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Probably didn’t want to have to earn his spot on the O line. I’m sure he was told on a visit that he’d have to work and practice hard. Have fun playing in half full stadiums.
I remember Coach Searels during the Richt years. We never had a dominant Oline during his tenure and I don't remember any great recruits he brought to Athens. The Oline quality has also regressed during his stay here….
It's pro now.
The corruption is right around the corner.
Accept it or find something else to do on Saturday
I honestly thought we lost a good one here with Cantwell, but…if money is THE factor, good riddance. Once I saw Miami in the mix…I said uh oh…and was right.
We will lose if it comes down to money, all day long. Plus, Seaerls is not the best position coach. We can do better - and should.
We dodged a bullet here. His top four were Georgia, Miami, Ohio State, and Oregon. Of those 4, Miami is the only one that plays home games in a half empty stadium every home game. It’s also the only one not competing for national championships on a regular basis. As my grandson, who is a student at Miami, says, “I can’t see anyone preferring to play for us over a school like UGA.” He says the stadium is usually more than half empty with far fewer in actual attendance than is announced.
Choosing Miami over any of the other three makes zero sense if his main goal is playing really big-time football in packed stadiums with championships on the line. Plus, to be the best you need to practice and play against the best. Not going to happen at Miami.
Couldn’t criticize anyone for choosing either OSU or Oregon.
Picking Miami can only be explained by one word: MONEY. I’m glad we missed on this one. I prefer young men who play for more than money at the college level.
Nevertheless, I hope he finds success. 18 year old kids need better advice than Jackson got. It’s not his fault imo. I wish him well, but poor decisions usually have undesirable consequences. Hope that doesn’t happen to Jackson, who seems like a nice young man.
Kirby—"note to self"—must teach Jared (1)Playbook (2)Leadership(3)the UGA Standard(4)how to successfully recruit offensive linemen. (This is meant to be humorous—don't get your panties in a **** vote down man). We'll be just fine—we've lost other O Linemen to big pockets. GO DAWGS
Upon further reflection (and watching the footage a few times), I’m not entirely convinced that this was the kid’s decision. He was super hasty and uncomfortable. Doesn’t really matter now. Just wanted to point that out.
I think that was a factor in his decision. Miami has a pretty good OL coach known for his player development and the guy can recruit.
He'll hit the portal in 1 to 2 years; we'll see him again.
Agree Mobile Dawg. I didn’t like the Searels hire from the get go. He was mediocre under Coach Richt and at UNC. We clearly need a new OL coach. That opinion is not based on this so-called miss on Cantwell. We’re better off without spending $2,000,000 on a high school kid who might be great, but might not. Just can’t spend that kind of money on one high school player imo.
As I said earlier, I wish Jackson well, but am also relieved we didn’t spend that much money on him.
This is worse than the NFL. The NFL has contracts. These college kids can transfer to another college anytime they want; just continue chasing the money. One more observation: I think the parents made this decision. They saw a new house and early retirement in their near future.
We’ve been Justus Terry’d again!
The bullet we dodged is bigger than first thought. Now the young man is saying it wasn’t really the money. Oooookaaaayyy… let’s think about that claim:
One could go on and on, but Miami wins one, and only one, category - MONEY.
SO…to hear a denial of the decision, negotiated by a big time agent, isn’t about the MONEY, rings hollow.
Go get us DGDs Kirby! GO DAWGS!
I wonder what comes next for him too - if he plays. Where will he ACTUALLY play in ‘26? Or ‘27? What about ‘28? Does he play college at all in ‘29, and if so, where? 3-4 years. A question mark for each one—-maybe more if you count the spring!