A mere five days ago I reported on what seemed to be a confident, self-assured Cyrus Kouandjio as he took his official visit to Auburn less than five days before signing day.
But when it came time to commit to the Auburn Family® Kouandjio, as noted by his father in an interview Wednesday, was so stressed that he had been suffering periodic, involuntary nervous twitches.
After Cyrus’ less-than-enthusiastic commitment to Auburn, Jean-Claude Kouandjio talked to Kristen Kenney of FOX Sports’ Scout.com about what the decision-making process had done to his son:
“If you see the button on his lips, it’s a form of stress. He’s been going through that for three days. It was a very heavy decision.”
For a program that touts its family atmosphere, ironic that Kouandjio’s consideration of his own family seems to be at the root of his indecision. (His father told Kenney today that he would prefer Cyrus join brother Arie at the University of Alabama.)
Of his commitment to Auburn, Cyrus reiterated to Kenney during the interview that “there’s doubt in my mind.”
For the full interview, visit FOX Sports’ Scout.com website.
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7:41 pm on February 2nd, 2011
Cyrus saw through all of the BS that the Barner staff is spewing and rethinking his decision with a level head. Most recruits only commit to AU based on the hype that the Trooper Taylor thug emits during visits. It’s not hard for the rest of the world to see through it.
7:59 pm on February 2nd, 2011
“For a program that touts its family atmosphere, ironic that Kouandjio’s consideration of his own family seems to be at the root of his indecision. ”
What is that? Whatever point you are getting at doesn’t even make sense.
Why don’t you post the full interview where Cyrus said everything felt right about Auburn. He’s obviously torn between what is best for him and what his family wants.
8:00 pm on February 2nd, 2011
thejuice,
the entire interview is linked twice in the post and on the youtube page hosting the video.
8:26 pm on February 2nd, 2011
@Tim I ride my bike past that parking lot everyday and during the fall you aren’t too far off.
8:32 pm on February 2nd, 2011
Haha, And most recruits only commit to Bama based on the car Saban gives them. That parking lot looks like a car show. Ask any player in the SEC.
8:32 pm on February 2nd, 2011
good luck my man. wde. We want you in the family but do what is best for you!
8:35 pm on February 2nd, 2011
Saban’s a snake! First the one UT recruit comes out on ESPN Radio and says that Bama media are trying to influence him, the Saban gets the AU tiger limo (whatever that was called) banned last year, now using a recruits dad Peaches to get his son to switch from AU to Bama…(sounds like cecil newton) but this time a different Alabama university
8:52 pm on February 2nd, 2011
black people never fail to amuse me
9:31 pm on February 2nd, 2011
Jack G. - I live in Alabama and follow recruiting. I never heard Alabama media pumping up Clear, at best he was a “maybe” kid.
GolfeDrew - that’s pretty bad there man, very racist IMO.
10:34 pm on February 2nd, 2011
What are you talking about barner? Trooper taylor is the most low down lying, conniving sack of junk i have ever seen. He deliberately places lies and false hopes ina players heads and causes them to be confused, thus tricking them into going to the barn or stressing out before they see through the BS he is spewing. Saban is the most upstanding recruiter out there, in fact his policy is that if any coach negative recruits, they will be fired. At auburn, if any coach doesnt negative recruit, they will get fired…..Cyrus has more integrity than joining that circus of deceit and hypocrisy down on the plains.
@Tim you sir are a moron. I went to Bama and attend games there every weekend in the fall, id like to see this parking lot your mention. Seeing that i am friends with an Associate AD i walk through “said” lot, nothing there out of the ordinary, unlike bingo machines and 200,000 church donations.
10:36 pm on February 2nd, 2011
Deadlines are a bitch. So are Saturdays in the Fall. College will teach him that.
For now, he’s not in college, so he kinda gets a pass.
But man, you can believe Auburn is innocent all you want, but surely you can understand, now more than ever, why a star recruit’s parents would have concerns about that choice.
12:26 am on February 3rd, 2011
Lot of conflict with his bro at Bama and pops wanting him to go to Bama. Tough to reconcile. Can definitely see where he might have signer’s remorse.
12:38 am on February 3rd, 2011
Good to see the barn is back to the pat dye ways of “crootin”. Lets see, be a silent commit to the barn, don’t tell your parents til the last minute. Yeah thats good crootin. He was inticed by the strip club. They were able to steal from texas.
Tried to steal collins from us, they lied to calloway promised no more RBs would be signed and Mason commits early and calloway caught them.
Lied to the texas commit….also talk of payolla…yea they are all in.
4:56 am on February 3rd, 2011
It’s gonna be a great 30 for 30 documentary, that’s for sure. Winning the NC will be the turning point. Just like John Edwards, Auburn was not ready for the big time. From a PR standpoint, they have bungled everything from the start of the Newton Scandal, and continued to do so even after they won the NC. When you win a Heisman and a NC in the same year, the lights get a lot brighter and the questions and media scrutiny follow. Of course you wouldnt know that if it had been 50 years since you last won a NC. The Auburn SID should have been fired at the end of the season for the way he handled the Newton scandal, even if he did get a hand grenade (Newton Scandal) thrown in his lap one day.
Its only a matter of time now…if they think the Cam deal was bad just wait for the final act. Thats when the shit hits the fan and one person decides he’s not “ALL IN” anymore cause the FBI is involved and he is not real keen on spending a few years in prison. He starts singin like a canary, and the dominos start falling. Too many people are either involved or know and have known what is going on down there. The power, greed, and blinding desire to win at all cost attitude of a few wealthy older white men will end up ruining a lot of lives/careers and destroying a major college football program. “ALL IN”= complicit
10:03 am on February 3rd, 2011
Look, I will readily admit that I am an Alabama fan. I believe anyone who has read my posts the last few weeks will understand that the guise of being a “Duck” in light of them playing Auburn in the national championship was playful banter.
With that said, please stop personally attacking me. I bleed Crimson and White. I hope Cyrus comes to Alabama and don’t care if we have to pay to get him. Besides, Auburn’s day for probation is coming. Just wait and see. Our probation is nothing compared to what Auburn will get.
10:31 am on February 3rd, 2011
Everything Auburn does is shady and illegal, everything Alabama does is 100% pure, clean, and honorable. Bama fans will say CK got paid by Auburn if he chooses them… but will say he went with his heart and honor in choosing Bama.
It makes me nervous you’re able to drive, work, and vote with your reasoning skills.
10:37 am on February 3rd, 2011
SBB,
Why don’t you focus on the Walt Williams aspect of this story for your next post. You should read the kids Facebook wall. Also look into the Law that Arkansas wants put in place to keep Walt away from kids. Also do some research on how Dyer and Frazier ended up at Auburn.
Sincerely,
Guz Malzahn’s best friend Walt Williams
11:24 am on February 3rd, 2011
Hey go ducks
YOU ARE A NUT! TYPICAL BAMMER FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11:43 am on February 3rd, 2011
Auburn is garbage. Scam Newton single handidly turned ya’lls program around in one year and now that he is gone there will be noone to wipe up your pathetic tears. I dont care if CK goes to the Barn or not because ya’ll are gonna be mediocre for the next 10 years. So if he goes to Auburn then good for him but while he will be sulking in mediocrity, his brother will be bathing in National Championship trophies. Prepare for dark days of probation and losses barners
12:00 pm on February 3rd, 2011
Did you read my post? I do not like these personal attacks. I am an intelligent Bama fan who playful pretends to cheer for Oregon. Is that wrong? I’m not apologizing for anything.
I still hope that Bama gets Cyrus before the “Milton McGregor Auburn Tigers” get him. Our probation will be over soon anyway, auburn’s is just about to begin!
12:02 pm on February 3rd, 2011
The link of “Athletics to utter stupidity”, has never been stronger. It will get to a point where normal intelligent people won’t let these ‘tards live in the same country as us.
OK,, all moral-less, 2 digit IQ, athletic college grads,, and your worthless families can have Greenland. Just set up a camera so we can watch your train-wreck lives from a safe distance. We will call the new country “OJ-Tiger-Plaxico-Newton-Rothlesburger land”. All hail Galixar ..
Keep ‘em coming Brooks.
12:16 pm on February 3rd, 2011
Go Duck’s seems to have his feathers in a wad.
12:30 pm on February 3rd, 2011
HEY GO DUCKS
YOU ARE WRONG AGAIN! THERE IS NOT ANY INTELLIGENT BAMMER FAN’S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1:06 pm on February 3rd, 2011
###### NOTE——–the post above @ 12:00 pm on February 3rd, 2011 was not me.
Neither is the one from 10:03 am on February 3rd, 2011 .
The only comment I wrote in this story before now is from 10:36 pm on February 2nd, 2011
I love this blog site. I ENJOY it. I comment here a lot. It can be a lot of fun.
It’s kinda silly that someone would PRETEND to be me. I’m not that important, and no, I’m not an Alabama “fan,” I’m a Ducks fan, all the way.
It’s silly that I even have to MENTION that someone doesn’t have their own opinion and instead tries to sabotage mine, but still, I’m not going to change my name here because of it. It’s too bad you can’t have a unique name here in the comments section, but still, it’s a great site.
I respect ‘Bama, absolutely, and no, I don’t pretend to like Auburn either, in particular because of how I was treated by their fans in person for most of the 2010 season and, more importantly, at the BCS Title game.
But I also respect this kid if he DOES want to go to Auburn. I wouldn’t make that choice, but absolutely it’s got to be tough. Auburn has recruited well already this year, and in spite of losing a ton of talent to the NFL Draft, they could still be very, very strong in the SEC West the next few years.
Still, look at all the players they sent to the NFL this year alone. You don’t have to LIKE it if the kid goes to Auburn, but you have to respect his decision to “be his own man” and his chances of becoming an NFL prospect thanks to schools like Auburn and Alabama and even Iowa.
Don’t EVER let anyone rope me into the Alabama/Auburn rivalry. It’s fierce, and I get it, but I don’t own anything Crimson or….Orange? I respect Alabama, but come on, you don’t have to PRETEND to be me. Make your own opinion, your own choices, and your own voice.
2:24 pm on February 3rd, 2011
Okay, this is starting to get ridiculous. Brooks, the post at 1:06 PM by the poster “Go Ducks” is not me.
I’ll explain this in brief simply for clarity’s sake: some fraternity brothers and I decided to visit this blog often and comment on the Auburn articles. Alex Hamilton and I are good buddies. I never meant for this to get out of hand. With all due respect, Roll Tide.
2:43 pm on February 3rd, 2011
@ Above. Get over yourself. GET YOUR OWN USERNAME.
Why do you care about impersonating me? I’m a DUCKS fan. If you are an Alabama fan, Auburn fan, or whatever you are, why would you mess around with my name? What’s the point? I can’t tell if you are an Alabama fan, an Auburn fan, or just a creep, but it doesn’t matter—–I write my comments here to have a voice, not to stir things up with other people who comment here.
And I comment on a lot more than JUST the Auburn articles.
Who the heck is Alex Hamilton anyway?
Brooks doesn’t care if you impersonate me (or really, just use my name). He’s got better things to do. You should too. I might like to think Brooks reads our comments, and if he does, it’s more than we deserve.
Get your own opinion and your own name. I’m a DUCK FAN. If I WAS an Alabama fan, as I suspect you are, I would say so, and my name wouldn’t be the one I have chosen. You don’t like what I have to say? That’s fine. What do YOU think about the story?
But as long as I’m clear that I’m NOT AN ALABAMA FAN, and certainly not an Auburn fan either, people will read my comments just like yours—-with a grain of salt, and a little more to think about. The name doesn’t matter—-I might as well change it, it’s just simpler NOT to, so be an adult and get your own user name—–the thing that makes us all different is how we decide to act, and the opinions we have. You actually have good grammar skills compared to some commenters I’ve seen here—–use those skills, trust that your opinion DOES have worth, and let us hear it.
4:07 pm on February 3rd, 2011
I’m speechless. I have no idea why someone finds it hilarious to impersonate me. I wish this website required users to login and use a password so that I could confirm this is my identity and showcase to everyone that this was a silly prank - a stunt by fraternity brothers - that has been blown out of proportion.
I am an ALABAMA fan. I will let the record show that and will not allow anyone to make any mistake about it, despite anything you have to say. I would give you my Facebook information and even tell you which fraternity I am a part of, if that’s what it would take. I’m a law student at Alabama. There, now try and find me.
Get your own username. Quit playing around and pretending to me any chance you get. It’s pathetic. You are clearly as intelligent (if not more intelligent) than I am, but I would appreciate respectful discourse, not unexpected or unwanted mocking. Roll Tide.
4:24 pm on February 3rd, 2011
Ok, so I had to watch it without sound. Where is the tick? I saw him chewing on his lips while listening to questions, but where is the tick?
7:19 pm on February 3rd, 2011
LOL @ the exchange between Go Ducks and Go Ducks above..
9:25 pm on February 3rd, 2011
Bobby Lowder got arrested tonight… Brooks you “ALL IN”
get the scoop
11:38 pm on February 3rd, 2011
We can all tell who Go Ducks really is. We’ve read his comments for months.
But leave it to some BAMMER to try to cheat him too. I mean why would a Ducks fan pretend to PRETEND to be a Bammer?
You Bammers are so sorry. You cheat anywhere you can and we ALL SEE THROUGH IT. Idiot Bammers. We’re taking this recruit from you too! War Dam Eagle!
11:51 pm on February 3rd, 2011
How much did the coach cost to bribe? Too bad his parents see through the barn crap.
11:56 pm on February 3rd, 2011
Shut up Prison mate. Being the best team that ever hit the field, we don’t have to buy the players. We just have strip club parties with happy endings and get these dumb @$$ recruits to buy in to our crap. How else would you expect recruits to come to us after only a 2 day visit and no other history? The HS coach is who we bought, see him pushing Cyrus to us? Thats who we buy.
11:57 pm on February 3rd, 2011
And the NCAA wont do Jack Shizz, Cam is in the clear…. untouchable bichess
6:39 am on February 4th, 2011
So Lowder was arrested tonight. Thats funny because he was at the Auburn Basketball game tonight. I think too many people believe what they read on message boards
9:31 am on February 4th, 2011
Alabama doesn’t need this guy or this drama.
They’ll get whoever they want. They’re that good.
We need to realize we need to FIGHT for these recruits. Cam came and left in ONE YEAR. We can’t replace him. We need better people and we need to make sure not to pay anyone else so 2011 can be a good year.
6:48 pm on February 4th, 2011
How come the easily impressionable kids love Trooper Taylor and the Auburn coaches while the parents who are older and more experienced in the ways of the world (and con artist) can’t stand them….except for admitted dirtbag Cecil Newton.
4:46 am on February 6th, 2011
The geniuses who say the parking lot looks like a car lot, doesn’t that parking lot sit behind fraternity houses? Doesn’t the athletic dorm also have other people (non-athletes) that live there (you might want to know what you are talking about before you post)?
11:15 pm on February 6th, 2011
I saw him twitch like that when Good Counsel beat his sorry ass. No one has done less with more than Dematha.
4:09 pm on February 10th, 2011
You people are so jealous and stupid. Get over yourselves. One of main reasons I became an Auburn fan because bama people are so arrogant and full of themselves. They think there grap don’t stink. Get a life and grow up people!