Shaun Crawford Officially Decommits
Sad face
More like hooking up, having a good time, then moving on to the next thing that catches your eye.
#Teenagers.
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noun \kə-ˈmit-mənt\: a promise to do or give something
: a promise to be loyal to someone or something
: the attitude of someone who works very hard to do or support something
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1.a formal promise or assurance (typically in writing) that certain conditions will be fulfilled, especially that a product will be repaired or replaced if not of a specified quality and durability.
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2.a formal pledge to pay another person's debt or to perform another person's obligation in the case of default.
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1.provide a formal assurance or promise, especially that certain conditions shall be fulfilled relating to a product, service, or transaction.
Jeez, I've been a member of MgoBlog for 6 years and if I had a dime for every player who was supposedly the next coming who either decommitted or came very close to committing only to pick someone else on NSD......I'd have like a couple of dollars by now.
Chin up, people. It's one guy.
Harris is one guy too. So is Campbell. Point is "commitment" means absolutely nothing in recruiting. I don't even get excited about "Hello" posts anymore unless they're on NSD.
Exactly. Not to be snarky, but let's all check back at the end of NSD to see who actually made good on their commitment. I know there's no football going on right now, and that's why people cling to recruiting in the off season, as a way to stay connected, but it's sort of crazy to get attached beforehand when clearly the names will change by the end.
Also, some of these guys are committing way too early. It's like getting married when you're 21. It might last, but if you're a catch, other people are going to come sniffing around, and you're going to be curious.
If you accept those advances, then you weren't much of a catch to begin with.
Take the case of Rory McIlroy. I don't know the circumstances of his decommit from Carolyn Wozniacki, but his public statement was that he wasn't ready for all that marriage entails. He's 25, she's 23. They're too young, and I'm sure he's generally thought of as a catch. Why tie yourself down in that position?
They were not married though. The way you worded your original post made it sound like you were saying that if a married 21 year old is a catch and receives interest from other, he/she should explore that.
If you explore that after committing yourself, then you are no catch at all.
That's not true. Sometimes people get married too soon or for the wrong reasons. It doesn't mean you aren't a "catch" if that's the case. There are a lot of guys who are bad boyfriends/husbands to one girl but a very good one to the next because the first one just wasn't the right one.
Im sorry but getting married too soon or for the wrong reasons shows an alarming lack of judgment and instantly means you're not a catch. Add that in with the assumed cheating in this scenario and you have the exact opposite of a catch.
See my post above. This wasn't intended to be about cheating, it was about making a commitment before you're ready.
"Im sorry but getting married too soon or for the wrong reasons shows an alarming lack of judgment and instantly means you're not a catch."
That is an absolutely ridiculous statement.
Please do inform me on how getting married for the wrong reasons is not a lack of judgment?
I was referring more to the second half of the statment.
Well being "a catch" is completely subjective and each person will determine who is or is not a catch.
For me not knowing yourself enough to know that you're getting married too early or for the wrong reasons is completely unacceptable and indicative of somebody who is anything but a catch.
How many people truly know themselves at age 21? And if you say you, then you must be 21. With age comes wisdom.
"Catch" was not a good word choice, although I still think the marriage analogy is fine. "Catch" is really more applicable to the player in this scenario. I was trying to link the two, and the important point is that making a commitment too early, before you're ready can lead to second thoughts and make you realize that you need to see what else is out there before you sign on the dotted line.
And for what it's worth, I'm not sure why ending a marriage at age 22 is any worse than ending an engagement. Both are promises of commitment. Maybe in the eyes of society, but I would be equally upset in both scenarios. Just my opinion.
That's the narrowest box I've seen here. I'm going to respond to see if I can one up you.
The point is, when you're young, it's pretty normal to continue to be curious about what's out there. Getting married too young/committing to a university to play football when you're a sophomore or a junior doesn't always lead to a relationship that lasts "forever." Sometimes it's best to check out all your options before you commit.
I agree for the most part. I am just advocating for people to not commit until they are 100 percent sure.
I get the fact that teenagers are kids and will get caught up in moments, which is fine. I dont blame a kid for decommitting at all. Marriage is a different story and probably not the best analogy.
This got wildly off topic though and I apologize for that.
It was boring. I was bored writing it.
a commitment = an engagement. NSD = marriage. crawford broke off the engagement. there are other good catches out there.
And how many Big Ten championships have we won in those six years?
Probably more due to a program that has lacked direction, and grasped at straws when it came to coaching than the players who ended up decommitting.
did me in on recruiting. Straw, camel, back. This just doesn't phase me anymore - kids commit, kids decommit - most stay after they've commited. Until NSD I just have a hard time investing any time into it anymore - too much back and forth.
The results on the field did me in. Recruiting is all about hope and "next year will be better." Its been two recruiting classes in a row now, and the on field results keep getting worse. This year looks like it'll be three in a row. So its tough to give a shit about recruiting when the on field results don't seem to change. We could have 25 Peppers, or 25 Jared Wanglers (sorry Jared), but if we're still winning 7 to 9 games a season, who really cares who the next great recruit is?
No sense in getting excited about a Ferrari if no one knows how to drive it.
But how is someone supposed to learn how to drive a Ferrari unless they have one?
Good luck to Hoke... He's clearly on watch
In today's game with spread offenses you need at least 3 good corners ready to go. Not to discount the importance of a lockdown corner belief, but just to let you know that Peppers by himself is not enough. Elite lockdown CBs usually have a pretty good CB opposite of them.
True. I'm pretty sure we'll be able to field "pretty good" CBs opposite Peppers. We're doing alright in that department, that's all I'm saying.
but Babe Ruth had a lot of strikeouts, too.
Hoke needs to win this year or its over. No quantity of statements of confidence from the AD's office, or platitudes that glow over "improvement" will help stop the bleeding if he does not win significantly this year.
Do I sound negative? Well, yeah. One of the major reasons many of us got on board the Hoke bandwagon was his good recruiting; now we are going on year two of disappointments, potentially. A turnaround will be needed soon, or our rivals will start hammering us. Another year of discontent will drive the top recruits away as surely as the digital billboard on Stadium Blvd scrolling the message "We Support Donald Sterling."
We are 2-11 vs Ohio State in the past 13 years and 1-5 vs MSU the past 6 and expected to lose to both again this year. I think it's already started.
I'm talking about hammering us in recruiting. We're already starting to lose guys.
The net effect of such a hammering is that the trends you've just listed... would continue unabated.
And that is unacceptable.
I unfortunately think Hoke has alread passed the tipping point. Which is quite unfortunate for the UM football program, which may not recover for decades. A Hoke turn-around now would be a major, major turn-around. It can happen, but its probably not going to.