Okay, long read, but here it is.
First, to start it off, I sent the Loy stuff to someone who would know, and the message I received back was short & to that point: “Loy is full of crap.”
Anyways, I will put out the disclaimer that of course Deuce can flip, to anywhere, at any time. But if by chance he does flip to Ole Miss, it’s not because anyone knew so, it would be pure luck for them. They can’t turn around & say they knew all along. It would be pure luck.
As for today, this morning, I will go over actually facts.
Deuce has been to ND 11 times, and if you count his OV as a different visit, and not the one he arrived early on, that what be 12.
He spent his first free week with Riley Leonard, Carr, ND WRs, at Phillip River’s place training.
He is actively recruiting for ND. Other recruits, who agent even going to ND, have said Deuce hits them up daily recruiting for ND.
As for Ole Miss.
First, Deuce wasn’t even their top target a month ago, Keelon Russel was. Bama was recruiting both Russell & Knight. Knight was taking to Bama, the same way he talks to Ole Miss. Unlike Ole Miss, Bama decided they weren’t going to waste time seeing if Deuce changed his mind, so went & flipped Russell, who Ole Miss was also trying to flip.
That put all the pressure on Ole Miss to know have to get Deuce. So them saying Deuce was always their #1 is BS.
Second, Deuce has friends & HS/7v7 teammates who are from the area & it benefits them to be on Ole Miss’ radar.
When Deuce went to the camp in Oxford, he had a dozen teammates with him. They all went to see Ole Miss. I’m going to go over this in-depth in my next point, but who do you think leaked Deuce was there to the media? And Deuce was NOT happy it was being reported as a “visit” to Ole Miss.
Deuce will continue to help his teammates get recruited.
Third, anyone here familiar with Shakespeare? And how he used all historical psychological strategies in his works?
One of the most famous, a 3rd party’s plan to destroy a relationship between two other parties for the 3rd parties’ gain?
They create a problem, and introduce it to the other two. Both parties in the relationship don’t have to fall for it, just one. And that one does or says something that now is real, and can’t be taken back. This causes the other party to retaliate. Now there is a real, negative divide, between the two parties. And it was created from a fake situation. And the third party who created it benefits.
Ole Miss is the one who leaked Deuce visiting to the media. Ole Miss is the one sending info to reporters about Deuce planning a fall visit. Ole Miss is the one putting out all the junk about Deuce being homesick.
They know ND commits visiting elsewhere is a problem, & they are manufacturing drama around it.
So far, neither ND or Deuce have taken the bait.
Unfortunately, both fans & the media have gobbled the bait up.
Deuce talks to other staffs because he wants backup options in case something happens.
But he talks to ND staff daily more than he does Ole Miss the entire week combined.
He talks to ND commits & players every day.
Media talks about Deuce saying Lane Kiffin is this & that, blah, blah, blah. Have you seen his quotes about Gino? Says Gino is his favorite coach anywhere, his guy, and they talk daily.
A lot of ND commits talk to other coaches, they just don’t get the media attention as Deuce. They got offered early by a coach in their area, they have a relationship, and after moving on & committing to ND, they still talk to those coaches back home who they became close with. Happens every year on every team.
If Deuce does eventually flip, it’s a completely different situation than from now, because of this morning, he is ND.