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These guys do love the attention.
Good luck at FSWho...Kirby better Smart up on the NIL money ...he's losing on that play book
I actually agree with @GtheGreek because I pointed out the same a few days ago and was mocked for 'being a chicken little' when all the 'experts' had crystal balls to Georgia.
I have been following the program for a long time and this started to stink like Haselwood. The self promotion types of players (there have been quite a few over the years) rarely come to Georgia. Gwinnett players rarely come to Georgia (I think we have 2 in this class but that is not a lot).
I think pointing out a guy is acting like a prima donna when Kirby's first rule is "No one person is more important than the Team"
This guy was coming across as more important the team. We don't need that at Georgia. We just got rid of a guy, actually more than 1, thankfully who was like that. Cox was another one of those and I remember how awesome he was in the HS All American Game - had 5 sacks. Anyways, he went to Florida and then got kicked off that team! These self promoters don't do well here. Let the kid go...
I think he said at one point the most important thing for him was getting developed and prepped for the league. If he was at all sincere about that, then turning down Georgia makes no sense. Oh well, he's got four and a half months to correct course. If he truly doesn't want to play for a program that will give him the best opportunity to maximize his potential, he never would've been a good fit anyway.
As for the comment below about Smart needing to do this or that with NIL, I think we'd all be wise to wait for him to at least stop signing elite classes, winning titles and sending players to the league in record numbers before questioning his methods.
Just remember, it’s not over until he signs on the dotted line.
Just because KJ chose FSU doesn't mean the recruiting is over, he still hasn't signed on the dotted line, not saying he will change his mind, but it can happen, and if he doesn't, I wish him the best, except if he's playing my Dawg. Also' On other recruiting sites I was hearing KJ's Mother wanted him to go to FSU.
There’s tons of what I call Positive Pressure on these young star athletes. I call it Positive Pressure because initially ( Especially With NIL $$$) because all these schools cater to these young guys And their families like they are movie stars or something.
And with NIL $$$ Initially it won’t be a loss. Probably the most $$$ the athlete AND their immediate family have ever had in a One Time big chunk with more to come monthly or yearly.
BUT and IF the player chooses the wrong school it has the potential to utterly Ruin their NFL potential or at the least degrade the probabilities.
Allot of these guys ( and their families) bite on the short term good money instead of looking to the future with Mega Money potential. There’s a vast difference in being a First Round NFL draft pick verses Fifth Round !!!
Also as many of you my fellow fans have stated and I fully agree, Loyalty and Dedication to a school Still Matter even in this age of big money being tossed around.
We want guys that are Proud and Happy to be Dawgs !! Those that UGA “G” is meaningful to them. I don’t wish any bad on this young man, but like many other players who chose wrong, he might find himself kicking his own rear for this poor decision.
With or without him our Dawgs WILL be Winners !! It’s a Team ideology that is now deeply imbedded at UGA. Our Dawgs will be very much in the conversation for National Championships for years to come as long as Kirby Smart is the HC. That’s what he’s built at UGA, and that’s what he strives extremely hard to sustain. Go Dawgs !!
Honestly, I know Kirby is relentless on the recruiting trail but this feels like Haselwood all over again. There was a kid in a Gwinnett school back when CMR was recruiting who was all world 5 star and played us like this too. Forget the kids name but he ended up going to Tennessee as a wr. So something with these local kids (especially Gwinnett) where 'it would appear they like to showboat the coaches involved.' I put that in quotes because the media is so unreliable that you can't always trust what is written. However, when you see multiple social media and articles that sound off then it would appear that the recruit is a prima donna.
We never do well with these local prima donna kids.
Poor Kirby got played. I guess that is why he makes so much money to put up with this stuff. 16+ personal visits Kirby sat with this kid. Ouch that really hurts. I bet that is going to sting in the Smart household for awhile. I'm sure Kirby is pissed right now.
Not a hater My Dawg, just calling it like it is, so sorry you can't handle a little truth.....bless your little heart ryan.
No offense but I really don't want the kid anymore. He disrespected Coach Smart. Let him go to 9-3/8-4 FSU or Auburn.
Sometimes you need to shut down a kid's recruitment when they disrespect the opportunity and attention you have given them. We have other players, time to move on.
"a lavish ceremony that included a live DJ, a live host, a light-up marquee with his name in letters that belonged in the lobby of a Vegas club."
Nobody is that good or worth that much disruption to what CKS has to rebuild in the locker room every year. Sometimes you win when you lose.
Biggest concern should be the inability of UGA to recruit the best players in the state and, seemingly, anybody from Gwinnett County. Either players want to get further from home, Atlanta Metro area players are too steeped in big city "Brand Building" or NIL payouts. When it comes to Gwinnett County recruits, if you are already going to go 0-fer, why not recruit them no harder than anybody else? If they are interested in UGA let them push for it. Then you would know who was truly interested. Couldn't go much worse.
I have to say that it is NIL. GA's best players are looking to cash in Day 1. I believe there will be some parameters put around NIL in the next 2 years. In the meantime recruiting and DEVELOPING 4* 's should keep UGA's head above the pack until some level of recruiting normalcy can return.
UGA is looking for players that buy in and are 100% committed to being the best UGA CFB players they can be. I am not sure Bolden can play for CKS or Saban. Coaches that will push him. Hard. He needs to play for a coach like Deion who will let him do whatever he wants. That is not the UGA way.
As for FSU joining the SEC I am not sure how that can even happen. The ACC GOR CONTRACT has 10 (?) more years to run. The buyout I've read is $300 MILLION ($30 M /yr per team leaving for 10 yrs). I believe the teams that are leaving the PAC12 are leaving when the broadcast contract expires and are under no financial penalty.
Meh, FSU is his choice, his dream school growing up, OK. We are very solid in in the secondary. Sure, I wanted another great 5star, but we will be good without him. UGA will sign a great 5star safety next year. One thing to remember, there is always the transfer portal!
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Although there are many, many more I could reference on this Dawgs team. Look at Bowers and McConkey. One from in state (McConkey) the other from out of state. Bowers had NFL wrote all over him pretty much right from the start, YET it’s been well documented how humble he is, Always giving the Team the credit. He’s a definite DGD.
In McConkey’d case yes Kirby was able to recognize the natural athletic abilities that Ladd does indeed have, BUT Ladd had to completely and totally Pour himself into full and total commitment to the program to become as Good as he is and as Fast as he did it !! And like Bowers he’s humble, Always giving the Team the credit. So he’s another definite DGD.
Those are the type players I Love to see and that we Need to see suit up for Georgia. And thanks to the extremely hard work on the recruiting trail by Kirby and All of his recruiting staff and coaches we are blessed to have Allot of Dawgs that fit that mold on this team.
I’m Not saying this young man would have been a distraction on the team, all I know about him is what I read on here. But the last thing in the world we need from Any player, is for them to become a cancer in the locker room. That could and probably would ruin our opportunities for a 3peat and beyond.
I have Full Trust in Kirby and staff to make the right decisions. But If and When players come along with the seeming attitude “ I’m doing you a Favor to come to UGA” I don’t care how talented they are I’d drop Em like a red hot horseshoe !! Because their presence could wreak havoc on team chemistry !!
Our Dawgs now have a Brotherhood of the “G” !! And in a large part that has played a vital part of their success !! They view each other as Family, and don’t want to let each other down, and their unit and position coaches, and of course the patriarch of the Family, Kirby Smart.
Though of course it’s not the only element but this “ Family” type ideology I honestly believe has played an important role in the success we’ve seen. We don’t want or need Anyone to disrupt that ideology and environment !!
So sometimes a miss on the recruitment of a player, Might be a blessing in disguise !!
Adios! Time to move on! KJ Who?