Commit Keith Smith hits the portal

[BillySee58]

2 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Hearing the UNT offer was no longer valid. Think Morris will let DC bring in his own recruits 

Any concern there with this being a bad look early on for him?

[TheReal_jayD]

27 minutes ago, BillySee58 said:

Any concern there with this being a bad look early on for him?

Yes a little. But it is the portal era. So I guess be honest early. 

[Hunter Green]

2 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Hearing the UNT offer was no longer valid. Think Morris will let DC bring in his own recruits 

Surprising, seeing that we really need defensive help.

[TheReal_jayD]

1 minute ago, Hunter Green said:

Surprising, seeing that we really need defensive help.

Yes. So I could see how it could be a problem trusting the past staffs evaluations. 

[ntmeangreen11]

How many scholarships do we even have?

KD Davis, Whitlock, John Davis (could possibly get another year) , Zahodri Jackson, Faulkner, Mose, and B. Rodriguez are all probably on scholarship I would think. That's 7, Aune, Neville, Drummond leaving is 3 more, what am I missing?

That's only ten spots I count although none of this is official, anyone know?

[Billy Clyde]

Probably isn’t academically qualified.

[97and03]

3 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

This is just the day it is. Deion came in day one and announced your offers arent valid anymore. With portal its better to be open and honest than wasting a year and being in portal 12 months later. 

Morris ain’t Deon

[GMG_Dallas]

2 minutes ago, 97and03 said:

Morris ain’t Deon

Deion ain't Morris. Come back to this in a year. He can recruit but coaching is going to be different at the P5 level.

[Mean Green 93-98]

1 hour ago, ntmeangreen11 said:

How many scholarships do we even have?

KD Davis, Whitlock, John Davis (could possibly get another year) , Zahodri Jackson, Faulkner, Mose, and B. Rodriguez are all probably on scholarship I would think. That's 7, Aune, Neville, Drummond leaving is 3 more, what am I missing?

That's only ten spots I count although none of this is official, anyone know?

Total scholarships will not be an issue; I don't think it ever has been for us.  But AFAIK, you're still only allowed 25 per class.

[Hookset]

4 minutes ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

Total scholarships will not be an issue; I don't think it ever has been for us.  But AFAIK, you're still only allowed 25 per class.

Changes this year. Colleges can offer as many scholarships as they need. Just can’t exceed 85 total on the team.

[Jdawg48]

Looks like we just lost another commit. TE from Rock Hill.

[Green with Envy]

5 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Hearing the UNT offer was no longer valid. Think Morris will let DC bring in his own recruits 

This confuses me a little.  We pulled the offer so the DC could recruit his own guys, yet we dont have a DC in place.   What if the DC-to-be loves this kid?   Or is there a soon-to-be-named DC already evaluating making decisions? 

[El Paso Eagle]

Two weeks ago many Mean Green fans thinking about our recruiting class

Today when the same recruits decommit 

[Caw Caw]

5 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Hearing the UNT offer was no longer valid. Think Morris will let DC bring in his own recruits 

If this were true why did he rush to make sure the other DT who was committed stayed comitted?

[TheReal_jayD]

21 minutes ago, Caw Caw said:

If this were true why did he rush to make sure the other DT who was committed stayed comitted?

Maybe soon to be DC evaluating. 

[Moobs]

6 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Hearing the UNT offer was no longer valid. Think Morris will let DC bring in his own recruits 

Seeing these posts and stuff in here, this was my thought:  How many of these kids are being told to reopen their recruiting and start looking elsewhere?  Thanks for confirming that this is happening.  Perhaps not true for all, but at least some. 

It's not like the university has anything to gain by making a tweet or putting out a press release that an offer is no longer valid under new leadership.  So let the kids save a little face and do it themselves.

[MeanGreen22]

2 hours ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Deion ain't Morris.

You’re right. Morris is telling these kids behind closed doors while Deion aired it all out for the public to see 

[Venson]

57 minutes ago, Caw Caw said:

If this were true why did he rush to make sure the other DT who was committed stayed comitted?

My guess is he already has a DC. He is probably waiting on the BOR to approve salary and contract before the announcement is made.

[TheReal_jayD]

14 minutes ago, Venson said:

My guess is he already has a DC. He is probably waiting on the BOR to approve salary and contract before the announcement is made.

Or waiting till after NSD to announce. 

[El Paso Eagle]

4 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Or waiting till after NSD to announce. 

I would hope not from a point of having kids sign with the previous school and the coach saying the next day he was leaving

[TheReal_jayD]

Just now, El Paso Eagle said:

I would hope not from a point of having kids sign with the previous school and the coach saying the next day he was leaving

It happens every year. The day after NSD is an extremely busy day for football scoops. We have had coaches leave the day after NSD. This is pretty common. 

[GMG_Dallas]

26 minutes ago, MeanGreen22 said:

You’re right. Morris is telling these kids behind closed doors while Deion aired it all out for the public to see 

Deion's method will bite him in the rear at the P5 level. Pointing at his son and saying "that's your quarterback" might work at the FCS level but you can't just play your guys because they're "your guys" against the talent they'll be facing. Telling the players to leave and recruits their offers are no longer valid is silliness too. He's not creating an environment that fosters competitiveness and you need that when playing even talent. His talent won't outclass his competition anymore. He's also being a douche in the process. Deion doing it the way he did was impersonal in a field that requires people skills and was frustrating and humiliating to Colorado's players. This guy's stock is going to crash hard. Anyways, Morris > Deion.

 

'“It was hectic,” Mott said. “It was a huge mess. I actually never got contacted by Deion or any of his new (on-field) staff. I got called. They told me that coach Deion didn’t want to honor my commitment and hung up the phone. I was in a group chat with all the other commits and they were all I guess freaking out, too, because a lot of us had our options closed for months now being committed to Colorado. So we hadn’t reached out to any school. It was a whole big deal.”'

https://theathletic.com/4005958/2022/12/19/deion-sanders-colorado-commitments/

Edited December 20, 2022 by GMG_Dallas

[Green with Envy]

13 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Or waiting till after NSD to announce. 

What would be the benefit of that approach?    Not challenging, just curious.   

[MeanGreenDan]

4 minutes ago, Green with Envy said:

What would be the benefit of that approach?    Not challenging, just curious.   

Not throwing their previous school into chaos if they leave right before signing day and all their recruits are suddenly reconsidering?

Just a thought.

[TheReal_jayD]

41 minutes ago, Green with Envy said:

What would be the benefit of that approach?    Not challenging, just curious.   

Yes I believe out of respect for current employer. Why guys stuck with Seth until after NSD.