Just saw that Chris Smith decommitted today instead of enrolling early. That seemed to come out of nowhere.
Smith decommits
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Does make you wonder if it wasn't at the urging of the new staff since he seemed so committed even after Spurrier left.
I know. I coach at South Pointe. He was asked to enroll in June by Muschamp. The kid did everything he was suppose to do. Took his last exam the Friday before the State Championship, played well in Shrine Bowl shutting down Overton and them moved over and did well against Powell. He was pumped to only hear that he can't enroll until June. Not sure why he decommitted unless he got an offer from another Div 1 school in the last 24 hours. Bad business IMHO.
This should answer most of your questions regarding Smith. My guess is the staff is "hoping" he finds somewhere else to enroll early.
http://www.thestate.com/sports/coll...-carolina/usc-recruiting/article51076555.html
http://www.thestate.com/sports/coll...-carolina/usc-recruiting/article51076555.html
May be bad business, but I think the kid will be happier in the long run if he wants to get on the field. If he was asked to enroll later, they aren't making him a priority. Good business in my opinion would be to just flat out tell the kid that he doesn't fit into your plans and he would be better off looking elsewhere, but many would complain about that as well. I suppose that's all just part of a normal coaching change.
I personally think new coaches should probably honor what a kid has been told, but I still think Smith would be better off from a playing time perspective if he reads the writing on the wall. Who knows though. Maybe he'll work his tail off and do something special on the field one day.
I hate it that a high school coach says that a decision by a college coach will cause a rift between the schools. I just don't think the high school coaches should exert that kind of influence on these kids. It's unethical imo.
I'm not really sure he has de-commited. He may still be "committed" but looking around.
Well for starters, tough ISH. That is the world, that is the way it works.
Second- he said IF this had been the staff that recruited Smith... Which it IS NOT- He went on to say he understands Muschamp's position.
Wouldn't work that way if it were my kid getting recruited, so it's not always the way the world works. As a matter of fact, it doesn't work that way for a lot of kids every year. As to your second sentence, I can read, but thanks for pointing that out.
Isn't Smith 5' 10"? Kind of short for a WR or DB these days. You'll be better off with a guy like Champaigne. At 6' 4" he's tall enough to go up and get the ball.
I would honor in most cases what the previous staff had promised the kid. The only way I would make an exception would be if a player was out there that could make an immediate impact on the program and the kid that the previous staff promised early enrollment could not make an immediate impact. And that may be the case in this situation.
5-10 is not short for a cornerback. Out of 8 all pro corners last year, 5 were shorter than 6-0. Two were 5-10 and three were 5-11.
If this is you sweet Rick.....I think it'll work out for both sides better. We have plenty of 5'9ish 174 lb dripping wet corners. We need difference makers in the SEC.
So does recruiting not go both ways? If a recruit is free to drop a school after a coaching change, why shouldn't a new coach be able to drop a committed recruit that doesn't fit into his system?
I don't think he was talking about this particular recruit, but his point is valid. If a recruit can change a commitment, we can change an offer. Nothing is done until an LOI is signed.
That's a reasonable argument. I don't think there should be a rule against dropping a commitment. I just don't think its the right thing to do. I would certainly be in favor of telling the kid that he doesn't fit into my plans for playing time though. I would think that most would choose to leave on their own.
The kid played great in Shrine Bowl. The kid shut down recruiting when he accepted the USC offer. The kid stuck with Carolina when others jumped ship. This might hurt Carolina recruiting at South Pointe. The kid is the son of an SEC DB and the nephew of a ND/NFL DB
The player's high school coach suggested that the player would be hurt by not enrolling early. If he wants to play at South Carolina and he likes the coaches, etc., waiting a semester to enroll is not the end of the world. There are a lot of worthwhile things a young man can do over the next four to five months.
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Some of you that actually think you're in the "know" are quite ridiculous. Especially ROCKHILL TATER.
Juggling players sucks when you have a limited number of openings available. Staff still wants him, but at this point immediate impact players are like gold. Not saying Smith may not be, but you have to juggle for the most immediate needs. Hope Chris sticks, but this has become a business with very finite limits. Money in college football has finally removed choice in most cases and introduced coaches to GM's when it comes to filling positions OD immediate needs.
Sounds like if the kid can enroll early, then he's obviously graduated from High School. Why not take the next 5 months to work out like a beast and get bigger stronger faster and then when June hits, he's ahead of the game. Heck, I never wanted to miss my last semester of high school.....that was a nostalgic time
Just reading the story, Muschamp still promised to hold the scholarship for him in June and the kids was my son. I would be upset, at the same time have him enroll at Midlands Tech and get the basics out if the way until June and would be ahead of curve on class credits...
I am starting to suspect your reading skills are limited, because this makes two posts in a row where you showed little grasp of the subject. Your feelings on the subject would have no bearing on whether or not a "major rift" occurred between South Pointe football and USC. You may be able to influence the decision of your son, but you would have zero influence over a coach or their influence on the decisions of the rest of the team!
That is the exciting part.. Clearly we have some prospects we are targeting that Muschamp is excited about- enough to potentially fill up our class... They probably thought they could push this kid back, hive them a shot to see who else pans out before they made a final decision on his place in this class. May sound like harsh treatment this kid, but it shows our coaches are evaluating everyone and trying to do what they need to do to build this program fast!
Kids coming in may be playing in the fall and Muschamp doesn't want to waste an opportunity to get kids in early to pickup the system...
Smith would be red-shirted..
Not true. He is just not enrolling early for unknown reason. Possible reason may be that he only weighs 150 lbs. and has been told he may not play but his scholly is being honored. Some other players are probably going to be told that it may be in their best interest to look around. This is not uncommon when there may be other players that would be of immediate use if they enroll early. Just saying.
