nebraskafaninwi
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I have spoken with a couple of the national recruiting guys at one of the recruiting services about Braden Smith's recruitment. His dad is the person that is in charge. Everything goes through him. Texas A&M and TCU have always been at the top. Before he took the trip to Michigan, Ohio State and Notre Dame, it was hinted at that Notre Dame was the only team of those three that would make it high on his list. His dad views Notre Dame as being more historic than any other program in the country. He wants his child to play at a place like Notre Dame. The draw to Texas A&M and TCU is family and the new sexy SEC team. His dad respect's Nebraska, but doesn't put them in the same class as Notre Dame.
His dad wants him to go to a big name program so he can brag about his child.
Some people that know that family have said that his dad is actually the person that will make the final choice of where his son attends.
Braden doesn't have that great of a reputation with the national recruiting experts at 247Sports. They continue to rate him high, but took him down to the 4-star level. One of their national guys traveled to watch Braden in person and came away very disappointed. He got beat repeatedly and plays soft. The guy that watched him doubts he will be a road grader at the next level. His arms arm very short as well and has already lost flexibility because of the size of his biceps....too big at too young of an age.
Personally, I don't want Braden to be apart of this class. We need guys with long arms and a thicker body.
Please do not post the information in the forum. I always stay away from posting negative views of the prospects.