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StillBlue83

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UL pulled his offer today, he had been committed since June. Not sure if UK ever gave him a look, but maybe they should.


"2015 Dutch Fork running back Matt Colburn is looking for a new collegiate destination, the 3-star Shrine Bowl offensive MVP and SC Mr. Football Award winner got a life changing phone call earlier today just a day and a half before National Signing Day."





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UL has no standards at all and you want somebody that they rejected?
 
Originally posted by TBCat:
UL has no standards at all and you want somebody that they rejected?
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Did you even read the article? Had nothing to do with him being in trouble or anything. A player with a 4.3-40 could be helpful and we have no RB in this class. Wouldn't hurt to give him a look.


"One reason given were recent late commitments and the Cardinals losing some players declaring for the NFL draft at other positions and a need to fill those other positions rather than at running back."
 
Originally posted by ukbob:
Kid not happy about it either. Must not have enough arrests for Bobby.
Posted from Rivals Mobile
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Strange how accurate this may be.
This kind of thing happens when you're Bobby Neckbrace and you accept 50 commitments.
 
Look at the kids offer sheet. We will pass just as UofL did. Tough business
 
They already have 2 other backs committed already besides this guy. He doesn't have a big offer sheet, only bigger school is UL.
 
Ol' Neckbrace did this kid an enormous disservice to wait this late into the process to cut him off. Disgusting, and I think the Dutch Fork coach is making a good move but cutting Bobby off. It's a better move for the athletes.
 
Originally posted by Rhavicc:
Ol' Neckbrace did this kid an enormous disservice to wait this late into the process to cut him off. Disgusting, and I think the Dutch Fork coach is making a good move but cutting Bobby off. It's a better move for the athletes.
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On a side not ...they took a commitment from at 6'6" wr from fla. today that everybody in the sec wanted...
 
Originally posted by Rhavicc:
Ol' Neckbrace did this kid an enormous disservice to wait this late into the process to cut him off. Disgusting, and I think the Dutch Fork coach is making a good move but cutting Bobby off. It's a better move for the athletes.
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On a side note...They got a commitment today from a 6'6" wr today out of fla that everybody in the sec wanted...
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Originally posted by sluggercatfan:
Originally posted by Rhavicc:
Ol' Neckbrace did this kid an enormous disservice to wait this late into the process to cut him off. Disgusting, and I think the Dutch Fork coach is making a good move but cutting Bobby off. It's a better move for the athletes.
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On a side note...They got a commitment today from a 6'6" wr today out of fla that everybody in the sec wanted...
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He will not have the grades to play. That's why he's signing with UL.
 
UL had 4 RBs (including one athlete who is an all purpose back) on the commitment list but it wasn't really a position of need. I am going to guess that they rated him as the lowest of the four.
 
We are good at RB right now. If Stoops wants him he will take him and coach him up. Kid could do wonders in 3 years training with this staff
 
Originally posted by DSmith21:
UL had 4 RBs (including one athlete who is an all purpose back) on the commitment list but it wasn't really a position of need. I am going to guess that they rated him as the lowest of the four.
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They they are really REALLY crappy at talent evaluating since they offered him and had him as a commit for 8 months
 
Originally posted by JHB4UK:
Originally posted by DSmith21:
UL had 4 RBs (including one athlete who is an all purpose back) on the commitment list but it wasn't really a position of need. I am going to guess that they rated him as the lowest of the four.
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They they are really REALLY crappy at talent evaluating since they offered him and had him as a commit for 8 months
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In fairness to them, they probably had no idea that three underclassmen starters at DB would turn pro early 8 months ago.
 
His H.S. coach should be blamed. He should have know what BP was about from the beginning. If his player received an offer the SC last week and he decommited, his H.S. wouldn't say a word. Commit to coaches you can really trust AND respect that commitment.
 
I detest Petrino and hate UofL but I do not have a problem with a coaching staff dropping a committed recruit. Turn about is fair play. Recruits don't seem to honor commitments so why should coaches. I will say here like I did in another thread. This verbal commitment thing is just a matter of convenience for both parties and neither party takes it too seriously I do not agree with this but that is the way it is.

If I was a coach I would always honor those commitments that I considered hard commitments but would treat soft commitments and those looking around as no commitment and would be trying my best to recruit over them with solid commitments. Loyalty should be honored wishy washyness not so much so.
 
Originally posted by C1180:

I detest Petrino and hate UofL but I do not have a problem with a coaching staff dropping a committed recruit. Turn about is fair play. Recruits don't seem to honor commitments so why should coaches. I will say here like I did in another thread. This verbal commitment thing is just a matter of convenience for both parties and neither party takes it too seriously I do not agree with this but that is the way it is.

If I was a coach I would always honor those commitments that I considered hard commitments but would treat soft commitments and those looking around as no commitment and would be trying my best to recruit over them with solid commitments. Loyalty should be honored wishy washyness not so much so.
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I agree with what your wrote. But the day before national signing day? It just seems wrong to do that to a kid that has been committed for 8-9 months to you. Did they really have to wait until the last minute?
 
UL got a commitments yesterday from a WR and a OL (their 24th and 25th). Those were positions of need for them. Colburn was offered a Grayshirt and he told UL to shove it. I hope Colburn turns out to be a good one for somebody.
 
Originally posted by Kattopper:
Originally posted by C1180:

I detest Petrino and hate UofL but I do not have a problem with a coaching staff dropping a committed recruit. Turn about is fair play. Recruits don't seem to honor commitments so why should coaches. I will say here like I did in another thread. This verbal commitment thing is just a matter of convenience for both parties and neither party takes it too seriously I do not agree with this but that is the way it is.

If I was a coach I would always honor those commitments that I considered hard commitments but would treat soft commitments and those looking around as no commitment and would be trying my best to recruit over them with solid commitments. Loyalty should be honored wishy washyness not so much so.
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I agree with what your wrote. But the day before national signing day? It just seems wrong to do that to a kid that has been committed for 8-9 months to you. Did they really have to wait until the last minute?
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I would have plenty of problem if Stoops did a kid this way. Plus it would HURT UK down the road. Just do a quick internet search of the hate and anger that is pouring out of all High School coaches and media guys down in South Carolina. Petrino poisoned the well, he & his staff will not be welcome to recruit another South Carolina kid anytime soon.

And HS coaches are a close fraternity, this behavior will be known not only in SC, but all around the south. HS coaches in the south are gonna caution their kids if they get an offer from UL, and show them this story.
 
Originally posted by C1180:

I detest Petrino and hate UofL but I do not have a problem with a coaching staff dropping a committed recruit. Turn about is fair play. Recruits don't seem to honor commitments so why should coaches. I will say here like I did in another thread. This verbal commitment thing is just a matter of convenience for both parties and neither party takes it too seriously I do not agree with this but that is the way it is.

If I was a coach I would always honor those commitments that I considered hard commitments but would treat soft commitments and those looking around as no commitment and would be trying my best to recruit over them with solid commitments. Loyalty should be honored wishy washyness not so much so.
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Just to play devil's advocate with ya C1180... what if you have a Darrin Hall who is committed to you, but is a soft verbal. You also have a guy like the guy linked below who is all in and is a hard commitment. However, late in the process Damien Harris wants to commit to your school. You really have no more room. What do you do? Turn down Harris? Drop Hall even though he's never dropped you, or do you drop the hard commitment that is a lower ranked player?

Jason Cottrell
 
Didn't Stoops drop a kid or two last year? However, he did it with a month or more until NSD if I remember correctly. That is the proper way for a coach to change their mind and still give the recruit time to find a good home.
 
Not last year. 2 years ago after taking over he told 3 or 4 Joker recruits to look elsewhere, and it was done in Dec/early January certainly not last week of signing day.
 
A grayshirt offer is not a guarantee of a scholarship. Papers don't get signed for a grayshirt offer like they do on NSD. It's a gamble to sit and wait to enroll in the Spring semester. The school doesn't have to honor it's grayshirt offer.
 
Originally posted by JHB4UK:
Not last year. 2 years ago after taking over he told 3 or 4 Joker recruits to look elsewhere, and it was done in Dec/early January certainly not last week of signing day.
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Yea no reason to wait until the last minute, like the guy's coach said they knew about the DBs leaving weeks ago.


"He (Petrino) won't be able to recruit my school anymore and I imagine there will be some other coaches that will say the same thing. Trust factor is just not there. They've known about these three DBs wanting to go to the NFL for weeks now. To use that as an excuse doesn't hold water with me."
 
Petrino is the lowest form of human life, and he continues to prove it time and time again. Why anyone is surprised or gets angry when he pulls a Petrino is beyond me. You know what you're dealing with when you agree to talk to the man. A lot of the blame resides with the person who trusted him to begin with. A snake can't change its stripes. Don't be surprised when it bites you - it is a snake.
 
Originally posted by DACats86:
Petrino is the lowest form of human life, and he continues to prove it time and time again. Why anyone is surprised or gets angry when he pulls a Petrino is beyond me. You know what you're dealing with when you agree to talk to the man. A lot of the blame resides with the person who trusted him to begin with. A snake can't change its stripes. Don't be surprised when it bites you - it is a snake.
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Andy Staples agrees.lol



31m31 minutes ago
Better question is why there was a trust factor with Bobby Petrino in the first place. Even his AD doesn't trust him.
 
I guarantee we are about to be on this kid like white on rice, unless he just says he's not interested for some reason. I could see him being extremely interested. I would be, in his position... I'm talking about "The Big Payback."

He's from the Carolinas. He should get that reference, or perhaps his folks would.
 
Originally posted by CATS1945:
Has he been contacted and offered by UK?
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Can't find anything either way, but 247 doesn't have UK on his list of schools, or offers at the moment. But this all just happened today, so who knows. I would like to see this kid in Blue and White, like I said in the thread I started, because I didn't see this one already started, the kid has pretty good measureables when it comes to speed, size, strength. I just don't understand why he doesn't have more high D-1 offers.
 
247Sports, now showing Colburn in their Crystal ball as a Wake Forest lean or commitment. They must have come in and offered today too.
 
Looks like we might need a RB or two,one that has this kind of speed can find a place to play on most any team.
 
I believe he has signed with Marshall, so good luck to Colburn.

I know we can't get in this late with a guy, but it sure would make for a storyline coming rivalry week.

Reminds me of Boom Williams being recruited over at Georgia that we all have heard about.
 
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