I get some info from multiple folks that I have talked to over the years. Many times I am asked to either keep it to myself or couch it as my opinion plus a little bit more than just my own opinion. You learn pretty quick to respect those types of requests else that is the last tid bid that will be shared with you. And frankly, I want to know more than I want to share. You should be able to notice in what I share here that I try to be very careful in how I choose my words, that I will use terms like in my educated opinion or something that indicates that it is not just my own opinion or that my opinion is framed by what I have been told. For example, right now I feel really good about GG Jackson, I do because of some things I have heard from the UNC end but also some things I have gleaned from the kid's side of the table. Yeah, I know more about GG than I am going to share but I have shared all that I can. Me, I personally prefer to have 3 separate sources before I trust it and even then I know we are dealing with 17-18yr old kids that change their minds several times every day.
I never really guess but there are times I disagree with what I hear and at times boards like this make me laugh at how hard some folks work to makes folks think they have a clue about what they are talking about. When I discover someone is really looking to paint the picture that they are nothing close to what they claim, I usually let them be, so what is my view, if they need that to make themselves feel better about themselves there is no need for me to out them.
Have said many times, I treat this place just as if we were in a bar just talking Tar Heel stuff, I don't say a word here that I am not 100% willing to say to you face to face and frankly, I prefer talking to folks face to face. I choose my words harder here than I would if we talked face to face or even on the phone. Bottom line is if I like you I like you, if you are my friend I got your back, that is the world I grew up in. I may disagree with my friends, may in some cases dramatically disagree and as opiniated a cuss as I am, I do try to soften my words as best I can. I actually HATE to say negative things about specific Tar Heel fans, even if at times I see them as jack arses. And my best friend is a dukie, a big time dukie, you can imagine some of the face to face discussions we have had, some have gotten really tense and I am saying that as nice as I can.
All I can tell you is this, garner as much info as you can before you form your opinion but once you do man up because you are just not always going to be right in the out come. My track record is pretty darn good and yet I am comfortable with folks that do not agree with me. The only thing I can tell you when it comes to recruiting is you hear things in a snap shot of time and in time things change and that is especially true when we are dealing with 18yr olds. I was 18yrs old once but I do recall how the world was not as simple then and how every day seemed different, depending on what side of the bed I woke up on! LOL
