Carlon Jones
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Maybe. IMO, It’s a better offer and more money. Like I’ve said before, we will have to over spend to beat out the likes OSU, Mich, UGA etc… Can’t match or come close to their NIL offers and expect to win. But who knows? Maybe it’s not the money and just the allure of playing for OSU, I tend to believe it’s both.
Could be. But it sure sounds like he wanted more $$$, we didn’t or couldn’t hit his number, so he wants to shop around take “visits”. So in turn we/Rhule decided to cut him loose. That’s what it sounds like to me…
So that is why he also set a visit to K State?
The alure of Ohio St couldn't be Larry Johnson? Long considered one of the best DLine coaches in the country (and one of the best recruitets)...or where they are as a program?
IDK? Maybe it’s just one of the schools he wants to see? Maybe they have a better (or at least an equalish) NIL offer? Maybe both? If, in the end, it becomes apparent that this was not about NIL money at all I’ll be glad I was wrong. But with each and every tweet(x) I read it sound exactly like it’s about the money. We’ll see I guess…
For the 1st time in years I'm not concerned with losing a DE commit. We finally have QB pressure from the DL and underclassmen.
Likely nothing to do with intelligence if it is grades. More likely laziness and maturity. Unfortunately I have had experience with this first hand with a kid in my house.
Yep, i’d rather we back off because he is too risky. We can’t be losing out on other prospects to someone who may not be able to make it here at all.
He’s a talented player. He can go here or somewhere else and succeed in football.
Could be anything but Rhule isn't going to be held hostage by a HS kid playing games for whatever reason. He believes he can develop good players but they have to want to be here.
Pretty long commit list + Ty coming back + kid with cold feet = Carlon moving on.
Comments he made such as my plans changed I guess or something like that I am paraphrasing
It wasn't your typical phrases you here
I could be totally wrong
Does it really though, or is that just a little bit of confirmation bias for you?
It's not grades though. Pretty sure he could be an early enrollee if he wanted to.
I mean, if you really want to be apart the change wouldn't you sign during the early signing period and shut down the rest of his recruitment?
Instead he wants to sign late and take more visits. That doesn't sound like a guy that truly wants N.
As crappy as their public schools are it could even be that he’s lacking a class to graduate. One bad guidance counselor can really screw a kid over. Really sucks for him if it’s coursework related.
Let’s hope we get him on the rebound or transfer in a year or two. He sounds like a good kid and DL talent like he has is hard to find.
Their D line coach is a top “recruiter”. We’re going to have to develop D linemen like Nash and find area kids that want to be N. I don’t think we’ll win any bidding wars with top 5 programs.
Sucks but this is what I've wanted coaches to do all along. Don't get strung out and lose a kid on signing day when everyone knew he wasn't coming here. We likely aren't finding someone as good as him but at least we aren't going to have to take a risk on someone just to fill a spot.
With the early signing date we no doubt are scrambling to find a guy. Once again, the word committed apparently means nothing today. Don’t use God to excuse breaking your word.
Scrambling is relative. If we cut him lose then we have probably been working on Plan B for a few days. So roughly a month to find someone. As opposed to waiting until signing day and then start working on Plan B.
If he’s still visiting OSU, I doubt they’re cutting him loose. Time will tell
Either way our staff has roughly a month to find a replacement. And unfortunately they have nothing but time for recruiting.
Commit list stands at 26 and the number of true freshman scholarship players is 27. The scholarship limit is 85. That math leaves 32 scholarship spots. There are 6 scholarship true freshman listed at the DL psn. I think they would have liked Jones on the roster, but I don't think they have short or even medium term worries at that position and the staff faces some tough math to get to 85, especially if they plan on portal activity.
OK. I’ll come in off the ledge. He was still my fave recruit. I think he’s a bigtime talent.
Larry Johnson is equivalent to John Blake lots of questionable recruiting tactics
They’re doing what they can. Radio ads are non-stop and I think the NIL collective mail solicits known donors. Davison no doubt solicits his contacts. I think it’s a complicated situation and we might be a little more conscientious about following the rules than some other programs. We’re not good at cheating.
I still believe that IF the right guy was there and Rhule thought we had to have him, the money would be there. IMO the NIL value rating sites are doing a tremendous disservice to college players. You know damned well lots of kids see their theoretical value then hit the portal only to be disappointed.
Guys that don’t come from very good economic circumstances can be easily convinced that the grass is greener elsewhere. I see this getting worse and I don’t see any end to it.
They need to target the average fan for smaller donations. Those could really add up in our state.
thats what the radio ads that run constantly on area radio stations do. They’re doing what they can IMO. They’ve got an online presence but that’s difficult to penetrate.
They need an in your hand, easy to do right now kind of thing. You can't scan a QR code to donate from a radio ad.
You don't think fans already know that? They living in caves? The fans that don't already know/understand NIL aren't going to be the ones donating money to the collectives. "Hey honey, did you know that if we send DONU $50 we might get better players? We should do that!"