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....And Justice For All
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I saw Craig tweet out the Tennessee offer earlier today and now I come on here and there is a thread for him. Crazy, Volnation doesn't miss anything. Getting him on a visit will be huge obviously.
Craig is extremely athletic for his big body. I've played against him twice, as a Junior and Senior, while he was a year younger. Comes from a powerhouse school in the Big 8. The level of competition isn't the best, so I was questioning how legit he was. He dominated us, but he was all around bigger and more athletic, so I expected him to stand out more than he did as a Junior. I saw him play as a Senior and he looked like he made strides in improvement in motor, and seeing him show out in the All-American game re-assured my thoughts of improvement.
I know he had some motivational and attitude question marks early in his Junior year and I witnessed some problems between him and a coach at a track meet where I saw him throw, man could he throw, but a friend of mine says that he has improved in that aspect as well. I am not aware of any academic problem he may have though.
I know he originally committed, and then backed off after Bielema left for Arkansas. Friends said that he was looking for some interest in some "down-south schools". He re-affirmed his commitment a couple days back. His wavering has one of my friends worried about the UT offer, but he may still be a hard pull. Would love to see him flip to the Orange though.
I'm not an "insider" to the situation, just sharing everything I've seen/heard or have opinions on from my experience.
I saw Craig tweet out the Tennessee offer earlier today and now I come on here and there is a thread for him. Crazy, Volnation doesn't miss anything. Getting him on a visit will be huge obviously.
Craig is extremely athletic for his big body. I've played against him twice, as a Junior and Senior, while he was a year younger. Comes from a powerhouse school in the Big 8. The level of competition isn't the best, so I was questioning how legit he was. He dominated us, but he was all around bigger and more athletic, so I expected him to stand out more than he did as a Junior. I saw him play as a Senior and he looked like he made strides in improvement in motor, and seeing him show out in the All-American game re-assured my thoughts of improvement.
I know he had some motivational and attitude question marks early in his Junior year and I witnessed some problems between him and a coach at a track meet where I saw him throw, man could he throw, but a friend of mine says that he has improved in that aspect as well. I am not aware of any academic problem he may have though.
I know he originally committed, and then backed off after Bielema left for Arkansas. Friends said that he was looking for some interest in some "down-south schools". He re-affirmed his commitment a couple days back. His wavering has one of my friends worried about the UT offer, but he may still be a hard pull. Would love to see him flip to the Orange though.
I'm not an "insider" to the situation, just sharing everything I've seen/heard or have opinions on from my experience.