Anyone think basketball had more to do with this decision that football?
TOS is reporting he was only offered by Miami this morning....sounds like a rash decision was made. I wonder if he's even visited there?
Plus, his 4-star rating would have ruined our average.
Hopefully these near misses will turn into commits someday. öööö we need a closer...
I think it's quite evident that Miami is going to get no punishment at all.One thing that I've learned from watching recruiting is that a lot of kids live in the moment. For example, they'll look at GT's basketball program right now and won't look at the trajectory of the program and where it will probably be in 2 years. Similarly, they look at the state of a football program like UM right now, and ignore things like the potential state of their football team after a 5 years post-season ban + 10 scholarship / year reduction.
And you can't really blame them. When you have two groups of people telling you different things about the state of the world in 4 years, the only thing you can really anchor onto as correct is the past.
I think it's quite evident that Miami is going to get no punishment at all.
Yeah, if we hadn't landed Jorgenson we'd have Elder IMHO.
One thing that I've learned from watching recruiting is that a lot of kids live in the moment. For example, they'll look at GT's basketball program right now and won't look at the trajectory of the program and where it will probably be in 2 years. Similarly, they look at the state of a football program like UM right now, and ignore things like the potential state of their football team after a 5 years post-season ban + 10 scholarship / year reduction.
You're probably right, and it may also be that he (Elder) is looking at the state of UM's basketball program today, which ain't too shabby.
Don't know if we were ever going to get him, but don't blame Paul Johnson for this one. If anyone is at fault it may be Brian Gregory for not giving him enough love as a basketball player.
Doubt it. If "the U" hadn't offerred, we may have. But the Jorgenson commit wasn't what pushed him to accept an offer from what he said was "my favorite school since I was little."
Got the offer he REALLY wanted. Jumped on it. Has little to do with other offers/commits or our coaches' ability to close.
IMHO
I don't know, I suspect our staff maybe should have pressured him more to commit on signing day. Our chances seemed really favorable then.
I told you this kid was a prima donna. He will never amount to spit. Guys that pick Miami would never fit in at GT. He went where he belongs.
Go Jackets!
Right. Because no player ever that has come out of Miami has amounted to anything. What an idiot.