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You mean he didn't commit to bama, fsu or uf. The way he was talked about, I thought he was the ****.
 
looks like academic is an issue. This is the type of kid that initially commits to FIU/FAU but then ends up signing with UCF/USF.
 
jamiecane said:
You mean he didn't commit to bama, fsu or uf. The way he was talked about, I thought he was the ****.
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Don't be obtuse. He is a bad mother ****** if you watch the film. And we all knew it was a grades thing when we partnered the tape with the knowledge he had no big time offers.
 
cowboycane said:
jamiecane said:
You mean he didn't commit to bama, fsu or uf. The way he was talked about, I thought he was the ****.
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Don't be obtuse. He is a bad mother ****er if you watch the film. And we all knew it was a grades thing when we partnered the tape with the knowledge he had no big time offers.
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But I thought FSU, Alabama, and other SEC schools could get anyone they wanted in...
 
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Fountain of Canes said:
Golden Era said:
we are looking at him as a sign and place prospect.
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What is a Sign and Place?
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Sign him knowing that he won't qualify this year then place him at a prep school for a semester or JUCO for 2 years. Sign him once he can qualify.

Examples of this are:
Guys that were placed and came back:
Taylor Gadbois, Alex Figueroa, Malcolm Bunche, Brandon Washington, Vince Wilfork

These guys were placed but still did not qualify or were not wanted back.
Derrick Griffin, Ryheem Lockley, Angelo Jean-Louis, Devante Bond, Jeremy Davis, Antonio Kinard, Tavadis Glenn
 
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Canesfan1899 said:
Fountain of Canes said:
Golden Era said:
we are looking at him as a sign and place prospect.
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What is a Sign and Place?
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Sign here and then go prep for a year.
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Most times it's just for 1 semester at a Prep and they will be able to be EE for the following season. This gives the player one more year to develop without having to redshirt. The scholarship also will not count towards the team until the next year as well. Some schools do this for guys who can qualify but are not physically ready. This is called gray shirting.

http://recruiting-101.com/what-is-a-grayshirt-scholarship-offer/
 
Hurricane Warrior said:
Canesfan1899 said:
Fountain of Canes said:
Golden Era said:
we are looking at him as a sign and place prospect.
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What is a Sign and Place?
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Sign here and then go prep for a year.
Click to expand...

Most times it's just for 1 semester at a Prep and they will be able to be EE for the following season. This gives the player one more year to develop without having to redshirt. The scholarship also will not count towards the team until the next year as well. Some schools do this for guys who can qualify but are not physically ready. This is called gray shirting.

http://recruiting-101.com/what-is-a-grayshirt-scholarship-offer/
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Awesome , I always heard of gray shirting but I never knew what is was about
 
Fountain of Canes said:
Hurricane Warrior said:
Canesfan1899 said:
Fountain of Canes said:
Golden Era said:
we are looking at him as a sign and place prospect.
Click to expand...

What is a Sign and Place?
Click to expand...

Sign here and then go prep for a year.
Click to expand...

Most times it's just for 1 semester at a Prep and they will be able to be EE for the following season. This gives the player one more year to develop without having to redshirt. The scholarship also will not count towards the team until the next year as well. Some schools do this for guys who can qualify but are not physically ready. This is called gray shirting.

http://recruiting-101.com/what-is-a-grayshirt-scholarship-offer/
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Awesome , I always heard of gray shirting but I never knew what is was about
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This is how teams can sign more than 25 each year:
1. Gray shirt guys and count them towards next year.
2. Get early enrollees to count towards the previous year.

I think players who can come in as EE really adds value to their stock because it gives the school that signs them more options with their scholarships and one more semester to develop them. If Julius was a EE, I think he would have had an offer already.
 
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Fountain of Canes said:
Hurricane Warrior said:
Canesfan1899 said:
Fountain of Canes said:
Golden Era said:
we are looking at him as a sign and place prospect.
Click to expand...

What is a Sign and Place?
Click to expand...

Sign here and then go prep for a year.
Click to expand...

Most times it's just for 1 semester at a Prep and they will be able to be EE for the following season. This gives the player one more year to develop without having to redshirt. The scholarship also will not count towards the team until the next year as well. Some schools do this for guys who can qualify but are not physically ready. This is called gray shirting.

http://recruiting-101.com/what-is-a-grayshirt-scholarship-offer/
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Awesome , I always heard of gray shirting but I never knew what is was about
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Gray shirting is sort of an open ended term (i.e.: gray area). It generally works in one of three ways.

1) A kid will walk-on his first year (paying for tuition & expenses out of pocket), will work out with the team, then get a scholarship the next year. In a lot of schools this is done as year long try out. Coaches can see the kid practice and get more data on whether or not to offer. Common in college baseball. The kid will have 4 to play 4 after his gray shirt year.

2) A kid will attend a juco on a part time basis (I believe 6 units or less per semester) for one year then matriculate at the four year school that offers him a scholarship. This prevents the kid's "NCAA clock" from starting, so the kid will have 5 to play 4 when he starts full time. (Note that because the kid is not a full time student, they cannot play on the juco football team, so the kid loses a year of "football continuity.")

3) Kid goes to a Prep school for one year after HS. This is an interesting one. The kid can play a year of football that is similar to juco ball but yet his NCAA clock does not start.
 
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Seems like the big hurdle would be him qualifying if we offered.

I just don't get if all the mods and writers are so high on him Why wouldn't the staff be as well?
 
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