This reporter in Jeffcoat's hometown of Plano seems to think so. This might be the goofiest blog entry I have ever read, but the opinion of this man is that he will commit to Texas within the next week.
Jackson Jeffcoat is committing to Texas … I think
BY Kevin Hageland Staff Writer
Published: Sunday, January 17, 2010 11:42 PM CST
I promise I will start blogging about things other than Plano West senior Jackson Jeffcoat very soon.
But the public demands more Jeffcoat and by God I am here to provide it, more specifically where I believe the defensive end is going to college.
Now, you might be thinking (assuming most people have an inner monologue like I do), didn’t he just write this blog?
No … this blog is different.
The last one was based on my personal opinion, this one is based more on facts and information I have learned over the last week.
I know no one likes anonymous sources, but unfortunately that is the deal that had to be made in this situation. But trust me, this source is close to the situation and knows what they are talking about.
I asked this source to make sure to call me once they had any information about where Jeffcoat would be committing. Now, signing day isn’t until Feb. 3, but Jeffcoat told me he would make his decision by late-January and I have now learned he will be making his decision within the next week. For those getting impatient at the fact that I haven’t said yet where that will be, just look at the title of the blog!
Anyway…
Once I found out that my source knew Jeffcoat would be committing within the next week I pressed for the name of the school. The source simply smiled. I continued to press and learned that the head coach for Jeffcoat’s soon-to-be-football team would be coming to Plano … presumably to seal the deal. I know some people have suggested that Jeffcoat’s father Jim may be the next defensive ends coach at Oklahoma and that could seal the deal, but I think it is too late in the process for that to make a difference.
I pressed more for the football coach’s name, but my source said they couldn’t tell me before taking a long pause and saying it was because they didn’t know. I asked my source if they really didn’t know and simply got a wry smile in return.
Alright, this tactic wasn’t working, time to go in a different direction.
Hhhmmm … perhaps cleverness is the way to go.
So, I asked my source, “Will this coach be coming to town in Mack Truck?” This obvious reference to Texas head coach Mack Brown (at least kind of clever, right) was met with a laugh and then a long pause. My source started to open their mouth and then stopped, smiled knowingly and said, “I really can’t say.”
I’m not sure if this reenactment scenario translates well in writing. I hope so or else everyone reading this will think I’m a dope … or to be fair, even more of a dope.
Either way, I know what I am talking about. Jeffcoat is going to verbally commit this week and he will be committing to Texas.
And if you don’t believe me, stick right here because this will be the first place to get the official news … even if that news proves I was wrong about Texas.
Jackson Jeffcoat is committing to Texas … I think
BY Kevin Hageland Staff Writer
Published: Sunday, January 17, 2010 11:42 PM CST
I promise I will start blogging about things other than Plano West senior Jackson Jeffcoat very soon.
But the public demands more Jeffcoat and by God I am here to provide it, more specifically where I believe the defensive end is going to college.
Now, you might be thinking (assuming most people have an inner monologue like I do), didn’t he just write this blog?
No … this blog is different.
The last one was based on my personal opinion, this one is based more on facts and information I have learned over the last week.
I know no one likes anonymous sources, but unfortunately that is the deal that had to be made in this situation. But trust me, this source is close to the situation and knows what they are talking about.
I asked this source to make sure to call me once they had any information about where Jeffcoat would be committing. Now, signing day isn’t until Feb. 3, but Jeffcoat told me he would make his decision by late-January and I have now learned he will be making his decision within the next week. For those getting impatient at the fact that I haven’t said yet where that will be, just look at the title of the blog!
Anyway…
Once I found out that my source knew Jeffcoat would be committing within the next week I pressed for the name of the school. The source simply smiled. I continued to press and learned that the head coach for Jeffcoat’s soon-to-be-football team would be coming to Plano … presumably to seal the deal. I know some people have suggested that Jeffcoat’s father Jim may be the next defensive ends coach at Oklahoma and that could seal the deal, but I think it is too late in the process for that to make a difference.
I pressed more for the football coach’s name, but my source said they couldn’t tell me before taking a long pause and saying it was because they didn’t know. I asked my source if they really didn’t know and simply got a wry smile in return.
Alright, this tactic wasn’t working, time to go in a different direction.
Hhhmmm … perhaps cleverness is the way to go.
So, I asked my source, “Will this coach be coming to town in Mack Truck?” This obvious reference to Texas head coach Mack Brown (at least kind of clever, right) was met with a laugh and then a long pause. My source started to open their mouth and then stopped, smiled knowingly and said, “I really can’t say.”
I’m not sure if this reenactment scenario translates well in writing. I hope so or else everyone reading this will think I’m a dope … or to be fair, even more of a dope.
Either way, I know what I am talking about. Jeffcoat is going to verbally commit this week and he will be committing to Texas.
And if you don’t believe me, stick right here because this will be the first place to get the official news … even if that news proves I was wrong about Texas.
