Maninoa Tufono, 4* LB 2019, Punahou HS, HI (Offered)

Neighbor2972 said:

Tufono said he wasn't sure if he was completely shutting down the lines of communication with other programs and hasn't yet decided if he intends to take more official visits.

"I am going to talk about every option with my family and, after this decision, we’ll decide if we’re just going to take that one official or if we'll also take a few others," Tufono said. "I haven’t really decided when I'm going to sign. It could be during the early period in December or, if we play it safe, probably just sign in February."

Squirt said:

insinceredawg said:

From the UT site
Like we reported last week, Texas has been surging in this recruitment, and we have reason to believe the Longhorns are now in the pole position. UT will host Tufono for an official visit this fall/winter and with a big season, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Longhorns close the deal. I’m told Todd Orlando and Jake Langi, who has strong Polynesian ties, have done a tremendous job recruiting Tufono and his family and that they have bought into the program.

Sounds like something Ektard would say. Unlike Ektard, at least this guy has the ballz to put in a CB and stand by his prediction.

LOL. Whenever these recruiting "insiders" say "I'm told" or "sources say," they're getting their info from the coaching staff. Otherwise, the article would include direct quotes from the recruit or his family. No recruit or family member insists on anonymity.

So basically Texas coaches Orlando and Langi are telling the UT recruiting site, "We're doing a tremendous job, our Poly ties are really paying off, and the PSA and his family are buying into the program, so we feel like we're in the pole position."

It's the same reason why the Doogman dudes were always telling their marks subscribers that Sark and Co. were killing it in recruiting and every PSA had a tremendous visit.

NorwegianHusky said:

lol

https://twitter.com/maninoa_tufono/status/1026544346546360320