According to palmettorecuritng.com he says he is now looking around more. He said that he will take visits to usc this summer and some other places. Also went on to say that it is hard with all the schools coming after him now like tennesse.
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You're 100% right, there's no doubt that Columbus Northside DT John Drew will get run at by recruiters early and often. The kid is extremely bright and made his early choice based on academic reputation as well as what he perceived (correctly!) to be probable emerging openings in the DL for the 09 season. It seems more and more like it's almost a tougher job to keep a player committed as it is to recruit him in the first place!
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As long as we realize there is no "commitment"(complete misuse of the English language, imo) on the part of either party, prospect or school, we'd all relax about stuff like this. Prospects are free to change their minds all the way up to signing day and schools are equally able to pull offers as well. (USC, or is it Clemson, has kind of a rep for doing so.)
"Commits" must be recruited just as much, if not moreso than "noncommitted" prospects. Also, its funny how horrified some folks are when a "commit" is "stolen" by another team (Jackson), but when we do it (Shaw, McNeil, Washington), its just "part of the game."
"Commits" must be recruited just as much, if not moreso than "noncommitted" prospects. Also, its funny how horrified some folks are when a "commit" is "stolen" by another team (Jackson), but when we do it (Shaw, McNeil, Washington), its just "part of the game."
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True, but when you get a commitment, you get excited about the kid. You read more about him, get to know him, start to like him, etc. If he switches, you feel a little jilted. Chris Jackson was the worst case for me, just because he was "The Diplomat." It wasn't his skill that made that one hurt, but his perceived love of Georgia Tech.
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I hated to see Chris switch as well. Turns out, it seems, he took some bad advice from someone close. Anyway, think of it this way: suppose you chose to attend GT due to their high academic reputation in the field of your choice. Then, suddenly, they drop your major. I know its not exactly comparable, but this maybe what CJ percieved/was advised was happening. What would you do?