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08:19 AM ET 06.21 | To hear Jaylon Smith tell it, he was trying to be practical when he took to Twitter in an effort to rid himself of some clothing he'd bought on his recruiting visits. "Im sellin new college hoodies and snapbacks for 12 dollars!$$ i aint got use for none of them, i dnt wear nothin tht isnt labeled Nd hit me!" Smith tweeted. He followed up the tweet with photos showing sweatshirts from Florida, Ohio State, Purdue, USC, and Miami and a line of more than a dozen hats stretching across a dresser. ... But the then 16-year-old Smith insisted he was just trying to have a little fun. "I didn't need to say all that stuff," Smith told the Tribune a week after the tweets. "I'm going to give them away to my little brother."

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June 21, 2012 08:34 AM ET

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Kids in college and can't even spell

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June 21, 2012 08:59 AM ET

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The NCAA called his mom and said he was in biiiiiiig trouble.

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June 21, 2012 09:18 AM ET

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I'll take that Gator hoodie off his hands. Then I'm turning his azzzss in to the NCAA for making $$ selling freebies he got on recruiting visits.

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June 21, 2012 09:19 AM ET

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Oh, wait, says he purchased them. Never mind.

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June 21, 2012 09:29 AM ET

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The kid seems to have some serious cash for his age and work experience. Probably won it from an English Essay Contest.

"Smith's 17th birthday was last Thursday and he planned on buying a couple more Notre Dame hats and possibly something for his new car while on his Friday visit to Notre Dame to replenish his wardrobe."

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June 21, 2012 09:38 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:30 AM ET 06.21 by .5 48-8

And racist

Nah...my kid talks a/b snap-backs and flat bills

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June 21, 2012 09:39 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:09 AM ET 06.21 by .5 48-8

He is going to ND.. he aint dumb..And for all you who dont know..Snapback= not fitted hat

Thanks...my Urban Dictionary needs updating.

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June 21, 2012 09:45 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:09 AM ET 06.21 by .5 48-8

He is going to ND.. he aint dumb..And for all you who dont know..Snapback= not fitted hat

I never met the kid so I can't say he is dumb, but keep in mind his "in" at ND is thru the football field, not the classroom. Judging by his tweet I am guessing he isn't going to raise the student body GPA. Would they have taken him if he were 5-7 and a buck fifty? Bottom line- he most likely will be able to buy and sell me in 6 years regardless of how he talks/writes.