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Absolutely.Getting the QB is probably the biggest part.
We also got 4 Florida boys thanks to Strong's FL ties.
Absolutely.Getting the QB is probably the biggest part.
If you want to see what a monster recruiter in Texas looks like slide on over to aTm's commitment list. Texas had trouble getting going in this recruiting cycle even with the Texas name. You don't stumble when you should have the pick of any Texas player that you want. He is a tremendous coach though, IMO. He clearly made some in roads late on the recruiting trail though. I attribute that to really hard work and grinding it out.Strong is an absolute monster recruiter. Texas will be a top 10 team again soon, just need Charlie's boys in there instead of Mack's
I'm telling you man, it's an excellent class and it's amazing what a difference a few weeks makes. It's a crop that Longhorns fan has to be happy with given how the recruiting class looked like just a few weeks ago.If you want to see what a monster recruiter in Texas looks like slide on over to aTm's commitment list. Texas had trouble getting going in this recruiting cycle even with the Texas name. You don't stumble when you should have the pick of any Texas player that you want. He is a tremendous coach though, IMO. He clearly made some in roads late on the recruiting trail though. I attribute that to really hard work and grinding it out.
edit: going back and looking I am amazed at how well Strong finished this class. Absolutely brilliant.
Wait until this dude actually has some success with some of his recruits. Even a Cotton Bowl winning season could bring recruiting at UT back to Mack Brown's glory days.If you want to see what a monster recruiter in Texas looks like slide on over to aTm's commitment list. Texas had trouble getting going in this recruiting cycle even with the Texas name. You don't stumble when you should have the pick of any Texas player that you want. He is a tremendous coach though, IMO. He clearly made some in roads late on the recruiting trail though. I attribute that to really hard work and grinding it out.
edit: going back and looking I am amazed at how well Strong finished this class. Absolutely brilliant.
It does happen all the time, and it sucks when anyone does it. The whole signing process needs to be more upfront. Send a guy an offer sheet, when he signs it and faxes it in (with a copy sent to the conference) both sides are committed.Horrible story for this kid. Even the L'ville media guys I follow on twitter couldn't defend this, only saying "it happens all the time". Even worse is outside of an offer from Wake Forest (which signed 22 kids yesterday so might be full), he's going to go from playing major D1 football to the lowest level. His other offers are not impressive.
This is another scenario where the early signing period would benefit the player. If a team isn't going to be committed to him, they won't let him sign early. If a player is committed and he isn't afforded that opportunity, he should be smart enough to know to look at his options.It does happen all the time, and it sucks when anyone does it. The whole signing process needs to be more upfront. Send a guy an offer sheet, when he signs it and faxes it in (with a copy sent to the conference) both sides are committed.
That's not how the commitment process works. A verbal commitment is just that. It is not binding by either party. Nothing can be signed and faxed until signing day where things become binding.It does happen all the time, and it sucks when anyone does it. The whole signing process needs to be more upfront. Send a guy an offer sheet, when he signs it and faxes it in (with a copy sent to the conference) both sides are committed.
I think they should allow early signing, like Deuce was talking about.That's not how the commitment process works. A verbal commitment is just that. It is not binding by either party. Nothing can be signed and faxed until signing day where things become binding.
It's true, it's not binding til the ink is dry. But it's pretty shitty for a kid to commit 7 months prior to signing day, not even listen to other offers and then get the rug pulled out from under him last minute. He took an official visit to L'ville 2 weeks prior to signing day. At least let him know then so he has time.That's not how the commitment process works. A verbal commitment is just that. It is not binding by either party. Nothing can be signed and faxed until signing day where things become binding.
No doubt. That is a terrible thing to do to a kid. I feel really bad for him because of Petrino's lack of integrity.It's true, it's not binding til the ink is dry. But it's pretty shitty for a kid to commit 7 months prior to signing day, not even listen to other offers and then get the rug pulled out from under him last minute. He took an official visit to L'ville 2 weeks prior to signing day. At least let him know then so he has time.
Sure, but if the kid is good enough, he will be okay and will likely get a scholarship somewhere.It's true, it's not binding til the ink is dry. But it's pretty shitty for a kid to commit 7 months prior to signing day, not even listen to other offers and then get the rug pulled out from under him last minute. He took an official visit to L'ville 2 weeks prior to signing day. At least let him know then so he has time.
I'll remember that with the upcoming draft that you will be watching intently.I don't know why people get all super excited about NSD and especially the 4-5 star kids. Most of these kids are crap after a few years. Quite a few end up in jail etc. and never realize their potential.
It is nice to have a strong recruiting class, but at the end of the day, it is about the same as an NFL draft getting all A's.