***NJ 2016 LB Solomon Manning commits to Rutgers***
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He didn't perform particularly great in some of the clips from Rivals camp back in April in NJ. Rated a top 15 player in NJ by Rivals and 247, has good size and his highlight reel jumps at you in terms of his tackling and he excels on kickoff coverage, which is a great way to play early.
Came to camp, earned an offer after being evaluated up close, committed two days later. BOOM.
Regardless of how much you want to dis Syracuse, what's their sales pitch have to do with it? Apparently, they didn't like Manning enough to even offer him, or they figured they had no shot. No sales pitch necessary.
That could be significant in itself. I'd prefer to believe the latter. 3* are significant. Maybe tehy have other irons in the fire @ LB, and prefer not to devote the effort
That could be significant in itself. I'd prefer to believe the latter. 3* are significant. Maybe tehy have other irons in the fire @ LB, and prefer not to devote the effort
They provided the kid a commitable offer in April. This offer did not go away and they were pursuing the kid. If you believe what the Syracuse fans are stating on message boards, I have a bridge to sell you.
Exactly, the kid had a Sewercuse offer for months, by other SU player accounts the kid was outstanding at their place. They wanted him to commit and not go to RU on Monday. He didn't commit so the SU twitter reports are spinning that he did not have an offer. Yet they accepted a commit from a 5'11 185lb Linebacker last week who had no P5 offers.
So you believe that they did not want Manning. Get real.
I'm pretty skeptical of the Syracuse story. Anything is possible and the kid did go there this weekend. But Syracuse has not recruited well in years, they are dying to have a presence in NJ, they have only like 5 commits and none of them are linebackers. So the Syracuse story is that they had a kid up, whom they've been recruiting and offered in April, who had an ultimatum from RU and Cuse suddenly pulled the offer or somehow made the offer conditional. The Syracuse condition was probably: commit now or the offer is gone.
I know that the Syracuse athletic department has a rich tradition of lying and cheating but i suspect the Cuse trolls here don't even believe this story but are happy to play the part of irritants instead.
I know that the Syracuse athletic department has a rich tradition of lying and cheating but i suspect the Cuse trolls here don't even believe this story but are happy to play the part of irritants instead.
good luck Solomon, welcome to the B1G east, the toughest division in football. Keep grinding and you will be reppin NJ on national tv weekly. Congrats
That's my Alma Mater you're talking about. Go Patriots!
Congratulations, Solomon! Enjoy your senior year, work hard, and welcome to the Banks!
Sarah made him an offer. He denied Sarah. Sarah will try to flip him but can't.
Nothing more to say about this story other than sour grapes. Expect more of it as the recruiting season plays out and we continue to eat their lunch, as we have for the last decade.
6'2" 200 lb with offers from North Carolina, Pitt, Syracuse(?) , Buffalo, Old Dominion, Army and a slew of FCS schools.
And Syracuse now wants to insist that while they might have made an offer - but it was not "committable" - yeah... seriously doubt that it was not executable - all he had to do to convert it to "committable" was to have said "Syracuse"
And Syracuse now wants to insist that while they might have made an offer - but it was not "committable" - yeah... seriously doubt that it was not executable - all he had to do to convert it to "committable" was to have said "Syracuse"
Syracuse fans will go through the 5 Phases of Grief on this one, because that's their M.O.
Right now they're saying that Manning never had an offer.
A month from now they'll be saying that Flood cheated to get Manning to commit, and calling him "Son of Shady" or some such nonsense.
They are sad, strange little people aligned with a sad, strange little school that boasts an empty basketball arena as a home field, shitty weather and women too depressed to bother cleaning themselves up a little for a Saturday night "go to town".
What do you expect from a school that has its Stadium named after an Air Conditioning company, but not have the stadium air conditioned .[eyeroll]
Sarah is so sure of their LB recruiting that they wouldn't let a guy commit who they offered a scholarship to, along with other P5 schools. So much so, that they very next day after losing out on Manning they decide to :
Taylor Riggins@RigginsTr 45m45 minutes ago
Blessed to receive my first offer from Syracuse University!!
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They should feel very confident in their LB recruiting given this incredible news.
Taylor Riggins@RigginsTr 45m45 minutes ago
Blessed to receive my first offer from Syracuse University!!
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They should feel very confident in their LB recruiting given this incredible news.
SU currently 12th in the ACC in recruiting and my least fav team, UConn, last in the AAC with 0 recruits. Life is good.
