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Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:14 pm
by Rebel10
footballdad wrote:PonyTime wrote:^^^That is what it sounds like. But it sounds like there could also be academic issues.
Also - Coach Morris got a nice DMN article that fires out the warning: "If you are committed to us and you start taking visits and we find out about it - you've just lost your spot on the team."
Doubt the recruits are too scared......especially the good ones with P5 offers and plenty of options.
Most of these kids with multiple offers want to take their visits and enjoy the experience, feed their ego, and really get a feel for the program and school. If your kid has options, what player/parent wouldn't want to do their due diligence and visit the schools up close and personal? This is a huge decision for these kids for the next 4-5 years of their lives. What would you think if you had a kid with 10 offers, and 1 of the schools said 'ours is off the table' if you take other visits?
The risk of losing better players with this type of ultimatum (if true), would seem to outweigh the benefit.
I believe others have visited other schools that are committed to SMU but they got with the coaches before they did it.
Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:21 pm
by footballdad
Which is where it gets confusing, because Spears specifically says that Coach McDaniel knew all about his trip to Utah.
Whatever, the miscommunication seems to be cleared up. Unlikely we're making ultimatums to the better recruits.
Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:26 pm
by ebrooks11
This is how they did it at Clemson too.
Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:31 pm
by footballdad
ebrooks11 wrote:This is how they did it at Clemson too.
Clemson might have just a liiiiiiittle more leverage than SMU.
Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:10 pm
by ebrooks11
Just saying. Apparently it worked though.
Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:21 pm
by 03Mustang
Act like the program you want to be, not what you are (within reason)
Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:23 pm
by RGV Pony
Throwing hunnits in the air and making it rain on official visits, ncaa be damned?
Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:26 pm
by Stallion
footballdad wrote:Which is where it gets confusing, because Spears specifically says that Coach McDaniel knew all about his trip to Utah.
Whatever, the miscommunication seems to be cleared up. Unlikely we're making ultimatums to the better recruits.
The only ones confused are those without a Scout subscription which told us before, during and after what went down
Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:47 pm
by footballdad
Stallion wrote:footballdad wrote:Which is where it gets confusing, because Spears specifically says that Coach McDaniel knew all about his trip to Utah.
Whatever, the miscommunication seems to be cleared up. Unlikely we're making ultimatums to the better recruits.
The only ones confused are those without a Scout subscription which told us before, during and after what went down
Beggars can't be choosers, or giving ultimatums. We got it.
Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:06 pm
by HarvCrimYaleBlue
What is so hard to understand? Visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, then commit. However, once you commit, no more visits.
Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:17 pm
by Rebel10
HarvCrimYaleBlue wrote:What is so hard to understand? Visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, then commit. However, once you commit, no more visits.
Sometimes you don't want your spot taken so you commit then visit. Happens all the time.
Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:36 pm
by Stallion
two way street-you want to visit-then SMU Coaches have to move on and look for alternatives. There are only 3 weeks of "live recruiting" left. I wouldn't be surprised if SMU had someone in mind just as good
Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:54 pm
by Rebel10
Stallion wrote:two way street-you want to visit-then SMU Coaches have to move on and look for alternatives. There are only 3 weeks of "live recruiting" left. I wouldn't be surprised if SMU had someone in mind just as good
Aren't SMU coaches trying to flip recruits committed to other schools to SMU as well?
Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 7:31 pm
by footballdad
Rebel10 wrote:Stallion wrote:two way street-you want to visit-then SMU Coaches have to move on and look for alternatives. There are only 3 weeks of "live recruiting" left. I wouldn't be surprised if SMU had someone in mind just as good
Aren't SMU coaches trying to flip recruits committed to other schools to SMU as well?
Do as they say, not as they do
Re: SMU drops Noah Spears
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:19 am
by SMU Grid Iron Madman
My son, you are naïve in the ways of the world. I speak from experience. I too tried this same technique with my girlfriend. You know where I do some looking around and take some "Unofficial Visits." I tried to explain it away with some lines about conversations I've had in the past, but she wasn't buying it. She threatened to do more than pull my "Schollie." Just checked, I'm still good. #Beware of Lorena. Mama ain't happy, nobody happy.
So I don't completely defame myself, I am kidding. Merry Christmas to the SMU family!