I just read through all of his tweets on this subject. He's spot-on about the hype and the advice these kids should have, but I don't get his throwing Bo under the bus. I don't think that was the main thrust of his point, and I don't get the impression he took to twitter yesterday to gripe at Bo. It just came up.
Here's the full tweet soapbox thing in order:
@toddpeatjr 21h
3 years ago today, I crashed Fox sports website and I still ain't sh#t.
@toddpeatjr 21h
The best advice I could give to young men signing today is; HUMBLE YOURSELF before the world does.
@toddpeatjr 21h
Humble yourselves before the system of college football does.
@toddpeatjr 21h
I crashed Fox sports website on signing day. Like that really happened. I thought I was Jay-Z. That goes to the head of an 18 year-old boy.
@toddpeatjr 21h
I hate all this signing day hype.it's bad for the kids.
@toddpeatjr 21h
I'll see y'all in the NFL
@toddpeatjr 21h
Doing it for free is old to me.
@toddpeatjr 21h
The SYSTEM
@toddpeatjr 21h
Having said all that I would not mind a phone call today from one of these schools cause I need a job.
@toddpeatjr 21h
What a lot of y'all young boys signing today don't realize is the best players don't always play. It's a system.
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Todd Peat Jr
Samuel McKewon @swmckewonOWH 21h
Former
#Husker @toddpeatjr speaking some tough truth -- about himself, about the recruiting hype -- right now.
@toddpeatjr 21h
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@Prmader22:
@toddpeatjr Don't you think some of them bring that hype on themselves?
#hatgame"no. They are expected/pressured to by media.
@toddpeatjr 21h
Pressure put on the kids by the media is sickening. The pressure to do an announcement pressure to stay relevant pressure to build your hype
@toddpeatjr 21h
Shoutout to all the players going juco too. Your road will be much harder than most. Y'all deserve more credit.
@toddpeatjr 20h
@Prmader22 its the culture of the recruiting process. It's keeping up with the Jones. If every other unsigned 4 star is gonna have one u r 2
@toddpeatjr 20h
Signing day is all fun and games to you media people and fans, but these young men are making life decisions. That isn't stressed enough.
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Todd Peat Jr
Tevin Hood @THood98 21h
#NothingGiven
@toddpeatjr 20h
Do it for yourself. Not your future teammates not your future coaches not the fans. Because when you fall off, they'll forget all about you.
@toddpeatjr 20h
Another word of advice, make your decision with your head, not your heart, you may think these coaches care about you but they don't.
@toddpeatjr 20h
I haven't heard a word from anybody at Nebraska since I left. About anything. Take heed.
@toddpeatjr 20h
This isn't venting, this is something the kids need to hear.
@toddpeatjr 19h
@Skurlover Ask Bo Pelini if he knows what Todd Peat is doing with his life.
@toddpeatjr 19h
@Phead27 You're confused. I'm trying to tell these kids things nobody else will. I wish someone told me.
@toddpeatjr 19h
Don't be fooled. If the college players that follow me had the freedom I do on Twitter a lot of them would tell you the same.
@toddpeatjr 19h
When I was let go by Nebraska, it was over the phone by a football personnel guy, not in person by a head coach.
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Todd Peat Jr
jeremy cox @jeremycox13 18h
@toddpeatjr Not all 4 stars become stars many don't pan out, do to charecter issues, work ethic, injury etc....
@toddpeatjr 18h
The moral of the story is; College football is a business, not a game, so today, young men, make business decisions.
@toddpeatjr 18h
Got y'all shook up. Lol
@toddpeatjr 18h
Nebraska has the best fans in the world.
@toddpeatjr 18h
Bring the real to the people.
@toddpeatjr 18h
If what I said today offended you, it wasn't for you.
@toddpeatjr 18h
I do not blame Nebraska, Bo Pelini, or anybody but myself for my lack of success. I just want to bring light to some important issues.
@toddpeatjr 17h
Wish these kids could see my mentions too
@toddpeatjr 17h
Be thankful for what you have. It can be taken away in an instant.
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Todd Peat Jr
Ralph Amsden IV @ralphamsden 17h
What
@toddpeatjr did on Twitter today might be the truest/most necessary thing to happen on Twitter on a day like this. Thankful he did it.
@toddpeatjr 17h
I'm not sorry if I offend you, all I know how to do is keep it real, if you don't feel me, you don't feel me.
#RealRecognizeReal
@toddpeatjr 17h
Don't let anyone tell you what or who you are or aren't. Good or bad. Only you know that.
@toddpeatjr 17h
I know my worth. Don't need nobody to tell me.
@toddpeatjr 17h
If y'all don't think I'm credible, look at who favorites and rts my stuff
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Todd Peat Jr
Sparky on the seas @sparkyontheseas 16h
@toddpeatjr While I don't doubt you're speaking the truth, you are speaking about a side that people don't want to talk/know about.
It tailed off a bit at the end there and I selectively posted some of the last few. It's all there if you want to read the whole thing.
He makes some really great points, but like a young man, he makes some blunders, too. One is to presume that because people haven't gone through this process they don't know what he's talking about and can't comment. Most people 30 or older have made some pretty damned difficult life decisions, and some mistakes that will affect them for the rest of their lives, so while it may not be identical, most everyone can relate to the decisions he's talking about. The stage is different, that's all.
Maybe someone knows this because I don't - is it OK per NCAA rules for Bo or the NU coaches to continue to interact with TPJr after he leaves Nebraska? I'm not sure what the rules pertaining to recruiting would say about that. Maybe they can and just haven't. I'm pretty certain the NU coaching staff can't respond to him about this - pretty sure that would be a violation of some sort, like Bo can't talk directly about recruits until they sign their LOI, stuff like that.
One thing I am certain of - Bo Pelini knows WAY more than Todd Peat Jr. what the pressures of this industry entail. Peat Jr. has to worry about Peat Jr. right now. Bo has children in school, ties to the community, a wife, a house, bills and stuff that Peat Jr. doesn't have. If anyone knows that they should, "Be thankful for what you have. It can be taken away in an instant." it's a college football coach. Bo was an inch away from being fired this year. Nobody has to preach to him about that.
