'14 GA S Cortez McDowell (UT Signee 2/5/14)

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sjt18 said:
There is NOTHING in these recent reports to suggest that he didn't choose to play in that game rather than visit. IIRC, he did in fact have a game. If a kid were committed to a team then blew an important game off to take a visit that was not necessary... that would bother me more than him not visiting.
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Didn't say he missed the game. I know he had a game. He clearly is no longer a Vol lock as was reported the last month or so. He clearly has opened his recruiting to consider other teams that didn't seem to be in the picture. This just happened to coincide with missing the O&W game. That's my point.

And good for you thinking he shouldn't miss a high school baseball game over attending the Spring game of the College team to which it was said he was going to commit the next four years of his life.... a commitment that could possibly lead to a chance to secure his financial future.... sure, that 1 baseball game of at least 40 he'll play this Spring was way more important...got it!
 
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Volunteer_Kirby said:
As others have said already, the kid wants to take things a little slower. This does not mean UT is "slow playing" him or anything like that. But feel free to speculate to no end.
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How the hell is this speculating? Before the O&W game it was said from multiple sources he was definitely the next to commit, was gonna be at the O&W game and definitely commit there. Then, he doesn't come to the game, and now he says Syracuse is at the top of his list. How am I speculating? Things have changed and he is no longer a Vol lock.
 
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VolinArizona said:
If you just knew, then why are you still wrong?
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Wrong? So he's is still a Vol lock, the next commit, genius? So he doesn't now state that Syracuse is at the top of his list? You got some inside info you wanna share? Yeah, didn't think so.
 
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KBVol said:
Wrong? So he is still a Vol lock, the next commit genius? So he doesn't now state that Syracuse is at the top of his list? You got some inside info you wanna share?
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None of that is in anyway related to him missing the orange and white game though. Do you really expect any high school kid to just skip out on a game in order to visit a campus that he will have many other opportunities to visit?
 
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KBVol said:
Wrong? So he is still a Vol lock, the next commit genius? So he doesn't now state that Syracuse is at the top of his list? You got some inside info you wanna share?
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the only reason syracuse is at the "top" of his list is because they were the first to officially offer him, nothing more..
 
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KBVol said:
Didn't say he missed the game. I know he had a game. He clearly is no longer a Vol lock as was reported the last month or so. He clearly has opened his recruiting to consider other teams that didn't seem to be in the picture. This just happened to coincide with missing the O&W game. That's my point.

And good for you thinking he shouldn't miss a high school baseball game over attending the Spring game of the College team to which it was said he was going to commit the next four years of his life.... a commitment that could possibly lead to a chance to secure his financial future.... sure, that 1 baseball game of at least 40 he'll play this Spring was way more important...got it!
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this is absurd

the young man honored a commitment to his school and his teammates
 
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vol2013 said:
None of that is in anyway related to him missing the orange and white game though. Do you really expect any high school kid to just skip out on a game in order to visit a campus that he will have many other opportunities to visit?
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If he's about to make the biggest decision of his life to date and commit the next four years of his life to that University as was reported from multiple credible sources?... Yes, I do.
 
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85SugarVol said:
what was ridiculous was your comment

but yes, i would prefer Cortez to Glass
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It was ridiculous to say I prefer Glass to McDowell if that's a possibility, especially given that Glass has apparently warmed to UT and McDowell has obviously cooled? Sure, Ok.
 
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KBVol said:
If he's about to make the biggest decision of his life to date and commit the next four years of his life to that University as was reported from multiple credible sources?... Yes, I do.
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SMH, this kid made a commitment to his teammates before the season began and I respect and would expect him to not just abandon them before a game. He has plenty of time remaining to visit. Also who is to say for sure that baseball is not a bigger part of his future depending on how he has progressed? He was an honorable mention preseason all american by perfect game
 
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KBVol said:
How the hell is this speculating? Before the O&W game it was said from multiple sources he was definitely the next to commit, was gonna be at the O&W game and definitely commit there. Then, he doesn't come to the game, and now he says Syracuse is at the top of his list. How am I speculating? Things have changed and he is no longer a Vol lock.
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Wasn't he the prospect who missed the O&W because he was playing in a baseball game? Also, I think when he says Syracuse is at the top of list it doesn't necessary reflect that they are his leader. "Top of the list" could just mean they will be in his top 5, which is actually the question that prompted his answer. It's clear interest has picked up with him and he did not think he would get this big, so he has decided to "try and wait until February". I'm not disagreeing that he is no longer "a Vol lock", just think you're looking too far into the whole Syracuse thing. :hi:
 
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85SugarVol said:
this is absurd

the young man honored a commitment to his school and his teammates
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Agree to disagree pal. Absurd to think he would miss 1 Spring baseball game so he could verbally commit to playing to play major college football on the path to possibly securing his future? You say I'm absurd.... I say you're delusional.
 
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Also, KBVol, you'd think we'd learn our lesson from the whole "multiple credible sources" thing. Anyone's name ring a Bell there?
 
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Volunteer_Kirby said:
Wasn't he the prospect who missed the O&W because he was playing in a baseball game? Also, I think when he says Syracuse is at the top of list it doesn't necessary reflect that they are his leader. "Top of the list" could just mean they will be in his top 5, which is actually the question that prompted his answer. It's clear interest has picked up with him and he did not think he would get this big, so he has decided to "try and wait until February". I'm not disagreeing that he is no longer "a Vol lock", just think you're looking too far into the whole Syracuse thing. :hi:
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My point wasn't specifically about Syracuse at all. It was simply that at the time that he missed the O&W game, where he was supposed to commit, and didn't show up at all, that I thought it was suspicious, baseball game or not. Now that he's no longer "the next Vol lock commit" I'm just saying my suspicions were confirmed by his own statements. I seriously doubt I'm the only one. That's all.
 
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KBVol said:
Agree to disagree pal. Absurd to think he would miss 1 Spring baseball game so he could verbally commit to playing to play major college football on the path to possibly securing his future? You say I'm absurd.... I say you're delusional.
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So you would have rather seen him break his commitment to his current team, so he could come make a commitment to a new team..

He honored his commitment. Shows character
 
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85SugarVol said:
So you would have rather seen him break his commitment to his current team, so he could come make a commitment to a new team..

He honored his commitment. Shows character
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Given the magnitude of his potential decision I gotta feeling his coach would probably understand and give him his blessing. This isnt about some honorable thing to do...it's about priorities. I'd be willing to bet if he had still been 100% sure about committing to UT that he'd have been at the O&W game.
 
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KBVol said:
Didn't say he missed the game. I know he had a game. He clearly is no longer a Vol lock as was reported the last month or so. He clearly has opened his recruiting to consider other teams that didn't seem to be in the picture. This just happened to coincide with missing the O&W game. That's my point.

And good for you thinking he shouldn't miss a high school baseball game over attending the Spring game of the College team to which it was said he was going to commit the next four years of his life.... a commitment that could possibly lead to a chance to secure his financial future.... sure, that 1 baseball game of at least 40 he'll play this Spring was way more important...got it!
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This has to be one of the worst posts i've ever read...
 
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