re: 2016 Arkansas Recruiting Thread - Football & Basketball Commits

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Bert isn't going to string some other kid along as a "backup plan" and then ditch him on NSD if we get the big name guy. We rolled the dice on a few spots and came up short, no big deal.

We could have filled those 5 slots with players that would never see the field. But now we can sign 25 next year and still leave 5 spots open for rolling the dice.

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or we could of had 5 guys to fill roles on special teams. There isn't anything wrong with telling a guy hey you should come here and I want you, but here is where you stand with us on the board of recruits so if player x decides not to come here you're the next guy we want. You have potential but he's a little more polished, we do like your athleticism though.

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Bert isn't going to string some other kid along as a "backup plan" and then ditch him on NSD if we get the big name guy. We rolled the dice on a few spots and came up short, no big deal.

We could have filled those 5 slots with players that would never see the field. But now we can sign 25 next year and still leave 5 spots open for rolling the dice.

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Keep pumping sunshine.

Bert isn't a lights out recruiter so requires depth...yet he left five schollies on the table, he's not happy about it and most fans are smart enough to realize that's not a good thing.