SB Nation Article on David Moore choosing SMU

[Stallion]

In any event, his commitment gives SMU's recruiting class "Moore-mentum"

[Rebel10]

Sounds like a 'soft' commit to me:

"I'm going to talk to [the SMU coaches] about it," Moore said about whether ASU or A&M eventually offer. "I'll talk to them and say, 'Hey, Arizona State was one of my dream schools, and it would be smart for me to do my due diligence; what do you think?' I don't know how they will respond.

"This is going to be really interesting."

I agree, and it's directly in conflict with how the article quotes Morris. Cutcliffe has the same rule--if you commit, it's a hard commit, and if you later flirt with other schools, Duke will de-commit you.

Maybe SMU should pull his scholarship right now.

[mrydel]

It will be interesting to see if he will actively recruit

[Stallion]

I think we are giving the wrong impression on this kid-I think he really loved everything about the school. He's been ecstatic about the program and stated that SMU has been top program he visited after looking at a bunch of schools. His enthusiasm for SMU, the campus and coaching staff is why I felt confident that he was definitely committing to SMU. Think you guys are reading too much into this-most recruits would take a second look at their long time favorites. Remember his QB Coach is Kevin Murray so the A&M thing makes complete sense. I'm excited he picked us over 18 schools and no SMU recruit worth a damn is going to be easy to hold onto when the P5 come calling. If these kind of things offend you-then you probably shouldn't follow recruiting-just wait until signing date and see who signs. I'm celebrating a very timely commit which I think could be the first of several in next few weeks as Coaches get off campus to evaluate

[LA_Mustang]

I think we are giving the wrong impression on this kid-I think he really loved everything about the school. He's been ecstatic about the program and stated that SMU has been top program he visited after looking at a bunch of schools. His enthusiasm for SMU, the campus and coaching staff is why I felt confident that he was definitely committing to SMU. Think you guys are reading too much into this-most recruits would take a second look at their long time favorites. Remember his QB Coach is Kevin Murray so the A&M thing makes complete sense. I'm excited he picked us over 18 schools and no SMU recruit worth a damn is going to be easy to hold onto when the P5 come calling. If these kind of things offend you-then you probably shouldn't follow recruiting-just wait until signing date and see who signs. I'm celebrating a very timely commit which I think could be the first of several in next few weeks as Coaches get off campus to evaluate

+1

[Rebel10]

Maybe SMU should go to recruiting kids with no FBS offers that are borderline G5 players where SMU is their only major option. That way these posters wil be happy because they will be solidly committed to SMU and the staff will not have to work hard to keep them. Oh wait....

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

It will be delicious to hear how some of these other coaches talk about SMU in a couple of years...

[Dukie]

Celebrate away, and I'm glad he committed and I hope he signs. I'm just saying his quotes about ASU, on the very day he's committing to SMU, are concerning to me and appear to be openly in conflict with what HCCM is asking.

[ponyboy]

Agreed.

[SMU 86]

This is the game we play if we want to play with the 'big boys'. Get used to it.

I would tend to agree with this. As we continue to recruit better players we will probably see a lot more of these type of situations. I know a lot of us are not used to this but I think over time we will get used to it. Glad it is the coaches are working hard trying to get the best players out there and not just players that are easy to get.

[ponyboy]

That wasn't the deal. The deal was commit 100% and we'll commit 100% to you.

[SMU 86]

That wasn't the deal. The deal was commit 100% and we'll commit 100% to you.

Are you talking to me?

[ponyboy]

The staff doesn't pressure for a commitment. It acts confident. If Moore wants in, he's in.

But there's a caveat: Once you commit, no visiting other schools. Don't jump on before you are sure. And once you are on board, we are all in. No recruiting other QBs.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-footbal ... ck-recruit

[Rebel10]

The staff doesn't pressure for a commitment. It acts confident. If Moore wants in, he's in.

But there's a caveat: Once you commit, no visiting other schools. Don't jump on before you are sure. And once you are on board, we are all in. No recruiting other QBs.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-footbal ... ck-recruit

Is that a direct quote from the staff or what the writer has concluded in general? Because I do not see quotes around that statement.

[ponyboy]

I suppose it's possible the writer made it up. Don't know why he would.