For context, he was being interviewed by three guys (me, Yancy Porter and David Johnson). I left the interview after 3:26 because I didn't think he was going to say anything useful after that. To my knowledge, he didn't.
Asked about the process, he said:
"It's been nice. I've never had anything like this. I'm just trying to do something for my family and stuff. I'm trying to go somewhere in my life and do something."
Listed a bunch of offers.
Asked if he was caught by surprise by the flurry of offers, he said:
"It just caught me. Somebody came to the school and ever since then, (offers) have been coming in."
"(Alabama) just liked how I'm aggressive on the football field."
Asked about Ole Miss, Bowie said:
"They haven't really like just talked to me. 'Bama has, but they just like how I'm aggressive on the field, too."
Scintillating stuff, right?
Asked where he thinks his talents are best suited, Bowie said, "Offense." Pressed for specifics, he said, "I catch the ball. I get yards and score."
Porter then presses for more from Bowie on Ole Miss (as if the earlier comment wasn't spellbinding enough). Bowie responds with silence. Total silence. Pressed for even more, Bowie said, "This is my second time coming. I just came up for seven-on-seven. That's it."
Porter asked, "What do you want to learn about (Ole Miss) today?"
Bowie, after two seconds of silence, said, "I really don't know."
Johnson asked about Ole Miss' receiving corps and the success it has had in recent seasons. Does that attract you, he asks.
"Yes, sir," Bowie said.
"How so?" Johnson said.
"They've just been getting a lot of people to go to the NFL and stuff. That's what I want to do. I want to make something out of myself," Bowie said.
I asked about his timetable and what his decision will come down to. He responded with silence. I clarified, asking if he was going to commit early or wait.
"I'm going to wait until probably my senior year to commit," Bowie said on Sunday, a full year before his senior year begins and some 36 hours before he committed to Alabama.
I asked how he planned to sort through his choices, knowing all are good programs with NFL pedigree, etc.
"It's hard," Bowie said, one day before committing to Alabama.
Johnson then asked about Shay Hodge, who was standing a few feet away.
"He helps me on my routes and he helps make my footwork better, stuff like that," Bowie said. "He gets me to do it better and do things the way he did."
Does Shay's status as an Ole Miss alum affect Bowie, he was asked.
"He just tells me whatever choice I make, just make the best out of it," Bowie said.
What has he told you about his experiences at Ole Miss, Porter asked.
"He said he broke a lot of records here and they love him here," Bowie said.
Porter then asked about Mississippi State, but I'd had enough. I needed time to contemplate what I'd learned.
You're welcome.
Asked about the process, he said:
"It's been nice. I've never had anything like this. I'm just trying to do something for my family and stuff. I'm trying to go somewhere in my life and do something."
Listed a bunch of offers.
Asked if he was caught by surprise by the flurry of offers, he said:
"It just caught me. Somebody came to the school and ever since then, (offers) have been coming in."
"(Alabama) just liked how I'm aggressive on the football field."
Asked about Ole Miss, Bowie said:
"They haven't really like just talked to me. 'Bama has, but they just like how I'm aggressive on the field, too."
Scintillating stuff, right?
Asked where he thinks his talents are best suited, Bowie said, "Offense." Pressed for specifics, he said, "I catch the ball. I get yards and score."
Porter then presses for more from Bowie on Ole Miss (as if the earlier comment wasn't spellbinding enough). Bowie responds with silence. Total silence. Pressed for even more, Bowie said, "This is my second time coming. I just came up for seven-on-seven. That's it."
Porter asked, "What do you want to learn about (Ole Miss) today?"
Bowie, after two seconds of silence, said, "I really don't know."
Johnson asked about Ole Miss' receiving corps and the success it has had in recent seasons. Does that attract you, he asks.
"Yes, sir," Bowie said.
"How so?" Johnson said.
"They've just been getting a lot of people to go to the NFL and stuff. That's what I want to do. I want to make something out of myself," Bowie said.
I asked about his timetable and what his decision will come down to. He responded with silence. I clarified, asking if he was going to commit early or wait.
"I'm going to wait until probably my senior year to commit," Bowie said on Sunday, a full year before his senior year begins and some 36 hours before he committed to Alabama.
I asked how he planned to sort through his choices, knowing all are good programs with NFL pedigree, etc.
"It's hard," Bowie said, one day before committing to Alabama.
Johnson then asked about Shay Hodge, who was standing a few feet away.
"He helps me on my routes and he helps make my footwork better, stuff like that," Bowie said. "He gets me to do it better and do things the way he did."
Does Shay's status as an Ole Miss alum affect Bowie, he was asked.
"He just tells me whatever choice I make, just make the best out of it," Bowie said.
What has he told you about his experiences at Ole Miss, Porter asked.
"He said he broke a lot of records here and they love him here," Bowie said.
Porter then asked about Mississippi State, but I'd had enough. I needed time to contemplate what I'd learned.
You're welcome.
