I suspect he is saying that you signed Standifer - a middling prospect of a DB by all accounts - in order to get an in with Treadwell. When you got the in and ultimately signed Treadwell, Standifer became expendable. All it took was one misstep to get rid of him. Would that same misstep have gotten a more highly regarded player booted? Since we don't know the misstep, we don't know the answer.
Note that I am not ascribing to this theory. Just spelling it out for you two since you seem incapable of connecting A and B.
Middling? Being a three star doesn't make you middling these days when you consider that a one star doesn't exist and anyone with a solitary BCS offer instantly goes from NR or two star to a low three star.
He had offers an took visits to Notre Dame, Michigan, Boise State, Vandy, and Pittsburgh. He was committed to Michigan at one point.
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=5460417
http://rivals.yahoo.com/michigan/football/recruiting/player-Anthony-Standifer-123823
http://247sports.com/Player/Anthony-Standifer-11223?Institution=10282
Aside from off the field issues, most schools would be happy to have a few of these middling DBs.
The rest of this isn't for you DAA, because you explained in your post that you don't necessarily subscribe to the theory.
Sometimes the lines start getting blurred and things start meshing on the SPED boards. I didn't expect the rational board to take this ridiculous theory and run with it.
The kid has pro talent on the field, but there is a reason he hasn't played and is now gone. He smoked up all his second chances and refuses to conform to the rules, if you must know.
Treadwell is a very good kid. I suspect that his parents will understand and may possibly be happy to see a bad influence out of their child's circle. Both Treadwell and current LB recruit, Nyles Morgan, are upstanding guys with great involved parents. If they think Standifer was used, they'll see through the ******** and Morgan won't sign with us. But just watch what happens.
http://247sports.com/Player/Nyles-Morgan-15861
I guess its a waste of keystrokes to explain though. The truth won't matter to many here, because of the double standard applied by Sprivals and SPED type posters. If the staff lets him be a disruption and continue his ways, "Bucky is protecting his highly rated thug!!!! That's so un-Christian of him!!!! loolololl" If he kicks him off the team, "OMG...Bucky, used and abused this poor recruit just to get to his friends. How does he call himself a Christian!!!!" It's no different than the religious tweets debate. Freeze has done it for as long as he has been on twitter and well before coming to OM. It was seen as phony, until your own coach, in year five, started copying him.