Here's what I know on Mark Matthews...

[lindend]

Another thing to keep in mind, this visit is early. He’ll still OV to aTm after.

The recent trend has been to get your key recruits on campus the first week or at worst the second week. Many kids end up committing and never visiting schools at the end of their OV schedule. Our OV schedule is extremely front end loaded this year.

Looks like I'm going to have to crunch the #s in the thread below to back up this statement

Visits Thread 'June Official Visit Multi-Year Results Master Thread'

Mar 3, 2024

Creating a thread to see if there are any general trends for June visits. My initial speculation was the first or last visits are the ones you want to get. Granted its a limited sample size so far, but the results seem to indicate that the third or fourth weekend is when you want your key recruits to visit.

Year	June Visit Commit %	June Visit NLI %
24	39%	37%
23	27%	25%

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[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

We Byke!

Don’t believe the hype. We paying for the visit on account of the optics. aTm gone pay more in the end.

Ah yes. Optics. Such a cool word. Concerned with the outward appearance and associated perception. You know who else learned about optics? Moe Greene.


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Lol if you think there is no concern about the optics of this recruitment with this staff you’re kidding yourself. They absolutely deal in optics. It’s a large part of this recruiting staffs core belief.

I think the staff cares significantly more about landing players that will help us win than “optics.” I’m not on the staff though, so maybe I’m wrong.

“Optics,” much like gas lighting, has become so overused that it’s become like a dog whistle to me.

You what’s worse than the “optics” of losing the local 5 star kid? The optics of losing games.

You do know, the recruiting staff is different than the coaching staff, right? Like, DSniff, Frank the Tank, Joe Brown, Mike Rumph, Stephen Field, Tia and Mackenzie, Roland Smith along with others not to mention the creative and graphic design departments.

Thank you for that clarificayshun. Despite the 5,000 comments I’ve made on this site (that’s pathetic, but that’s on me), it never once occurred to me that Frank Tucker, Smiff the Sniff Field, et al were actually the ones in the recruiting department. I always assumed Dennis Smiff was the alter ego of Mario. A pseudonym of nom de plume if you’re fancy. I thought Frank Tucker was really Jorge Mas, out in the skreets offering bags.

That’s all sarcasm. I hope the optics come across for the rest of the folks on here.

 

[Dwinstitles]

@Dwinstitles

 

[Dwinstitles]

TAMU about to sacrifice 3 popeye the sailor men to land MM

 

[Dwinstitles]

Crazy that I had no idea these people were pretending to be military till I read it here last season when we played them. Goofy *** fans bruh

 

[dirtyred786]

Texas A&M really been a thorn in our side when it comes to recruiting ever since Shemar Stewart. The crazy thing is, they haven't really won a **** thing even with all their great recruiting classes.

 

[Silentobserver]

Texas A&M really been a thorn in our side when it comes to recruiting ever since Shemar Stewart. The crazy thing is, they haven't really won a **** thing even with all their great recruiting classes.

*they haven't won a **** thing.

Using the word really as a qualifier makes your statement appear as though they've actually done something since Bear Bryant was there

 

[01Falsetto]

Mario breathes recruiting. MM isn’t his first rodeo.

 

[awill510]

That’s just not true, it benefits for the following reasons.

1) you start getting paid early. Sure you are getting broken off for visits but this was you start getting the real money fast.
2) all the money is finite but demand keeps going up. Even an 8-4 will run out of money in a given cycle.

Look there is a reason why these kids are deciding sooner rather than later the past few cycles.

Actually many can earn NIL deals in HS. Entirely possible being committed and signed can net you more money…

Should have been more clear, there are benefits of course. Just my opinion if you are DJ or MM caliber, you will always have a spot and resources will be around for them until NSD, they are legit plus one's for a reason. The likelihood of you finding an elite OL prospect in the portal isn't a sure thing(DL you can find a couple good ones).

99% of kids can't operate that way, but the elite of the elite have the leverage. Players that elite already have brand deals with Nike(basketball) or Adidas(football). Different sport, but look how Tyran Stokes leveraged Kentucky and Kansas. As NSD approaches, coaches and programs get desperate.

 

[BALLHAWKU]

TAMU about to sacrifice 3 popeye the sailor men to land MM

I don’t believe nobody knows where he ends up . Still want that Maryland ot . If he commits to bad unless we have money like that this kids recruitment is unpredictable . I wouldn’t be shocked to see lsu come in drop a bigger bag than Texas a$m and us .

 

[kev13108]

I’ve said it once in here and I’ll say it again. I’ll believe this kid is going to Texas A&M when I see him sign his NLI there. This dude is the best OL in the country from our backyard and our coach is Mario Cristobal. This kid will be a cane. There’s just no scenario where it makes any kind of sense for him to go elsewhere.

no scenario? are you sure?

Not one that makes sense (to us at least lmao)

 

[dirtyred786]

Crazy that I had no idea these people were pretending to be military till I read it here last season when we played them. Goofy *** fans bruh

I really thought them kids was enlisted too, lol

 

[BALLHAWKU]

Texas A&M really been a thorn in our side when it comes to recruiting ever since Shemar Stewart. The crazy thing is, they haven't really won a **** thing even with all their great recruiting classes.

This coach isn’t jimbo I believe this is his 3rd full year . Texas A&M is here to stay too . Vandy , Texas A&M , lsu nd , bama , usc , Texas , Miami !! , few other are here to stay in nil . We spent a lot
last class in the trenches . This one is going to be less kids @ ol / dl . Just my guess

 

[supacane]

This should be one those situations where we always be on the wrong end. We move into a territory and get ahead for a player, then the local powerhouse up the Benjamins and they spurn us. While our insiders tell us he was ready to commit.

This should be what happens here in our benefit. I have no doubt we will always have really good OLs as long as Cristobal is here. But having múltiple 5 stars on the OL is the difference between having a really good OL and having an all time great OL. If he eventually goes hopefully we get Mr Olubobola.

Was i cookiing?

 

[jsy]

Need this
Can’t claim to be the best oline coaches and stud recruiter and lose this guy in you back yard