Class of 2025 OL Ja'Elyne Matthews (NJ) Portal to FSU

[cardiac]

We’re kicking the tires on some kids with questionable pasts….

Which is very telling on where the NIL is at

 

[PAcuse]

I think Fran knows he can't bring in someone who will be toxic to the program and is not DART.
Questionable past can do one of two things to a young man. Lead him further down the road of mistakes and crime or it could motivate them to be the best person they can.
I'm all for second chances as long as Fran sets the correct expectations and has a zero tolerance policy

 

[tep624]

Which is very telling on where the NIL is at

I don’t think the two are necessarily related. Top 250 recruits don’t fall off trees especially on the lines and sometimes discipline and the right environment can work wonders. And you’re getting high level talent at a bargain relatively speaking.

 

[hoopsupstate]

This is a kid you have to set up goals and have a plan in order to get NIL.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[CuseLegacy]

We’re kicking the tires on some kids with questionable pasts….

Sounds similar to that kid Brown's first recruiting class at SU that had been in really serious trouble that just came for a visit. Of course I can't remember his name but search is always a friend...Omar White.

 

[orangenauburn]

Sounds similar to that kid Brown's first recruiting class at SU that had been in really serious trouble that just came for a visit. Of course I can't remember his name but search is always a friend...Omar White.

I think Fran doesn't want excuses for a drop off in year two, schedule be damned, and doesn't like the current talent level or depth. So he is showing willingness to give talented prospects opportunities to straighten themselves out and prove themselves here while helping us maintain a high profile on 2025.

We have lost a lot of talented pieces - this is a reload and go type of recruitment season for Fran

 

[CuseLegacy]

I think Fran doesn't want excuses for a drop off in year two, schedule be damned, and doesn't like the current talent level or depth. So he is showing willingness to give talented prospects opportunities to straighten themselves out and prove themselves here while helping us maintain a high profile on 2025.

We have lost a lot of talented pieces - this is a reload and go type of recruitment season for Fran

Have to wait and see. Sometimes a visit is only a visit.

 

[PhatOrange]

You bring a kid in to interview him. Nothing more nothing less.

If you sign him and he doesn't work out there's the door. The portal works both ways now.

 

[richmondcuse03]

Have to wait and see. Sometimes a visit is only a visit.

yup, we should be kicking the tires on anyone who may be able to make the team better. You can't do proper due diligence if a kid doesnt visit.

 

[baggerbob]

yup, we should be kicking the tires on anyone who may be able to make the team better. You can't do proper due diligence if a kid doesnt visit.

I'm sure most of these young men have their parents with them, and Fran gets to know everyone and what he expects from them, and what he will do for their son.

 

[bnoro]

Put your hands on a woman and you should lose your chance to play D1 football.

 

[ottodaorange]

Put your hands on a woman and you should lose your chance to play D1 football.

I would agree if it was prior to Div. 1 becoming NFL 2.0... College footfall as we knew it no longer exists. It's now money talks and nobody walks!

 

[bnoro]

I would agree if it was prior to Div. 1 becoming NFL 2.0... College footfall as we knew it no longer exists. It's now money talks and nobody walks!

It's okay to have moral standards. What does that even mean? I wouldn't want that type of player on my NFL team either.

 

[SUforme]

I would agree if it was prior to Div. 1 becoming NFL 2.0... College footfall as we knew it no longer exists. It's now money talks and nobody walks!

Weirdo

 

[dasher]

Which is very telling on where the NIL is at

How do you mean that? I am pretty sure our NIL is fine. It seems to me that
Fran is willing to take some chances on kids that we wouldn't have in the past.
You see that in the pros all the time. Teams are reluctant to gamble on kids that
were hurt but not guys that have troubled pasts. Everyone thinks they can
"change them" or get the best out of them. I've never really understood that.

 

[PeteCalvin]

Gotta trust Fran here. He wouldn’t open the door if he didn’t think the kid had acknowledged his mistakes and was looking to remake himself. I’m sure Fran would have this kid on a strict plan that included heavy involvement in community service programs. Fran won’t think twice about dropping him if he falls out of line and doesn’t buy in to the team dynamics. That message will be front and center on his visit, no doubt.

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[GoCuse14]

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Tagging an NIL agency in a recruiting visit photo. Thats fun

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[cusefan88]

Will Norman visited Cuse after Fran was hired. Big time HS recruit and after spending time with him they never spoke to him again IIRC.

Who knows what kind of impression Matthews will make.

 

[oldpinepoint]

Will Norman visited Cuse after Fran was hired. Big time HS recruit and after spending time with him they never spoke to him again IIRC.

Who knows what kind of impression Matthews will make.

Yes that visit didn’t go well and Fran walked him out the door in the middle of the visit.

 

[Frozen]

Yes that visit didn’t go well and Fran walked him out the door in the middle of the visit.

Can you please elaborate?

 

[baggerbob]

Yes that visit didn’t go well and Fran walked him out the door in the middle of the visit.

Fran is a better man then most of us on this board. So I trust his instincts better then most here.

 

[dasher]

Fran is a better man then most of us on this board. So I trust his instincts better then most here.

I think that statement is way too strong.