Aubrey Solomon Decommits
So it turns out the Georgia 247 post was the one to read into.
God Bless pic.twitter.com/Uub9inc0Da
— Aubrey Solomon (@AubreySolomon91) August 22, 2016
As Solomon said in the note, Michigan will get a chance to bring him back into the fold when he takes an official visit this fall. In the interim, the coaches will continue to push hard for four-star UT DT Jay Tufele, and we may see some names that haven't been mentioned around here in a while—Popo Aumavae comes to mind—pop back up on the board.
EDIT: 247 has an article up on Solomon's decommitment, and, well...
"A day or two ago, they sent my mom a card thanking us for going to the Michigan bbq, but we never went," Solomon said. "I do not know which recruit they were talking to, but it was not me. It was just a little heartbreaking, for me to supposedly be so high on their list, for them to confuse me with someone else. Plus they spelled both of my names wrong after I told them, but that was not the main issue. I guess they do not have tabs on me."
...that's not ideal. Solomon mentions his mom "loves" Georgia and that he didn't consult her before making his initial commitment. Even with the return trip scheduled, Georgia looks like a big favorite now.
August 22nd, 2016 at 11:18 PM ^
It's a thank you card for attending the BBQ when he wasn't there.
August 23rd, 2016 at 11:17 AM ^
"So you scarp a full scholarship and your future on a mistake in an email?"
When your best date prospect is your hand - you'll put up with Kate Upton even if she acts like a shrew.
If you've got a room with Kate Upton, Megan Fox, Giselle Bundchen, and Selena Gomez all beggin for your attention - you aren't going to put up with any whining.
August 22nd, 2016 at 9:23 PM ^
Kid seems to be in the midst of a meteoric rise in the rankings, too. It's a shame.
August 22nd, 2016 at 9:30 PM ^
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August 22nd, 2016 at 9:45 PM ^
If Aubrey had executed LOI under the wrong name the agreement might be invalid ab initio. How long do we wait until that happens?
I say it's time to unleash the marmot on the party or parties responsible
August 22nd, 2016 at 9:53 PM ^
It isn't a big mistake in theory, but in practice with Harbaugh and Michigan as scrutinized as they are, media are willing to jump on anything like this. You can't have someone on your staff doing something like that when it's avoidable.
August 22nd, 2016 at 9:46 PM ^
August 22nd, 2016 at 9:51 PM ^
Wish him luck, but this was always going to be a commitment that had a chance to change. I assume he goes to GA; UM will survive and both continue to recruit him and look for other options.
I do wonder how much that recruiting note, if it's real, really factored in. I am fairly certain kids this high-profile get a bunch of bulk stuff. I doubt that is a huge deal to someone who wants to remain committed.
August 22nd, 2016 at 9:52 PM ^
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August 23rd, 2016 at 5:24 AM ^
What do you think Harbaugh's reaction would be if Kalis whiffs on a block and then says that to him on the sidelines?
August 22nd, 2016 at 10:03 PM ^
His Mom wants him to stay close to home and play for Georgia, and that's where I think he will end up. All Harbaugh has to do is win and those last minute high end recruits may come a knocking early next year.
August 22nd, 2016 at 10:09 PM ^
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August 22nd, 2016 at 10:47 PM ^
There's 0% chance this was the reason so you can still be fine I think.
August 22nd, 2016 at 11:05 PM ^
August 22nd, 2016 at 10:13 PM ^
Goodbye Otis Reese?
August 22nd, 2016 at 10:20 PM ^
Given that the note had his name wrong, and the facts wrong, perhaps he just received someone else's thank you card. Did we misspell Aubrey as "Andre" and Solomon as "Seldon," for instance?
August 22nd, 2016 at 10:29 PM ^
1 - Solomon did not decommit because of this card. He decommitted because he has changed his mind between Georgia and Michigan and is just using the card incident as a means to act upon this changed decision.
2 - Solomon is not even going to consider U of M again. Like when you break up with a girl, but compliment her while doing so to let her down easy.
'Crootin.
August 22nd, 2016 at 11:21 PM ^
I think someone once said that when a player decommits rarely do they end coming back. Not that it can't happen, just that the odds aren't in UM's favor now.
August 23rd, 2016 at 8:35 AM ^
George Campbell.
August 22nd, 2016 at 10:36 PM ^
it happens.
August 22nd, 2016 at 10:48 PM ^
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August 22nd, 2016 at 10:49 PM ^
August 23rd, 2016 at 8:21 AM ^
If he really wanted to go to Michigan, this snafu becomes something to chuckle about in 20 years.
August 23rd, 2016 at 1:35 PM ^
August 22nd, 2016 at 11:09 PM ^
Now it's spreading to college football recruits.
August 22nd, 2016 at 11:29 PM ^
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August 22nd, 2016 at 11:51 PM ^
"Did Michigan disrespect you? I've built
my entire program around that. Let me tell you the first time they disrespected me....."
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August 22nd, 2016 at 11:55 PM ^
Here is the question, was it a handwritten screwup (awkward), or was his name put in the wrong file used for a mail merge and computer printed form letter. In which case you yes it's a screw up, but it's by some admin person somewhere, not by the actual coaches in touch with this recruit. Details, we need details.
August 23rd, 2016 at 12:20 AM ^
August 23rd, 2016 at 12:47 AM ^
From my (admittedly not worldwide such as yours) experience on the subject, it seems to me that the ones that rank among the 'best" so to say seem to always know this and decide they must balance this out by being completely intolerable in some other way.
I never got to ex-fiancée status with mine, but at least I avoided ex-husband status. She's currently working on husband #3, and yet there is some irrational part of me that still wonders if somehow I could have made it work.........
August 23rd, 2016 at 4:33 AM ^
August 23rd, 2016 at 9:42 AM ^
No! Snap out of it.
August 23rd, 2016 at 12:54 AM ^
Something smells funny to me. I would be interested in what the return address was on Mr. Solomon's mailer.
Somebody call Detective Brown. He'll get to the bottom of this.
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August 23rd, 2016 at 8:17 AM ^
"There ain't even a T in my name"
August 23rd, 2016 at 7:54 AM ^
I'm confused. Does no one pick up a phone anymore to work through things? Did that even happen here, or is the default these days to go scorched earth?
August 23rd, 2016 at 8:29 AM ^
Oldest trick in the book. Send a fouled up letter to a recruit on another school's stationary.
August 23rd, 2016 at 8:55 AM ^
August 23rd, 2016 at 9:37 AM ^
I bet his mother did it.
August 23rd, 2016 at 9:39 AM ^
1. This seems like one of the most sincere decommittment posts I ever read. I don't know why, but it seems like when you tout some of the benefits to the school, it reads differently.
2. Also, the kid has talked so glowingly about our school that I could never say a bad thing about the kid. I hope his mom can make the trip up here just so she can lay eyes on what he saw.
August 23rd, 2016 at 9:44 AM ^
August 23rd, 2016 at 10:03 AM ^
Quite honestly Im not sure how some recruits can be so offended by not getting the appropriate type of attention. Gone are the days when kids would typically pick a school based on academics, program success, and a chance to go to the NFL. Its starting to become more and more about retweets, cool graphics, and coaches treating the recruit like a god.
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