'13 TX WR Eldridge Massington (UCLA Verbal)

[IrishLax]

Decommitted.

 

[Ndaccountant]

Decommitted.

Or pushed out?

 

[Emcee77]

Or pushed out?

I was about to make the exact same post.

Kinda surprised, he had an in-home that supposedly went well: USC Football Recruiting: Trojans Hit the Trail With In-Home Visits - Reign of Troy - A USC Trojans Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

 

[Kaneyoufeelit]

 

[Ironman8]

Or pushed out?

Sounds like this. Said he decommitted after discussions with the staff (I think he wouldn't be able to EE due to his rehab schedule).

 

[Rhode Irish]

Shocking.....

Obviously pushed out. Not even a question. We said this was going to happen months ago.

 

[Redbar]

Shocking.....

Obviously pushed out. Not even a question. We said this was going to happen months ago.

Even Lane's mom knew this young man was out after the injury.

 

[TheSunIsRising]

IDK, I think this kid probably just realized that Kiffin's comment during the visit

"relax Eldridge, your status as one of our recruits is just as solid to me as my dad's status as our DC; my word is stronger than OAK"

just isn't as reassuring anymore

 

[ALLGATOR]

shocked Lane kept him this long the kid was overrated before he hurt his knee

 

[Irishnuke]

shocked Lane kept him this long the kid was overrated before he hurt his knee

Would expect nothing less from an SEC fan.

 

[ALLGATOR]

Would expect nothing less from an SEC fan.

what about the ND fans saying basically the same thing in this thread?

 

[Domina Nostra]

what about the ND fans saying basically the same thing in this thread?

Would not expect it from them.

 

[Irishnuke]

what about the ND fans saying basically the same thing in this thread?

Just re-read the whole thread and don't see where any one says he is overrated and that he should have his scholarship pulled. You're the only one saying that.

 

[Redbar]

I would love to have him, even after the injury. It is no surprise to us that Kiffin pulled his scholarship. That is very different from saying I would want or expect Coach Kelly to do it.

 

[IrishLax]

Tore his ACL. 85% chance Kiffin pulls his scholly like he did with York last year.

I mean we all saw this coming 5 months ago. I don't get how kids and their parents can be so blind sometimes.

If you're a skill position player and you commit to USC and then you suffer a ligament injury during the season YOU WILL LOSE YOUR SCHOLARSHIP LATE IN THE CYCLE.

It sucks, but this kid has no one to blame but himself for signing up to play for the snake of all snakes.

 

[Rack Em]

shocked Lane kept him this long the kid was overrated before he hurt his knee

THEN WHY IN THE **** WOULD LANE HAVE OFFERED HIM A SCHOLARSHIP IN THE FIRST PLACE?!?!?!?!?!

C'mon man. Seriously?

 

[NDhoosier]

what about the ND fans saying basically the same thing in this thread?

no one has said that, everyone was saying that his schollie would get pulled BECAUSE he was injured. Lame Kittin and the SEC love to throw away kids like trash, no surprise there.

 

[Kaneyoufeelit]

shocked Lane kept him this long the kid was overrated before he hurt his knee

Can we all relax. He is talking about Lane. Lax said the same thing about the situation and the kid. Another example of turning an ordinary statement into something it's not.

Let the neg reps come again.

So how about this kid. Any idea where he will land?

 

[irishmarine]

Haha when I read his name I thought of the Character from family guy. Can't remember his name but he's the guy with the top hat hahahah. I'm seriously entertaining myself

 

[domer13]

Haha when I read his name I thought of the Character from family guy. Can't remember his name but he's the guy with the top hat hahahah. I'm seriously entertaining myself

Buzz Killington

 

[ALLGATOR]

visiting Bama this weekend

 

[ndfi78]

I haven't be following his recruitment at all but if Kiffin was trying to dump him I'm surprised Bama is interested.

EDIT: Should have said, Kiffin did dump him.

 

[NDinL.A.]

This is what really went down:

1. Massington effed up, royally. He told the USC coaches he wouldn't go to Tennessee's camp and work out for them, and then he did anyways. Then he tore his knee up, and the coaches found out through the media, which is another strike against him. Apparently the USC coaches were so pissed they almost dropped him then, but they didn't.

2. It was then a contingency that Massington be an EE if he wanted to be at USC. Massington was all about it, and had to take night classes in order to be an EE. I'm sure he didn't realize how draining and how sucky night classes are when he started, because the last 2 months his attendance was spotty and he stopped putting in the required work. It became apparent this week that he wasn't going to be able to EE. With USC's scholly limitations being what they are, the writing was on the wall.

So yes, he decommitted, and yes, USC forced him out. But in this rare case, I kinda don't blame SC. The kid got hurt ON ANOTHER SCHOOL'S CAMPUS, and only then did he profess his never-ending love for USC. Then he promised to get things done in the classroom, and he didn't. If he were a ND recruit, i don't think they'd drop him if he couldn't EE, but I wouldn't blame them if they did. The kid made some really stupid choices, and there are consequences to those stupid choices.

Not blaming Kiffin for this one, personally, as cold as that sounds...

 

[Emcee77]

Oh man, I forgot about the Tennessee angle. And yeah, with the sanctions I guess USC can't have guys saying they will EE and then screwing it up in the classroom. Good points, Hollywood. Not that Kiffin's not a snake ... just that Massington bears some responsibility here.

 

[TheSunIsRising]

This is what really went down:

1. Massington effed up, royally. He told the USC coaches he wouldn't go to Tennessee's camp and work out for them, and then he did anyways. Then he tore his knee up, and the coaches found out through the media, which is another strike against him. Apparently the USC coaches were so pissed they almost dropped him then, but they didn't.

2. It was then a contingency that Massington be an EE if he wanted to be at USC. Massington was all about it, and had to take night classes in order to be an EE. I'm sure he didn't realize how draining and how sucky night classes are when he started, because the last 2 months his attendance was spotty and he stopped putting in the required work. It became apparent this week that he wasn't going to be able to EE. With USC's scholly limitations being what they are, the writing was on the wall.

So yes, he decommitted, and yes, USC forced him out. But in this rare case, I kinda don't blame SC. The kid got hurt ON ANOTHER SCHOOL'S CAMPUS, and only then did he profess his never-ending love for USC. Then he promised to get things done in the classroom, and he didn't. If he were a ND recruit, i don't think they'd drop him if he couldn't EE, but I wouldn't blame them if they did. The kid made some really stupid choices, and there are consequences to those stupid choices.

Not blaming Kiffin for this one, personally, as cold as that sounds...

All well and good, but I thought that Kiffin had a policy about not wanting injury information disclosed via the media (seems like there are cases where he sees value in such information being available - oh the irony)

 

[Luckylucci]

Damn, there you go speaking logic. When all I want to do is hate USC

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Per BGI, we reached out to gauge interest and he is not really interested. Focused on other schools.

 

[Irishnuke]

Committed to UCLA per Rivals. Good for him and UCLA.

 

[NDhoosier]

hehe, payback sucks... hopefully the kid has like 200 yard - 3 TD games against U$C.

 

[Emcee77]

Just scored an 80 yard TD due to shitty tackling by ASU. Love to see a guy come back from an injury and have some success.