Good Point. Tough situation for both sides. Riggins wasn't really good enough for SU but to do it last minute like that does just factually leave a kid in a tough situation too.
Does seem to be a double standard. In the Rochester D&C article he does say something why Syracuse waited so long to offer (may be too late to the party) then he mentions Jake Zembiec when he was like 12 yrs old, so he had to hear specifics from someone because he wasn't involved in Zembiec's recruiting. Then he says he's looking forward to possible future offers from SEC and Pac12 teams like LSU, Georgia, Tennessee...Huh? Aren't they too late to the party too?
My guess would be that the coaches had effectively done what they wanted to do which was to get top programs to take prospects from their team. I agree it's not a charity. Again lots happens behind the scenes is my guess and both coaches and players don't handle things always that well and I think Money is partly saying "where is all the outrage and comments when coaches do something?" At least I think that's partly his message.
Didnt say he was that good. Thats not the point and how many players from Rochester that performing well is irrelevant too. You dont think Cuse coaches get upset with HS coaches while recruiting kids? You dont think they avoid particular schools because they were burnt there before? I know a couple of schools in NYC that they coaches will avoid. There is nothing wrong with being cautious on both sides. This article is being blown out out of porpotion. A lot of prospects lie in interviews. This kid is being truthful. Didnt say anything bad. He wants to got through the process and some people dont like it.
You continue to look at it from a fan perspective and I get that. I didnt say he recruited him. I said he chopped him when he got the gig. If you think people on the other side shouldnt have feelings towards that then Im not sure what to tell you. If it was your son, I don't think you would have that same response on here. Again, I get what you're saying. I totally understand the business. The people involved don't understand it as well as the recruiting coaches. Parents only go through it once. I see both sides of it. Thats all Im trying to explain.
and again, people are assuming the coach is holding it against SU. He is not but he has the right to be cautious and so does SU.
The interviewer didnt ask him if he was upset with others schools not offering. How do you know that? The kid just would like to hear from other schools. What's wrong with that?
Dino doesnt offer a NYS kid unless he wants him.
NYS kids don't expect it. They hope it. I am not talking about taking flyers on kids. We are talking about a #36 ranked TE in the country, with great measurables that has 13 offers (4 P5)
Right now there are 8 pages of 2020 offers on here. Say roughly 340 offers out for this recruiting cycle. Obviously not all of those offers are committable, not all of those offers are the coaches first choice for the position. Where Mahar fits in the coaches recruiting plan I don't know...only the coaches know. They are entitled to be selective and so are prospects. I don't think that Mahar expressed himself well in that article but I don't think the author helped him either. It's recruiting. Both coaches and prospects need to go through the process with their own set of priorities.
These are all facts.
I think alot of us are used to reading articles by SU writers. Those articles are influenced to favor the particular school the writer covers. This is a local Rochester reporter. Maybe Mahar shouldnt have brought up Zembiec but its the truth. The type of truth you dont hear from those feel good articles to keep subscribers happy. There is nothing wrong with him wanting more offers. Every kid does. Some are focused on the negative when the article is full of positive things said about SU. Why is that?
Doesn't take much work or resources to do that. You have several people including me that can identify which NYS kids who could possibly play in the ACC.
