I never said he was a "lock" or ever was a "lock" or anything about it.
1) Our #1 position of need remaining in the class is CB, and it has been for quite some time;
2) Knowing that fact, it either is, or should have been, the #1 position of focus for recruitment;
3) Brown is from South Florida;
4) Brown's family wants him in-state;
5) Other major in-state programs are not recruiting him;
6) Bags are not in play here. Auburn is the only bag school recruiting him and they have other targets they'll need to spend on (see Ga'Quincy McKinstry)
This is a recruitment on a silver platter. If you can't close this, you can't be trusted to close anything.