S Marcus McWilson [Kentucky - Signed NLI]

blessed2bahusker said:
jmfb said:
Silly for him to go to a bottom feeder program with zero track record of success (rotating coaching door), little to no kids in the NFL and empty stadiums not to mention academic support

But best of luck to you kid, you made a very poor life decision

Hope it ends well for you- you really are going to need a lot of luck taking the path you chose

No bad thoughts toward him- 18 year old kids make stupid decisions
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Not every kid feels like they have to walk into a school that is full of winning tradition. I actually respect some of these kids. They are the type that believe in themselves, their teammates and their coaches and want to build that winning tradition. If recruiting was as big of a national spectacle back when Devaney was hired people would have been saying the same thing about many of those guys that built NU football. They did it because they believed in something greater than past performance being a guarantee of future results.

Plus the kid is going to be with a guy who is like a second father to him. Good luck to McWilson. At least he did it the right way as opposed to a certain other commit that shall remain nameless.
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When Devaney got here there was plenty of talent

They just hadnt been coached very well

Jennings and his long practices- had everything out of whack priority wise as a starting point

 
Mavric said:
Hedley Lamarr said:
Redmusky said:
What do we have now 22 or 23 commits? Who can we finish the class with . Are there any big names we may have a chance with?
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Dwayne Johnson and Drake Martinez...this recruiting cycle is turning out to remind me of our football season.
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Definitely. It's not like we've gotten 8 of our commits this month or anything.
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We have had a lot of breaks go our way and are fizzing out at the end. Aka just how our season went

 
This decision sucks more for McWilson than Nebraska. I honestly feel bad for the him, its similar to a kid passing on Florida State for Kansas because he wanted to play in the big 12.

 
ShawnWatson said:
This decision sucks more for McWilson than Nebraska. I honestly feel bad for the him, its similar to a kid passing on Florida State for Kansas because he wanted to play in the big 12.
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That is a very similar analogy I used with one of my buddies today to explain this situation. He laughed and the thought a kid would do that and he doesn't even follow recruiting.

 
Comish said:
corncraze said:
By the way, Marrow is a snake. We should drop his son as retribution, but our staff is too moral to do something like that.
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Big time disagree with this. Marrow took a FULL TIME job with a buddy. Part of his allure was his conections and recruiting prowess. (I remember a few posters down-playing the loss of a simple "G.A." when he left)

I doubt many posters on this board would not have taken a position and salary upgrade to work with a friend.

Hardly the description of a "snake".

Just because it hasn't worked out well for us, it doesn't make the individuals involved any lesser creatures.
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I don't dislike Marrow for any of the above. I dislike him because he used a connection he made while at NU to take a NU recruit. I have had similar opportunities in my career (take clients from former employers) and declined, out of respect to my former employer. You can do your job without sh-ting on the people you used to work for - they are not mutually exclusive issues.

 
Blackshirts007 said:
If he's switching, he's not switching because Kentucky is a better fit. He's switching because of his relationship with marrow. And if that's worth being a bottom dweller in the SEC, a highly reduced draft stock and not getting to experience bowl games than so be it.
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Draft stock will not be reduced at all. See: Cobb, Randall. Hell, Randy Moss was a highly touted draft pick out of Marshall. NFL scouts don't give a sh#t where you come from; only what your physical & mental tools are and what your potential is.

I imagine Kentucky is saying he'll be able to play more right away. Which is true; our receiving corps is set for the next 2-3 years with Bell, Turner, Allen, etc.

 
simple, they made him a promise for playing time. Bo and staff wont make players any promises. I cant fault him for taking a guarantee. UK can make those type of promises because quite frankly, they dont have any talent. This is how a lot of lower tier schools get decent talents from time to time.

 
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Can't say I'm surprised by this decision. Relationships always win out in recruiting, it sucks but not the end of the world.

 
While it might only be a matter of time, he has not officially committed to Kentucky yet. Can we update the thread to take off the Kentucky tag at least until we have our at home visit on Tuesday. Slim chances are a given but let's not add more fuel to the fire.

If someone has an official commit to Kentucky statement from him, please share to show why the tag is there. The most I have seen is that he is "leaning toward Kentucky" in his comments.

 
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