Manny playing chess......cat's about to come out the bag.....

[CashMoneyCane]

Then what’s the point of not going public

It's called public relations management. People make a **** of a lot of money to do it well. Strategically announcing commits can be far more impactful than just coming out with them whenever.

But I know you don't like it, because you wannna know noooooowwww.

 

[CBurrr93]

It's called public relations management. People make a **** of a lot of money to do it well. Strategically announcing commits can be far more impactful than just coming out with them whenever.

But I know you don't like it, because you wannna know noooooowwww.

Glad Jason Marshall strategically committed to us

 

[CashMoneyCane]

The only logical reasons are staff wants them to strategically announce them for momentum purposes.

Bingo. We have a winner.

 

[Tad Footeball]

wait wdym why would it not have to do with the nil stuff

Because that's not as fun (for us).

 

[CashMoneyCane]

Glad Jason Marshall strategically committed to us

Because a person "strategically committing" is a thing that is the same as "strategically announcing" a commitment.

Put down the glue dude.

 

[Go Canes!!]

Glad Jason Marshall strategically committed to us

Dude, come on.

 

[CBurrr93]

Because a person "strategically committing" is a thing that is the same as "strategically announcing" a commitment.

Put down the glue dude.

He was a silent until he caught wind of his announcement. Not sure how that doesn’t apply here

 

[SFbayCane]

This staff will never learn that silent commits aren’t actual commits.

Please refresh my memory, what players had been silent commits that did not sign with the current staff?

 

[CBurrr93]

I’m not saying it makes any logical sense for the kids to have their decisions swayed by that lol but it apparently happened

 

[Suhrthing]

Not going public is the same as having a girlfriend who doesn't want anyone to know.

Nah, at least until you're not, you're the one doing the f'n.

 

[pacusmc]

This place is awesome!!!!!

 

[Suhrthing]

Recruiting can take a toll on the human psyche. Remember Susan Miller Degnan and Seantrel Henderson? "Su-trel?" I do. The sexual tension between those two lovebirds was electric. More exciting than watching Mark D'Onofrio's defensive genius, at any rate. I don't know how you guys follow it.

I caught the Likens interview, though. Great stuff. Brad Tejeda's voice has that "leaving recruits wet in the pants" quality which matches Chris's "encyclopedic power-knowledge" sound. Nice balance.

Between this and your weird stats thread earlier, post more. #notajoke

 

[PineCo.]

All the silence from not having a new commit every week like we've had in the past will be worth it. I believe we get the pieces we need to take the next step.

 

[Canes2082]

If a silent commit decommits does it still count

 

[Cajuncane]

I think sometimes staying silent is to possibly protect the kid and his family from being harassed and pressured by local fans,press and even family who may not want a player here.
I’m not talking so much about the local recruits but ones from other areas.The longer the locals THINK the player is going to fulfill THEIR dreams and go where THEY think he should go the longer the kid and his family doesn’t get bothered as much.

JMO but this reason could be just as reasonable as letting the kids go collect McDonalds bags all across the country.Also the kid isn’t getting the big money until that LOI ink is dry.Do they get something to visit? I’m pretty sure they do but remember these large payments aren’t always paid in cash, very few of them in fact.They’re paid in jobs,Automobiles,House payments etc and most of this is being paid through a third entity and I can guarantee that none of this is being done until a school is 100% sure he’s there’s.

whatever the reason I’m sure Manny and the player know the reason and as long as it finally happens at some point I know we aren’t as happy cause we don’t have anything to applaud OR ***** about but if it brings us the top players I could care less if it’s done at 11:59 on signing day as long as it’s done.

 

[Squid Bumciorek]

At the risk of going down this path again, couldn’t he have committed to Miami, UF ups their offer, and then he flips?

Risking the loss of a little bit of money is just the cost of doing business. Sure, bag schools would be a little angry at the kid who gets his beak wet and still goes to another school, but for every one of those rare birds they get plenty who get sucked in wanting more. Kid takes his McDonalds bag with 3 grand and goes elsewhere? Every bag school is throwing a few thousand at the top recruits. It's pennies for those multimillionaire boosters. However, if a kid takes 250 large and then still goes to another school, they aren't going to let that slide. It's not just the cash, it's the new jobs for parents, cars, etc that come as part and parcel of the deal. There are all sorts of ways to put pressure on kids and make their lives miserable and lots of ways to play dirty. Think of all the attorneys who are UF law grads and boosters. Kid lives in an apartment complex? Building owner gets threatened with a big lawsuit over some frivolous matter unless he has a conversation with some particular renters about returning the money. Or maybe the UF boosters make sure their good friends on the local school board investigate and fire the kid's HC. Remember, these dirty head coaches are also getting their salary supplemented for pushing recruits to certain schools and ensuring they stick to their commitments- they want that gravy train to keep running (say Marshall got 250k, his HC/handler might have received 10% of that amount as a handling fee). If the kid takes a couple hundred grand and then backs out of his commitment, every bag school will know they can't trust his handler/coach and he won't be getting any more financial incentives. The coaches aren't going to let a single recruit ruin it for them and they will do everything in their power to make sure the kid sticks.

Anyways, the bag schools wouldn't drop that kind of money unless they had some assurances that it's a done deal. As some of the folks on this board with insider knowledge (I'm not one of them) said at the time, at the last minute UF offered Marshall so much that it made Bama do a double-take and say, "Holy **** that's a lot of money."

 

[Cribby]

It's called public relations management. People make a **** of a lot of money to do it well. Strategically announcing commits can be far more impactful than just coming out with them whenever.

But I know you don't like it, because you wannna know noooooowwww.

Exactly.

This is why I said ” most of our eventual commits are silents “. There’s a time and a place for them to commit. When I cribbystall balled LT to miami and pretty much said the weekend he'd commit a month off , you don’t think that meant he was already in? There’s a method to the madness.

 

[OriginalCanesCanesCanes]

Right. Recruiting is fluid until that paper is signed. But I couldn't be relying on a teenager's lil secret when my job is on the line.

What other choice do you have? That’s the job.

 

[Mikesmith29150]

I feel the reason UF paid Marshall soo much was to Kill our momentum at that time. If I remember correctly we was looking good for his teammate that safety, and also that one DE Sapp I think his name was.

 

[Cajuncane]

Risking the loss of a little bit of money is just the cost of doing business. Sure, bag schools would be a little angry at the kid who gets his beak wet and still goes to another school, but for every one of those rare birds they get plenty who get sucked in wanting more. Kid takes his McDonalds bag with 3 grand and goes elsewhere? Every bag school is throwing a few thousand at the top recruits. It's pennies for those multimillionaire boosters. However, if a kid takes 250 large and then still goes to another school, they aren't going to let that slide. It's not just the cash, it's the new jobs for parents, cars, etc that come as part and parcel of the deal. There are all sorts of ways to put pressure on kids and make their lives miserable and lots of ways to play dirty. Think of all the attorneys who are UF law grads and boosters. Kid lives in an apartment complex? Building owner gets threatened with a big lawsuit over some frivolous matter unless he has a conversation with some particular renters about returning the money. Or maybe the UF boosters make sure their good friends on the local school board investigate and fire the kid's HC. Remember, these dirty head coaches are also getting their salary supplemented for pushing recruits to certain schools and ensuring they stick to their commitments- they want that gravy train to keep running (say Marshall got 250k, his HC/handler might have received 10% of that amount as a handling fee). If the kid takes a couple hundred grand and then backs out of his commitment, every bag school will know they can't trust his handler/coach and he won't be getting any more financial incentives. The coaches aren't going to let a single recruit ruin it for them and they will do everything in their power to make sure the kid sticks.

Anyways, the bag schools wouldn't drop that kind of money unless they had some assurances that it's a done deal. As some of the folks on this board with insider knowledge (I'm not one of them) said at the time, at the last minute UF offered Marshall so much that it made Bama do a double-take and say, "Holy **** that's a lot of money."

That kid ain’t and his parents aren’t getting that 200-250 grand until that LOI is signed and dry.No way any school is dumb enough to hand a kid or his handlers/Family a 1/4 of a million bucks or anything over what’s in that Mickey D’s bag until he’s ready to enroll in college.

and there’s a reason these transactions aren’t done fully in cash cause once a kid changes his mind and hits the portal after a year it’s very easy to stop those mortgage payments or stop paying the lease on that SRT or momma’s Mercedes or that cushy new job all of a sudden dries up.

Your right these schools have plenty of lawyers as boosters and they aren’t gonna get taken too many times by a kid and his greedy handler.