Heart breaking story for a good player and special young man. http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news...-recruit-in-eleventh-hour/#incart_river_index
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Randy Edsall's move made Ryan miss a Monmouth last minute offer by a day or two. And while crushing the kid he refer to him on the phone as Ry as if he's a friendThe 6-foot-2, 210-pound senior linebacker from Raritan High School had just been honored with a 2016 Mini Max Award for his football excellence, strong academics and devotion to community service, which includes roles in teen suicide prevention, breast cancer awareness and fundraisers for families in crisis.
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Dick move. The linebackers coach just visited him on Thursday. Three days later, Edsall drops the bomb. Kid committed in June 2016 and had no other offers.
Tough, some will say. But loyalty is a two way street.
Stranger still, Yukon's class is 10 commits, all 2 stars except one 3 star:
https://connecticut.rivals.com/commitments/football/2017
Hopefully it will be even more fun when he is run out of UCONN.Randy running out of his last press conference at Maryland is hilarious!
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound senior linebacker from Raritan High School had just been honored with a 2016 Mini Max Award for his football excellence, strong academics and devotion to community service, which includes roles in teen suicide prevention, breast cancer awareness and fundraisers for families in crisis.
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Dick move. The linebackers coach just visited him on Thursday. Three days later, Edsall drops the bomb. Kid committed in June 2016 and had no other offers.
Tough, some will say. But loyalty is a two way street.
Stranger still, Yukon's class is 10 commits, all 2 stars except one 3 star:
https://connecticut.rivals.com/commitments/football/2017
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WOW - this will be key chapter in the book "How to be a Classless Prick" by Randy Edsall
June of 2016 - Dickens committed to UConn
- all-state player - three-year starter - on state title team in 2015
- has a 3.9 grade-point average
- competes on the wrestling team and is actively involved in several charities,
January 1, 2017 - Sunday -[thumb2] - Edsall called on New Year’s Day to assure Dickens the school still wanted him and his scholarship was safe
January 12, 2017 - Thursday - [thumb2] - UConn linebackers coach Jon Wholley met with Dickens at Raritan to talk about signing day
and his upcoming visit to UConn on Jan. 20, - Dickens’ 18th birthday :cool2:.
January 15, 2017 - Sunday night. - :thumbsdown: - UConn coach Randy Edsall calls to tell Dickens the school no longer had a scholarship for him [poop].
A lousy way to treat people ... made even more lousy by the timing - and - all of what turned out to be false assurances that all was just fine
High School coaches remember this kind of crap - and when a kid chats with their HS coach about various schools - some of those coaches will be blunt about Colleges coaches who do things of this magnitude - they will say -" be very careful - because that guy has no integrity - will tell you one thing, make promises and do another - he does not keep his word - the guy is a coach who will NOT have your back - if you are totally head-over-heels about the school OK - check it out - but I have warned you, I would never send my son there - the Coach is a dirt bag and not worthy of your trust." words like that from your HS Coach have an impact .... and they also have an impact on other HS coaches who have observed the whole story!
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WOW - this will be key chapter in the book "How to be a Classless Prick" by Randy Edsall
June of 2016 - Dickens committed to UConn
- all-state player - three-year starter - on state title team in 2015
- has a 3.9 grade-point average
- competes on the wrestling team and is actively involved in several charities,
January 1, 2017 - Sunday -[thumb2] - Edsall called on New Year’s Day to assure Dickens the school still wanted him and his scholarship was safe
January 12, 2017 - Thursday - [thumb2] - UConn linebackers coach Jon Wholley met with Dickens at Raritan to talk about signing day
and his upcoming visit to UConn on Jan. 20, - Dickens’ 18th birthday :cool2:.
January 15, 2017 - Sunday night. - :thumbsdown: - UConn coach Randy Edsall calls to tell Dickens the school no longer had a scholarship for him [poop].
A lousy way to treat people ... made even more lousy by the timing - and - all of what turned out to be false assurances that all was just fine
High School coaches remember this kind of crap - and when a kid chats with their HS coach about various schools - some of those coaches will be blunt about Colleges coaches who do things of this magnitude - they will say -" be very careful - because that guy has no integrity - will tell you one thing, make promises and do another - he does not keep his word - the guy is a coach who will NOT have your back - if you are totally head-over-heels about the school OK - check it out - but I have warned you, I would never send my son there - the Coach is a dirt bag and not worthy of your trust." words like that from your HS Coach have an impact .... and they also have an impact on other HS coaches who have observed the whole story!
Edsall is a goon but I don't have a huge problem with this. It's overly generous for a new coach to keep a kid he doesn't think fits in the plans just because.
It's like a kid decommitting after their coach leaves and a new one is brought in who they might not like.
It's a marriage on both sides.
Edsall is a goon but I don't have a huge problem with this. It's overly generous for a new coach to keep a kid he doesn't think fits in the plans just because.
It's like a kid decommitting after their coach leaves and a new one is brought in who they might not like.
It's a marriage on both sides.
Ryan Dickens needs to find away to afford Cornell. Summer jobs, winter break jobs, beg, borrow, steal... whatever.
He'll be far better off in life graduating form Cornell.
Ryan, get your tail to Cornell and you'll have the last laugh and look back when you 60yrd old with a cigar and a drink in your hand.
(But now that early decision has past, the Cornell option is probably gone)
Did you read the article?
You honestly don't have a problem with this? Read this part again:
UConn fired Diaco in late December and hired Edsall — who had previously served as head coach of the Huskies from 1999 to 2010 — on Dec. 30. Dickens worried about his scholarship offer, but Edsall called on New Year’s Day to assure Dickens the school still wanted him and his scholarship was safe, his parents said.
UConn linebackers coach Jon Wholley even met with Dickens at Raritan Thursday to talk about signing day and his upcoming visit to UConn on Jan. 20, Dickens’ 18th birthday.
Three days later, the scholarship was gone.
Three days later, the scholarship was gone.
Don't know the whole story. Im sure the coaches used the meeting as a evaluation session. We don't know what was said regarding the scholarship. Most of the time these kids tell half truths to make themselves look better.Did you read the article?
You honestly don't have a problem with this? Read this part again:
UConn fired Diaco in late December and hired Edsall — who had previously served as head coach of the Huskies from 1999 to 2010 — on Dec. 30. Dickens worried about his scholarship offer, but Edsall called on New Year’s Day to assure Dickens the school still wanted him and his scholarship was safe, his parents said.
UConn linebackers coach Jon Wholley even met with Dickens at Raritan Thursday to talk about signing day and his upcoming visit to UConn on Jan. 20, Dickens’ 18th birthday.
Three days later, the scholarship was gone.
The biggest issue is the timing, he was
I have less of an issue with a new coach not honoring the previous staff's commitment, but they should be honest upfront. It is just good business.