re: Jaquelin roy Decommitted??

Come to think of it, I do remember Mack Brown doing this at Texas.
I’m not sure it would work here, with kids loving the attention so much. I’m sure they’re asked not to take other visits, but they hold all the cards.

I believe Clemson has that policy in place with Davi and it works out just fine for them.

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I personally believe once you commit, you shouldn’t be able to take other visits. A lot of schools don’t allow their committed players to visit elsewhere. We always have been too lenient in that department.

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And a lot of schools allow their commits to visit elsewhere, including Bama.

I think you let them visit whoever while committed. It's basic adolescent psychology; you tell a kid he can't do something, then that's all he wants to do.

The no visits while committed policy is only good in theory. Clemson is an exception not the rule. Some kids will listen but most will decommit and take visits anyway. My thought is if theyre taking visits then they arent committed anyway so its a wash.

The hypocrisy of that stance is that, Clemson for instance, will allow kids committed elsewhere to visit their campus. Cant have it both ways. Chris Peterson at Washington has a policy that doesnt allow kids committed elsewhere to visit. If you dont want kids committed to your school to take visits then dont allow kids committed elsewhere to visit yours. Simple as that. Bad policy because it limits your possibilities. Just my take.

Similar to the way we bitch about LA kids leaving the state and not having "state pride" yet half our classes are kids from out of state. Its just a bullshite fan talking point.

The issue is, the word committed in football recruiting doesn’t have the same meaning that it does in other aspects of life. There are too many games played by kids and other schools where they are anything but honest with coaches who are recruiting them. It’s a dirty game played by all. I have a greater appreciation and respect for guys that do commit early and stick by their word. I have no issue with a kid wanting to take all of their visits. Just do it as an uncommitted prospect.

Another aspect you're not considering is that early commits (especially elite commits) act as recruiters and positive advertisements for your program. They attract other commits. The momentum created is real.

I don't think anyone disagrees with you fundamentally. That said, I don't think that policy would be a good fit for this program or any SEC school for that matter. The landscape is too competitive.

I really don’t understand the wording this guy used in his tweet. I assume he’s still interested in LSU and just wants to better explore his options. The wording makes it seem like it’s the week before signing day and he definitely ain’t coming to LSU. You’re literally in LSUs back yard, don’t act like you’re totally done with LSU and LSU won’t be still recruiting you.

At this point in the game, regardless of his intent, he shouldn’t have such a hard tone to his tweet.

He's a teenager and he's acting like a teenager! What teenager doesn't want attention and to be treated special. Like I've said before, recruiting is a dirty business and signing day is a long, long ways off. I'm sure Coach O is doing his thing behind the scene and is actively recruiting Roy and other guys just as good or better if Roy goes elsewhere!

Bc... and hold on... he's a teenager and human. You mean to tell me you haven't committed to some things on your life, only to change your mind?

So in any of these 9 pages does anyone have any actual real info on what is going on here? He just wanting to take visits? Stingley situation? He gone?