Is it just me or does it seem like all these out-of-state recruits clamor for greener pastures --and money--elsewhere? How many of our home-grown athletes like Janacaro, Lee, Detrick, Bergen, Simpson, Graves, Brown, Meyer, etc. are sniffing out the portal for more fame and money. Getting actual "commitments" from them means something. Love me some natives.
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RB Iverson Young enters Transfer Portal
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Copper Griz
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BWahlberg said:
Sorry folks. I am siding with BW on this one. The kid made a decision that is his and his alone. So many factors at play here and we just shouldn’t make assumptions. Best of luck to him and I pray things work out best for this kid. These are young men who are trying to find their way and I am sure the decision was not an easy one. Look on the bright side. There are now some scholarship $$’s available for someone else.
mthoopsfan
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I see that he wants people to "respect his decision". I would ask why he, and many others, have to announce what they are doing. What's wrong with just putting one's name in the Portal? Word will get out that he's going. I don't get the "hey look at me, I'm leaving and going to the Portal. Oh thanks, by the way." Especially in this case. He wasn't some big star. He hadn't played at all. I'd respect his decision more if he just moved on, with no fanfare. The program should got him off the website right away. I assume that's what the program thought of his decision. I don't care what he does or that he's leaving, but I also don't feel like I need to wish him well. He came, practiced for a term or so, and wasted a scholarship. No well wishes from me. We'll see if he's as good as people, and he, think he is. The majority of the players who have left UM in recent times haven't done much. Toure and the punter have done well. Who else? Not 2 qb's. Not Sulser. I'm fine with players going down to places they can play. And I do wish them well, and often follow them.
Hoops watcher
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Havre66 said:
He's still young and a long way from home. I went from a small town in Minnesota to finish my last two years of high school at a boarding prep school in New Jersey. It was total culture shock despite being busy with academics and basketball. A lot of second guessing involved when you make that kind of move out of your comfort zone, far more than an in state kid coming to Missoula. Trying to judge his reasoning and motivation is clearly not your area of competence.
. Try telling this decision face to face with an upperclassman that put the work in, and isn’t on a full ride. Or another student athlete at UM. Sorry I also don’t give a poop
kemajic said:
Yep, the women there don’t treat you mean. :thumb:
GrizRealist
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Havre66 said:
No offense to any of the kids you named, but none would really be a commodity in the portal, at least for a school bigger than Montana. Not saying Young is, just making the point.
HelenaHandBasket
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Havre66 said:
Montana kids grow up with their sights on UM or MSU and are more invested because of that. The commitment thing is overblown, especially when the commitment from the school is on an annual basis and they will released a kid a the drop of a hat if it is beneficial.
GrizRealist
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mthoopsfan said:
Its just part of the process. If you following recruiting closely (I do) this is par for the course. Its just another avenue to get their name out and let schools know they are available since the portal has like 2k kids in it. Its likely coaches who recruited him previously still follow him. You also have to remember he is a literal kid, not a rationally thinking adult. I personally have a tough time crapping on a kid who enters the portal because everyone assumes its money related, when in reality all these kids are people and have things going on in their lives we don't know about. Always find it best to just wish them the best and move on. No sense making a fuss over something fans are likely interpreting incorrectly.
GrizWin99 said:
Maybe he just wanted to be closer to home. Otherwise that move makes no sense.
indiancoyote
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GrizRealist said:
Agree with this statement.
armonte said:
A good friend of mine got recruited on scholarship to play at NDSU 15 years ago. He went there, spent a year, and transferred down to a lesser program. When I asked him about it, he almost laughed at how outclassed he was. He said he got there, and by the first week of camp he knew he just wasn't as fast, as big, or as strong as even the other freshmen who were in his position group. He was from one of the biggest schools in MT and had been a stud, but he said it was immediately obvious to him that he was just in so far over his head. He spent the year trying, but told me that he knew very clearly that he had wasn't on that level.
Sometimes kids have expectations, or these days recruiting stars, and think they can play somewhere. Then, after they get there, they see that they just aren't up to that level. Who knows if that is what happened here, but maybe Iverson looked around the room and just realized he should head out.
Or, maybe there is illness in the family and he wanted to be close. But not everybody you recruit pans out. Sometimes you have a walk-on that goes to the NFL. Its a crap shoot, and I wish Iverson the best. Heard he was a good kid in town.
This will be fun...
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Oldskoolgriz
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I honestly don't care if he left our program. I think a lot of these kids who are supposedly 1-5 star players don't mean jack. I've seen a ton of kids who are 3 stars getting beat out by a no star for playing time. We just recruited and obtained the best RB in the state of Hawaii in Fonoti and this kid is zero stars. He played for the best team in Hawaii, Kahuku Red Raiders and this team is no joke. They even beat Mater Dei this year and almost beat St. John Bosco. I've watched a ton of his film on YouTube and Hudl and I'm amazed that nobody else picked this kid up. So the future is looking bright for our RB position so I could care less if Young left. Go GRIZ!!!!
indiancoyote
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Oldskoolgriz said:
Hopefully, the U has supports in place to support him and Tommy.
armonte said:
I doubt that. If he is good then I am sure he feels he can earn the spot. It is possible it just was not a good fit for him, or could be other things too. You never know. But, I definitely don't agree with the idea that he may have thought he could not beat out #10.