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Posted on 4/20/24 at 12:15 pm to sunnydaze
That was done while he was at aTm, I was referencing what he did at LSU. Fisher was a moron and had zero control of his program by that time.
Kelly has proven to have control and send players away no matter the need for them or their talent level.
Are you McClain’s agent or something? Real defensive of this kid who has proven nothing other than being undisciplined and having a me first attitude with no work ethic
Kelly has proven to have control and send players away no matter the need for them or their talent level.
Are you McClain’s agent or something? Real defensive of this kid who has proven nothing other than being undisciplined and having a me first attitude with no work ethic
Posted on 4/20/24 at 12:46 pm to OJsLifeCoach
Both if these things can be true at the same time and in this case they are
Posted on 4/20/24 at 1:36 pm to sunnydaze
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He’s never been dismissed from a team/school so how’s he anything like Denver Harris?
Discipline vs work ethic are totally different
He might've transferred because of grades and missing class.
There was an article all about him being late for meetings and missing class. He was supposedly faking injuries to miss practice
Posted on 4/20/24 at 2:05 pm to sunnydaze
quote:he doesn't go to class like he's supposed to. If that doesn't scream red flags, I don't know what to tell you. If he was some star players who was a baller, you could figure something out, but the dude has poor work ethic on the field, in meetings (when he shows up on time), and in the class room. When does work ethic not equate to discipline? You have to be disciplined enough to actually do what you're supposed to do and not do what you're supposed to not do. He's not disciplined enough to take this serious. He has grade problems. You know how Kelly is with that. Hell, Emery always had something going on with that.
He’s never been dismissed from a team/school so how’s he anything like Denver Harris?
Discipline vs work ethic are totally different
Posted on 4/20/24 at 2:21 pm to OJsLifeCoach
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am 100% mocking the thought that 1. there's something here considered "premium mods" and 2. thinking they have actual insider info
Not sure what you're bothered by here, but the premium boards just mean the paid boards, 247, on3...run by Shea and Sonny. They have had contacts within the football programs for many years now. They are able to get inside info on some things and this was 1 of them. They all universally said the people they asked about on McClain said we would not be pursuing, it wasn't just 1 of them to have said that. They wouldn't go out their way to lie about anything. It's possible we talked to McClain and decided not to pursue, that doesn't mean we're going after him.
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Posted on 4/20/24 at 2:41 pm to Stew2581
No thanks. He's another Denver Harris or worse.
This is what his high school coach had to say about him.
This is what his high school coach had to say about him.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 3:26 pm to schuetter
Per Billy Embody we are looking for one veteran CB. Gotta be the right guy for Raymond
Posted on 4/20/24 at 6:26 pm to thunderbird1100
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It's possible we talked to McClain and decided not to pursue
Hell, I'll take it one further. It's possible that LSU contacted him to let him know they weren't interested and ask him if he could please quit messaging the LSU staff because he's becoming a distraction.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 6:51 pm to Stew2581
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I know you never turn down talent but everything I’ve read about this kid screams another Denver Harris situation.
Probably why they contacted him. To get a feel for who he is.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 9:25 am to LSU1215
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His HS Coach from 2021-2022
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that sheds light on the situation
Posted on 4/22/24 at 1:53 pm to Stew2581
Do not want
Posted on 4/22/24 at 1:57 pm to sunnydaze
Worse not studying film, late to meetings, missing class, dodging on field work, lazy, and plays the victim.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 7:51 am to Stew2581
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Cormani McClain is one of the more talented cornerbacks in recent memory, a five-star player who has length, athleticism, playmaking ability and instincts.
He also has what seems like never-ending drama around him.
During the recruiting process, McClain committed to Miami but then no-showed at his own early signing day ceremony as a cake waited for him at Lakeland. His own coaches were caught by surprise.
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The word was that Colorado coach Deion Sanders convinced the family to hold off on signing so he could recruit McClain since Sanders had just arrived in Boulder. So instead of informing everyone that he wouldn’t be signing that day, McClain decided to just not show up.
A few weeks later, Miami’s coaching staff arrived at Lakeland to keep recruiting the five-star cornerback but McClain was not there. He had reportedly taken a secret visit to Colorado, which put in motion his eventual signing with the Buffaloes, but the five-star didn’t inform the Miami coaches.
Through his recruitment, McClain was always close with then-Miami assistant position coach DeMarcus Van Dyke and one wonders if Miami just promoted Van Dyke to cornerbacks coach whether McClain would have signed with the Hurricanes.
Prior to signing with Colorado, McClain was at the Under Armour All-America Game, walked into the media room and said he wasn’t taking questions. Then answered no questions all week. He was the only player to do that.
The five-star later signed with Colorado and that’s when Sanders got what he wished for. Be careful of that.
From Colorado’s side, the idea was five-star Travis Hunter would play one cornerback spot and McClain would have every opportunity to land the starting job on the other side. Sanders, one of the best defensive backs ever, could show McClain the ropes. Sanders’ success and history in the NFL is a big reason why many top recruits went to play for him.
It didn’t go well. McClain had a difficult time adjusting to the demands of college - and early in the season when asked why the former five-star wasn’t playing, Sanders laid it out clearly.
“Study,” Sanders said. “Prepare. Be on time for meetings. Show up to the darn meetings. Understand what we’re doing as a scheme. Want to play this game. Desire to play this game. Desire to be the best in this game, at practice, in the film room and on your own, free time. You do know that I check film time so if I don’t see that you’d be a fool to put somebody out there unprepared.”
McClain ended up playing in nine games but had only 13 tackles and two pass breakups, no interceptions. There were all kinds of stories from him hiding in the bathroom to miss practice to not going to classes to missing meetings or being late for them.
Instead of maturing and developing at Colorado, learning from his errors, McClain hit the portal. To his credit, Sanders publicly was incredibly diplomatic and wished the former five-star the best.
"I’m always in prayer for our young men, and I want the best for them," Sanders said on a podcast. "I pray to God that he goes to a program that challenges him, as well as hold him accountable and develop him as a young man.
"Unfortunately, we weren’t the program that could accomplish that, so preferably he understands that this is the second go-round and get it – go get it, man, because he has a tremendous amount of talent. But he has to want it."
McClain has seemingly chosen a different path in recent days. He released a video statement in part saying, "I feel like I just don’t want to play for clicks. I actually want to be involved with a great leading program that’s going to develop players.”
His mother on X posted on April 16:
During this transition, social media has exploded with McClain videos, hot takes and you can only imagine what else. McClain apparently even jumped into a Twitter Spaces about him and through the raucous – and vitriolic – discussion, said “Y’all are taking this a little too personal.”
In recent days, Colorado practice clips of McClain losing reps, not listening or getting trucked by opponents during drills, generally struggling, have emerged on social media. His old high school coach, Keith Barefield, gave a pointed and scathing review of his former star player to CBS Sports.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 8:08 am to Draco Malfoy
If we need a veteran CB, then a bench warming problem child with 0 college experience ain’t our guy. 
Posted on 4/23/24 at 8:33 am to mpwilging
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During the recruiting process, McClain committed to Miami but then no-showed at his own early signing day ceremony as a cake waited for him at Lakeland. His own coaches were caught by surprise.
Thats all I need to read. You can't get more disrespectful than letting other people give their time, effort, and money to celebrate you and not show up. PASS.
This post was edited on 4/23/24 at 8:36 am
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