re: Patrick Miller decommits and enrolls at Auburn?

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I don't know if this has been mentioned and I admit I don't know how the early enrolling thing works, but could this have anything to do with Gunner Kiel enrolling early?

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I think it has a lot to do with that. It would appear the staff basically made the decision to take Gunner over Miller with the last EE spot, and risk Miller not accepting the offer to pay his own way and going elsewhere. From a longterm program building standpoing, I'm okay with that decision, but it's still kind of a crappy thing to do to a very good player that we promised a spot to months ago.

It's only a mistake if you choose to take it that way. Unforeseen things happen in recruiting every day of every year. EE spots are not guaranteed by any school. It's a choice the kid makes and the school does what they can to oblige and get the kid in early. Who would you rather the staff turn away? Lamar Louis,Ronnie Feist,Dwayne Thomas? Those are LA kids and much more important in the big picture to a kid from FL. Would you rather the staff piss off LA head coaches or a random FL one? Would you rather they turn down Vadal Alexander? He is more college ready than Miller and a kid the staff liked more from the outset. Much safer bet to pan out than Miller. What about Ferguson? Ideally yes because of his position but the need for him to get in work this spring and gel with the holders and kickers is overrides a talented but raw and undersized OL. Would you rather have no viable LS on the team next year? Also have to think about the possibility that Alexander and Ferguson might be tied to one another. Maybe we should have just told Gunner Kiel that we don't have room. I'm sure that would go over real well around here. We had a 150+ page thread about Kiel's decision but I guess some would rather have Miller,a OL that is not going to contribute for a couple of years, over a potential program changing qb. Makes sense. Miller was the obvious odd man out imo.

Chinese this is not directed at you. Your post was just the last one .

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Also sounds like the staff and the Millers have known about it since the day after Christmas (or earlier if Miles called and told them from the hunting trip).

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This is totally false. Miles called Patrick's father on Tuesday(1/10) evening to tell him they did not have an early enroll scholarship and asked him to pay for Patrick's school this semester. That is pretty shitty treatment considering they were bringing Patrick to B.R. on Thursday morning. That is less than 48 hours notice.

Kiel can DIAF for the stunt he just pulled as far as I am concerned.

Richard???

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Wow! Ok... our mutual friends initials are JM. She sits with you and your wife for Saints games. I sat in the row in front of you with Alan three games this past season. I'm his nephew.

This is weird.... !

Never thought something like this would happen. Just chatted with JM earlier confirming what had happen. Feel very sorry for Patrick. Pretty crappy treatment imo.

He was very upset. My MIL said he was stunned when his father told him. I talked to him last Thursday and he was adjusting to the sudden change in circumstances, but I think he really wanted to be in BR. The night before we were talking about going fishing this spring and summer. His sister was in town and she was thinking about going to LSU too. It is total BS the way Les handled this situation.