gorp512 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Super slimy move by the new regime at UCONN, pulling linebacker Ryan Dickens' offer by no fault of his own. Dickens has offers from a list of great schools-Columbia, Princeton, Dartmouth- and chose UCONN for their business school. Was a Diaco recruit. I don't know if this is legal, but could he get an academic scholarship and walk on the team? Or does any scholarship become athletic once they make it? Feel really sorry for the kid and hope he lands somewhere he thrives. That wants him. http://www.app.com/story/sports/high-school/red-zone/2017/01/17/hs-football-raritans-dickens-scramble-mode-after-uconn-pulls-offer/96682558/ 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 If he plays, his scholarship has to count towards the 85. Quote Link to comment
seaofred92 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 1. It's perfectly legal. Verbal offers and commitments mean absolutely nothing until Signing Day. 2. Recruits and schools part ways all the time, most of the time not mutually. This is no different. 3. UConn was his only FBS offer and he just got turned down by Monmouth. One of the main reasons we fired Diaco was because he recruited multiple players of this caliber 4. There was staff turnover and UConn did not have a DC when Edsall and Dickens spoke originally. We hired a DC that runs a 3-3-5 scheme. This kid is a LBer that runs a 4.9 40 yard dash- in addition to being a low end FCS level prospect he also didn't fit our new scheme. 5. In no manner does Edsall and staff have to honor a scholarship of someone who was offered under a completely different set of circumstances and by different coaches. 6. It is much better for both UConn and for Dickens to separate now than for him to come to school for 2 years and realize then he has no chance of playing and then leaving and wasting 2 years of his career at UConn. 7. I wish Ryan nothing but the best of luck but the complete lack of interest surrounding his recruitment currently should tell you the level of prospect he is. Seems to be a phenomenal kid and hope he does well in life. Quote Link to comment
gorp512 Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 The part that is hard to accept is that he called the new staff to confirm that he still had the scholarship after Diaco was fired and they confirmed. They should have let him know their plans at that time to give him the most possible time to find a school. Quote Link to comment
seaofred92 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 The part that is hard to accept is that he called the new staff to confirm that he still had the scholarship after Diaco was fired and they confirmed. They should have let him know their plans at that time to give him the most possible time to find a school. keep in mind you're only going to get this kid's side of the story here since coaches can't comment. And maybe it did go down exactly how they're saying it did but realistically I would imagine that its very possible Ryan heard what he wanted to hear or got an answer he believed to be more affirmative than it really was. Quote Link to comment
Mary Pats BOB Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Not good. They are going nuts about this on Mike and Mike this mirning! Quote Link to comment
theknife Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 How would you feel about a preferred walk on spot, son? Quote Link to comment
jaws Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 He received his first business lesson for free. The deal isn't complete until it is signed. 1 Quote Link to comment
Red Five Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I feel bad for the kid, but stories like this happen every year. The kid still has 3 weeks to figure out something. I would say its more like the 9th or 10th hour than the 11th hour. Anyone remember Shawn Bodtman? Quote Link to comment
Hedley Lamarr Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I feel bad for the kid, but stories like this happen every year. The kid still has 3 weeks to figure out something. I would say its more like the 9th or 10th hour than the 11th hour. Anyone remember Shawn Bodtman? We helped him find a landing spot if im not mistaken it was maine? Quote Link to comment
Red Five Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I feel bad for the kid, but stories like this happen every year. The kid still has 3 weeks to figure out something. I would say its more like the 9th or 10th hour than the 11th hour. Anyone remember Shawn Bodtman? We helped him find a landing spot if im not mistaken it was maine? A quick google says he landed at Maine. But nothing about us helping him to find a spot there. We did offer him a greyshirt though. Quote Link to comment
MinnwiscowaSker Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 We pulled an offer from a kid named Aaron Bouzos about five years ago. I don't remember all the details but IIIRC he lied about his height and had some exaggerations from his h.s. coach about how good he was. Back up at Cal Poly. Good call on pulling it. That being said, this kid from UCONN got a raw deal after being told he still had his scholarship. Quote Link to comment
BoNeyard Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Why not follow Diaco and commmit to Nebraska? Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Why not follow Diaco and commmit to Nebraska? Then everyone complains about NU offering a scholarship to a kid with offers from only Ivy League schools and formerly UConn. Plus, Ivy League schools don't offer athletic scholarships. Quote Link to comment
BoNeyard Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Why not follow Diaco and commmit to Nebraska? Then everyone complains about NU offering a scholarship to a kid with offers from only Ivy League schools and formerly UConn. Plus, Ivy League schools don't offer athletic scholarships. isn't he New Jersey's #1 LB? Quote Link to comment
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