5* RB John Emery Decommits From Georgia
It seems to me that even though Georgia has a really nice recruiting class for 2019, something is happening there. Thoughts? A few big recruits are now looking elsewhere.
October 25th, 2018 at 10:14 PM ^
The idea that 'integrity' means players receive no income while generating billions in revenue:
October 25th, 2018 at 10:46 PM ^
Faceoff, like The Rock, is among some of the best action movies of all time
October 26th, 2018 at 2:06 AM ^
I think his point its not just the idea that SEC is paying players it is that they are doing so against the rules. You don't like it then figure out a way to force the NCAAs hand. If you are fine with it then realize that our wins, titles, and championships don't mean jack squat.
October 26th, 2018 at 7:03 AM ^
The IRS is all the authority/resources needed to force the NCAA's hand, but this far it hasn't been a priority. If it becomes a political priority (for example, enough of the smaller schools get upset at the privileges of the larger schools that they convince their local politicians to act, or threaten action - which was happening at the end of the BCS), the then IRS becomes the tool to force change.
October 26th, 2018 at 8:02 AM ^
I think there are only a handful of modern industries where the compensation workers receive is remotely proportional to the revenue they generate. Frustrating that most of us recognize the immorality of this dynamic in college athletics, but generally not in other sectors.
October 25th, 2018 at 10:05 PM ^
This may have more to do with LSU - his "home" school - than with Georgia.
LSU looks viable now, they didn't when he committed.
October 25th, 2018 at 11:00 PM ^
Cajun Hoke is doing the thang down there.
October 25th, 2018 at 11:10 PM ^
Orgeron's forehead to forearm thickness ratio must be the largest known to mankind
October 25th, 2018 at 11:25 PM ^
That photo has to be distorted—I thought Coach O was a thickset, broad-shouldered dude who ripped off his shirt and challenged players to fight him when he was at Tennessee.
Just found this...must be pretty current.
October 26th, 2018 at 7:59 AM ^
Nasty... Yet, it is Harbaugh that gets all the grief for taking off his shirt to play a game of football. WTF?
October 26th, 2018 at 9:05 AM ^
O(rgeron)MGShirtless!
October 26th, 2018 at 9:55 AM ^
For some weird reason, I want to hear Epic Sax Guy playing over that photo.
October 25th, 2018 at 10:12 PM ^
Congrats on his commitment to LSU
October 25th, 2018 at 10:41 PM ^
Here's a common thing I used to hear from SEC assistant coaches at coaching clinics:
School A won the SEC the previous year. When speaking about school A, any other SEC schools' assistants would say, "School A? Pfft, they have the best players money can buy."
October 25th, 2018 at 10:45 PM ^
I’m just psyched out of my mind about this Michigan football season
October 25th, 2018 at 11:00 PM ^
As well you should be, your draft stock is rising by the day
October 25th, 2018 at 11:15 PM ^
Huh, interesting. It could be that this is just visibility--teams that draw big recruits lose big recruits, too.
This particular situation, as others have noted, seems to be LSU-related.
Georgia is not a mess right now. They've lost one game, at LSU, no shame in that. They made the national title game last year, and control their own destiny to return to the playoff again. I doubt it's an issue with the roster or anything else like that.
But there might be some behind-the-scenes under-the-table stuff we don't know about at work.
I wouldn't expect us to pick up anything from this. But Georgia has been building steam. I'd rather them get cut down a bit.
October 26th, 2018 at 12:05 AM ^
I think their coach is tough to play for.
October 25th, 2018 at 11:43 PM ^
LSU fans are now firing up their Saint Coach O devotional candles to ensure Emery comes to Baton Rouge.
October 25th, 2018 at 11:59 PM ^
Already a 5* = do not want on Michigan campus.
October 26th, 2018 at 12:00 AM ^
LSU changed offensive coordinators this summer, wise of recruits to look elsewhere or maybe wait to see what the new guy would bring.
October 26th, 2018 at 12:18 AM ^
Come on Emery come to Ann Arbor and be a star.
October 26th, 2018 at 12:18 AM ^
It's weird, UGA has had like 4 decommits in the last month. Idk whats going on
I just think it's funny how UGA fans on social media always say "he got processed" when a player decommits from them. Like just because a player decommits doesn't mean you're too good for him and forced him to leave the class
October 26th, 2018 at 12:38 AM ^
Same thing happens with Michigan fans, and sometimes it's true. This isn't one of those times though. There is a reason he is a 5*, very impressive tape.
October 26th, 2018 at 2:40 AM ^
Emery committed somewhat surprisingly quickly to Georgia his junior year so it's not horribly surprising as well that he decommitted to look elsewhere, especially in the wake of LSU winning in convincing fashion.
October 26th, 2018 at 4:37 AM ^
I haven't seen this mentioned in the comments, so I'll give it a shot. For the last 2-3 cycles, Georgia has landed at least one 5-star running back. I can't imagine how that's a sustainable situation. As others have pointed out, however, on its own it makes sense because the kid is from Louisiana. But the larger picture of kids leaving the class is kinda interesting.
October 26th, 2018 at 9:15 AM ^
Good point. Very few programs can consistently convince top-level recruits to come and sit behind a deep bench of similarly rated players.
Alabama does it. OSU does too, to a lesser extent.
October 26th, 2018 at 7:07 AM ^
The Peach is rotting from the inside out?