The Other Brooks Brothers and Their Sister, Too. — “Suddenly-relevant”

It’s not even close to football season, but there’s already a lot of talk about potential recruits for the 2009 kickoff.

I was part of an e-mail volley earlier today in which the original sender was doing metaphorical back flips over Clemson receiving a verbal commitment last night from the nation’s top-ranked safety Craig Loston out of Houston, TX.

The exchange went like this.

• Original E-Mail: I received a phone call last night close to 10 from a “very excited” _______ _______.  He was astounded that I had not heard the news. This looks like a pretty big get.  Hopefully it can translate to some “W’s.”
• Response E-Mail 1: Big score for the Tigers; plus, he plans to enroll in January.
• Response E-Mail 2: That is good news. Safety is important in any sport — especially football. I hate seeing people get hurt.

If #2 wasn’t joking, I hope every South Carolina college’s offensive line takes turns hitting him.

– Matthew Wills