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re: Five Star Running Back Damien Harris Commits to Alabama
Posted on 1/9/15 at 10:51 pm to chattabama
Posted on 1/9/15 at 10:51 pm to chattabama
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I don't understand why coaches don't have backup plans to their backup plans. These are 17 year old kids who make decisions for a number of reasons. Even if you feel good about landing one, you still look for another because you just never know.
I mean they do. Kentucky has recruited other guys. But if you're UK and you have a shot at a guy like Harris you're likely putting as many of your resources into swaying him as you can even while recruiting your backup plan. Everybody has certain guys that are recruiting priorities.
It just has to be shitty for the staff to have heard all the way through last night that it was a last minute decision and then today he tells everyone that he knew "for weeks" that it was Alabama. I imagine Stoops and Co. wishes they knew that so they could've focused on other kids instead of wasting their time if true.
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Posted on 1/9/15 at 11:18 pm to BluegrassBelle
Yeah. I think the biggest thing that UK was missing this year is that vocal recruiter commit. I know last year Drew Barker was a pain in the arse for Elam's recruitment 
Blake Barnett did work on Harris. UK didn't have a vocal leader to counteract some of that.
Blake Barnett did work on Harris. UK didn't have a vocal leader to counteract some of that. 
Posted on 1/10/15 at 10:48 am to BluegrassBelle
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I mean they do. Kentucky has recruited other guys. But if you're UK and you have a shot at a guy like Harris you're likely putting as many of your resources into swaying him as you can even while recruiting your backup plan. Everybody has certain guys that are recruiting priorities.
It just has to be shitty for the staff to have heard all the way through last night that it was a last minute decision and then today he tells everyone that he knew "for weeks" that it was Alabama. I imagine Stoops and Co. wishes they knew that so they could've focused on other kids instead of wasting their time if true.
Yeah, this is very true, especially for a school like UK who struggles to get 5* guys. If he's know for weeks, then he should have told Stoops so he could focus on other recruits.
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