I’ve never heard of 3 star LB Tatum Bethune lol
The F$U fans have created a BULLSH!TE myth about how Prison Mike Norvell beat Mario "head-to-head" for the greatest-of-all-time transfer player, Tatum Bethune.
All because multiple F$U websites reported that Tatum Bethune picked F$U over "finalists" Miami and Auburn. Even though there is no proof or statement that Bethune had an offer from Miami. And we all know how accurate and reliable and never-wrong the F$U websites are, right?
So let's review the tape.
One of Tatum Bethune's high school coaches was Sabbath Joseph, who was working for F$U when Tatum Bethune chose F$U. One of Tatum Bethune's college coaches at UCF was Randy Shannon, who was working for F$U when Tatum Bethune chose F$U.
Tatum Bethune entered the Portal on December 31, 2021. Tatum Bethune chose F$U on January 4, 2022. We are all well-aware that most of these guys who go into the Portal hold back-channel conversations with teams/coaches/players prior to Portal-entry, so that they are sure that they have at least one safe landing spot.
Nobody denies that Miami expressed interest at some point. But there was no offer, there was no visit. And I reached out to someone who knows, who told me that Bethune wanted a guaranteed starter role, which we all know is something that Mario doesn't promise. Furthermore, Mario had not hired the DC or LB coach at the time.
But somehow...some way...because some F$U websites called Miami "a finalist" (yeah, a "finalist" that never made an offer to Tatum Bethune), now the F$U fans have invented the myth of Prison Mike Norvell "going 3-0 in head-to-head recruiting battles against Mario".
And it's all a lie. But this is what the F$U fans do. Lie, lie, lie.