Looks like we may have a good shot at Matt Patchan and other Miami "soft commits". Several football players being recruited heavily by Miami sharply criticized Canes players this week. And the Canes don't want to hear it. On Tuesday, UM players reacted angrily to comments by Seffner Armwood High offensive tackle Matt Patchan. But UM oral commitment Marcus Forston of Miami Northwestern and UM target Brandon Harris of Miami Booker T. Washington said in phone interviews that Patchan's comments were dead-on. Patchan, who attended UM's 48-0 loss to Virginia, told canesport.com that 'there's too many guys that it doesn't bother them that they lost the game. There's too many guys now at the U that [say], `It's OK we lost. Well, what am I going to do tonight?' Like it doesn't mean anything. They need to get rid of those types of guys.'' UM players reacted angrily. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/colleges/um/story/306890.html
good I don't get why players get sucked into a program that is obviously on the decline and are not anywhere close to coming out of their rut, just to say they are going to a "storied" program. Come to LSU where we will be in the running for an NC for the entire time you are here.
Sounds like its time to get out da kitchen! Maybe let his dad go play at UM. Seems to me the kid has his head screwed on straight. All of the signs that a kid who plays/ speaks with his heart, wants to be where there IS heart. You tell em junior. :helmet:
Personally, when I read his comments I thought to myself: He MUST be a bada$$ to be calling out potential future teammates, OR he's the dumbest recruit ever! Appears he's another loud-mouth blue-chip recruit (there are a lot of those these days) that will get a "talking to" by a coaching staff...or a beat-down from teammates. Whichever comes first....he better pray that it's the coaching staff...
Maybe the kid should not have done the interview about his opinions of the team after his visit, but I don't think he was calling anybody out. When you come from a successful HS program you know what it takes to be successful. Laughing and grabassing on the sideline while you are getting spanked 40-0 by VA is not it. Give the kid (and other recriuts that were there and verified what he saw) credit for speaking out. ''Some guys are not giving full effort,'' Forston said. ``It surprised me. A couple [UM] guys were smiling. I didn't see too much cheering teammates on the sideline. I'm not used to that type of environment.'' Harris, a highly regarded cornerback, was at the OB on Saturday and said Patchan's comments ``are true. Some guys care. Some guys don't. You can sense it. Some are just coasting.'' Compare those comments to what you think recruits would say about their experience in Tiger Stadium this year.
