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FB Recruiting Breaking down the biggest commits of the weekend

Login to view embedded media Cruz had Power Four offers from Iowa State and West Virginia so this is a nice pickup for Rutgers as the Fleming Island, Fla., safety has good ball skills, closes well and can run down players that get behind the defense.

One wonders if he grows into a linebacker at the next level, but Cruz can move and has length in the back end.

Carino Article with Cliff Quotes

If you are honest with yourself, there is probably very little to the college experience that is better at RU than at Bama. Campus, the girls, the fervor for sport, ect. Does he have to say it, no, but not surprising.
I mean considering it's technically a school the education is way better at RU. But, yes, I get your point if you're looking at it solely from an athletic point of view.

Carino Article with Cliff Quotes

At least be could say he enjoyed his time at RU - fans were great - and then say in some ways he wished he had gone to alabama.
I hear you but he took a chance, gave us a lot including trust that our staff would help get him to the nba. His formative years were wasted in college as our staff didn’t improve him. Maybe he saw something in Alabama that made him think 2020-2024 could have been different there.

On Rutgers’ offseason approach and Big Cliff’s comments

Yea you can say that now but he was hated on all of last year during the season. To pretend otherwise isn’t true.
LOL Sure Jan

I thought '23-24 was supposed to be the Fernandes-Cliff-GG-Mag(when recovered) show. Fernandes was the big miss and left Cliff on an island , especially when GG turned out to be a brick machine that couldn't defend.
It's not rocket science, when R players around Cliff are making shots it opens-up his game underneath since the D can't squeeze down and collapse on him. If Ace and Dylan can score like they're expected to, Cliff will have a big season on the Banks if he stays.

Agree with Richie2.O though that another year here probably doesn't help his development as a pro prospect.

Carino Article with Cliff Quotes

See I remember some monster blocks from Cliff. I remember some slams that electrified the RAC in a way we haven’t seen since. I remember him hustling his a$$ off in a closeout at Wisconsin in 2022 to preserve a one point win and keep us on the bubble. We didn’t know what we had. His over 62% FG percentage in our two ncaa years was key to being a valuable player. The last year when the team was rotting around him he averaged 9.6 rpg. He’s ok in my book. And if he wants to speak honestly and we have our head in the sand and won’t listen that’s on us.
At least be could say he enjoyed his time at RU - fans were great - and then say in some ways he wished he had gone to alabama.
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