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2025 Recruiting: 5-star OT Ty Haywood has committed to Alabama (now de-committed)

TiderJack said:
Well, we still have several highly rated players we are going after also. We are ahead of everybody on avg ranking per player so I don't think we need your scenario to end up #1 as long as we finish.
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It could happen. Taking one of their good ones increases the odds.
 
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TiderJack said:
I just saw a CB to Texas for WR Lockett. Texas NIL cash offer may win out on this one but we will see. His commit date is 8/7.
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Fixed it for you. We should call it what it is. NIL is just the approved term these cash offers hide behind.
 
JohnD said:
Fixed it for you. We should call it what it is. NIL is just the approved term these cash offers hide behind.
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Careful now, we will counter offer.;) However, our ace in the hole is Russell.
 
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JohnD said:
Fixed it for you. We should call it what it is. NIL is just the approved term these cash offers hide behind.
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Semantics but NIL is absolutely not a cash offer. Its a contract and paycheck and taxable income. None of these deals are upfront and almost anytime you hear a number is greatly exaggerated from reality or comes with major caveats.

And we are in that game as much as anyone right now.
 
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We didn't miss out on anything here. Prima Donna and Offensive Line go together like Kim Kardashian and Tim Tebow on a blind date...
 
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NoNC4Tubs said:
Where did he wind up...? :unsure:
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@ Michigan…because Ellison’s wife…”Doesn’t ever want to be the worst team on the field again. “
Legit…she said that, he opened the checkbook…
 
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The Ols said:
@ Michigan…because Ellison’s wife…”Doesn’t ever want to be the worst team on the field again. “
Legit…she said that, he opened the checkbook…
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The more I read about his recruitment the more it reminded me of a "shake down". The kid and those that represented him were simply in it for the money, nothing else. He may turn out to be the greatest OL in college football history. But I think our staff did the right thing to let him go and not get tied into paying millions for a HS kid who is more likely not to live up to his hype than actually live up to it. It's called risk aversion and not a bad business decision.
 
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Bamabuzzard said:
The more I read about his recruitment the more it reminded me of a "shake down". The kid and those that represented him were simply in it for the money, nothing else. He may turn out to be the greatest OL in college football history. But I think our staff did the right thing to let him go and not get tied into paying millions for a HS kid who is more likely not to live up to his hype than actually live up to it. It's called risk aversion and not a bad business decision.
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In reading some of the articles about Haywood's official signing, it appears that he has been downgraded by most of the services to a 4-star. I recognize that re-evaluations happen all the time, but this late in the game (right before NSD #2) seems odd. There's no way that this whole bidding war situation would have influenced that, right?
 
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