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[QUOTE="laxfan1, post: 4513261, member: 8604"]
Honest question - does anyone think there is too much focus on him?  A ton of potential no doubt, but he has not played one second in college yet.  I just wonder if all of this - the jersey, the Gait family NIL deals, the social media press - ends up creating issues in the locker room?  Could it create a divide within the locker room, especially if this season turns out to be just mediocre?

Not faulting him at all, but rather would hope that the adults around him (inside and outside the program) could be doing a better job easing him into the program.  Positioning him as the savior of the program just seems not necessary at this point.  If he's as good as advertised, it'll be known.  But if he stumbles at all (like just about everyone does) it seems like there could be a lot of criticism from outside and tension on the team.

What if Gait sits him or pulls him from a game and then the public criticism starts?  Or what if he SHOULD be sat, but he's not even though everyone sees it and then the team feels like there are different rules for different people?

Again, assuming these were promises that were made during the recruiting process and maybe that's what it took, but I wonder if it's a double-edge sword?
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