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I'm not saying it's money.

But, it's money.

Shit.

Interesting regarding current commits. Wish him the best, but have to say this is kind of meh to me now.

I hope the kid doesn't take some bad advise. what is the 2012 version of "maroon trans am".

To be clear, Texas is no longer recruiting Ricky Seals-Jones.

I'm not sure that is the case. Maybe I'm wrong but don't they usually end up elsewhere?

I'd written this guy off in my mind once he decommitted and we started hearing noise about what might be happening behind the scenes. Where there is this kind of smoke, there's always a fire. Under the circumstances, probably a good move on the 'Horns part.

Sarcasm, especially with Texas.

I have a feeling his Dad's life will be nice after he goes to college.

Glad this saga has come to a conclusion. I think he is being fed a line of phooey by his circle, has his head in the clouds about basketball, and who knows where he projects long term but seems to be rigidly committed to a position he may outgrow. Texas has quickly amassed some playmakers on offense. It was time to move on.

This was always about the people surrounding RSJ getting paid, which means this is primarily about basketball, not football. Lamar Holt (AAU coach, who founded the RYTES foundation / Warrior Elite with $39k in 2009) has to get paid, and the only way that happens is if RSJ plays basketball. He'll wind-up committing to a school that can funnel money to his AAU coach / team via either hiring Holt or a staffer, or through the "speaking fees" and camps, etc...
Nobody gets paid nearly as much if this is a football-only recruitment. That's why Scott Drew, Johnny Jones, and Glynn Cyprien are the leading the efforts for their schools.
Barnes was never gonna play the game that these other guys will play.

How big is this class going to be? At 14 now, say you add Andrew Billings and Cole Luke. Do they offer 4-5 guys either nationally or via senior evaluations or are we looking at a small class?