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Dalvin Cook Rivals Article

killa1storm said:
It's actually smart for all recruits to keep their options open. What happens when a school suddenly has someone higher on the board interested and then the school drops them last minute? Or the coach recruiting them leaves or gets fired? Or they can't get into the school last minute? Stuff like that happens every year, so it's best to keep all options open. Now none of those scenarios may apply to Cook, who knows, but it's a thought. He should take all 5. All recruits should really.
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A few things


1. This is true, a recruit should keep his options open when he is UNSURE of his decision. But when your unsure of a decision don't commit. I understand kids do this, I understand teams look around. BUT there has to be some degree of understanding between the player and the team. Me thinks Dalvin Cook is not one of these kids who would have an offer dropped at the last minute, would you agree?

It is possible that a coach could change between now and NSD, but IMO that is why you are committing to the program and not the coach. So if a player is only committing to a coach, so be it. That is there right and they have the decision.

2. Recruits taking 5 visits, do your thing. If they want to, do it. I just suggest an open line of communication with the staff. That is all.

3. This can all be avoided but for some reason it has not. If we have an Early Signing Day (around Thanksgiving), you have removed much of this commitment BS.

Instead no one is a commit and for the first time (around Thanksgiving) a player can sign and be fully committed. If a player doesn't sign, they are not committed. This could prevent the problem of pulling offers last minute too. Once you sign, you are legally obligated to the school and the school is obligated to honor the scholarship.

So any school that is "offering" players must issue this document for the player to sign on early signing day. If they school doesn't, the kid doesn't have an offer.
 
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Consigliere said:
killa1storm said:
It's actually smart for all recruits to keep their options open. What happens when a school suddenly has someone higher on the board interested and then the school drops them last minute? Or the coach recruiting them leaves or gets fired? Or they can't get into the school last minute? Stuff like that happens every year, so it's best to keep all options open. Now none of those scenarios may apply to Cook, who knows, but it's a thought. He should take all 5. All recruits should really.
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A few things


1. This is true, a recruit should keep his options open when he is UNSURE of his decision. But when your unsure of a decision don't commit. I understand kids do this, I understand teams look around. BUT there has to be some degree of understanding between the player and the team. Me thinks Dalvin Cook is not one of these kids who would have an offer dropped at the last minute, would you agree?

It is possible that a coach could change between now and NSD, but IMO that is why you are committing to the program and not the coach. So if a player is only committing to a coach, so be it. That is there right and they have the decision.

2. Recruits taking 5 visits, do your thing. If they want to, do it. I just suggest an open line of communication with the staff. That is all.

3. This can all be avoided but for some reason it has not. If we have an Early Signing Day (around Thanksgiving), you have removed much of this commitment BS.

Instead no one is a commit and for the first time (around Thanksgiving) a player can sign and be fully committed. If a player doesn't sign, they are not committed. This could prevent the problem of pulling offers last minute too. Once you sign, you are legally obligated to the school and the school is obligated to honor the scholarship.

So any school that is "offering" players must issue this document for the player to sign on early signing day. If they school doesn't, the kid doesn't have an offer.
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True but you never know why kids commit. Some coaches pressure kids into committing or else they pull the scholly. I know Texas is notorious for giving kids a deadline to commit. So let's say a kid is genuinely interested in a school but not necessarily ready to commit. The school says 'hey commit now or the train is leaving the stations.' Being genuinely interested in them, the kid commits to secure his spot and then keep his options open just in case. That's just one scenario of many. Point being the kids aren't often 'playing games.'

I like some of your suggestions, IMO coaches and schools are more at fault for what recruiting is than the kids. You have grown *** men promising the world to 16-17 year old kids and people act surprised that they're wishy washy and changing their minds seemingly daily?
 
killa1storm said:
True but you never know why kids commit. Some coaches pressure kids into committing or else they pull the scholly. I know Texas is notorious for giving kids a deadline to commit. So let's say a kid is genuinely interested in a school but not necessarily ready to commit. The school says 'hey commit now or the train is leaving the stations.' Being genuinely interested in them, the kid commits to secure his spot and then keep his options open just in case. That's just one scenario of many. Point being the kids aren't often 'playing games.'

I like some of your suggestions, IMO coaches and schools are more at fault for what recruiting is than the kids. You have grown *** men promising the world to 16-17 year old kids and people act surprised that they're wishy washy and changing their minds seemingly daily?
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How many recruits does this apply to, a kid commits and his left at the alter?
 
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I'm starting to worry about some of you lol... This 18 year old kid is affecting your lives it seems.. If he comes great if not who cares WE ALREADY HAVE A 5 STAR RB COMMITTED..
 
none of us has no idea what the kid is telling our coaches. he may have told them he's coming to UM and is just playing uf. our staff probably isn't caught up with what he's saying publically. i'm sure they are concerned w/ what he is saying to them. this is a kid who knows he will be around UM campus and athletes often. no benefit in trolling our staff.
 
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chicanego said:
jandman514 said:
I'm starting to worry about some of you lol... This 18 year old kid is affecting your lives it seems.. If he comes great if not who cares WE ALREADY HAVE A 5 STAR RB COMMITTED..
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Love Yearby, but we need both.
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I been one of the bigger cook fans since his sophmore year, Though I do believe he is a super talent, with Golden and co we dont need him. I have always been of the mind keep the talented kids home and if you cant replace them with other talented kids. Cant blame the staff if they put a good product on the field, recruit the kid HARD and everyone around him is pushing canes.

We got a top back from dade and Broward, we gonna be alright. With past staffs we would recruit him in lala land and have no backup plans, be wondering why the broward kid was getting no love and going to Tenn. Then on signing day sign a lower kid no one heard of, or maybe no back at all.
 
valid said:
Why would anyone want to play for a psychopath redneck like Muschump is beyond me. Hey, if you want to get yelled at incessantly then be my guest.
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It's just to be different. To be "unique". To be I am better than the home town school. I am sought out by schools across the country. I am a maverick. I am better than you.
It is the mentality of some of the talented kids in South Florida.
 
5Ringz said:
Who?

Oh you're talking about the backup running back at Central?
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