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The decommitment of one highly regarded quarterback prospect led to an eventful night -- and not in a good way -- for the Texas A&M Aggies.
ESPN 300 quarterback Tate Martell, the third-ranked dual-threat quarterback in the 2017 class, announced Wednesday that he was reopening his recruiting process, ending his longtime commitment to Texas A&M.

Martell, who plays at Las Vegas high school powerhouse Bishop Gorman, committed to the Aggies last August but gradually softened on Texas A&M in recent months, announcing last month that he was planning to take visits and was still listening to other schools. He made his decision public via Twitter on Wednesday.

Things got interesting when minutes after Martell's announcement, Texas A&M receivers coach Aaron Moorehead tweeted about "loyalty."
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http://espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/story/_/id/15465600/texas-aggies-lose-second-recruit-night-coach-tweets

 
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Street Novelist said:
Moorehead should lose his job just for sheer stupidity.
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I hate to see people lose their jobs, but he's done some pretty significant damage to the program. Multiple decommits and has now created a really negative perception, and a lot of college football recruits nationwide are seeing it today.

It's interesting that we are always seeing players do things they shouldn't online and clearly some coaches can't help themselves, either. It's baffling to me that people still can't grasp the pervasiveness and impact of social media.

 
I think it was dumb to subtweet about loyalty, but i can just assume that Mannie was on his way out because a top tier QB was and used the subtweet as a reason.

I get why coaches tweet a lot and it can create a special relationship with recruits, but also a dangerous game.

In the grand scheme, i think losing Tate was more detrimental to recruiting than the coaches tweet.

 
Probably the best rule of thumb for a coach is if you don't feel like you would say your tweet to the recruits parent's face-then don't tweet it.

 
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