Khyri Thornton not coming to USF

[Ruger7mmmag]

I think that's the point some of you are missing is this was avoidable if the AC and CJL were on the same page.  

I have no problem with the committee, I have a problem with our coaches apparently not knowing what the committee is looking for.  No way we should offer a kid who then CLEARS the NCAA clearinghouse (which would get him into 90% of the football programs in the country) and then ditch him after most other schools have already slotted all their schollies.  It's bad business.

CJL acted SURPRISED, so that tells you he had no clue this was coming.  That lack of communication is what makes us look like clowns...

Makes you wonder if we determined we were so strong on the DL that they are using the academic committee as a front to eliminate a schollie to free up for another position where we aren't so deep.  So in the future, we oversign knowing we can use the AC to bail us out with their mystery revelations...Functional?  Absolutely.  But bad way to treat people...

[Greg Auman]

Where was he surprised? He said he was disappointed. He knew from last year that not every kid who passes NCAA minimum requirements is assured of admission to USF. Thornton wasn't a qualifier out of high school and had to go to prep school, which already puts him as a potential academic risk compared to kids coming straight out of high school. So I'm not sure why you say he'd have no clue. He just said he was disappointed.

[bigums]

The fact is now our academic committee is becoming an hinderance, and Genshaft and WOolard need to review the process.  We've lost Justin Green, Akol, Thornton, another hoops signee months after it should have taken to say 'yea' or 'nea'...this will be used against us.

Justin Green is where? Nobody wanted to take a shot on him and he's making his way through CC and plans to come here next year.

Teeng Akol? A major project that's still far from fruition. http://newsok.com/travis-ford-teeng-akol-has-work-to-do/article/3375964?custom_click=lead_story_title

Maybe Thornton will be 'the one that got away', but even the big schools know that you only take academic chances on STUD talent. If Coach believed that Thornton was a difference maker in this class, I guarantee he gets admitted. Read between the lines in his comments and you get the feeling that he cooled on the kid at some point in the process and nobody went to the wall for him with the committee.

[Matt]

this whole thing reminds me of Spurrier's rant on ESPN last year or maybe it was the year before when some of his recruits werent admitted by South Carolina.

[smazza]

Geez, so basically most of our highest rated recruits aren't going to get to USF...I guess that step forward wasn't as big as we had thought...If you take out all the guys who we'll "lose", this class would fall back to the 40s...

This academic committee is making our coaches look like crap to recruits.  LOL  It's not like we're DUKE!  If a kid is good for the NCAA he's good enough to play football at USF.  As an alum this really is aggravating.  Folks need to get their heads out of their butts!  Football exists to market a school and MAKE $$$.  Leave the academic stuff to the honors program.  We're having a hard enough time competing as it is without shooting ourselves in the foot.  Treating **** recruits like this is a perfect way to lose one in the future.  Now we've set a trend of hyping up a kid to sign only to eventually throw him out with the trash...How embarrassing...

no big surprise

is it

[smazza]

Do you really want someone that can qualify under the NCAA's with a 700 or lower on their SAT?

if they can play----- sure

[thatusfguy]

Do you really want someone that can qualify under the NCAA's with a 700 or lower on their SAT?

if they can play----- sure

Great point, and it is not the kids fault that we are in red and taking this away from him is wrong. Also some people are blaming coaches for not know what committee is looking for, well in my opinion the committee is looking to save their !@##! and not trying to help  get a kid an education and that is why USF will always be a second rate school in FL.

[Ruger7mmmag]

Whenever does a committee actually do anything useful that a single person who has vision and strong work ethic can't do better on their own!

Do you really want someone that can qualify under the NCAA's with a 700 or lower on their SAT?

if they can play----- sure

Had this been Ryne Giddens at least half of these posts would change instantly...

[bigums]

Had this been Ryne Giddens at least half of these posts would change instantly...

That's the point. It's not Giddens and don't think for a second that Coach would ever let a Giddens level talent get to this situation.

[nobull.Bulls]

HEre's McMurphy's editoral/blog take on the situation: http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/related/C127/

He makes some very good points.