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I think people are **** bent on the look that this gives publicly to the U by decommitting. That ultimately begs the question: which is worse,
-decommitting like he did to get a look at other schools like he did while still remaining interested in Miami? Or
-remaining committed to the U while thinking things over and visiting other schools?
From a fan base perspective, there is no winning formula for the kid to look around. Honesty is the only way for him to save face which is what I think he did in his decommitment. He lost his recruiter in BMac and decided to remain open minded (including the school that he is decommitting from) to figure out his best landing spot. Screwed if you do, screwed if you don’t.
I'd say this.
He committed to a position coach who immediately left. So if he wants to look around, I think he just needed have an honest conversation with Mario. These particular circumstances do not apply to a lot of guys, and it's not going to set some kind of permanent precedent. Not sure why he had to decommit (when he claims to still be considering Miami) just to visit other places.
Based on things I've heard, I don't put a lot of stock in the whole "mom was mad because she wasn't consulted" thing, unless there is some sort of Gaytor no-show job at Shands and Gaytor free housing and Gaytor "life-changing" money offered, in the same way that everyone around UiF claims was offered to Perkins' mom (all of which is illegal, since his mom wasn't signing some NIL deal).