pezsez1 wrote:I don't agree with blocking recruits from taking visits just because they've committed to another school. These guys aren't professional athletes... they're young people attempting to make the most important decisions of their lives to date. Coaches, as members of higher learning, should at least be encouraging these students to do what's right for them... now try to scare them into staying put at one place.
Sorry, I disagree!
While I do believe that the PSAs should take as many of the visits as they need to make their decision, once they commit, they commit! If more visits are required to make that decision, then they should not commit and tie up that spot on a teams recruiting roster.
Unless of course you think that schools should over offer and then tell the kids on signing day, oh well we do not need you now! (?)
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My biggest issue was that he had already committed and decommitted from them, why take a visit. If he is committed to us and has no interest in UW, why is he visiting? I don't think Chip should be like Brady Hoke in regards to committed recruits visiting elsewhere, the Castro-UW thing just stinks.
In a perfect world, students wouldn't commit and then proceed to play games with coaching staffs. That kind of behavior sucks. However, there are a lot of other student athletes out there who simply make their decisions too soon... and once they learn more, then they need to re-evaluate. There's no reason to lock these young people into their initial choices.
If you want recruits who REALLY want to come to Oregon, then the only way to know their intentions for certain is to not chain them down once they commit!
pezsez1 wrote:In a perfect world, students wouldn't commit and then proceed to play games with coaching staffs. That kind of behavior sucks. However, there are a lot of other student athletes out there who simply make their decisions too soon... and once they learn more, then they need to re-evaluate. There's no reason to lock these young people into their initial choices.
If you want recruits who REALLY want to come to Oregon, then the only way to know their intentions for certain is to not chain them down once they commit!
This is why an early LOi day would be nice for football. But if that was the case, then potentially DAT is wearing USC colors. And let's be honest, it's a two way street with the games being played between recruits and coaches. Look at most Texas classes, they offer the kids and pretty much say you need to commit now or someone else will take up your spot and to most of the kids, Texas is their dream school so they're fine doing so. Recruiting, as we all know, is a dirty game so I guess it just comes with the territory.
I believe schools are limited on the number of official visits they can provide (somewhere in the mid 50's). If Sark wants to use up those slots on kids who aren't really interested in UW why should we complain?
woundedknees wrote:Watching the fiasco that is currently underway with Jabari Brown, I want kids to be slid before signing on the dotted line.
um, Brown WAS solid. Why disrespect him and treat him like an idiot who can't make up his mind? Breaking news, kids change their minds. Why is this fact so hard for you to understand. Damn dude, Brown made videos of him working out at UO in the practice gym that had Artis in it while he was on his visit. Why you no look before post?
woundedknees wrote:Watching the fiasco that is currently underway with Jabari Brown, I want kids to be slid before signing on the dotted line.
um, Brown WAS solid. Why disrespect him and treat him like an idiot who can't make up his mind? Breaking news, kids change their minds. Why is this fact so hard for you to understand. Damn dude, Brown made videos of him working out at UO in the practice gym that had Artis in it while he was on his visit. Why you no look before post?
If a girl commits to an 'exclusive' relationship with you and then says, well, I still owe this other guy a trip to visit him because I told him I would before we became official, would you still be interested in that girl?
If his commitment to Oregon was solid, he wouldn't be visiting other schools.
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