The recruiting of Willie Williams: no damn farmer girls or plant food

[Awsi Dooger]

Oh man, this kid has to sign with Miami! With hysterical quotes like these he'll easily take over for Kellen Winslow Jr. as the most despised 'Cane, and be a loudmouth Sportscenter regular early in his freshman year.

Here's a link, from Wednesday's Miami Herald. Best stuff buried near the end of the article: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/7757573.htm

"The girls at the party were much better than the farmer girls we'd see all day around campus,'' Williams said. ``I was kind of worried all Auburn had to offer was those farmer girls that talked funny. But the girls at the party weren't farmer girls at all. I thought they must have bused them in from Miami.''

During the wait, several of the female hosts, nicknamed the ''Tigerettes'', offered him some of their spinach dip. ''You know how it is, those girls are supposed to be there to cheer you up,'' Williams said. ``But I told them, `I ain't no animal, and I ain't going to eat no plant.'

``But they kept pushing it toward me. It was disgusting. I told them, `I'm from Miami. I don't eat that. You farm people are used to it, but not me."

I saw clips of Willie Williams in December. He's an awesome disruptive linebacker in the Hugh Green/Derrick Thomas mold, from Miami's Carol City High and the most pursued prospect in the state this year. Miami and FSU are locked in a fierce recruiting battle that reaches daily soap opera absurdity on the 'Cane and 'Nole websites. Notre Dame is suddenly a surprise late entrant, with Williams scheduling a visit to South Bend.

Go 'Canes! A third win over FSU in four months would be sweet. And he can take over #17, same as our departing linebacker D.J. Williams, a probable first round pick.

[Scurrilous]

1. The guy seems pretty funny...

"Williams said he enjoyed the company, but was worried because the plane experienced turbulence.

''We could see and he could see us,'' Williams said. 'One time, the plane starting shaking. So I asked `Is everything OK?' He turned around a gave me the thumbs up and didn't say a word. Then when it happened again, he did the same thing -- thumbs up.

'I looked at the other guys and was like, `This guy has to be related to Ebert or something.' ''



Miami Carol City High won the Class 6-A Florida State Championship this year. They're a high school football powerhouse. I think there is about 9 Carol City alumni currently playing in either the NFL or CFL, including Santana Moss (WR Jets) and Samari Rolle (CB Titans). I hope the 'Canes land him.

[Awsi Dooger]

3. Thanks Scurrilous, that thumbs up reference blew by me

I read Ebert and somehow concluded it must be an entertainment newcomer who I'm remarkably unfamiliar with. They throw out references to Biance(?), for example, like I'm supposed to know who that is.

Roger Ebert, duh. And that IS funny.

[GOPisEvil]

2. I ain't no animal. I ain't going to eat no plant.

Something tells me this guy isn't heading for an academic All-American. :eyes:

Yeah, dude, plants are killers...

[Awsi Dooger]

4. Here's a recruiting link, the supposed nationwide Top 100

http://Rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?SID=880&Year=2004&ra_key=464

Most of the big guns from last season on top. LSU, in particular, has amazing numbers and is keeping all the state kids in fold. Pre Saban, the Florida schools used to steal several blue chippers from Louisiana every year.

Rutgers, of all places, is apparently having an excellent year with one Top 100 commit and several other top prospects.

National letter of intent day is February 4.

[GOPisEvil]

5. 3 going to A&M...eh, it's a start.

No RBs or WRs though. :-( You'd think seeing Bethel Johnson and RObert Ferguson and Dante Hall having a little success in the NFL might change that...maybe next time around...