Here's a little something we worked up on a Fresno State recruit

Here is yet another example of fandom crossing the line -- Agenda Fandom yet again. People with ulterior motives not concerned with the facts or getting the facts.

DISCLAIMER: Now we aren't anywhere near possessing angelic status nor do we claim such nor do we wish to continually occupy any sort of high horse while wagging our forefingers, so we're checking out of our room at The Holier Than Thou Hotel after this.

This week, a power forward from Chipola Junior College in Florida, Joey Cameron, decided to request his release from a letter-of-intent he had signed to attend Fresno State next season. Immediately, some sectors of Bulldog fandom went into overdrive, hailing this recusal as yet another sign that the Fresno State men's basketball program was in shambles. how a desperately needed big man must have been backing away because he saw disaster awaiting him, yadda, yadda, yadda.

Nobody, except for the parties involved, knew the facts surrounding Cameron's situation..

But that didn't matter -- for some.

Yes, some took it as just more red meat for blasting Fresno State men's basketball, as an opportunity too 'good' to pass up taking yet more swipes.

Unfortunately for them, here is beat reporter Gary Estwick on the matter:

Dogs ball, recruit parting ways
Gary Estwick
The Fresno Bee
March 18, 2008

Power forward Joey Cameron will receive his release from a Fresno State scholarship in the coming days, coach Steve Cleveland told me earlier today. For those of you wondering how this affect next season's incoming class...

It's actually good news for the Dogs... Cameron was a good pickup, but Fresno State is now in a position to contend for several players that offer a bigger impact.

Among others, Fresno State is recruiting Paul George, a former Pepperdine signee, JeJuan Brown, a former Vanderbilt forward, and point guard Rob Lowery, who hails from the same junior college as Bulldogs senior Eddie Miller.

Cameron was a defense/rebound kinda player. He hails from the same junior college as [current Bulldog] Shawn Taylor. He may develop into a solid Division I player, but it wasn't worth the risk for him to move out West... He will likely settle at a school much closer to his home in Atlanta. He's married, and has a wife out there... Fresno is a long way from the life he has become accustomed to.

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Oops. The 'saviour' of the Fresno State men's basketball program had other more complicated reasons for making the request that he did. Besides what Estwick detailed, Cameron is also currently injured, hasn't played for a while and is concerned over his healing. His wife also owns a business in the Southeast.

Yes, facts do sometimes get in the way of the conclusions that are wished.

Another point: Cleveland has a weekly radio show where callers can pose questions to him on the air-- it's not like he isn't accessible if someone wishes to get a query answered.. It's worth a listen if one wishes to determine who will make the effort to get an answer about a question of interest and those who decide to remain solely frequenters of message boards.

But we already knew about that divide.