Brandon Hodges to Pitt

[HamSammich]

Oh well.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

We are...M STATE.


Seriously, he wants to play immediately. He must not have been 100% sure he could beat out our right tackles.

 

[NCDawg.sixpack]

We are...M STATE.


Seriously, he wants to play immediately. He must not have been 100% sure he could beat out our right tackles.

Yeah, uh huh. Seriously. Has nothing to do with the OL coach he will be playing for.

 

[AllbyMyRelf]

Not sure if it means anything, but I'm pretty sure DJ Looney was his main recruiter, not Hev.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

And this guy is from MS?

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Ad we all know everyone hates DJ**

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

And this guy is from MS?

Yup. Wanted to be closer to home.***

 

[MaroonCrusader]

Eat **** Pitt.

 

[msstatelp1]

Pitt tells you "Oh, yeah, you'll play immediately, don't have to wait or anything." State says "You gonna have to work hard and earn it , then you'll play." Where you gonna go if you're not sure you can beat out the guy currently in the spot? I don't want our coaches lying to players just to get someone to sign.

 

[coach66]

Steve said he wanted the higher stipend Pitt offered under the cost of

attendance formula.

 

[mcdawg22]

So he went to Pitt for less than $900 a year. Sure. That's one plane trip for Mom and Dad to come see him.

 

[coach66]

Maybe he isn't a business major*, just passing along Steve's comment.

nm

 

[johnson86-1]

Pitt tells you "Oh, yeah, you'll play immediately, don't have to wait or anything." State says "You gonna have to work hard and earn it , then you'll play." Where you gonna go if you're not sure you can beat out the guy currently in the spot? I don't want our coaches lying to players just to get someone to sign.

They don't have to lie. The reality is there are no guarantees. If you get a guarantee to start and your backup outplays you? You don't start. Doesn't matter what the coaches guaranteed you.

If our coaches look at him and he doesn't look any better than Reese, then they don't need to lie to him. But if they can watch him and he looks better than Reese, they shouldn't hesitate to tell him that he will be the starter the day he walks on campus. Tell him he'll have to perform and learn the playbook, but telling him that he will be the most talented player at his position and he'll earn the starting position unless he screws it up doesn't seem like a problem to me.