Evangelist 'Sama' Paama, 4* 2019 DT, Honolulu (Kaimuki), HI (COMMITTED)

StrongArmCobra said:

To clarify, Pa'ama told Ektard he's locked in and won't take any other visits. Ektard then said he's heard from a source there's a good chance Pa'ama takes the SC visit. Basically just speculated the kid lied to him so he can prepare his subscribers for the possibility of a flip. Let me remind everyone USC has only flipped one UW commit since Petersen has been here and they've tried with many others. Let me also remind everyone SC had to bribe Marlon's entire family to do it. It's not easy to flip UW commits and the early signing period makes it even harder. Not saying he won't flip but the odds are in our favor.

DoogCourics said:

bananasnblondes said:

On a second analysis of the master orator's poetic verses, I notice he says "better than 50% chance he visits and could flip".

I'm guessing he means that there is a greater than 50% chance that he will visit USC and an unknown % chance he flips his commitment.


So, in conclusion, we are currently at the top of his list, but I wouldn't say we ate the leader.

jhfstyle24 said:

DoogCourics said:

In light of recent events, I figure this place could use some good news:

- Confirmed he'll take his Official on December 15th and it will be the only Official he takes
- He's excited to be taking the visit with his good friend Fa'atui Tuitele as well as Apu Ika (recruiting them to join him)
- Has decided he will be playing defensive line and doesn't plan on entertaining offensive line anymore

Oof

So I read back over what Ektard said this morning as well as the Pa'ama quotes from last week.

This new thing was a part of Ektard's big "Where things stand right now" blog, in which he says we're in amazing shape for everyone but you never know things can change in an instant in recruiting type shit.

"Spoke to Paama recently and he contends that he's completely locked in with Washington and isn't planning to take any other visits except to Montlake. What I have heard though is that USC continues to push on him and there's a better than even chance he visits there and could flip. We'll have to wait and see. Ikaika Malloe learned some lessons with Marlon Tuipulotu...let's see if that experience has paid off."

Ektard is just trying to generate buzz and chatter on the message board. Hearing that USC is pushing (duh) and then saying there is a 50%< chance that he could visit USC then throwing out conjecture that he could flip isn't concrete.

The kid is still locked in to UW. In the span of two weeks he told both Ektard and Roof he is UW and UW only, not taking any other visits. He told Roof others are still pushing but that he politely tells them he's committed to UW.

Nothing to see here until there is.