2018 verbal commitments

[studentfan]

Its just as much fault on the Coaches/family as the Players .. these guys are 17 and Coaches/ family are feeding them BS 24-7 about how if they come here we guarantee you a spot in the NFL ..

An example I worked with a guy who had a family member playing at VC .. You swear this kid was going pro right out of high school (he was slightly above average for 1 A). I told him should take the Louisiana college offer you could swear I cursed his mother said i was an idiot and would send me a jersey when he went pro .. Guy tried walking onto a JUCO in Kansas and never took a snap

When emotion is involved, reality usually goes out the window.

[CrazyCajun]

Its just as much fault on the Coaches/family as the Players .. these guys are 17 and Coaches/ family are feeding them BS 24-7 about how if they come here we guarantee you a spot in the NFL ..

An example I worked with a guy who had a family member playing at VC .. You swear this kid was going pro right out of high school (he was slightly above average for 1 A). I told him should take the Louisiana college offer & you could swear I cursed his mother said I was an idiot and would send me a jersey when he went pro after Les Miles finally came to his sense and offered him .. Guy tried walking onto a JUCO in Kansas and never took a snap

A lot of people at fault for this.

[CajunT]

Its just as much fault on the Coaches/family as the Players .. these guys are 17 and Coaches/ family are feeding them BS 24-7 about how if they come here we guarantee you a spot in the NFL ..

An example I worked with a guy who had a family member playing at VC .. You swear this kid was going pro right out of high school (he was slightly above average for 1 A). I told him should take the Louisiana college offer & you could swear I cursed his mother said I was an idiot and would send me a jersey when he went pro after Les Miles finally came to his sense and offered him .. Guy tried walking onto a JUCO in Kansas and never took a snap

This is the one thing I don't miss about covering camps. Too many parents live their lives through their son's playing football in hopes that NFL payday will come. I always told athletes that if they had offers from FBS, FCS and D2 programs they were fortunate to get a free college education and play the game they love. Only a small percentage of high school athletes play college football and they should take advantage of those opportunities. As you said, some parents or even athletes were insulted that they were not offered or may not get an offer other than lower level programs.

[CharlieK]

This is the one thing I don't miss about covering camps. Too many parents live their lives through their son's playing football in hopes that NFL payday will come. I always told athletes that if they had offers from FBS, FCS and D2 programs they were fortunate to get a free college education and play the game they love. Only a small percentage of high school athletes play college football and they should take advantage of those opportunities. As you said, some parents or even athletes were insulted that they were not offered or may not get an offer other than lower level programs.

Didn't we have a regular poster here once who fit this description? Trying to remember his name. At some point he fell off the Cajun bandwagon though.

[DieHard1280]

Didn't we have a regular poster here once who fit this description? Trying to remember his name. At some point he fell off the Cajun bandwagon though.

BWK

[Big Buds]

McGee is a typical HS athlete, I have no problem with his decision. But when an athlete visits, texting other offers while you are on campus is usually a red flag. The other thing that struck me was his comments concerning his decision on which college to continue his career the next two years, not four? He clearly has been told going out to Colorado State and playing a few years should be enough to get him looks by the NFL. If that is true, he's been given bad advice because you rarely hear of a DB leaving early from a G5 school getting drafted.

I didn't realize the part about him texting/tweeting other offers while on campus. That is a tad in bad taste. Regardless I won't be upset with whatever he chooses. When I was 17 my toughest decision was vodka or beer...the blond or the brunette.

[anhil8tor]

How many high school first team all district kids end up playing kick coverage in the SEC?

Instead of actually playing at a smaller school?

[CharlieK]

How many high school first team all district kids end up playing kick coverage in the SEC?

Instead of actually playing at a smaller school?

I've thought about this and obviously a lot of kids would be better off playing at a G5 and actually playing. But then you want kids who believe in themselves and have confidence. If professional coaches have trouble identifying which kids to go after, imagine how hard it is for a kid to decide if he should "play down" or chase his bigger dream. Has to be a tough call for many.

[talktomewillis]

When did "de-commit" become a word.

Commitment by itself is self explanatory.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Actually don’t have a problem with a kid giving notice he’s no longer committed. It’s a bit hypocritical for those same players being upset if they’re bumped for a more appealing prospect.