'24 AR RB Braylen Russell (Arkansas commit)

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Deathandtaxes said:
I thought dude was all Tennessee? Just magically changed?
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I dont have inside info, at least not anything more than surface level that a lot of people probably know, but a lot of people have hinted that we dont do bidding wars and that if we offer a player a set amount and he comes back and says “____ just offered me this” we won’t match it. Idk for sure but that is probably what happened here, along with several others we missed out on
 
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matt_mccoy19 said:
Cause I saw it on twitter, but now that more people on twitter are starting to hint at it I felt more comfortable doing so
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Why wouldn’t he be uncomfortable taking it down for the million other kids who probably asked? And are these rumors from valuable sources or just random Arkansas fans
 
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Volfan39 said:
Why wouldn’t he be uncomfortable taking it down for the million other kids who probably asked? And are these rumors from valuable sources or just random Arkansas fans
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My guess is from where he is announcing on 247 he probably threatened to back out from doing it on there, or maybe It was the arkansas 247 camp thst pressured him into removing it. In terms of where it originated, ik some people that claim to have inside info and I saw a ss of a reputable arkansas account that said it
 
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matt_mccoy19 said:
My guess is from where he is announcing on 247 he probably threatened to back out from doing it on there, or maybe It was the arkansas 247 camp thst pressured him into removing it. In terms of where it originated, ik some people that claim to have inside info and I saw a ss of a reputable arkansas account that said it
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Where because I have been looking at Twitter since yesterday and have seen like two mentions of this rumor?
 
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smokeyz1 said:
Someone mentioned earlier that Braylen Russell's announcement is being broadcasts on 247. If that is the case, it could be Wilfong's bosses that made him take the CB down. A Wilfong CB could cause 247 to lose eyeballs/clicks during the broadcast.

With Wilfong taking down his CB it has stirred up more discussion around Russell's commitment. Just what 247 wanted.
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I don't mean this to be critical of Russell as a player at all - I hope we get him - but he isn't in 247's Class of 2024 Top 250 player rankings. The last time I checked, he was 288 overall and the #25 RB.

Is his commitment announcement really expected to cause that much of a stir?
 
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sreveisVol said:
Probably an obvious question but i'll ask anyways: Any clue on how the staff values recruiting the RB position? Going all in on 'elite' guys that want more nil vs a more nfl rb by committee approach? Seems like the latter, but i'm just a lurker.
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You’re right.. we view it as similar to NFL where sure it’s better to have a top-end guy but when someone is only NIL centric, we’d rather move onto someone else that’s more willing to come in and prove it. If people are curious what happened with Jerrick Gibson… he’s not worth it when we can go get Lewis and potentially a Russell type
 
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Volfan39 said:
Rumor from where?
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KingNico said:
Wiltfong only predicts stuff before a commitment when he knows it to be true. So the question is did he take it down because he was asked to by someone or because it is no longer true that he was definitely going to Arkansas? I don’t know the answer to that but I lean to the latter because Steve hasn't seemed to have a problem spoiling kids moments with confidence 6 level predictions days before a commitment in the past so why would he now?

We’re cautiously optimistic right now but this kid is getting a *lot* of pressure to stay in-state so let’s see if we can survive that over the next 36 hours.
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Why don’t our in-state kids ever get a lot of pressure to stay in-state?
 
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matt_mccoy19 said:
My guess is from where he is announcing on 247 he probably threatened to back out from doing it on there, or maybe It was the arkansas 247 camp thst pressured him into removing it. In terms of where it originated, ik some people that claim to have inside info and I saw a ss of a reputable arkansas account that said it
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The Arkansas 247 staff is still standing by their crystal ball prediction though so I'm not sure they'd leave theirs in but want Wiltfong to take his down.

Who knows, odd situation.
 
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gohogs14 said:
The Arkansas 247 staff is still standing by their crystal ball prediction though so I'm not sure they'd leave theirs in but want Wiltfong to take his down.

Who knows, odd situation.
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Oh, Go Hogs, good to see you man. Welcome to the board. Now thaaat is just too funny. Here I was just takin' a little jog down memory lane...



Does it burn? What a game.
 
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KingNico said:
You’re right.. we view it as similar to NFL where sure it’s better to have a top-end guy but when someone is only NIL centric, we’d rather move onto someone else that’s more willing to come in and prove it. If people are curious what happened with Jerrick Gibson… he’s not worth it when we can go get Lewis and potentially a Russell type
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Culture over highest bidder. That's not a function of a broke NIL program, it's a value choice and I appreciate it.
 
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