What's the skinny on this young man... is he a big loss for us? http://espn.go.com/blog/colleges/oklahoma/post?id=17021 Haven't heard much about him so just wondering. The stable is still full so perhaps that's the "not a right fit for me" issue.
He probably doesn't want to wait until his junior or senior year to see the field due to Alex Ross followed by Keith Ford.
According to the Tulsa World, he just wants to go through the whole recruiting process, see what his options are. He is just a junior. It is understandable.
So much about recruiting should be illegal IMO. Recruiting freshmen, sophomores and juniors I think should be prohibited by NCAA rules. JMO. I also think coaches should not be able to interview for jobs until after the bowl season. OT, I know...
it would be good enough for me to just (somehow)stop the coaches who accept new jobs with new teams from announcing their job acceptance until after the bowl game their team plays.
Haven't seen him play. He is a year away yet. Probably heard he can meet a bunch of pretty girls, go to some big parties, maybe get a nice car, and have a real blast if he visits all campuses.
who the hell gets upset over a 2014 commit? who is going to start the thread about some kid who isn't eligible until 2021 decommitting. Somewhere that elementary school kid is playing peewee ball.
False. I know that's the rumor going around, but the truth is that Thomas decided to de-commit after a long conversation with his parents (and calls to both Stoops and Gundy). He just finished his junior season, and wanted to take advantage of the recruiting process. Completely understandable for a 16/17 year old kid in his position.
Not in love with that particular statement. I'd be in favor of yanking the scholarship offer if he still has it. If OU isn't the best fit now, it's not going to be the best fit a year from now either.
Not sure we'll ever really know one way or the other. It was reported that both Bob and Cale Gundy were unhappy about the de-commit, and Thomas' said the rumor of the scholarship being pulled was not true. The more I think about it though, the more I am not so sure. Apparently there were concerns about both his on and off the field production this year, so it does make me wonder if Stoops pulled the offer, but didn't make it public so that Thomas could get looks from other schools. Hopefully someone will ask Stoops about it whenever he has his next press conference.
