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Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - Redrum - 02-04-2014

First up to the plate among the media darlings...Solomon Thomas.  All you West Coast guys can get up at 5 ayem to watch him pick a hat (or communicate via interpretive dance) live on ESPN U.

http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2014/02/13-player-commitments-30-college-head-coach-interviews-set-11-hour-espnu-national-signing-day-special

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - stupac2 - 02-04-2014

(02-04-2014, 12:37 PM)Redrum link Wrote:(or communicate via interpretive dance)

If he was doing this I'd actually watch it!

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - yvonne - 02-04-2014

Note that Terrence Alexander is scheduled for 10:00 ET (7:00 PT).

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - rudruff - 02-04-2014

Would prefer they both don a pair of nerd glasses.

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - BostonCard - 02-04-2014

(02-04-2014, 01:38 PM)rudruff link Wrote:Would prefer they both don a pair of nerd glasses.

That would be pretty cool.  Instead of having, say, three hats, how about two hats and a pair of nerd glasses.

BC

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - yvonne - 02-04-2014

I'd prefer someone have three hats because that's what everyone is expecting, and then when it's time to choose, he pull a pair of nerd glasses out of his pocket.

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - Bruce Wang - 02-04-2014

Will be tough to beat Schultz's reveal.  My favorite reveal was during the Army All-American game.  Some kid was holding a baby, and he took off the baby's top shirt to reveal his choice.

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - scorecard - 02-04-2014

(02-04-2014, 04:30 PM)Publius link Wrote:Will be tough to beat Schultz's reveal.  My favorite reveal was during the Army All-American game.  Some kid was holding a baby, and he took off the baby's top shirt to reveal his choice.

I didn't see that, but that strikes me as odd.  I mean, if you're going to bring a baby into the mix, you might as well go big.  He should have taken off the baby's dirty diaper to reveal a tattoo of the winning school on both of the baby's cheeks.  That would have been a real commitment, as well as being the epitome of smooth (as a baby's bottom, one might say).  Why both cheeks?  Well, that way no one could ever say that it was a half-assed effort. 

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - dabigv13 - 02-05-2014

Didn't see it, but we got Thomas and per CNNSI he put on "nerd glasses".

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - yvonne - 02-05-2014

Here you go.
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Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - FarmBoy - 02-05-2014

Was the guy in the Stanford polo standing there the whole time? If so, that seems like a big giveaway before he puts on the glasses.

I love the use of the glasses in NSD to solidify our "brand." The kid also looks positively giddy. Welcome aboard, Solomon!

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - yvonne - 02-05-2014

We got 'em both!

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - Trevmiesterj - 02-05-2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LswOgvd9Ypg#t=23

The mini tree is also a nice touch and his folks are positively beaming.  Great day for Stanford Football!

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - Fresbone - 02-05-2014

Who is the guy in the Stanford shirt who takes off his jacket as he pulls out the tree. That's pretty cool. Welcome to our new class of student-athletes.

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - Bruce Wang - 02-05-2014

Something funny I read on /r/cfb on the SollyTom thread.

Arkansas fan: "I knew we were in trouble when he said 'graduating from'"

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - Bruce Wang - 02-05-2014

Here's the link to the ESPN page that provides links to the two videos: announcement and post-announcement interview.  I couldn't get the videos to embed.

http://search.espn.go.com/solomon-thomas/

I would like to point out that I think those really are his glasses (only the tape was added).

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Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - yvonne - 02-05-2014

Here's a longer video of his commitment, and there's an important phrase that I hadn't heard before: "after I silently committed."

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=10407468

As far as those reveals go, I have to say - jacketree - 02-05-2014

that was pretty well done.  Loved him pulling out the bonsai sized Christmas tree.

All these years later, looking back at my own reveal, it seems so bush league in comparison.

{Wavy lines on TV tell us we are going back in time.....Cue London Calling in the background.}

We take you live to a basement rec room in the shadow of the Front Range, where a callow Jacketree is on the cusp of making a monumental life altering decision.  Let's listen.....(hushed golf announcer tones)

Mr. Jacketeer {For my dad a GT/MIT mascot mashup - I think they are the Engineers):  "I saw Tech accepted you. Nice job."

Jacketree: "Yeah, I'm thinking of actually going.  It would get me away from here."

Mr. Jacketeer:  "I'll spring for your plane ticket."



Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - BostonCard - 02-05-2014

(02-05-2014, 06:39 PM)Yvonne link Wrote:Here's a longer video of his commitment, and there's an important phrase that I hadn't heard before: "after I silently committed."

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=10407468

Is that a commitment via sign language?

BC

Re: Just a reminder. National signing day tomorrow. - stupac2 - 02-05-2014

(02-05-2014, 07:19 PM)Boston Card link Wrote:Is that a commitment via sign language?

Interpretive dance.