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<blockquote data-quote="Cam" data-source="post: 711858" data-attributes="member: 568"><p>I think you mean Jahmyr Gibbs. Each recruit is unique and there is a certain amount of leverage they possess. With a talent like Gibbs, he had legitimate opportunities to commit to Alabama, LSU, or Ohio State late in the cycle, so he's not a guy you're going to squeeze into staying committed. If we restricted his visit rights, he could easily take that as disrespect, decommit, and go elsewhere. Instead we said, "We're not worried. Take your visits, get the star treatment, and have fun." Our confidence paid off in the long run.</p><p></p><p>On the other side, you have JaQuari Wiggles and Tyson Meiguez. Remember that Wiggles visited Illinois, then decommitted, and soon after Emmanuel Johnson committed. Meiguez also had a visit lined up to Michigan State then all of a sudden cancelled it and shut down his recruitment. Reading between the lines, these were situations where the staff likely used their leverage and said, "Don't get on that plane because an offer won't be here for you when you get back." Their recruiting situations obviously weren't that cut and dry and there are always a ton of variables in a commitment/decommitment, but going on visits elsewhere is really dangerous if you don't have the proper clout.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cam, post: 711858, member: 568"] I think you mean Jahmyr Gibbs. Each recruit is unique and there is a certain amount of leverage they possess. With a talent like Gibbs, he had legitimate opportunities to commit to Alabama, LSU, or Ohio State late in the cycle, so he's not a guy you're going to squeeze into staying committed. If we restricted his visit rights, he could easily take that as disrespect, decommit, and go elsewhere. Instead we said, "We're not worried. Take your visits, get the star treatment, and have fun." Our confidence paid off in the long run. On the other side, you have JaQuari Wiggles and Tyson Meiguez. Remember that Wiggles visited Illinois, then decommitted, and soon after Emmanuel Johnson committed. Meiguez also had a visit lined up to Michigan State then all of a sudden cancelled it and shut down his recruitment. Reading between the lines, these were situations where the staff likely used their leverage and said, "Don't get on that plane because an offer won't be here for you when you get back." Their recruiting situations obviously weren't that cut and dry and there are always a ton of variables in a commitment/decommitment, but going on visits elsewhere is really dangerous if you don't have the proper clout. [/QUOTE]
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