Sure, Croom's offense and/or recruiting probably had something to do with his decommitting. It is disappointing to lose such a talent, especially since he was a life long state fan, but that's not what I'm pissed about.
I am, however, pissed about how this went down. Either commit or don't. If Garrett thinks LSU is a better fit for him and therefore wants to playfor them, that's fine... but this wouldn't be such a big deal if he hadn't committed. I know it's the nature of recruiting these days, but that doesn't change the fact that it's wrong to go back on your word. And it's the name of the game mainly because you're dealing with 16 to 18 year olds who often have no guidance. Here Garrett's parents were heavily involved. They should have never allowed this to happen. They knew big time offers were a likelihood. If they asked him and themselves if such an offer would cause any waivering whatsoever, and the answer was anything but absolutely not, they shouldn't have allowed him to commit. Hell I remember interviews where he said they were encouraging him to go ahead and commit, but he wasn't ready.
Every time a recruit renigs on a commitment the school is wronged, but this is on a different level. It was just a complete slap in the face for the Garretts to do this to us. All these public comments about LSU offering the best opportunity to get to the NFL, while probably true, are anything but favorable for MSU and wouldn't be necessary if he had never committed. There wouldn't be near as much uproar about it and he could've just said he really likes them etc., etc. But since he had committed so early and talked all that **** about how much he's always loved MSU, everybody wants to know why and how he could do this.
Thanks Mr. Garrett! I'm sure as a former State fan you well know what it feels like to lose MS prospects to a greener, out of state pasture. You're probably not feeling it now because this is your son and you're excited, but imagine how disappointing and humiliating it is for us to have been played by one thought to be one our own. Hey, LSU doesn't typically have this problem so you should be good from here on out. </p>
I am, however, pissed about how this went down. Either commit or don't. If Garrett thinks LSU is a better fit for him and therefore wants to playfor them, that's fine... but this wouldn't be such a big deal if he hadn't committed. I know it's the nature of recruiting these days, but that doesn't change the fact that it's wrong to go back on your word. And it's the name of the game mainly because you're dealing with 16 to 18 year olds who often have no guidance. Here Garrett's parents were heavily involved. They should have never allowed this to happen. They knew big time offers were a likelihood. If they asked him and themselves if such an offer would cause any waivering whatsoever, and the answer was anything but absolutely not, they shouldn't have allowed him to commit. Hell I remember interviews where he said they were encouraging him to go ahead and commit, but he wasn't ready.
Every time a recruit renigs on a commitment the school is wronged, but this is on a different level. It was just a complete slap in the face for the Garretts to do this to us. All these public comments about LSU offering the best opportunity to get to the NFL, while probably true, are anything but favorable for MSU and wouldn't be necessary if he had never committed. There wouldn't be near as much uproar about it and he could've just said he really likes them etc., etc. But since he had committed so early and talked all that **** about how much he's always loved MSU, everybody wants to know why and how he could do this.
Thanks Mr. Garrett! I'm sure as a former State fan you well know what it feels like to lose MS prospects to a greener, out of state pasture. You're probably not feeling it now because this is your son and you're excited, but imagine how disappointing and humiliating it is for us to have been played by one thought to be one our own. Hey, LSU doesn't typically have this problem so you should be good from here on out. </p>
