Zeek 16,649 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 So uh... this clearly means we're getting Clark right??? Right?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustache eagle 2,397 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 this will lock us in for Webb ... I'm sure that is what the master plan is ... if clark ends up elsewhere, it will be a bummer. sounded like he may have been underrated. this is the one time where i actually thought we'd get a kid to flip another to us. i guess it did, but in the wrong direction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,082 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 53 minutes ago, gctiger said: I understand. I just think that it may look better if it “appears” that Auburn pulled his offer prior to the kid publicly announcing his decommittment. Even though the coaches can’t publicly mention the kid by name, mutual parting of ways implies in part an offer is being pulled. Quote I would think they could mention to a recruiting service that they are rescinding an offer at a certain position. That happens on rare occasions. Staffs talking about pulling offers more than rarely probably wouldn't go over well with high school coaches or recruits for later recruiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,082 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 10 minutes ago, mustache eagle said: this is the one time where i actually thought we'd get a kid to flip another to us. i guess it did, but in the wrong direction. Wanya hasn't gotten Clark to flip. JC is not a target for UT. He just went along with Wanya on the visit just to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roos 122 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 well it sounds like to me JC has stepped on it with a pair of track shoes...…………. it is always about choices, be they good or bad, and for him this was not a good one, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autan 737 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Clark seems to be getting more respect from recruiters but is still underrated IMO. Regardless his rating hasn't improved to the point that he can be playing games with our staff or any other staff for that matter. I'm sure he has several other offers but does he have a committable offer from UT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potatooooooes!! 1,375 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 So...we felt he was actually lying and told him we need to move on? And apparently his interest level in us was to the point where he was like, “Okay”? Life doesn’t make sense anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle79 3,569 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Anybody know what this kid's thought process was? Is there a backstory here? Just seems odd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,576 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 4 hours ago, Potatooooooes!! said: So...we felt he was actually lying and told him we need to move on? And apparently his interest level in us was to the point where he was like, “Okay”? Life doesn’t make sense anymore This scenario and the idea that we cut him loose doesn't make any sense on the surface of it. Now, there may be more to it than what we know but information available to the public and AU and Clarke parting ways because of that information makes zero sense. If we've truly moved on from Clarke, it will be because of some things that we fans don't know about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,082 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 15 hours ago, autan said: does he have a committable offer from UT? Look up 2 posts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,082 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, Potatooooooes!! said: So...we felt he was actually lying and told him we need to move on? And apparently his interest level in us was to the point where he was like, “Okay”? Life doesn’t make sense anymore Wasn't a we felt thing. He did, maybe inadvertently, lie. He told the staff he wasn't going to visit anywhere in late July because he didn't have a ride. An opportunity came up for him to go & hang out w/ Wanya at UT so he went without first letting the staff know. He also didn't tell the staff while he was there or when he got home. The staff had to ask him about it. Not a good look when, at the very least, when it appears you are trying to hide something. As for the rest of your post I'm not sure how the details of that happened. I just know it's being reported as mutual parting but I would be surprised if it was staff initiated. Edited August 31, 2018 by ellitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,082 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 12 hours ago, oracle79 said: Anybody know what this kid's thought process was? Not sure even the staff knows. 12 hours ago, oracle79 said: Is there a backstory here? More than what's been provided? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 17 minutes ago, ellitor said: More than what's been provided? Seems a pretty harsh punishment to me if all he did was what's been provided. Especially for a guy who is said to be a very good prospect- JB hand picked him out of the crowd- and who is really tight with one of the 2 jewels of our class and who was very vocally all in after committing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,082 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, McLoofus said: Seems a pretty harsh punishment to me if all he did was what's been provided. Especially for a guy who is said to be a very good prospect- JB hand picked him out of the crowd- and who is really tight with one of the 2 jewels of our class and who was very vocally all in after committing. Reading the tea leaves I don't think the staff is as high on him as your post makes it out to be. Looks like his mistake opened the door for the staff to go in a different direction on guys they may like as much or more. TBH I think the staff liked him enough to take him as a project since he had 2 highly valued teammates the staff wanted badly. Owen is solid to AU & Wanya to UT so that's a nonfactor now. Also the staff feels they are in the thick of it for Webb & may lead for Putnam. If fortunes are good for AU there would not be enough room in the class to have Jones, Webb, Putnam, & Clark all as interior OL in the class. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, ellitor said: Reading the tea leaves I don't think the staff is as high on him as your post makes it out to be. Looks like his mistake opened the door for the staff to go in a different direction on guys they may like as much or more. TBH I think the staff liked him enough to take him as a project since he had 2 highly valued teammates the staff wanted badly. Owen is solid to AU & Wanya to UT so that's a nonfactor now. Also the staff feels they are in the thick of it for Webb & may lead for Putnam. If fortunes are good for AU there would not be enough room in the class to have Jones, Webb, Putnam, & Clark all as interior OL in the class. Gotcha, and thanks. For my dense noggin, that would be the "more to the story" that makes it all make perfect sense for me. Clark has always been a sentimental favorite of mine and I probably viewed his entire recruitment through tinted glasses. Best of luck, young man. You'll land in the right place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutzcammed 469 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 47 minutes ago, ellitor said: may lead for Putnam. If fortunes are good for AU there would not be enough room in the class to have Jones, Webb, Putnam, & Clark all as interior OL in the class. I had to go back and read to remember who Putman was. We don't talk about him much at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,082 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 31 minutes ago, lutzcammed said: I had to go back and read to remember who Putman was. We don't talk about him much at all That's because FSU had a huge lead until recently apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,140 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I just re-watched Putnam's film. He impressed me with what I saw. The caveat is always it is highlight film and you don't see the ones where he is beaten and you don't know the quality of the guy he is blocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, AuburnNTexas said: I just re-watched Putnam's film. He impressed me with what I saw. The caveat is always it is highlight film and you don't see the ones where he is beaten and you don't know the quality of the guy he is blocking. #91 player in the nation, #3 OG, #12 player in Florida. It's safe to assume he's a damned good football player and we'd be lucky to land him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumterAubie 3,031 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 58 minutes ago, McLoofus said: #91 player in the nation, #3 OG, #12 player in Florida. It's safe to assume he's a damned good football player and we'd be lucky to land him. And gives me yet another reason to root for Va Tech Monday night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc4aday 1,887 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I would be happy to get Putnam with Clark parting ways with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potatooooooes!! 1,375 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 8 hours ago, ellitor said: Reading the tea leaves I don't think the staff is as high on him as your post makes it out to be. Looks like his mistake opened the door for the staff to go in a different direction on guys they may like as much or more. TBH I think the staff liked him enough to take him as a project since he had 2 highly valued teammates the staff wanted badly. Owen is solid to AU & Wanya to UT so that's a nonfactor now. Also the staff feels they are in the thick of it for Webb & may lead for Putnam. If fortunes are good for AU there would not be enough room in the class to have Jones, Webb, Putnam, & Clark all as interior OL in the class. See that makes more sense. It seems like we’ve taken more crap from recruits than that before, but if we have other guys ahead of him, I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,082 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 22 minutes ago, Potatooooooes!! said: See that makes more sense. It seems like we’ve taken more crap from recruits than that before, but if we have other guys ahead of him, I understand. Other than Webb it's not as much as guys ahead of him as since he made a trust issue mistake the staff feels or knows they can get a guy at the same position they like maybe near as good & potentially better. And yes, the higher a staff likes a recruit the potentially more the staff will put up with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,140 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 7 hours ago, McLoofus said: #91 player in the nation, #3 OG, #12 player in Florida. It's safe to assume he's a damned good football player and we'd be lucky to land him. I agree my comment was more about highlight films not showing everything just the good side of every player.. That is why coaches see game films or scout at games and at camps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wareagle13 88 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I'm really confused, no site other than ours is talking about JC decommitting, where is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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