Texas also told players not to publically commit

That's a Strong strategy.

Paid off for him though.

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but for committed kids to not at least de-commit, it just doesn't sit right with me

I couldn't do it. I couldn't just lie to other coaches that were, by all accounts, good to me.

I realize its part of the game for the coaches, but for the kids to sign off on it? I wouldn't want my kid to do that.

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That makes no sense. What is your issue? They did not publicly announce their intention? Is it any better that a commit takes a trip after his word?

I guess they didn't want any OM antics like skydiving

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What is your issue?

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by all accounts Fowler told the LSU staff that nothing had changed and he was solid

that is my issue

it's pretty clear to anyone that follows recruiting that Strong was telling him, just like the FSU/Manuel scenario, to tell LSU that he was solid and to flip on NSD to surprise the coaches

its rubs me wrong

how this doesn't make sense to you, makes no sense to me

Strong can recruit as well as he wants but if he can't develop players then Texas football will remain at .500

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But from the article I took as Strong just told his kids not to commit, at least publicly.

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right

and uncommitted recruits, thats fine

but telling a recruit that is committed elsewhere to lie to the coaching staff and tell them he is solid is the issue

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His issue is that is a scholarship that could have gone to another kid.

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Bingo. Total bitch tactic by Strong because it does affect other kids.

If you're coaching Texas, you should not need to use cheap ploys to gain attention to your recruiting. But he is a crap coach so...

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recruiting doesn't just stop once a kid commits to a school

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I'm aware

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he didn't want other schools to be able to attack the program specifically

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I get why the coaches do it

My issue is with the kids/parents signing off on lying to another staff that has been nothing but good to you

I'm just saying that I couldn't do it, nor would I want my kid to do it

No...

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what?

recruiting doesn't just stop once a kid commits to a school. like he said, he didn't want other schools to be able to attack the program specifically. it was a genius move in this instance.

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you guys are missing the point, Erick Fowler verbally committed to LSU last June, since he was clearly debating which school to attend he should have verbally DECOMMITTED from LSU (really a while ago) but at the very least last week he could have told the coaches he was thinking about it and not "I Solid to LSU), instead he quietly changed his twitter profile and scheduled a signing ceremony 20 minutes from the UT campus. It was obvious he was flippin, but common courtesy should dictate maybe a call to LSU to say, I'm staying home. Now, if Strong told him not to change his status that's a huge bitch move. He could have dropped his committment and it would not have affected UT at all. I don't think anyone else was really pushing him except UT and LSU and LSU was still recruiting him just as hard as they would have if he was uncommitted.