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UNC commit talks Gamecock offer

Josh Low
3 months ago
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North Carolina commitment Korrin Wiggins

The trend of South Carolina offering North Carolina prospects continued on Monday when the Gamecocks verbally offered North Carolina safety commit Korrin Wiggins.

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3 months ago
http://southcarolina.247sports.com/Article/UNC-commit-talks-Gamecock-offer-62442
The trend of South Carolina offering North Carolina prospects continued on Monday when the Gamecocks verbally offered North Carolina safety commit Korrin Wiggins.
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rooster tail
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who would want to play for that train wreck in chapel hill
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rooster tail said...
who would want to play for that train wreck in chapel hill
A kid from there, would be my guess.
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3 months ago
rooster tail said...
who would want to play for that train wreck in chapel hill
the fact his school is like five miles from the tar heel campus for example might be a factor. friends & family would like that. he is coming to visit, that is a good thing. nothing ventured nothing gained
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suffoletta
3 months ago
rooster tail said...
who would want to play for that train wreck in chapel hill
Someone who up until yesterday only had an offer from said train wreck and nowhere else.
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rooster tail said...
who would want to play for that train wreck in chapel hill
Has the NCAA finished with them yet.
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77 Gamecock
3 months ago
This is a good reason why I pay little attention to recruiting early in the cycle,
as I clearly don't have a grasp as to the thinking that goes on. I can't imagine spending the time on a 3 star recruit that made up his mind early and is classified as a player that will be "very difficult" to turn.
I'm sure I would not be good at that game.
I would tell him good luck with the smurfs and spend that time on higher rated recruits that had a genuine interest in SC.
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77 Gamecock said...
This is a good reason why I pay little attention to recruiting early in the cycle, as I clearly don't have a grasp as to the thinking that goes on. I can't imagine spending the time on a 3 star recruit that made up his mind early and is classified as a player that will be "very difficult" to turn.
I'm sure I would not be good at that game. I would tell him good luck with the smurfs and spend that time on higher rated recruits that had a genuine interest in SC.
Here are some three stars that have played at USC in the recent past: Sidney Rice, Eric Norwood, Fred Bennet, Dunta Robinson, Jonathon Joseph, Devin Taylor, DJ Swearinger, Antonio Allen, Connor Shaw.
Here are some examples of some lowly two stars that have floundered at USC: Ko Simpson, Captain Munnerlyn, the Lindsays, Patrick DiMarco.
The stars are just things to brag about before they step on the field.
Jason Barnes was a four star, Mark Barnes was a four star, Chris Culliver was a five star, and probably equal or lesser than those two and three stars listed. The coaches do not look at the star rating, unless they get asked about it.
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steve miller said...
Here are some three stars that have played at USC in the recent past: Sidney Rice, Eric Norwood, Fred Bennet, Dunta Robinson, Jonathon Joseph, Devin Taylor, DJ Swearinger, Antonio Allen, Connor Shaw.
Here are some examples of some lowly two stars that have floundered at USC: Ko Simpson, Captain Munnerlyn, the Lindsays, Patrick DiMarco.
The stars are just things to brag about before they step on the field. Jason Barnes was a four star, Mark Barnes was a four star, Chris Culliver was a five star, and probably equal or lesser than those two and three stars listed. The coaches do not look at the star rating, unless they get asked about it.
Yes, I think we all know those stories, and there are many.
FWIW, my main point revolved around ... the time and energy spent on a recruit characterized as "very difficult to turn".
That would be a real challenge for me if I was in that business. I would quickly move on to greener pastures
and try to maximize the tremendous amount of time and energy that goes into recruiting.
I tend to look at it strictly from a business time value point of view, and as we all know, college football
is a BIG business.
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steve miller said...
Here are some three stars that have played at USC in the recent past: Sidney Rice, Eric Norwood, Fred Bennet, Dunta Robinson, Jonathon Joseph, Devin Taylor, DJ Swearinger, Antonio Allen, Connor Shaw.
Here are some examples of some lowly two stars that have floundered at USC: Ko Simpson, Captain Munnerlyn, the Lindsays, Patrick DiMarco.
The stars are just things to brag about before they step on the field. Jason Barnes was a four star, Mark Barnes was a four star, Chris Culliver was a five star, and probably equal or lesser than those two and three stars listed. The coaches do not look at the star rating, unless they get asked about it.
Culliver is the 3rd corner for niners, a 3rd round pick that played in the nfc championship game. He is awesome and was injured practically the entire time at USC. He's a bad example.
The other two players in your example don't belong in the same sentence as Culliver.
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3 months ago
Can't blame the kid for committing to the only team that he had an offer from especially when it was one that was close to his home town. One thing I don't get is that the offers are verbal.
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77 Gamecock said...
Yes, I think we all know those stories, and there are many.
FWIW, my main point revolved around ... the time and energy spent on a recruit characterized as "very difficult to turn". That would be a real challenge for me if I was in that business. I would quickly move on to greener pastures and try to maximize the tremendous amount of time and energy that goes into recruiting. I tend to look at it strictly from a business time value point of view, and as we all know, college football is a BIG business.
It's not really wasting that much time. It's being efficient. We offered TE Josh McNeal who is his team mate I believe. It doesn't take much time to watch his film, decide if you like him, then offer. They both will be visiting together on March 31st. When Robinson goes to their school he can visit both at the same time.
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It's not really wasting that much time. It's being efficient. We offered TE Josh McNeal who is his team mate I believe. It doesn't take much time to watch his film, decide if you like him, then offer. They both will be visiting together on March 31st. When Robinson goes to their school he can visit both at the same time.
You're talking about making an offer.
I'm talking about the time and energy after an offer trying to coax and change a mind that is in the "very difficult to turn"
classification per the OP.
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77 Gamecock said...
You're talking about making an offer.
I'm talking about the time and energy after an offer trying to coax and change a mind that is in the "very difficult to turn" classification per the OP.
No one else has given him any attention so yeah, he is solid right now. Get him on campus if the coaches like him, then see if he is still hard to turn. If so, move on. If being on an SEC Campus, and being given an SEC pitch makes a difference and softens him up, then assess where to go from there. No big deal.
Maybe the kid would like the challenge of playing against the best players and getting lots of TV exposure...or...maybe he would like being a better player on a weaker team in a weaker conference. Time will answer those questions.
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I think you get him on campus and go from there. If he comes on an unofficial he clearly has some interest.
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