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UPDATED: Mark Matthews commits to TAMU

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DMoney said:
It's not a money issue. We were ready to pay Matthews top of the market.

It wasn't effort. We recruited him forever as the top priority.

I don't think Cristobal and Mirabal forgot how to recruit offensive tackles, especially after watching Cantwell toss people all spring.

I also don't think it's about playing time. We play freshmen, and even if Matthews played RT (which he does in high school) he could still go Top 10 like Mauigoa and Fano.

So all that leads me to this conclusion: I think the kid just wants to go to Texas A&M. I don't understand it, but I'm not him. These guys are all different. Texas A&M did a better job recruiting him and looks like they'll win this battle. It's a brutal loss for the Canes.

All we can do is take the L and move forward. Consider it the recruiting version of the SMU game. Focus on Olu Olubobola and get it done. Elite offensive tackles are rare, and there is a big drop off to the next group (as we see in the first round of the NFL Draft). This needs to be a position where we continue to spend money on high school talent. Maybe we can flip Matthews back, but that's becoming less common in this era.

I still think we land a Top 5 class. But I also thought we'd get Matthews. So let's see what happens. We've got seven months. Go Canes.
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Tough loss!
 
Ibis4 said:
If they do get Matthews, that will make 4 OT commits in the top 100 for 8&4
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They signed pretty much every 5* DL in 2022, proceeded to lose 5 or 6 games and got their coach fired. Most of those signees (believe it was 8 or 9 total 5*) transferred IIRC. They, along with others, still haven’t figured out that you can’t buy a winning team. Wish the kid good luck and move on to someone who wants to be here.
 
If I had to guess, seems like they are probably selling the whole OL as a unit. Really the only thing that makes sense. It can be hard to admit sometimes you might jive with a coach better.

I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say Mario has built a ton of equity in player development, culture and now winning here. But his personality isn’t going to be a right fit for everyone.

Sucks, unfortunate reality is we aren’t going to land every single kid. Him visiting a ton early and not committing always had me a bit leery but I figured Mario would win out. I’d bet more often than not on Mario landing the guys he wants, especially on the OL.

If you genuinely think Mario is going to just fall apart in the recruiting department you need to reevaluate your brain and go touch some grass. The world ain’t ending.
 
PennsylvaniaCane said:
They signed pretty much every 5* DL in 2022, proceeded to lose 5 or 6 games and got their coach fired. Most of those signees (believe it was 8 or 9 total 5*) transferred IIRC. They, along with others, still haven’t figured out that you can’t buy a winning team. Wish the kid good luck and move on to someone who wants to be here.
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Didn't half of them 5 stars get caught smoking weed in the locker room? Lol
 
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CanesNation26 said:
Failure by the staff. He wants to go to A&M because the A&M staff made him feel that way. They out-recruited us.
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And until you are Nick Saban-level Alabama (and even then on occasion AND this is even without having to worry about being outbid and bided up), that **** happens all the time
 
TheUBack said:
Good chance that is what happened. But if the official line out of the Hecht is we matched on money, I think that raises more concerns. My hunch is that probably is not exactly true and he took the highest upfront guaranteed money.
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I agree. I think A&M offered him more than we were willing to pay. And I think we'll be fine. Not the #1 class that the rankings-obsessed fans ********** over, but I'll take a class like last year's every time (ranked 7 or 8).

Just a few years ago, A&M had the supposed best class ever. They probably have rankings tards also that creamed their pants over that rankikng. But they didn't do **** with it.
 
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