Thanks for coming back with a statement and divulging who you are. I may be reading a bit much in between the lines but I get the impression you're not happy about this and, dare I say it, embarrassed... One other thing I'll add, you have to know the main reason for the level of anger here is not that he simply chose another school...
You know this isn’t true. He intentionally led our coaching staff along with the help of Auburn and Garner. If it was the pressure thing from local people, then either wait and sign NSD, or better yet, sign on ESD and at least tell Tennessee’s coaching staff that you have signed with another school and can’t be recruited anymore. This was malicious, and the only reason the cat got out of the bag was either the poster who posted the screenshot that he had signed, or Austin Price posting that he had already signed.
You don’t have to be a “very smart” kid to know you can’t sign with two teams. Or to know you are lying. It doesn’t matter if his mama or Gus or Garner tells him to keep everything a secret, he’s committing an NCAA violation and wasting the time of the coaches who left THEIR families to see your son in person. He had many chances to do the right thing. Surely he knows what that is.
I wish Price had interviewed him and Hardy would have responded with something like that. I would have loved to hear Hardy's response when Price released that he definitely had signed in Dec. How does the kid even say "I didn't sign?" I wonder what his friends think. These kids understand the recruiting process and normally wish others well (even the ones being recruited hard by us). There is no defense for his behavior for sure. After publicly saying he wanted to hear more from the coaches the NCAA should definitely get involved.
.. This thread definitely needs it.. 
