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[QUOTE="Scott11, post: 4679277, member: 6797"]
One other great thing that came out of all of this was how supportive and professional our staff was with respect to Judah. From Red’s initial statement when Judah declared to Straughn going out to the combine and showing his support, the staff did everything right. This is a far cry from JB saying a player is not ready, even if in fact that was the case. it used to look awful when the head coach was criticizing a kid in public in a way that could hurt his draft stock. And obviously in many ways it was counterproductive for the program because you want any kid who leaves to get drafted as high as possible which reflects well on the program.

I don’t think this support will go unnoticed by other players and recruits. Red is trying to build a family atmosphere and stuff like this goes a long way towards that goal and means a ton to the players and their families during a very stressful time when dreams are trying to be fulfilled.  I also thought it was telling that the program had a nice video ready to release when Judah made his decision. that shows there was communication between the program and the family.

I sincerely hope at this time next year, Red is making plans to be with Judah at the draft and my guess is he will be. This staff is off to a tremendous start.
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