Silent thoughts

[johnnytsunami01]

Aside from the talent level (you have to wait for the superstars, sucks, but it is what it is).

You have to ask them the reason. It has to be a real good reason with a date where they will commit in the future. For example if their father's birthday is coming up and it was his dream to see his son play at the U, then it is acceptable.

Otherwise, just nod your head, thank him, but don't consider him a commit. If he wants to call himself that, that is fine, don't correct him, but keep up your usual recruiting strategy thinking he is not a commit.

 

[canadianhurricane]

Years and years ago, silent commits were a way of getting other schools to waste energy recruiting a kid you knew was coming. I remember Willie Williams wasting Auburn and FSUs time while being committed to us. Fred Rouse did the same to us while being silently committed to FSU.

Now, the players have taken a bit more power and used silent commits to reserve their scholarship while waiting for better options. Maybe it always been this way and where UM stood changed but it seems like players today use it to reserve a spot. We seemed to be one of the few schools always getting left at the altar tho