Bumper Pool: Luke Ford is a jokester, pranked Lunney

[Richard Davenport]

http://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2017/jun/08/bumper-pool-luke-ford-jokester-pranked-coach-lunne/

[HoneyNuttPetrinoos]

Luke just de-committed..  Hope this is one of them jokes but dont fill Luke it

[Music City Hog]

Jokes on us...again!

[HogFoo]

well, hopefully Ford is just playing a joke.  otherwise the joke is indeed on us.

[moto625]

No joke he has moved on

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/SECCountryHogs/status/873733762215010305

He has visited only Arkansas and Illinois to this point. Hogs coach Bret Bielema has a policy against most commits visiting other schools. If they do, they are typically then considered de-committed. Bielema has made rare exceptions for some commits in the past.

"After much thought, I have decided that I have not done my due diligence in visiting/experiencing other schools," Ford wrote. "Many recruits have visited more than 10 schools, I have only visited [two]. I am not saying I will not eventually be a Hogs, but I need to ensure that I have made the best informed decision possible. So, I am de-committing from Arkansas. Will plan to visit other schools."

[nwahogfan1]

I hope we continue recruiting him and eventually sway him back  but for now I know coaches are very disappointed

[HogCzar1]

I hope we continue recruiting him and eventually sway him back  but for now I know coaches are very disappointed

Because they know they likely have lost him. Already predicted by a national recruiting guru to Alabama. And visiting Bama, LSU, Georgia, Florida, and Ohio St.

[PorkSoda]

Because they know they likely have lost him. Already predicted by a national recruiting guru to Alabama. And visiting Bama, LSU, Georgia, Florida, and Ohio St.

Ouch.

but at least he did the right thing and decommitted early if he is planning on looking around.

hope we stay on him.  you never know how these things will work out.

[presidenthog]

LOLOLOL from what I recall, this young man was "All-Hog" and "haven't seen an out of state prospect this excited in a long time"... What happened?

My guess is urban Meyer got in his ear.

[gmarv]

LOLOLOL from what I recall, this young man was "All-Hog" and "haven't seen an out of state prospect this excited in a long time"... What happened?

Change young man to kid and you got your answer.You put your hope in them while trying to remember that they are kids. The older I get the easier it gets to not get caught up in verbals.

[texas tush hog]

I hope we continue recruiting him and eventually sway him back  but for now I know coaches are very disappointed

Give it up, he gone, nothing to see here, move along.

[woodhog14]

LOLOLOL from what I recall, this young man was "All-Hog" and "haven't seen an out of state prospect this excited in a long time"... What happened?

Why do you think this is funny? Oh, you're one of those that want to see our program fail.

[bkjbearcat]

LOLOLOL from what I recall, this young man was "All-Hog" and "haven't seen an out of state prospect this excited in a long time"... What happened?

Maybe he just wanted to win. Saw the writing on the wall that BB is gone in two years and thought. Why spend four years here for a 7-5 ceiling?

[texas tush hog]

Because they know they likely have lost him. Already predicted by a national recruiting guru to Alabama. And visiting Bama, LSU, Georgia, Florida, and Ohio St.

We don't win many recruiting battles with the likes of the teams on that list. We should have been all over him while we had him. Too late now.

[theFlyingHog]

Maybe he just wanted to win. Saw the writing on the wall that BB is gone in two years and thought. Why spend four years here for a 7-5 ceiling?

Well that begs the question; why are you still here? I'll gladly refund your membership

[onebadrubi]

We don't win many recruiting battles with the likes of the teams on that list. We should have been all over him while we had him. Too late now.

Some one here posts with an agenda....

[RazorBassin]

Sad to see him go, especially since 5 or 6 days ago on Twitter he was all Hog.  Hopefully looks around and at least gives us an OV.  Would be an awesome job if they could recruit him and win out over these other programs.

[SemperFi]

Maybe he just wanted to win. Saw the writing on the wall that BB is gone in two years and thought. Why spend four years here for a 7-5 ceiling?

Maybe you shouldn't post...at all. Sometimes it's better to be quiet than to open one's mouth and insert foot.

[PorkRinds]

We don't win many recruiting battles with the likes of the teams on that list. We should have been all over him while we had him. Too late now.

They were.

[King Kong]

We don't win many recruiting battles with the likes of the teams on that list. We should have been all over him while we had him. Too late now.

Ignorant much

[Oklahawg]

A fellow I know in college had dated his first HS girlfriend for years. Her best friend was well put-together and decided that instead of "saving herself" she'd offer up to this guy. Who dropped the girlfriend in nothing flat, banged the friend, and realized it was just a trophy, not love.

The HS GF accepted him back and they've been married damn near 30 years. Procreated little Razorbacks, too (kids at UA).

Moral to the story: sometimes you have to flirt a bit before you realize your first love is your true love.

[HogFoo]

A fellow I know in college had dated his first HS girlfriend for years. Her best friend was well put-together and decided that instead of "saving herself" she'd offer up to this guy. Who dropped the girlfriend in nothing flat, banged the friend, and realized it was just a trophy, not love.

The HS GF accepted him back and they've been married damn near 30 years. Procreated little Razorbacks, too (kids at UA).

Moral to the story: sometimes you have to flirt a bit before you realize your first love is your true love.

I hope he realizes it.  I can't blame the kid for wanting to travel. I'm sure he knew Bielema didn't like recruits to visit other schools.  That's why he decommited so that he could visit.  It doesn't mean as some fear that he won't come back.  He just respected Bielema enough to say , I need to decommit first, do some visits, and make sure I've made the right choice. I'm sure someone got in his ear.  Even tho, it seems like , I believe it was him saying how other schools were trying to get him to visit and he kept shutting them down and then all of a sudden he wants to visit another school?  Something is definitely weird about the situation.  Oh well.  Just have to have a good season.  Winnimg cures everything.  Hopefully  that #1 juco TE we got will have an awesome year and hopefully OGrady will too. We saw him breakout last season at the end.  I think he has some awesome potential.  Cantrell is a big bruiser who is more of our big mean blocking TE.  He may not be as agile once he catches the ball, but i would sure hate to tackle him once he got rolling. Dude is a hoss!   Ive been kind of didappointed that we havent heard anything on the field from Will Gragg.  It's like he has disappeared. Anyways.  Whether this kid ends up being a hog.  Who knows. I'm not gonna talk bad about him.  And I hope those of you who talk to recruits leave your negative comments out of any conversation with him or any other recruit.

[Hog Pharm]

Maybe he just wanted to win. Saw the writing on the wall that BB is gone in two years and thought. Why spend four years here for a 7-5 ceiling?

If that's the case he never would have committed.

[1highhog]

Change young man to kid and you got your answer.You put your hope in them while trying to remember that they are kids. The older I get the easier it gets to not get caught up in verbals.

This is the 100% whole truth to what happened with Ford, and when all of the Hogville posters get past their bloom of youth, which happens at different stages of life(age wise), for me I knew that my age group I was in when I was in my teens and early 20's was full of shite and we didn't have a clue what life was really about.  For others that takes decades to figure out and admit.  Most kids are going to jump at the newest and next pretty thing shown to them, that is what has happened to Luke Ford.  Hopefully he has some good people guiding him and not just using him.  If that is the case then good for the young man.

[BigSexyHog]

His Twitter said he might come back but wants to look and make sure.  Hopefully no bridges were burned

[Sow Lancelot]

His Twitter said he might come back but wants to look and make sure.  Hopefully no bridges were burned

Only the bridges from here.

[Three and Snout]

Only the bridges from here.

So, bridges to nowhere?

[go hogues]

Why I never get my hopes up when a blue chip kid signs with us so early. Seems like they always end up decommitting. I'm sure a fantastic 2 star is waiting in the wings somewhere.

[theFlyingHog]

Why I never get my hopes up when a blue chip kid signs with us so early. Seems like they always end up decommitting. I'm sure a fantastic 2 star is waiting in the wings somewhere.

If only we had Petrino still coaching

[Mike_e]

I suppose the story will come out eventually on why he changed his mind.

I have to admit that there is a line from the movie BULL DURHAM running through my head on this one.

[ricepig]

I suppose the story will come out eventually on why he changed his mind.

I have to admit that there is a line from the movie BULL DURHAM running through my head on this one.

He wasn't as committed as he appeared, or Dad wasn't.

[The real Hogules]

Why I never get my hopes up when a blue chip kid signs with us so early. Seems like they always end up decommitting. I'm sure a fantastic 2 star is waiting in the wings somewhere.

First, the kid didn't sign anything, he gave our coaching staff a verbal commitment/his word that he was all Hog. And secondly, while I'm just as disappointed as you appear to be, the difference in us is that I refuse to show my ignorance and my ass, by allowing a 17-18 year old kid to control my emotions.

[LRHawg]

First, the kid didn't sign anything, he gave our coaching staff a verbal commitment/his word that he was all Hog. And secondly, while I'm just as disappointed as you appear to be, the difference in us is that I refuse to show my ignorance and my ass, by allowing a 17-18 year old kid to control my emotions.

[Vantage 8 dude]

While Mr. Ford may have only pranked Lunney, the joke is ultimately on all Hog fans everywhere.

[searkhogfan]

First, the kid didn't sign anything, he gave our coaching staff a verbal commitment/his word that he was all Hog. And secondly, while I'm just as disappointed as you appear to be, the difference in us is that I refuse to show my ignorance and my ass, by allowing a 17-18 year old kid to control my emotions.

👆🏻 This

[OneTuskOverTheLine™]

Maybe he just wanted to win. Saw the writing on the wall that BB is gone in two years and thought. Why spend four years here for a 7-5 ceiling?

You should go with him...  I, for one, would not want someone who thought they couldn't win here. It has been done, and it will be done again. Maybe this guy will get what he deserves and have a 0-3 career against Arkansas.

[Sow Lancelot]

So, bridges to nowhere?

Yep

[OneTuskOverTheLine™]

My guess is urban Meyer got in his ear.

Probably correct. That dude has a way of communicating like a teenage society skank and putting the "Eww" on the competition in an as disdainful way as possible. I wouldn't discount his inference of thuggery vs sainthood in the Heisman vote Tebow's soph year. I have also seen him giving that smartalec smirk of degradation and aire of superiority when he was coaching at Florida. Even using the ESPN halftime interview to pull an "I don't know why any player would want to go to anywhere other than Florida" in the middle of a game... He's a freaking genius that turns me into a blithering H8R..!