Rickie Collins decommits
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“University of Purdue”
To quote minor league career HR king Crash Davis, “I hate people that get the words wrong.”
Lapse in communication? What does that insinuate?
Sounds like he wasn’t getting as much love $$$$$ from Purdue as he was getting from LSU. !
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Well aside from this “miscommunication” he committed before NiL got stupid and we all suspected this day would come. Dang I hate what NIL has done to college football.
This sucks, but the price of admission wasn’t going to be worth it. I wish you the best of luck, but hopefully his “handlers“ really know what they are doing. So many of these kids get screwed over because of other people wanting to make money on them the ‘university of Purdue’ would have taken good care of him and he would’ve likely had a great future professionally assuming no injuries. Now it’s clear that he needs to get paid before he’s earned it. That’s a slippery slope but one that he’s going to have to deal with
I can understand him publicly stating the recent changes in his recruiting process. But the inclusion of the phrase lapse in communication hurts! That’s kind of like pointing the finger at someone and airing out dirty laundry. Somebody on our coaching staff must have really pissed off his dad. Notice he says my family and I have decided. It wasn’t just his decision. But his family and he made the decision!
normally decommitment
Announcements say thanks to all those involved in the recruiting process. Blah blah blah. But his announcement included some wording you don’t usually see in these templated announcements.
lapse of communication. From the players? Doubtful. From the guy who recruited him? Maybe. The new NIL coordinator? Doubtful but possibly. From the qb coach and offensive coordinator and head coach? Probably.
we all know LSU was starting to recruit him. Was he expecting more from Purdue and their coaches? Did LSU offer him a lot more nil money than Purdue did? Most likely! Did he receive a financial offer and he asked Purdue to match it? And received no reply?
I believe there are two phrases that are most telling. The first was the lapse of communication. The second was my family and I. This sounds like his dad is his agent and making his decisions for him!
normally decommitment
Announcements say thanks to all those involved in the recruiting process. Blah blah blah. But his announcement included some wording you don’t usually see in these templated announcements.
lapse of communication. From the players? Doubtful. From the guy who recruited him? Maybe. The new NIL coordinator? Doubtful but possibly. From the qb coach and offensive coordinator and head coach? Probably.
we all know LSU was starting to recruit him. Was he expecting more from Purdue and their coaches? Did LSU offer him a lot more nil money than Purdue did? Most likely! Did he receive a financial offer and he asked Purdue to match it? And received no reply?
I believe there are two phrases that are most telling. The first was the lapse of communication. The second was my family and I. This sounds like his dad is his agent and making his decisions for him!
I think a lot of it comes down to 2 things
1) LSU is right there and his family probably wants him closer….location is pretty important for many kids and it’s part of the reason Brady Allen committed to Purdue
2) LSU is desperate for a QB at this point. Their other top targets have recently declared commitments to other top programs. For LSU to not have a 2023 QB going into the final year for this class, that’s simply not good…especially when you consider QBs tend to commit earlier
combining these two….I’m sure LSU has been giving Rickie all the attention he could ever want lately and the “lapse in communication” was probably that Purdue was doing their normal weekly conversations and LSU or someone else has been going above and beyond that
1) LSU is right there and his family probably wants him closer….location is pretty important for many kids and it’s part of the reason Brady Allen committed to Purdue
2) LSU is desperate for a QB at this point. Their other top targets have recently declared commitments to other top programs. For LSU to not have a 2023 QB going into the final year for this class, that’s simply not good…especially when you consider QBs tend to commit earlier
combining these two….I’m sure LSU has been giving Rickie all the attention he could ever want lately and the “lapse in communication” was probably that Purdue was doing their normal weekly conversations and LSU or someone else has been going above and beyond that
Who are we kidding, Kelly and their NIL $ changed the playing field in his recruitmen! Makes two players, one in basketball also, that shows that Purdue was and is not ready with regards to the NIL money! Just guessing that BB’s Booker was another one!
Well, that sucks but I think we were all hoping beyond hope. It would have been really hard to keep a top tier QB who lives in SEC country and has SEC programs breathing down his neck. Especially with all the speculation floating around that his commitment wasn't as solid as he was claiming it to be.
We all know that NIL would play a part in this recruitment, and it did.
Similar to Booker this weekend, I guess Collins got his part of the Mega Millions lottery ticket.
Not sure we are going to be able to compete in a NIL world. That J&C report said that there was $180K part out in year 1 to Purdue athletics. Some colleges have OLs that combined have already past that much and more.
Similar to Booker this weekend, I guess Collins got his part of the Mega Millions lottery ticket.
Not sure we are going to be able to compete in a NIL world. That J&C report said that there was $180K part out in year 1 to Purdue athletics. Some colleges have OLs that combined have already past that much and more.
His NIL valuation here is $175k
Kid also wants to go Viral and his soon to be coach is happy to do it.
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As he said, the recruiting process has changed. And all Purdue offered him was a chance to play. If Allen is as good as people say he is, I doubt Collins wanted to be a backup for 3 years or convert to be a TE!
in the end, we all know it was about the money! He’ll make more at LSU than our entire team will receive.
and as he said, It was a family decision as in show me the money!
I guess he didn’t want to be an engineer
in the end, we all know it was about the money! He’ll make more at LSU than our entire team will receive.
and as he said, It was a family decision as in show me the money!
I guess he didn’t want to be an engineer
The reality is Purdue alumni would rather give their donations to cancer research than the NIL. Anybody here give $1 mil to the nil ?
I'm not sure I can blame the kid. Unless someone grows up dreaming of playing for a certain school, there's not a lot of loyalty. It's a combination of what the program can do for you to get you to the next level (if you're that type of talent) and what can they do for me/family immediately financially. Hard to pass up 6 figures and getting the oppty to play a high major P5 program.
Keep recruiting him up until he signs. Purdue needs to point out to him that Kelly has an established track record of switching QB's very quickly, even Freshman ones that start and not due to injuries but to play the next year's phenon or flavor of the year!Kid also wants to go Viral and his soon to be coach is happy to do it.
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I believe he has only stuck with one Sophomore starter to play as a starter in his Senior year at ND!
Don’t overthink this. Biagi was the only reason he was interested in Purdue. That ship sailed.
I shall never forget the day I received my acceptance letter admitting me to the University of Purdue...how welcomed I was by some of the memebers of the fakultee and staf...
Shocking...NOT.
That was the softest commitment ever (and one of the most lame de-commitments for that matter as well), and, it was merely a matter of time...the only thing that is shocking is that it took this long for it to happen.
I wonder how the University of Louisiana State will fare with respect to communication...my guess is that $$$ is the language being spoken, and, indeed that there was a lapse on the Purdue side of things in that regard...and won't be with LSU.
I would have been stunned if this guy actually honored the commitment and showed up at Purdue.
Another case of a kid being in way over his head...and, having way too many voices bouncing around in it.
Seemingly ultra-talented, but, not a guy that would have fit at Purdue...evidenced by the mere fact that he does not even know that it is Purdue University. I don't even know what prompted the initial commitment aside of attention...as, attention seems to be important to him and his handlers. As disappointing as it is to lose out on a potentially very talented player, it is another case where it is probably best for both parties...I will be sure to pray for him though on his journey (that I expect to end not only quickly, but, close to home).
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If your Special Teams Coordinator is the only reason, sounds like Purdue wasn't that invested then. If he was someone Brohm really wanted, you would think he would be more involved, or someone from the offensive staff for that matter.
I'd be curious to know Brohm's true reaction, not the one he has to has to portray to the media and fans. He must be super frustrated.
Reading his decommit post, I don’t even know if this kid would last one day of classes at Purdue.
Possibly, but, again...the genuine commitment of/from this kid was never there, and, he had to recognize that also.
I am sure that they would have loved to have had him, but, no way they could have been counting on it...and, I think this ultimately turned out how pretty much everyone expected that it would...and, for that matter, will (with Rickie's "continued journey" ending in Baton Rouge at the University of Louisiana State).
Talented kid for sure, but, the chances of him ever playing at/for Purdue were really slim seemingly...to the point that I still don't understand why he committed, other than for attention.
Plus it’s not just that. Say he comes and makes a few plays mixed in with Allen. Or say even worse that he starts over Allen and plays well… only to say “yeah you gave me enough to come, but pay me AGAIN… or I’m out!” Now you got Allen kinda looking sideways.. and, if LSU offered some amount up front and Purdue actually matched it, now that amount might quadruple to stay for year two..
I’d be pissed if the future after Oconnell was anything below David Blough.. but if you have Blough or better you thank this Collins kid for doing us a favor…
I didn’t think about this too much until now….but if this is true that’s extremely telling considering the Brohms were having basically as many calls and conversations with Allen as is allowed…. well after he had committed too.
That’s basically 180° turn in just 1 recruiting class between 2 prospects that are very similarly ranked
Totally guessing here, but it sounds like Collins and/or his peeps were perhaps expecting "something", love, money, guaranteed starting spot...not sure.
I dont think Brohm rides like that.
I dont think Brohm rides like that.
Except he was 100% on Purdue a month ago and biagi has been gone several months. No one is overthinking this haha it’s about NIL.
Enjoy getting butt humped by Brian Kelly on tik tok
The "lapse in communication" is definitely him asking for money and Purdue saying that they'll look into it.
So then he took LSU's offer.
We should have paid him, I wonder how much he asked for
So then he took LSU's offer.
We should have paid him, I wonder how much he asked for
Sorry if I wasn't clear. My point was that he would never would have verballed to Purdue in the first place if not for the Biagi relationship. Once Biagi was out of the equation, the chances of the Purdue verbal withstanding the NIL onslaught were so miniscule that this outcome was inevitable. I don't think it correct to say that Purdue wasn't invested, but Brian Brohm had a lot of ground to make up as he probably wasn't the one trading texts with Collins on a daily basis. And at that point he also had to contend with suitors with deep pockets.
Purdue is in an awkward position right now with NIL and recruiting 'fit'. A Large fish in an Extra Large conference with a Medium NIL budget. We are seeing it on both football and basketball now that the top recruits Purdue is signing, more than ever before, are the ones with a special connection and financial stability to look beyond the near term financial part of the decision. But there are only so many of those guys around.
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