He is being asked to take a minute and look at his situation. Does he really not want to be here or is his coach just orchestrating the decommit. Have you some first hand info that he does not want to be here? Have you been in the middle of any of these or are you actually reading the parameters of what is going on before spouting an opinion? No one is going to be holding anything over him when all is said and done. Shaus is a smart guy who grew up in the game. His pops coached at Purdue when he was a HS student. He sees many sides of this game you can not (or will not try to ) even fathom. Trust in him to represent Ohio well. By ignoring the buyouts in the contract that mean something and not trying to understand what the LOI represents you feed the beast. You owe it to yourself to get informed in order to be a better fan and not join the sheep fed crap by the talking heads.
I have as much inside info concerning Owens as you do on the matter - which is none. But I am confident Owens is capable of making up HIS own mind when it comes to whether or not he wants to be here based on circumstances that have changed on Ohio's end (i.e. the coaching change) and not his, after the fact of a NLI. It's humorous you feel he needs to be held by the hand to "take a minute and look at the situation here," as if he can't comprehend what the coaching change consisted of and what might follow. Like you, I do not know Owens or any of our recruits personally, but unlike you, I have worked in a D-I collegiate athletic department and dealt firsthand with grant-in-aid and NCAA Clearinghouse issues and would be happy to explain some of the details surrounding a binding NLI (which you obviously are not aware of). I agree with many of the rules and regulations that apply and are associated with an NLI but I, and others who are educated on the issue (unlike yourself), also disagree with some as well. But that doesn't make any of us rule makers. My point to all of this is, based on the circumstances now, it would be wonderful to see Owens determine his own future at this point. If he wants to be here, great. If not, let's open up a spot for someone who does. So I echo your own advice and suggest you get informed of the steps and processes. So save your patronizing, and when you step down off your soapbox, remember to wipe the hole you've been talking out of it.
wow. what a weird, weird, weird, weird rant. Where was you moral outrage when the exact same thing happened to Caris Levert two years ago? Remember him? Poor kid, Jim Schaus ruined that young man's life, he's probably flippin burgers at White Castle now or something.
So let's get some things strait here. Owens' AAU coach has been quoted as saying that Owens will ask to be released from his LOI. He said WILL ASK. Has Owens begun the proper process? Do you know? You're the expert, you tell me. Since you worked in D1 collegiate athletic department before tell me this- is it standard procedure to IMMEDIATELY cancel an incoming students LOI if somebody who is not his legal guardian mentions something to somebody on Twitter?
And is it in your grand experience that educational institutions process paperwork with a 'ZOMG its on fire, hurry!' mentality or can these sorts of things take a day or two. It's literally been 3 business days since the RUMOR ws first mentioned. How could he be released any faster? Stop acting like some great injustice has been done when absolutely nothing of the sort has occurred. Btw, Caris Levert was released from his LOI 15 days after Jim Christian was hired and there wasn't a peep about the timeframe from Levert or his coach or anyone else for that matter. By comparison, Saul Phillips was hired 2 days ago. RELAX.
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