David Beasley Pine Bluff HS

[IronMountainHog]

http://m.pbcommercial.com/sports/high-school/beasley-smith-arrested-battery-armed-robbery

2 felonies for Aggravated Robbery, First Degree Battery and he is being accused as the shooter by the victim. Full ride to LA Tech probably going to disappear. I always wondered why Coach Bielema didn't recruit this kid harder, but obviously his background checks and vetting process showed up something he wanted to pass on.

[King Kong]

Just terrible to hear

[hawg IQ]

soon to be offered at Alburn and Ol Misscue

[bigdaddyhawg]

http://m.pbcommercial.com/sports/high-school/beasley-smith-arrested-battery-armed-robbery

2 felonies for Aggravated Robbery, First Degree Battery and he is being accused as the shooter by the victim. Full ride to LA Tech probably going to disappear. I always wondered why Coach Bielema didn't recruit this kid harder, but obviously his background checks and vetting process showed up something he wanted to pass on.

"I just don't understand why some of these instate kids aren't getting offers from the Hogs!!"

Are we learning yet, people?

[oldman1015]

"I just don't understand why some of these instate kids aren't getting offers from the Hogs!!"

Are we learning yet, people?

bingo

[Richard Davenport]

http://m.pbcommercial.com/sports/high-school/beasley-smith-arrested-battery-armed-robbery

2 felonies for Aggravated Robbery, First Degree Battery and he is being accused as the shooter by the victim. Full ride to LA Tech probably going to disappear. I always wondered why Coach Bielema didn't recruit this kid harder, but obviously his background checks and vetting process showed up something he wanted to pass on.

They were concerned with his maturity, but his 40 time was also a big concern.

[Vantage 8 dude]

http://m.pbcommercial.com/sports/high-school/beasley-smith-arrested-battery-armed-robbery

2 felonies for Aggravated Robbery, First Degree Battery and he is being accused as the shooter by the victim. Full ride to LA Tech probably going to disappear. I always wondered why Coach Bielema didn't recruit this kid harder, but obviously his background checks and vetting process showed up something he wanted to pass on.

Just hate to see any kid make bad choices. Hope if they're truly guilty they can learn from their mistake(s) and get their lives turned around.

[The_Boot_stops_here]

"I just don't understand why some of these instate kids aren't getting offers from the Hogs!!"

Are we learning yet, people?

Extreme example but whatever

[bigdaddyhawg]

Extreme example but whatever

So I guess everyone's not learning.

[Seebs]

Sickening. What a waste.

[IronMountainHog]

In Arkansas the minimum sentence for Aggravated Robbery is 10 years with the maximum 40 years or life. First Degree Battery I'm Arkansas is 5 to 20 years. Football is the least of this kids problems.

[younghog]

sad

[Vantage 8 dude]

Extreme example but whatever

Perhaps in some cases. However, I very seriously doubt that CBB and the staff are not going to go after a kid instate they feel can get the job done. I have no clue as to why DB wasn't offered. However, there was obviously some reason(s) the staff didn't feel comfortable in extending a scholarship. As others have suggested more than once perhaps we shouldn't be too hasty to judge or criticize the decisions our coaches make. No doubt whatsoever they've all forgotten more about football and its many nuances than we will in five life times.

[Pig in the Pokey]

In Arkansas the minimum sentence for Aggravated Robbery is 10 years with the maximum 40 years or life. First Degree Battery I'm Arkansas is 5 to 20 years. Football is the least of this kids problems.

yep. and you have that 70 percent law, too, so at least a 7 year bit.

[Vantage 8 dude]

So I guess everyone's not learning.

Unfortunately some you can't teach no matter what. 

[The_Boot_stops_here]

So I guess everyone's not learning.

You have plenty to learn

[bigdaddyhawg]

You have plenty to learn

That's for sure.

But I take comfort in all those in that boat with me. 

Still, some things are easier to learn than others, and some folks really resist even that learning.

[zane]

So sad to see a kid with such a bright future waiting right in front of him blow it like this.

[Pig in the Pokey]

"I just don't understand why some of these instate kids aren't getting offers from the Hogs!!"

Are we learning yet, people?

or, he was a Sun Belt player. Oh yeah, his best offer was La Tech. I guess EVERY OTHER MAJOR COACH IN AMERICA also knew he was a robber. #eyeroll

[IronMountainHog]

or, he was a Sun Belt player. Oh yeah, his best offer was La Tech. I guess EVERY OTHER MAJOR COACH IN AMERICA also knew he was a robber. #eyeroll

He had an offer from Houston and Memphis. Houston will be a top 10 team again this year. He finished in the top 3 for the Landers Award this year.

[Pig in the Pokey]

He had an offer from Houston and Memphis. Houston will be a top 10 team again this year. He finished in the top 3 for the Landers Award this year.

I agree those two are obviously better but La Tech was the same as them as few years ago with Dykes. Either way, no Power 5 offers. I get that it was a cute little thought, but, no, Coach didn't see the future or know kid was a robber or something. I'm sure he'd say as much. In fact, I bet he DOES say as much b/c so local hack will probably ask him that.

[TrueBlue]

They were concerned with his maturity, but his 40 time was also a big concern.

He must have had a slow "Zero to 55" as well since he let a "defender" catch him from behind.

[Hawgar The Horrible]

Extreme example but whatever

Which is more extreme? Bielema not offering him due to doubts or armed robbery?

[Pig in the Pokey]

Which is more extreme? Bielema not offering him due to doubts or armed robbery?

because if Casey Ford, let's say, gets busted tomorrow it doesn't mean that I knew it was gonna happen and it doesn't mean that coach didn't recruit him b/c of character issues. IF the kid was a 5* then it could hold water. If , say, Byers doesn't ever get an offer and ends up a rapist/robber/gangster THEN you might be on to something as to why coach didn't offer such an amazing talent (it must be character issues). This kid was a sunbelter all day. He could have been Tim Teabow II off the field and he still wouldn't have gotten an offer. Hogville is nothing if not a collection of dudes who tend to make gigantic leaps; That's all I'm sayin/

[Cure]

He would've gotten his offer had his background checked out.

[Pig in the Pokey]

He would've gotten his offer had his background checked out.

maybe, i certainly don't know. just seems like a classic hogville leap to me. perhaps, tho. Either way, good dodge by UA.

[ricepig]

maybe, i certainly don't know. just seems like a classic hogville leap to me. perhaps, tho. Either way, good dodge by UA.

I watched him a few times, good athlete, but not a SEC player, just like Tate wasn't.

[Pig in the Pokey]

I watched him a few times, good athlete, but not a SEC player, just like Tate wasn't.

kinda my take on the kid as well. Hell, you're right there and think that so there you go.

[AirWarren]

"I just don't understand why some of these instate kids aren't getting offers from the Hogs!!"

Are we learning yet, people?

Yup. Our coaching staff probably sensed this kid had a little thug in him.

[JIHawg]

Those that want Bielema to recruit more instate kids are likely the same people that want him to recruit more speed.

[zebradynasty]

They were concerned with his maturity, but his 40 time was also a big concern.

I never understood his poor 40 time because he played much faster than his time indicated. There have been concerns about his maturity level but this...no one around here suspected he was capable of doing what he's accused of. This is not a case where the coaches just let him run wild and turned blind eye when he did wrong.

[Pig in the Pokey]

I never understood his poor 40 time because he played much faster than his time indicated. There have been concerns about his maturity level but this...no one around here suspected he was capable of doing what he's accused of. This is not a case where the coaches just let him run wild and turned blind eye when he did wrong.

finally somebody close debunks this myth being tossed around. Nobody thought David Beasley was a robber and planned to shoot people. If they did he wouldn't have even had the La Tech scholly.

[ricepig]

finally somebody close debunks this myth being tossed around. Nobody thought David Beasley was a robber and planned to shoot people. If they did he wouldn't have even had the La Tech scholly.

RD said it best, maturity and speed, or lack there of.

[zebradynasty]

Right I don't think his 40 time alone made UA back off because anyone that seen him play could see that he was faster than the 4.8 range I saw posted.

[bigdaddyhawg]

finally somebody close debunks this myth being tossed around. Nobody thought David Beasley was a robber and planned to shoot people. If they did he wouldn't have even had the La Tech scholly.

Says you.

Tons of kids anyone can see that are headed in a bad direction in a hurry get scholarships to play college athletics -- because they are great athletes.

Have you ever even heard of Auburn football???

[bigdaddyhawg]

Yup. Our coaching staff probably sensed this kid had a little thug in him.

I doubt it's really all that hard for our staff to determine if a kid is one they want. Talks to coaches, teachers, etc. are quite revealing, I'm sure.

And I'm thinking if CBB has ANY doubt, he moves on.

[Richard Davenport]

Right I don't think his 40 time alone made UA back off because anyone that seen him play could see that he was faster than the 4.8 range I saw posted.

Trust me.

[Richard Davenport]

He would've gotten his offer had his background checked out.

There was no one in PB that saw this coming. It was more talent than lack of character.

[zebradynasty]

Trust me.

Well if it was a forty time then that should have been looked at more closely I'm telling you he was faster than 4.8!

[IronMountainHog]

Well if it was a forty time then that should have been looked at more closely I'm telling you he was faster than 4.8!

Lol at a local telling the Recruiting Guru of Arkansas athletics that he is wrong on a prospects speed.

[ricepig]

Well if it was a forty time then that should have been looked at more closely I'm telling you he was faster than 4.8!

RD never said he ran a 4.8, lol, only that his time was a concern. I saw him play, and I thought he was a fast Arkansas high school player, for what that's worth.

[zebradynasty]

RD never said he ran a 4.8, lol, only that his time was a concern. I saw him play, and I thought he was a fast Arkansas high school player, for what that's worth.

I didn't mean to imply that RD said he ran a 4.8. I saw that number or something similar in some other recruiting publications. I just think that even though he did not have blazing speed that he had enough raw athleticism to run in the mid 4.5s if he was worked with like he would be at a major D-1 program.

[Pig in the Pokey]

Says you.

Tons of kids anyone can see that are headed in a bad direction in a hurry get scholarships to play college athletics -- because they are great athletes.

Have you ever even heard of Auburn football???

that is a  good point lol

[Richard Davenport]

I didn't mean to imply that RD said he ran a 4.8. I saw that number or something similar in some other recruiting publications. I just think that even though he did not have blazing speed that he had enough raw athleticism to run in the mid 4.5s if he was worked with like he would be at a major D-1 program.

He ran at an Arkansas camp and one of the coaches clocked him.

Regardless, this is a tragedy. The kid made a life changing bonehead decision. He had a chance to play college ball and get a college education. So sad.

[pigture perfect]

However talented he is, I'm sure he's going to to have to find some use for it in prison. But some of the most brilliant chemist, cooks and athletes are in our prisons instead of our classrooms. What a shame.

[ricepig]

He ran at an Arkansas camp and one of the coaches clocked him.

Regardless, this is a tragedy. The kid made a life changing bonehead decision. He had a chance to play college ball and get a college education. So sad.

According to today's ADG, that's "decisions", another charge was added from a separate assault.

[PorkRinds]

I think he may have gotten confused a bit.  He was signed with La Tech, not LSU.  LSU players are allowed to do things like this, while La Tech players aren't given the same "chances".  At LSU ole Les would just let the players vote on whether or not he should be able to join the team.

[bigdaddyhawg]

I think he may have gotten confused a bit.  He was signed with La Tech, not LSU.  LSU players are allowed to do things like this, while La Tech players aren't given the same "chances".  At LSU ole Les would just let the players vote on whether or not he should be able to join the team.

+1

[Cure]

There was no one in PB that saw this coming. It was more talent than lack of character.

No one that you spoke with. The kid didn't have talent issues, he was just a slow take.

At any rate -- Bolding will have more coming out this year and I hope this Beasley gets it together.

[Piggfoot]

No one that you spoke with. The kid didn't have talent issues, he was just a slow take.

At any rate -- Bolding will have more coming out this year and I hope this Beasley gets it together.

There are those, I am told who want Bolding out.