2019 UConn Commit - Darrin (DJ) Smith (Frisco Texas) - Decommitted 6/17/18 | Page 3 | The Boneyard

2019 UConn Commit - Darrin (DJ) Smith (Frisco Texas) - Decommitted 6/17/18

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Hello CJ Holmes, you want the RB position in 2019?

DJ is an emotional roller coaster. Better now than in December.

So what’s in deck for RB next?
 
Just dawned on me that Devaun Ford could be next man up. Masphee MA RB has been on campus before. I am sure there are others, just one name to watch.
 
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Not a fan of kids like this. Later, and not wished you the best of luck
 
How can he decommit when just a week ago he was claiming what jersey number he was gonna wear for us lol. Kids are bizarre
 
Seems to me the decision was quick to decommit with not much thought.. maybe he got ticked off by something said on Twitter? How could he be so passionate one day and wanting to make a difference in 19.. support all the new recruits and then this am wake up and just Decommit?
 
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Nextmanup said:
Seems to me the decision was quick to decommit with not much thought.. maybe he got ticked off by something said on Twitter? How could he be so passionate one day and wanting to make a difference in 19.. support all the new recruits and then this am wake up and just Decommit?
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it happens all the time and it's really odd
 
JMick said:
it happens all the time and it's really odd
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It’s not odd at all. It’s perfectly rational. You put a stake in the ground and then if you get a better offer you pull the stake out and put it in the new ground.

Have you people never had jobs?

You show up and do your best and then someone offers a better life and you leave the same day.

Nobody says - gee why was he trying to make things better while he was here.
 
whaler11 said:
It’s not odd at all. It’s perfectly rational. You put a stake in the ground and then if you get a better offer you pull the stake out and put it in the new ground.

Have you people never had jobs?

You show up and do your best and then someone offers a better life and you leave the same day.

Nobody says - gee why was he trying to make things better while he was here.
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you don't think it's weird that kids commit to multiple schools over multiple years when no one is forcing them to commit anywhere? it's not like they have to commit until they sign an LOI.
 
JMick said:
you don't think it's weird that kids commit to multiple schools over multiple years when no one is forcing them to commit anywhere? it's not like they have to commit until they sign an LOI.
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Its not really that weird. Maybe he had a great visit and jumped the gun? Maybe family or friends pressured him? Maybe he wanted the attention on social media? Lots of possibilities. Grown adults act this way all the time in lots of situations in life. Shouldn't be surprising a high school kid does over a decision this big
 
JMick said:
you don't think it's weird that kids commit to multiple schools over multiple years when no one is forcing them to commit anywhere? it's not like they have to commit until they sign an LOI.
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Picture a boat sinking. Do you grab the first thing you can float on?

Then do you toss the life ring for the full lifeboat?
 
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whaler11 said:
Picture a boat sinking. Do you grab the first thing you can float on?

Then do you toss the life ring for the full lifeboat?
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Except this boat is at the exact same depth as when he agreed to get onto it. Furthermore, it appears to be lifting out of the water, as more recruits continue to commit.

I understand the idea that folks continually look to improve their situation. But the timing of this decision is wacky, and there's no getting around that...
 
UConnDan97 said:
Except this boat is at the exact same depth as when he agreed to get onto it. Furthermore, it appears to be lifting out of the water, as more recruits continue to commit.

I understand the idea that folks continually look to improve their situation. But the timing of this decision is wacky, and there's no getting around that...
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Because he hasn’t announced the second half of the transaction?
 
whaler11 said:
Because he hasn’t announced the second half of the transaction?
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No. Because he states "UConn is still a top school for me", alluding to the fact that there isn't yet a plan for the second half of the transaction...
 
Let it go, he's not coming back. RE just said so.
 
JMick said:
you don't think it's weird that kids commit to multiple schools over multiple years when no one is forcing them to commit anywhere? it's not like they have to commit until they sign an LOI.[/
Some kids truly rush into the decision after getting treated nicely during an official visit. And then other offers come along and they begin to imagine the possibilities and feel they acted in haste.
Other kids commit in order to make other teams offer in order to lure them away. It sort of forces their hand. There are bigger fish out their that get a kick out of offering a kid away from a commitment.
Here’s the reality- For teams like UConn that gives out legit offers it sucks. But the vast majority of teams out there lob out bs offers just to get kids to camp (for the fee to pay the GA’s bonuses) and to also market the program via a hot kid who’s getting multiple offers. So the kids committing and decommitting is fair game.
It’s all part of the seedy world of recruiting
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whaler11 said:
Oh this is our first time down this road...
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I know, I know. He'll end up somewhere else. He's not yet sure where, but he's heard enough interest from "bigger places" such that he's willing to roll the dice...
 
Jimmy Serrano said:
Go ahead and blame it on me.

One day people will smarten up, stop trying to analyze someone’s HUDL tape, and focus on kids once they hit campus.

Probably not.
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Ha - haven't you vowed to be done with this place three times in the past month? You claim to be the adult around here, but really?
 
huskymedic said:


Darrin (DJ) Smith is a 5-9 185lb RB/APB from Lone Star High School in Frisco Texas.

Other offers besides UConn are from Air Force, Abilene Christian, Ark State, Colorado, FAU, Hawaii, Howard, Illinois State, Miami (Ohio), Nebraska, New Mexico, New Mexico State, San Diego State, Southern Miss, TCU, Texas State, Tulane, Toledo and ULM.

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UConnDan97 said:
I know, I know. He'll end up somewhere else. He's not yet sure where, but he's heard enough interest from "bigger places" such that he's willing to roll the dice...
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Well we did celebrate based on this..
 
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