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FAU Football Pulls Offer from WR Chad Ward

I spent years doing military recruiting and I can say without a doubt local coaches and citizens remember what they believe to be a slight…  One of the largest High Schools in my area wouldn't even talk to the Army because they had failed to show up for a few appointments, which worked well for us because I was doing Navy recruting… 2-3 times a year the coaches let us come out and talk with the teams, we would bring some Navy items and hand them out.  Recruiting at any level is all about connections and maintaining COI's (centers of influance).  Pulling this kids offer can have 2nd and 3rd tier effects, i.e. angry H.S. coaches, bad local press, ect… People talk and it doesnt take much to damage your reputation in an area.
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Its not like Atlantic was our breeding ground to begin with but we will be fine I hope the door isnt closed but if it is oh well
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A door swings both ways. I hope the door to Atlantic is not closed. Atlantic should hope the door to FAU is not closed.
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We start to win and draw big crowds and the kid's will want to come here.
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fauowls44 said

d-owl said

It is a dirty game - but no matter what I definetly feel for this kid. Yeah he committed thinking it was Leach, but he didn't bail when it wasn't. And yes this can put a sour taste in a HS school's mouth if that school produces enough talent to warrant some D1 schollys. FAU is a growing/local school and this was a local up and coming kid (and we haven't had the best of luck recruiting local kids before this year). I'm sure his high school coaches will remeber this and possibly take this into consideration if CP goes back there and is competeing with other schools for players from the school. That's part of the dirty game as well. FAU will take a PR hit on this - that is just how it is.

Good luck to Chad.

I seriously doubt this has any impact because if high school coaches told kids to stay away from every school that has pulled an offer, there would be no schools that they would recommend.  Schools pull offers all the time.  It sucks for the kid, but it happens just as much as kids decommit to go somewhere else.  Not quite sure why this is such a big story.  We've pulled offers before and it will happen again…

It can have an impact - and then it may not - impossible to know. Yeah it happens, but schools take a PR hit when it happens sometimes and it can hypothetically effect recruiting. Not saying this will, and as said up top it's not like Atlantic is a hotbed for recruiting - so even if it pissed off his coaches, it may not matter. But CP is trying to build relationships down here also so you can see how something like this won't necessarily help.

Still a lot of the hit is how late in the game it is, the fact it's a local kid and let's face it - FAU has not been a recruiting beacon recently. So there is something to be said about the appearance of "screwing" a local kid. It just is what it is and I'm sure the program will live with it. Still have to feel for the young man.
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Atlantic has more guys in the NFL (4) than FAU (3).

Brandon Flowers, Chiefs
Orlando Franklin, Broncos
Preston Parker, Bucs
David Clowney, Panthers
And soon to be another in Jayron Hosley from Va. Tech.

President of the No Homers Club. Keepin' it real since 2001.
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CanadianOwl said

Atlantic has more guys in the NFL (4) than FAU (3).

Brandon Flowers, Chiefs
Orlando Franklin, Broncos
Preston Parker, Bucs
David Clowney, Panthers
And soon to be another in Jayron Hosley from Va. Tech.

Yea, we had a foot in the door with this kid… Slaming it shut may not be the smartest thing we have done…
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Just saw this article in the PBP slamming us for pulling the kid's offer and the coach obviously wasn't happy.

Ward's coach at Atlantic, Chris Bean, told ESPN-760 that FAU "can forget" about recruiting Atlantic players, adding that FAU "would have to do something completely drastic" to smooth things over.
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That head coach from Atlantic sounds like he is actually in high school. What a cry baby. Scholarships get pulled all the time. It's what happens when coaches change. I can't believe this is being blown up as much as it is. You can clearly tell the kid is a product of his coach as well. It sucks that he's probably going to be playing somewhere in the FCS next year, but he should learn to make the most of it and stop complaining.
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owlcountry said

Just saw this article in the PBP slamming us for pulling the kid's offer and the coach obviously wasn't happy.

Ward's coach at Atlantic, Chris Bean, told ESPN-760 that FAU "can forget" about recruiting Atlantic players, adding that FAU "would have to do something completely drastic" to smooth things over.

^^^ As I said before, this is the kind of thing that happens when you step of peoples toes… Atlantic is a very rich recruting ground… I understand they wanted to go with smaller/faster WRs but sometimes you have to keep your eye on the long term results of your short term actions…  While I think Coach P. has done an outstanding job recruiting, I believe he will come to regret his actions in regard to Atlantic.
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