UPDATED: Mark Matthews commits to TAMU

[Chrisbrown-b7h]

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.

Why wait kev can you answer if the bag is so big! Mann you bandwagon rider get me!

 

[bobbydigius]

Didn’t realize you get paid once you verbally commit. Is that true? I thought the checks start when you hand in the LOI.
And if you do get the money early, do you have to return it if you later decide to go to another school?

I dont know the inside outs of all of this but its been mentioned on here the last cycle and how while flips arent dead, they will be harder and harder to come by unless there are more rule changes. Kids are locking in and signing NIL deals for real deal money. This is now a business decision, why mess things up? This is a reason these kids are now committing earlier and earlier. ****, they arent even waiting til the summer when a decade ago all of them would wait til the last second. So schools are opening up war chests and money is flowing out, war chests that do in fact have limitations. Sure a Matthews will have offers til the very end but this idea that his offer will just get stronger is something I dont believe will be the case.

 

[supersaiyanshel]

Hope we take Olu's commitment if he wants in regardless of what happens here.

 

[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.

 

[klineski96]

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Never gonna have someone tell me kids don’t go somewhere strictly because SEC ever again.

Someone remind him that Miami is 5-0 in our last 5 games vs SEC schools:

 

[Chrisbrown-b7h]

That's the thing, other than SEC and money what does A&M have to sell to recruits rn?

Steakhouse meals come on now! Just look at Mike elko fat a-- stomach! There about 2 cows left in Texas. The way he's eating!

 

[TheOriginalCane]

Anyone have Gaby's new article

A?

An?

The?

Knowing Gaby, it had to be an indefinite article...

 

[Cane44]

all the schools collectively need to burst the SEC domination bubble with these kids nowadays... its a new era with NIL.... look at playoffs, championship game, draft picks, etc.......

 

[TheOriginalCane]

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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[JADood]

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.

 

[San Amaro Dr]

Rule #1 of recruiting: Never speak in absolutes.

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

We Byke!

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

 

[HurricanesR1]

Anyone have Gaby's new article

A&M nervous
Miami feels good where things stand
A&M still confident
Miami knows the fight is on
Could definitely see Miami winning out
A&M still in the lead
Could go either way

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

A&M nervous
Miami feels good where things stand
A&M still confident
Miami knows the fight is on
Could definitely see Miami winning out
A&M still in the lead
Could go either way

I know yall give the kid **** but this is literally what's going on. 2 schools are recruiting the **** out of him and he's not really sure where he wants to go. He also doesn't need to make a decision right now, NSD is 7 months away, so around and around we go.

 

[Essex Cane]

Would love to be wrong about this recruitment and eat crow here, do work Mario!

 

[MedleyCane]

A&M nervous
Miami feels good where things stand
A&M still confident
Miami knows the fight is on
Could definitely see Miami winning out
A&M still in the lead
Could go either way

It's fluid.

 

[Chrisbrown-b7h]

I know yall give the kid **** but this is literally what's going on. 2 schools are recruiting the **** out of him and he's not really sure where he wants to go. He also doesn't need to make a decision right now, NSD is 7 months away, so around and around we go.

I agree because I know we will have a better record and another playoff run and Texas a&m will be chasing the cows for Mike elko last supper with there 8-4 record.

 

[JADood]

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.

 

[TheATLCane]

Is chess being played?

Chess or Old Maid. unclear

 

[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 %
25	32%	32%
24	39%	37%

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