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Holding on to Riddick is more critical than ever now.
Brown was always a long shot, he'll do well at Clemson, but our ILB room will be fine.
Everyone has to choose his or her path... As they say... 9 and 3 in the ACC...
Good grief. A bunch of big men on here attacking 17 year olds. Never mind that this kid's background and skill set appears to be best suited for the 4-3 scheme that Clemson runs. UGA meanwhile runs a 3-4. It happens all the time. Jalen Hurts was a spread high school QB - for his father - and could never really pick up the pro style offense that Alabama was running. So he goes to Oklahoma to run the spread for Lincoln Riley and the rest is history. Meaning "he just signed a contract with $180 million in guaranteed money" history.
Not every scheme or situation is the best fit for every player. It is a good thing when players figure that out during recruiting and not a bad one. If he had come to UGA and discovered that he wasn't a 3-4 linebacker after all, he would have hit the portal anyway, except then he would have wasted a year or two in a scheme that isn't fit for him meaning that he would only have a short time to go somewhere else, learn a scheme that does and get on the field. And who would that have benefited?
I'm sure he wants to get on the field d as a FReshman. I doubt that was going to happen at UGA. CAn't argue with a man who says he's prayed about it for months and then makes his decision. Good luck!
Best of luck Mr. Brown....you'll do well in the ACC.....might be a bit tough coming home to Jefferson for the next 3-4 years.
Hard to understand why someone like Sammy Brown-- a Georgia resident-- would choose to commit to Clemson over Georgia. UGA has better academics, better football program, better college town, and better career opportunities in state than Clemson. Plus, Clemson plays in an inferior conference and their program is in decline while Georgia is sending record number of graduates to the NFL while going for a third consecutive national title. It is not rational.
SB - "I am definitely super close with Coach Swinney and Coach Goodwin,” Brown said. “They are both really great people who love the game of football. Coach Swinney has done a great job of building the best culture in college football. There’s a reason that almost no one enters the transfer portal. Coach Goodwin is a genius when it comes to defensive football. They want me to be an inside backer and tell me that I will have a chance to come in and compete for some playing time. With Barrett Carter and Jeremiah Trotter leaving, that gives me a great opportunity.”
The Dawgs check all his boxes except for 1. Getting on that field early at middle linebacker.
He likes the Culture there better than UGA also. Evidently he sees something beyond winning more football games than any other team. Everyone has to find their own"brotherhood".
Yeah! I guess the culture of brotherhood(sharing your why), bringing out the best in you(tough practice's), emphasis on excellence(staff, facilities, etc.), active fan base, development, oh and yeah winning. Probably made him cringe. LoL
Brown considers almost no one, as 22 Clemson players who have entered the transfer portal since 11/2022, not even 8 months ago. I'd say thats considerably more than almost no one. Enjoy clemson, sc young man.
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I guess he doesn't know as much about the program he signed with as he thinks he does.
If he wasn't a fit at UGA, why was UGA 1 of the 5 finalist for Brown? Seems he'd know better than anyone that he wasn't a fit for the defensive scheme at the school recruiting him. Yet he still placed UGA in his final schools. I'd say it's more of Brown wanting to see the field early (he basically stated that in his commitment tweet, he states, with Trotter, and Barrett gone it'd help him gain playing time) something he wouldn't have done at UGA as a freshman, or sophomore. Not with all the PROVEN college LB's already on the DAWGS roster..and several highly recruited LB's in waiting. UGA will be fine without Brown. I wouldn't trade Jamon Dumas-Johnson, or Smael Mondon Jr., for Sammy Brown. They've both proven they can play and succeed, in the toughest conference in college football, the SEC. Brown has yet to prove a thing at the college level, against players as good, or better than him. High School accolades are irrelevant if you can't produce at the next level, and back up all the media hype bestowed upon you. We can spin it anyway we want. Only 1 really knows why he chose clemson, and it's not me, or you.. Only Brown has that answer.
This is my last comments about this and I saw a video from the The Film Guy Network. He broke it down to the style of defense that SB thrives in and its not Georgia's it's Clemson's. But me personally, I would want to know all types of defenses. It would only add to my value. Georgia wants smart players who can react on the fly. I think that's why we don't get fooled in the run game. I have noticed that some schools want players to operate in the most simplified system with the less you have to think the better. Kirby said as much and it upset Tenn fans.