Former Alabama commit talks dark side of recruiting

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This is an interesting story. A longtime (2 years)Alabama DT commit flipped to Oregon and explains why after he got twitter shamed for not sticking to the commitment. Discusses how Alabama strung him along:



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Hi, my name is Jayson Jones, I’ve been committed to Alabama for about two years, I lost 54 pounds within a matter of 3 months from August to November and I’m not here to seek attention but to inform you of the struggles since then.

I’ve been a loyal commit and fan of the Tide and I will ALWAYS be a fan.

P.S.: The reason why I dropped in the rankings was because of my injury and i wasn’t showing my face in camps (getting myself out there)

Late September on a Monday, Alabama called me and told me that they’ll be looking at me for Offensive Line from now on. In the long run, I had no problem playing offense because I’ve played it for 6 years alongside DT for even longer. What shocked me and left me questionable was that they were going to BLUE SHIRT me. Basically saying, I do not get an in-home visit, official visit, I don’t come in until August 1st, and they did not contact me from November to Mid-January. They basically , “unrecruited” me. Now tell me, would you accept that?

February 3rd, 2020, they’re now talking about bringing me in even later (revisit my starting date) if i was to sign with them.

It honestly left me in a very bad depressive state. I didn’t know what to do and I was left in the dust. I thank all of the coaches at Oregon, GT and Baylor for helping me through it all and being honest and upfront with me.

I have said in many articles that “I DO NOT LIKE ATTENTION.” If it happens, it happens but I DO NOT look for attention.

People have also said that my definition of commitment it all wrong without actually knowing what type of person I am and the truth behind why i reopened my recruitment.

My definition of commitment is that you are dedicated to a person, place or thing UNTIL that person ,place or thing display inconsistencies causing you to take a deeper look at what you have committed to. In life you have to do what’s right for your mental health, physical health, and family. Coaches for example do this all the time so what’s wrong with the athlete doing the same?

No, I am not afraid of playing or competition, you have to compete anywhere you go and you must work cause the next man is trying to take your spot.

So now that you know everything that went on, hopefully you guys understand. Love me or hate me I had to do what was best for my future and mental health. I love and thank each and every last one of you that have remained supportive. Every last one of you have a special place in my heart.

Much Love ,
Jayson Jones
 

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I was hoping to hear about the bag men but this left me disappointed. No brand new trucks or new job for moms?
 
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The twitter warriors who bombard these kids about where they’re going to attend college are the #1 absolute worst thing about recruiting. Get a f*cking life, you losers.
 
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This is an interesting story. A longtime (2 years)Alabama DT commit flipped to Oregon and explains why after he got twitter shamed for not sticking to the commitment. Discusses how Alabama strung him along:
can't imagine that he got Twitter shamed. seems pretty obvious he got processed. Trailerbammer does it often, and frankly you have to when you're getting commits from kids that are in 10th grade and 15 years old. it's just the ugly side of early signing day and even earlier commitments.

If you remember both Saban and Meyer were strictly opposed to early signing. They wanted to finish their championship games and then still have a month or two to review the kid's senior year film and then swoop in and steal the best.
 
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I wish we had the problem that we had to blue shirt and grey shirt recruits.
 

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Barring anything being different than as described, I think if I had been committed for 2 years and Alabama did me like that I'd be a bit more effusive, direct and profane with some of my words to both Bama and the trolls........ Which only proves that this 18 year old is much more mature and level headed than I am.

:lol:
 
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Jimminy Christmas, we have Red Shirt, Grey Shirt and now Blue Shirt? I need @Concrete Helmet to explain all of these. Plus the DC wears a black shirt or a yellow hat?

2nd, who the hell spells Jason, Jayson. That’s gayer than gay.

Finally, I’m rooting for this guy all the way. This will open Pandora’s box to all the future recruits who get spurned/shamed and more details to come out about Escalades and money bags.
 

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Jimminy Christmas, we have Red Shirt, Grey Shirt and now Blue Shirt? I need @Concrete Helmet to explain all of these. Plus the DC wears a black shirt or a yellow hat?

2nd, who the hell spells Jason, Jayson. That’s gayer than gay.

Finally, I’m rooting for this guy all the way. This will open Pandora’s box to all the future recruits who get spurned/shamed and more details to come out about Escalades and money bags.
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Right on Que.
 

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I have on a black shirt today. Bama called and told me they are waiting for me to drop MY bag. :grin:
 

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Blue shirt just means he can’t take an official visit.
Assuming they still honor their word he still gets to join the team in the fall on scholarship.
It allows bama to not have his scholarship count towards the mythical 25 limit for this year and has it count against next year.
:dunno:
 

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Blue shirt just means he can’t take an official visit.
Assuming they still honor their word he still gets to join the team in the fall on scholarship.
It allows bama to not have his scholarship count towards the mythical 25 limit for this year and has it count against next year.
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Are you sure. I thought blue shirts can't be on scholarship til the next spring?

edit: hmmm ok. you are right.
 

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Wow. Who the F cares. You made a decision. Great. Move on. He doesn't have a very think skin. I am not condoning any behavior but you have to block that out if you are going to play sports at a high level. Yikes.
 

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He seems like a good kid, and I appreciate the insights. It’s always good to see a player who can string multiple coherent paragraphs together.
 

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The twitter warriors who bombard these kids about where they’re going to attend college are the #1 absolute worst thing about recruiting. Get a f*cking life, you losers.

:exactly:

Reminds me of the creep that used to lurk here, scouting 7th graders.
 

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