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Tex is the best college football writer on the internet, but he's wrong on the LOI thing.
 
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WhatTheHell said:
Tex is the best college football writer on the internet, but he's wrong on the LOI thing.
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WTH...

Thanks for your kind words. However, I'm not a recruiting expert, coach or scout. Just a hardcore Canes fan like you.

Happy Easter!

Tex :cigar:
 
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U guys love these threads by tex? They are the worst.
There aren't 100 true commitable offers out there. The figure is meaningless.
A thread on canes reaching a milestone of 100 offers by April? There aren't 100 offers out there.
 
Tex maybe you could address what 5XNC is saying

What is an "offer" and what is a "commitable offer"? Your original post says "offer"

signed,

Confused in Calgary
 
5XNC said:
U guys love these threads by tex? They are the worst.
There aren't 100 true commitable offers out there. The figure is meaningless.
A thread on canes reaching a milestone of 100 offers by April? There aren't 100 offers out there.
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5XNC...

You are right on two counts. First, I don't know which Miami "offers" are committable. Nobody but our coaching staff knows that information. Second, there are not 100 offers out there...just 102. For yor reading pleasure...

2014 Hurricane “Offers”: March 31. 2013

1. Dalvin Cook
2. KcMcDermott
3. Ermon Lane
4. Khairi Clark
5. Sony Michel
6. Trevor Darling
7. Kiy Hester
8. Anthony Moten
9. Chad Thomas
10. Joe Yearby
11. Artavis Scott
12. Johnnie Dixon
13. Bryce Dixon
14. Keyon Brown
15. Reilly Gibbons
16. Corey Martinez
17. Austin Roberts
18. Brad Kaaya
19. Adly Enoicy
20. Travis Rudolph
21. Vincent Kackson
22. Lorenzo Carter
23. Jabrill Peppers
24. Adoree’ Jackson
25. Speedy Noil
26. David Cornwell
27. Travonte Valentine
28. Tyler Luatua
29. Thomas Holley
30. Josh Malone
31. Garrett Brumfield
32. Dwight Williams
33. Chris Sammons
34. Myles Autry
35. Dillion Bates
36. Corey Holmes
37. Sam Mustipher
38. Jacob Pugh
39. Alin Edouard
40. Kendall Randolph
41. Jojo Robinson
42. Nigel Patten
43. Tony James
44. C.J. Worton
45. Nick Linder
46. Terry McCray
47. Ravian Pierce
48. Kain Daub
49. Gerald Willis
50. KD Cannon
51. Myles Garrett
52. Malachi Dupre
53. Deshaun Watson
54. Caleb Henderson
55. Chad Mavety
56. Drew Barker
57. Quentin Nelson
58. Andrew Williams
59. Trey Marshall
60. Kenny Young
61. Deion Singleton
62. Kendall Sawyer
63. Gerald McDowell
64. Sam Hubbard
65. Moral Stephans
66. Charles Nelson
67. Juwann Bushell-Beatty
68. Daniel Gresham
69. Andrew Beck
70. D’Ronzjiah Mathews
71. Caleb Samuel
72. Josh Hicks
73. Deandre Scott
74. Davion Riley
75. D’haquille Williams
76. Kurt Scoby
77. DaShawn Hand
78. Quin Blanding
79. Andrew Brown
80. Braden Smith
81. Jalen Tabor
82. Raekwon McMillan
83. Jalyn Holmes
84. Joe Mixon
85. Andy Bauer
86. Jamil Kamara
87. Bentley Spain
88. Demarre Kitt
89. Demarcus Christmas
90. Jacory Washington
91. Andrew Trumbetti
92. Ryeshene Bronson
93. Jay Hayes
94. D’Andre Payne
95. Jeb Blazevich
96. Melvin Keihn
97. Tashon Smallwood
98. Shaun Hamilton
99. Orlando Brown
100. Jonathan Hillman
101. Troy Reeder
102. Adam Torres
 
jaxwhitey said:
Tex maybe you could address what 5XNC is saying

What is an "offer" and what is a "commitable offer"? Your original post says "offer"

signed,

Confused in Calgary
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Hi jaxwhitey!

OK... Not all scholarship "offers" are created equal.

A "committable offer" allows the prospective athlete to verbally accept the scholarship. These are usually reserved for the elite athletes early in the recruiting cycle each year. Still, an athlete can be offered a "non-committable offer." This means the scholarship is being offered conditionally. The athlete can publicly acknowledge he has been offered by the school, but he can not publicly accept until the school turns the offer into a committable offer. A non-committable offer is used with second and third tier players early in the recruiting cycle.

Let's use a hypothetical example. UM badly wants Sony Michel as a running back, but Sony is still making up his mind on schools. Miami offers Sony a "committable offer," which means Sony can verbally accept the scholarship any time he so desires. However, the Canes are also interested in a similar running back, Jonathan Hillman. But UM has only one scholarship left for a running back. So, Miami offers Jonathan a non-committable offer. This means Jonathan can acknowledge that he has received a scholarship offer but can not accept until Miami turns it into a committable offer. If Sony accepts his offer, then Miami and Jonathan go on their separate ways. If Sony decides to go to another school, then UM can turn Jonathan's offer into an committable offer and he can accept the scholarship.

Confused? That's what makes recruiting such a challenge and so interesting. I hope this helped. Stay warm!

Tex :cigar:
 
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UMFarArcher said:
I like reading the posts by Tex.

Wonder where he's from?
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UMFarArcher...

I'm originally from Maryland. I graduated from the "U" and started my professional career in Miami, then moving to different states. I landed in Texas about 25 years ago and still call it home today, in San Antonio.

How about you?

Tex :cigar:
 
5X,
Im expecting an apology post when you get on the board tonite.


Good stuff, Tex.




TexCane said:
5XNC said:
U guys love these threads by tex? They are the worst.
There aren't 100 true commitable offers out there. The figure is meaningless.
A thread on canes reaching a milestone of 100 offers by April? There aren't 100 offers out there.
Click to expand...

5XNC...

You are right on two counts. First, I don't know which Miami "offers" are committable. Nobody but our coaching staff knows that information. Second, there are not 100 offers out there...just 102. For yor reading pleasure...

2014 Hurricane “Offers”: March 31. 2013

1. Dalvin Cook
2. KcMcDermott
3. Ermon Lane
4. Khairi Clark
5. Sony Michel
6. Trevor Darling
7. Kiy Hester
8. Anthony Moten
9. Chad Thomas
10. Joe Yearby
11. Artavis Scott
12. Johnnie Dixon
13. Bryce Dixon
14. Keyon Brown
15. Reilly Gibbons
16. Corey Martinez
17. Austin Roberts
18. Brad Kaaya
19. Adly Enoicy
20. Travis Rudolph
21. Vincent Kackson
22. Lorenzo Carter
23. Jabrill Peppers
24. Adoree’ Jackson
25. Speedy Noil
26. David Cornwell
27. Travonte Valentine
28. Tyler Luatua
29. Thomas Holley
30. Josh Malone
31. Garrett Brumfield
32. Dwight Williams
33. Chris Sammons
34. Myles Autry
35. Dillion Bates
36. Corey Holmes
37. Sam Mustipher
38. Jacob Pugh
39. Alin Edouard
40. Kendall Randolph
41. Jojo Robinson
42. Nigel Patten
43. Tony James
44. C.J. Worton
45. Nick Linder
46. Terry McCray
47. Ravian Pierce
48. Kain Daub
49. Gerald Willis
50. KD Cannon
51. Myles Garrett
52. Malachi Dupre
53. Deshaun Watson
54. Caleb Henderson
55. Chad Mavety
56. Drew Barker
57. Quentin Nelson
58. Andrew Williams
59. Trey Marshall
60. Kenny Young
61. Deion Singleton
62. Kendall Sawyer
63. Gerald McDowell
64. Sam Hubbard
65. Moral Stephans
66. Charles Nelson
67. Juwann Bushell-Beatty
68. Daniel Gresham
69. Andrew Beck
70. D’Ronzjiah Mathews
71. Caleb Samuel
72. Josh Hicks
73. Deandre Scott
74. Davion Riley
75. D’haquille Williams
76. Kurt Scoby
77. DaShawn Hand
78. Quin Blanding
79. Andrew Brown
80. Braden Smith
81. Jalen Tabor
82. Raekwon McMillan
83. Jalyn Holmes
84. Joe Mixon
85. Andy Bauer
86. Jamil Kamara
87. Bentley Spain
88. Demarre Kitt
89. Demarcus Christmas
90. Jacory Washington
91. Andrew Trumbetti
92. Ryeshene Bronson
93. Jay Hayes
94. D’Andre Payne
95. Jeb Blazevich
96. Melvin Keihn
97. Tashon Smallwood
98. Shaun Hamilton
99. Orlando Brown
100. Jonathan Hillman
101. Troy Reeder
102. Adam Torres
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To answer the current question: No one knows which offers are commitable except the coaching staff and "maybe" the kid with the offer. This is not an uncommon occurance. Teams will offer their plan B kids with the understanding that its not a commitable offer until a point in the future. This is how the game is played at the highest level.

This was something that Coker or Randy never seemed to understand. They would spend 90+% of the recruiting season chasing their Plan A kids, then when they'd strike out, they were always late to the party on the plan B kids. Pay attention to how coach Golden is doing it. THIS is how its done.
 
5XNC said:
all those guys don't have UM offers, i can tell u that.
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5XNC... All the prospects on this list have received a UM "offer" (Non-commitable or committable). Just check with UM Media Relations.

Tex :cigar:
 
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UM media relations confirms all these offers? lol. dumbest thing i've ever heard. they can't comment.
all those kids don't have offers. end of story.
 
5XNC said:
UM media relations confirms all these offers? lol. dumbest thing i've ever heard. they can't comment.
all those kids don't have offers. end of story.
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5XNC... You can't really mean that... dumbest statement ever. Go away!
 
Hey Tex, big fan. Question, since all these guys have offers, what does the staff do if they all commit at once? I've heard of a story where the fax machine in the Nebraska AD blew up one signing day (March 2nd) because 143 LOI were faxed in at once. How would Golden and the staff handle that many Length of Integritys? How would they decide, of the 100+ official offers out there, who we keep?

I'll disconnect and listen!!

:cigar:
 
where's this link to the UM media relations department and there offers to junior hs players?
 
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