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Over on GI one of the posts indicated so.
"I guess I would be de-committed," said McDonald, when asked to classify his current status. "I'm looking at Ohio State, Iowa, and Vanderbilt."
Hoping he stays, but I am sympathetic with these kids. They are making a pretty big life decision and I'm sure it's difficult. They have to do what's right for them and not necessarily what we think is right for them.
My response to that is if he is looking for the best opportunity to further his football career I don't think there is a better opportunity than Minnesota. I'm sure he can read a depth chart and see that he has an incredible opportunity to be "the man" once McKnight is gone. He could literally walk in and compete for a starting position as a true freshman. That is definitely not the case at OSU and more than likely not the case at Iowa. Additionally, Iowa is not exactly known as a WR-centered offense. More like run dominated with short passes to the TE and RBs. If you are a TE I can possibly see the pull to Iowa but definitely not WR. At OSU I see him buried on the depth chart behind all of the other 4 and 5 star WRs they recruit every single year. That being said, not even taking into account that Minnesota is home, he has a great opportunity here that very few other places could offer.
Vandy is actually putting together a pretty respectable class for 2012, based on stars: http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2012/Vanderbilt-72
Every school gives out more offers than they have spots available.
De-commitments are not necessarily a bad or reproachable thing in all circumstances. Take hypothetical player A. He is a two-star Florida player who gets an offer from UCF and jumps all over it, because he may not get a better one. But during his senior year, he blows up and gets an offer from Florida. He de-commits from UCF and commits to Florida. Can you blame him? I wouldn't let my own son do it, but I wouldn't blame another man if he let his son take that course of action. But that scenario is not the case here. He already had several offers before he ever committed to Minnesota. There is no excuse for what has taken place.
In this instance, I believe GI is just reacting to statements made by McDonald. I don't believe they are "reporting" anything. They had him as a soft commit and today removed him completely from the commit list.let me get this straight. gi is reporting what has been common knowledge for the last month?
don't get me wrong, gi is a fine site, but their posting community is one of the most cloistered that i have ever seen.
Vanderbilt? what? hahahaha