited Division I athlete.
In his on-the-record comments to TideSports.com, Woodruff did his best to distance himself from the University of Alabama while contending that his relationship with Calloway had nothing to do with athletics.
The latter is the key point in the entire case - and what Alabama, apparently, based its investigative conclusion on.
If Woodruff’s relationship with Calloway was due to the Alabama signee’s athletic ability, then that would preclude the alleged benefactor from providing benefits to Calloway.
In comments to WNSP radio in Mobile last Thursday, Lee also said of Woodruff:
It’s not a booster, it’s not an alumni of [rival school] but it’s a guy who is very, very involved with the athletics department up there. He’s taken [accused recruit] to [school city] several times before.
If Woodruff is indeed “very, very involved with the athletics department” at Alabama and played a role in Calloway’s decision to sign with the school, that could also implicate Woodruff as a booster. If the NCAA classified Woodruff as a booster and he provided the alleged benefits to Calloway, that would be extremely bad news for Alabama.
On Oct. 28, 2008, high school football reporter Bryan App of the FLORENCE (AL) TIMES-DAILY provided background on what apparently was Calloway’s football-inspired transfer from Florence High School to Russellville High School:
Calloway had to sit out last season after transferring from Florence, where he played a few varsity games as an eighth-grader at defensive end and outside linebacker.
During Calloway’s days at Florence, (then-Russellville High School football player Darrian) Graham befriended Calloway, thanks to a mutual friend in former Russellville all-area basketball player Siran Winston.
Calloway said he started seriously thinking about joining his friend at Russellville after noticing former Golden Tigers running back Michael Abernathy, a nationally top-ranked fullback prospect, receive attention from Division I colleges.
“(Graham) said I should come down here,” Calloway said. “I was just thinking, ‘Well, they’ve got Mike down there, and he’s got colleges coming to see him. Next year, they could be coming to see me, too.’ I just felt like Russellville had a better (college) recruiting program than Florence.”
Calloway has a mother, two brothers and a little sister who still live in Florence. Calloway lives with Winston’s father, Harlon Winston, and he’s made a home for himself at Russellville.
In his first full season of varsity ball, Calloway leads the Golden Tigers with 613 yards rushing and has the team’s longest run at 50 yards. He’s not really a short-yardage back, Goodwin said, but more of a slasher, a description that becomes apparent when witnessing Calloway’s upright running style.
Keep in mind that the reported basis for Alabama’s dismissal of the allegations involving Woodruff and Calloway is that the Russellville man had a pre-existing relationship with Calloway that was unrelated to Calloway’s status as a prospective college athlete.
Here again is what Woodruff reportedly indicated to TideSports.com about his relationship to Calloway:
Woodruff said he has known Calloway since he was a freshman at Russellville, a year in which Calloway came into Winston’s care and also sat out of football - long before anyone could predict he would be a highly-recruited Division I athlete
From Calloway’s own comments, it appears the reason he transferred to Russellville high school was to give himself a better chance of being noticed by college football recruiters. (”I just felt like Russellville had a better (college) recruiting program than Florence.”)
Calloway “also sat out of football” his freshman year at Russellville only because he had transferred to the school expressly to further his athletic career.
That was also the same year Woodruff established his so-called “pre-existing relationship” with Calloway.
The same Calloway who, as an eight grader, played defensive end for the Florence High School varsity before starring for Russellville as a sophomore - fresh off his transfer from Florence.
Posted on 4/12/11 at 8:43 pm to augrad00
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SportsbyBrooks actually makes an interesting point. Calloway interview contradicts Alabama's compliance departments report...
Where, exactly, is the contradiction?
Posted on 4/12/11 at 8:57 pm to Evolved Simian
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Evolved Simian
Not sure exactly but I think Peaches tried to make it seem like the transfer had nothing to do with college football, while Calloway says it had everything to do with college football.
Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:01 pm to jatebe
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Brent's foster dad ask him to do this as a favor to protect Brent from the brainwashing barners
I may be completely wrong here, but you are smarter than that right?
Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:05 pm to Evolved Simian
Well....
Woodruff knew Calloway was a top athlete because Peaches' son (whom Woodruff knew over 20 years) knew and convince Calloway to transfer to Russellville by introducing him to one of the current players at Russellville high. Calloway made it known that the reason he was leaving Florence High was for athletics which Peaches' son Siran knew meaning Peaches knew meaning Woodruff knew (met Calloway after he transferred to get more exposure as a player). So if the Alabama compliance department assumptions is Woodruff didn't know Calloway was a potential prize athlete so everything is all good, that assumption is false because even Peaches' son knew who Woodruff has known for years.
Woodruff knew Calloway was a top athlete because Peaches' son (whom Woodruff knew over 20 years) knew and convince Calloway to transfer to Russellville by introducing him to one of the current players at Russellville high. Calloway made it known that the reason he was leaving Florence High was for athletics which Peaches' son Siran knew meaning Peaches knew meaning Woodruff knew (met Calloway after he transferred to get more exposure as a player). So if the Alabama compliance department assumptions is Woodruff didn't know Calloway was a potential prize athlete so everything is all good, that assumption is false because even Peaches' son knew who Woodruff has known for years.
Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:13 pm to augrad00
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SportsbyBrooks actually makes an interesting point. Calloway interview contradicts Alabama's compliance departments report...
Not at all actually. So what if he transferred schools because he wanted to try to play college football? That doesn't mean he is going to end up being a top 50 national recruit as a senior. It just means he wanted to go to a school that might do a better job of getting him attention from colleges if he became good enough to garner it. Anything that happened when he was 14 years old precluded his status as a recruit anyway.
Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:14 pm to SabanIsAGod
What is now being said
Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:21 pm to Robot Santa
And regardless of Brent's potential as a 9th grader, if Woodruff and Winston had been friends for years prior to Calloway coming to live with Winston, it's illogical to assume that Woodruff wouldn't get to know Calloway. That is unless Jeff Lee can prove that Woodruff somehow knew that Winston would adopt an as yet unborn child who was destined to become a prized football recruit, and thus befriended Winston prior to Calloway's conception.
Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:21 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
It's pretty clear to me. Brent's foster dad (Peaches) went with Brent to Alabama on the last weekend before signing day. While there, the AU-in barner coach (Goodwin) called Peaches and went on a rant with the Alabama coaches and Brent present because he was pissed that Peaches had the gall to take his own foster son on a trip to Alabama. Are you keeping up so far??
So, Peaches got pissed that the barner coach (Goodwin) had the gall to try and tell him what to do with his own foster son. And Peaches said that Brent, having listened to the barner coach's rant, was on the verge of a nervous breakdown and didn't want to go to school and face said AU-in coach. So Peaches (Brent's foster dad) asked his friend of many years (Woodruff) if he would take Brent to Florida to hide out from said barner coach (Goodwin).
Old-time friend (Woodruff) agreed to help his friend (Peaches) out by taking his son (Brent) to Florida to keep the barner coach (Goodwin) from pressuring Brent. So Peaches (Brent's foster dad) called the school and arranged it so that Brent could take off the next couple of days and Brent went to Florida with his foster dad's friend (Woodruff).
Is that clear enough for you?
Press the link that I have posted for about the 4th or 5th time today to read the story.
So, Peaches got pissed that the barner coach (Goodwin) had the gall to try and tell him what to do with his own foster son. And Peaches said that Brent, having listened to the barner coach's rant, was on the verge of a nervous breakdown and didn't want to go to school and face said AU-in coach. So Peaches (Brent's foster dad) asked his friend of many years (Woodruff) if he would take Brent to Florida to hide out from said barner coach (Goodwin).
Old-time friend (Woodruff) agreed to help his friend (Peaches) out by taking his son (Brent) to Florida to keep the barner coach (Goodwin) from pressuring Brent. So Peaches (Brent's foster dad) called the school and arranged it so that Brent could take off the next couple of days and Brent went to Florida with his foster dad's friend (Woodruff).
Is that clear enough for you?
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Woodruff said he believes the deciding factor in Calloway’s decision to switch back to Alabama came on the weekend before signing day when he was on a visit to Alabama with Winston.
“Coach Goodwin called Peaches and just ran him down saying that he was pressuring Brent to go to Alabama. That was right in front of Brent and the Alabama coaches. Peaches is Brent’s daddy. I think that stuck with him more than anything.”
It was after this alleged confrontation that Winston asked Woodruff to take Calloway out of town with him.
“Brent was on the verge of a nervous breakdown and Peaches didn’t want Brent coming back to school and having to hear from Coach Goodwin,” Woodruff said. “Goodwin was angry that Brent went on a visit to Alabama that weekend. I think that was a pretty decisive moment because Brent heard the way Goodwin was talking to Peaches.
“If someone is recruiting your son and his high school coach is calling you telling you what you should and shouldn’t do, that would make anybody upset.”
Press the link that I have posted for about the 4th or 5th time today to read the story.
This post was edited on 4/12/11 at 9:23 pm
Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:22 pm to MagillaGuerilla
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This is the only officially sanctioned thread to discuss the allegations made by a particular soulless ginger Auburn homer website owner regarding the recruiting of Brent Calloway.
Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:23 pm to Robot Santa
Nothing wrong with him transferring for college attention. The questions is did Woodruff knows this was why Calloway was transferring. Alabama compliance department investigations says Woodruff did not know. If Siran and Peaches knew, Woodruff knew because Woodruff is a friend of the family for over 20 years. And if Woodruff has connections in the athletic department, knew Calloway could be a great player, and provided him benefits that's bad.
as for the Top 50 recruit, it hard to believe other high school would accept a transfer who is transferring to play ball if that player isn't good. Why take a transfer who isn't that good?
as for the Top 50 recruit, it hard to believe other high school would accept a transfer who is transferring to play ball if that player isn't good. Why take a transfer who isn't that good?
Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:31 pm to augrad00
He going from the 8th to the 9th grade. Do you actually think they knew he would become a 5* at that point?
BC, himself, and others have said he wasn't that great a player at that time.
BC, himself, and others have said he wasn't that great a player at that time.
Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:34 pm to jatebe
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jatebe
Yea its crystal clear that Goodwin is the only reason Calloway switched to Auburn and all of this went down. Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:36 pm to TiggerWoods
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Yea its crystal clear that Goodwin is the only reason Calloway switched to Auburn and all of this went down.
I knew you would finally see the light.
Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:39 pm to jatebe
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jatebe
You wasted your time. AS a Dad adopted or otherwise I am not sending my boy off with someone else. I will take him. Furthermore why would you need to send someone out of state? Does Peaches not control what takes place at his household? He couldn't protect his "Son" in their own home?
Your interpretation by the way confirms I was wrong and you no longer need to answer my question to you. I already have it.
Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:40 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
Just curious but why does Calloway say he can't get a car yet? If they pay for the car themselves then what is stopping them from getting him a car now?
Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:42 pm to TiggerWoods
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Just curious but why does Calloway say he can't get a car yet? If they pay for the car themselves then what is stopping them from getting him a car now?
they're poor?
Posted on 4/12/11 at 9:44 pm to secfan123
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they're poor?
Right he said that too, but the reason he gave for not getting a car right now is because all of the attention. I know may mean nothing coming from a teenager, but still curious. I mean this is the same kid who said bama fans sent death threats and now that he signed the LOI he is worth protecting now...
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