'19 TN ATH Adonis Otey (ARK Commit 8/1/18)

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No reason to not take the commitment if the recruit wants to commit, IMO. The staff knows the chances of a decommitment that early and will stay recruiting him hard regardless.
 
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whatever, just trying to argue to curb the absurdity that is today's definition of "committing." Carry on.
 
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I figure coaches know how much confidence is appropriate for a young recruit. It's not like they stop recruiting other players.
 
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bignewt said:
No not doomed its much too early. But why set yourself up for bad news?
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High risk, high reward. I think it could be argued the downside of losing a commit is outweighed by the upside of accepting an early commit from an elite prospect.

Talent wants to play around talent, and it's easier to get more on board, early or not, when you have more elite kids in your class already. Unless you're Bama or someone of the like, it's awful hard to dig yourself out of that hole if you just start filling your class up 6 months before signing day.
 
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WilliamDuVOL said:
High risk, high reward. I think it could be argued the downside of losing a commit is outweighed by the upside of accepting an early commit from an elite prospect.

Talent wants to play around talent, and it's easier to get more on board, early or not, when you have more elite kids in your class already. Unless you're Bama or someone of the like, it's awful hard to dig yourself out of that hole if you just start filling your class up 6 months before signing day.
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I agree but not two years plus. Early to me is after their junior year.
 
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Sounds like he still likes Tennessee but wants to be targeted by other coaches, get talked about on recruiting websites, and have the full recruiting experience.
 
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newt your 50% for 2 years out would need to be weighed against 1 year out and so far. 50% may be bad for two years but if 1 year is 40% a 10% bump isn't bad.

even shooting 50% wouldn't be bad if you are taking 4* players.
 
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LouderVol said:
newt your 50% for 2 years out would need to be weighed against 1 year out and so far. 50% may be bad for two years but if 1 year is 40% a 10% bump isn't bad.

even shooting 50% wouldn't be bad if you are taking 4* players.
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I wish I knew the numbers but I would guess 50% is the minimum its probably closer to 75%.
 
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So, just trying to be sure...

There are some here who would rather not take early commitments, for fear of decommitments to other programs, and instead, just let them commit early to other programs.

Asking for a friend. Thanks
 
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nicksjuzunk said:
So, just trying to be sure...

There are some here who would rather not take early commitments, for fear of decommitments to other programs, and instead, just let them commit early to other programs.

Asking for a friend. Thanks
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With teammates like Teague and Knox, Butch and gang were trying to get their foot in the door at Blackman to get some momentum rolling. I don't blame them at all. I would take any commitment possible (from quality player) from that squad.

This kid isn't off the board for us, he's just opened it up. It was known by his teammates this was a strong possibility as I posted yesterday.

So much time here. Go out and win big this year and see what happens with all of these kids (minus Knox :p)
 
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volatil said:
With teammates like Teague and Knox, Butch and gang were trying to get their foot in the door at Blackman to get some momentum rolling. I don't blame them at all. I would take any commitment possible (from quality player) from that squad.

This kid isn't off the board for us, he's just opened it up. It was known by his teammates this was a strong possibility as I posted yesterday.

So much time here. Go out and win big this year and see what happens with all of these kids (minus Knox :p)
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Who is pushing these kids to Ohio State?
 
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nicksjuzunk said:
So, just trying to be sure...

There are some here who would rather not take early commitments, for fear of decommitments to other programs, and instead, just let them commit early to other programs.

Asking for a friend. Thanks
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Even better when they decommit from those schools...
 
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bignewt said:
I agree but not two years plus. Early to me is after their junior year.
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That's fair, I just think that if you can lure in someone early, why not. The Cade Mays's of the world don't come along every class, but you never know when or where the next lead peer recruiter will come from. It could have been Otey, this time, it wasn't though lol. :)
 
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