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2017 Commit #4- Ryan Dickens (Hazlet, NJ) - Decommitted

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You can't underestimate athleticism. I was a very strong tennis player and good basketball player.

Nothing frustrated me on a tennis court like a guy with half my skill and power but tremendous speed to get the ball back over the net time and time again. Nothing bothered me on a basketball court like a guy that was faster and could jump higher. Even if they had no skills they were game changers on D and rebounding and could stop me from scoring rather easily.

These guys Diaco looks for have the physical ability to compete at a high level. I think we have to take their offers with a grain of salt. He isn't recruiting just good football players, he's recruiting guys with the physical ability to be good players. I think we can trust he knows how to spot the right guys based on his personal fitness and his track record putting together a good defense. The overall athletic profile really matters.
 
UConn LB commit Ryan Dickens says Giants' Bennett Jackson helpful throughout recruitment

>> But the biggest resource that helped Dickens with his collegiate decision was his relationship with Raritan alumnus and New York Giants safety Bennett Jackson, who he now has multiple ties to. "I'm very close with Bennett Jackson," said Dickens. "He has been kind of a mentor for me throughout the whole process. He actually played for Coach Diaco as well when he was at Notre Dame."<<

>>Dickens plays Mike linebacker for the Rockets, and expects to remain inside for the Huskies, and their 4-3 defense, when he arrives on campus next summer.

"I'm excited to see what happens. It's a great defense from me," said Dickens. "Coach Diaco was a linebacker in college and his career and he wanted to build a defense around the linebacker, basically. And he said I'm a perfect fit. So now it's time to get to work."<<
 
After seeing others this week. DB, BD and the Athletic Department needs to step up their game a bit w/ official offer letter layout/graphics:

Ryan Dickens@ryan_Dickens334 hours ago
Official Scholarship offer came in the mail today! #UCONN
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Get Diaco in a P5 and he will be slaying our northeast competitors when it comes to recruiting. Get a P5 patch on this guys UConn sweater and just sit back and enjoy.

Love that guy.
 
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sportsart said:
Not a picture you'd expect from a coach getting fired anytime soon. Oh well.
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You also wouldn't expect a guy who professed his undying love for UConn to go shopping his services after 2-10 and 6-7 seasons.
 
Good luck to Ryan. You hate to see the fall out with new coaching staffs, but it's probably best for everyone if he finds the right situation for him. Better to do this now than 1 or 2 years in.

It should be interesting to see how many commits RE will get this year. The fact that RE said he will leave slots open if necessary is good to hear. Any commits that come in now aren't space fillers.
 
I don't want to read into the comment too much, but thanks to the "old staff" is an interesting way to put things.
 
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Da_Aisijimo_Gou said:
... or, lukewarm interest from current coaches, or offer simply retracted? Any of the 3 could apply; regardless, good luck to Ryan.
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huskypantz said:
I don't want to read into the comment too much, but thanks to the "old staff" is an interesting way to put things.
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Assuming this is related...

CoachBrown59 ‏@CoachVBrown59 3h 3 hours ago
When there is a late coaching change and the new staff pulls scholarship of committed kid weeks before signing day; that's just wrong.


It's the dark side of CFB business/recruiting.
 
Da_Aisijimo_Gou said:
... or, lukewarm interest from current coaches, or offer simply retracted? Any of the 3 could apply; regardless, good luck to Ryan.
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I was wondering the same thing. Not knowing how things work with verbal commits when a new coaching staff comes in, I was wondering if the new staff may not have reached out to him yet and therefore was sending him a message by not doing so, and whether they were even obligated to reach out to verbal commits right away. However it happened, it's likely the best outcome for Ryan and any other verbal commits this pertains to.
 
He didn't say he was committing to someone else or that he wouldn't consider UConn. Perhaps he'll be back in the fold after looking at his options. I will say that in that picture with Diaco and Brown he sure doesn't look like a guy that weighs 210. If he's got good football instincts and technique that 's not a big deal, but he'll probably need a year or two to bulk up.
 
huskymedic said:
Assuming this is related...

CoachBrown59 ‏@CoachVBrown59 3h 3 hours ago
When there is a late coaching change and the new staff pulls scholarship of committed kid weeks before signing day; that's just wrong.

It's the dark side of CFB business/recruiting.
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If this comment relates to Ryan, or any other commit like him, I'd remind coach Brown that honor works both ways. Kids de-commit all the time, as we're seeing. What matters is both parties being honest with each other and hopefully finding the best fit for each.
 
huskymedic said:
Assuming this is related...

CoachBrown59 ‏@CoachVBrown59 3h 3 hours ago
When there is a late coaching change and the new staff pulls scholarship of committed kid weeks before signing day; that's just wrong.
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I tend to agree. Granted, kids bail after giving verbals all the time, and that leaves a school in a tough position where they've stopped recruiting a position. But it just seems much worse when a kid stops talking to or showcasing himself to other D1 programs and loses a scholarship. It looks like this kid's other options were much lower level so he may not have any other options, and even getting in to other schools academically at this point is tough. It's how the system works, so I'm not saying RE shouldn't pull an offer, but it doesn't make it pleasant. I'm sure it's tough for the staff to make the call to the kid. Good luck to the kid.
 
cttxus said:
If this comment relates to Ryan, or any other commit like him, I'd remind coach Brown that honor works both ways. Kids de-commit all the time, as we're seeing. What matters is both parties being honest with each other and hopefully finding the best fit for each.
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I'd rather the new staff be up front with the kid if they don't think he's going to play.
 
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