the rhetoric of recruiting, though. Of course, in actual practice, most good coaches are all about the team over the me. (And quite a few bad coaches, too.)

Maybe the kid was just explaining why some teams & recruiters have persuaded him to open his recruiting back up.

Justified or not, maybe Perdue just wasn't showing him quite enough love for him to remain committed.

Fair enough if true, right? This really isn't an uncommon reason given for backing outa verbals.