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The Cyler Miles Situation

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  • samdog91 said...

    I dont get it myself. Kids decommit all the time when a coach he is interested in working with leaves a program. If its the kid and his father making the advances towards Bama now I see no problem with it. If I were a Bama coach handling his recruitment I would ask that he talk to Sark. and lay it all on the table and tell him whats going on. As far as JW goes, not far in my book if Cyler wants to come to Bama.

    It is the perception of him at UW, since he is the top prospect they have in their whole class and regardless of Sarkisian being their HC they still don't usually sign a player of that caliber every so often...while Bama under Saban has had the luxury of reeling in guys higher rated and of his caliber every recruiting class.

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  • cwaters2 said...

    Tweet from Lucky? Did I miss something? TIA

    Lucky tweeted the link to this post. A way to increase traffic on BOL, but also a way to bring info to light. I was on Twitter this morning, saw Lucky's tweet and came over and read the post.

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  • bigmike7866 said...

    Lucky tweeted the link to this post. A way to increase traffic on BOL, but also a way to bring info to light. I was on Twitter this morning, saw Lucky's tweet and came over and read the post.

    Thanks. I would think though that there has to be something to it or Lucky would not have tweeted it.

    Thanks again.

    cwaters2 ●

  • toxiktide84 said...

    someone fill us in on what the tweet from Lucky said?

    Here was Lucky's Tweet...

    Shannon B. Terry @sbterry247 1h

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    The Cyler Miles Situation by Round Table poster MABama alabama.247sports.com/Board/116/The-…

    Sorry, not sure how to link to the Tweet, so copied and pasted it.

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  • cwaters2 said...

    Thanks. I would think though that there has to be something to it or Lucky would not have tweeted it.

    Thanks again.

    Yeah, this was exactly my thought. To me provides some credibility to it!

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  • There is a rumor that he's visiting USC right now.

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  • MABama said...

    The Cyler Miles situation is becoming curioser and curioser and is posing all kinds of dilemmas for the Bama coaching staff. We have not seen this type of drama since the missing Cyrus Kouandjio barn fax. Would the coaching staff love to have a talent like Miles? Absolutely, but there is a catch. It would be a severe breach of recruiting etiquette/ethics for Doug Nussmeier to continue to recruit a kid he worked to commit to Washington. The accepted practice is that when you leave a program, you leave the committed recruits alone as it would be bad faith to go after them. It is the type of transgression that could certainly hurt Nuss from future coaching opportunities and he has a bright future. We know CNS plays by the rules, so the situation extends to him as the patriarch of the Alabama program. Apparently, Nuss has spoken to Miles and begged him to stay at Washington, which is the right thing to do. However, here is where it gets really interesting. Cyler Miles’ father (Doug Miles) was a running back at Colorado and knows the recruiting game and what it takes to get to the NFL There is a reason that he was willing to send him all the way to Washington, when he had several options in the immediate area. That reason is Doug Nussmeier. He knows Nussmeier’s reputation for developing quarterbacks, that he has played in the NFL and is one of the bright young minds in the game. Apparently, he is not sold on the new Washington OC and has developed a strong rapport with Nuss. While Cyler has a quick release, there are some passing mechanics that Nuss could fix. There are several unverified reports that Doug Miles has requested an official visit to Bama. This poses an interesting dilemma for the coaching staff that appears to be slow walking the situation to avoid the appearance of impropriety. The other dilemma for UA relates to JW. Surely, they have told him he has a spot, but how long do they hold that spot open if a kid like Miles, who doesn’t play baseball, is available? CNS certainly has an obligation to uphold accepted recruiting ethics, but at what point do you have to take into consideration what is best for the kid? If it is Doug Miles that is making the overtures, do you bring the kid in for a visit? One option would be to bring the kid in on an unofficial visit where the family bears the expense of the trip and it is clear this is something initiated by the family. This is certainly an interesting situation that bears watching. Now a few words about Cyler Miles’ QB abilities. While listed as a dual threat QB, he is not a run first or option quarterback. He wants to work from a pro set and Alabama is a good fit (and Doug Miles knows that). We saw his passing accuracy in the U.S. Army game (co MVP), but with 4.4 speed he can certainly run if he has to. At 6’4” and 220, he is more physically mature than JW and won’t take the pounding of playing two sports and can work in the weight room and his mechanics with Nuss in the spring. While you have to love the local kid, between the baseball and the FSU drama, Miles may actually be the better fit for UA. This has turned into a chess match that may play itself right up to signing day. Clearly, Bama has two decision points: What to do with this ethical dilemma and how long do you wait for JW?

    I learned there are times when you go for the "for sure thing". It served me well in college while I attended many parties. I think you take Miles b/c JW seems to be a bit of an oddity.

    J Kirkpatrick

  • MABama said...

    The Cyler Miles situation is becoming curioser and curioser and is posing all kinds of dilemmas for the Bama coaching staff. We have not seen this type of drama since the missing Cyrus Kouandjio barn fax. Would the coaching staff love to have a talent like Miles? Absolutely, but there is a catch. It would be a severe breach of recruiting etiquette/ethics for Doug Nussmeier to continue to recruit a kid he worked to commit to Washington. The accepted practice is that when you leave a program, you leave the committed recruits alone as it would be bad faith to go after them. It is the type of transgression that could certainly hurt Nuss from future coaching opportunities and he has a bright future. We know CNS plays by the rules, so the situation extends to him as the patriarch of the Alabama program. Apparently, Nuss has spoken to Miles and begged him to stay at Washington, which is the right thing to do. However, here is where it gets really interesting. Cyler Miles’ father (Doug Miles) was a running back at Colorado and knows the recruiting game and what it takes to get to the NFL There is a reason that he was willing to send him all the way to Washington, when he had several options in the immediate area. That reason is Doug Nussmeier. He knows Nussmeier’s reputation for developing quarterbacks, that he has played in the NFL and is one of the bright young minds in the game. Apparently, he is not sold on the new Washington OC and has developed a strong rapport with Nuss. While Cyler has a quick release, there are some passing mechanics that Nuss could fix. There are several unverified reports that Doug Miles has requested an official visit to Bama. This poses an interesting dilemma for the coaching staff that appears to be slow walking the situation to avoid the appearance of impropriety. The other dilemma for UA relates to JW. Surely, they have told him he has a spot, but how long do they hold that spot open if a kid like Miles, who doesn’t play baseball, is available? CNS certainly has an obligation to uphold accepted recruiting ethics, but at what point do you have to take into consideration what is best for the kid? If it is Doug Miles that is making the overtures, do you bring the kid in for a visit? One option would be to bring the kid in on an unofficial visit where the family bears the expense of the trip and it is clear this is something initiated by the family. This is certainly an interesting situation that bears watching. Now a few words about Cyler Miles’ QB abilities. While listed as a dual threat QB, he is not a run first or option quarterback. He wants to work from a pro set and Alabama is a good fit (and Doug Miles knows that). We saw his passing accuracy in the U.S. Army game (co MVP), but with 4.4 speed he can certainly run if he has to. At 6’4” and 220, he is more physically mature than JW and won’t take the pounding of playing two sports and can work in the weight room and his mechanics with Nuss in the spring. While you have to love the local kid, between the baseball and the FSU drama, Miles may actually be the better fit for UA. This has turned into a chess match that may play itself right up to signing day. Clearly, Bama has two decision points: What to do with this ethical dilemma and how long do you wait for JW?

    Dude, the reason the kid wanted to go to Washington isn't Nussmeier. It's Sarkisian.

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  • Step one is for the kid to decommit from UW and make himself available. If he does that we won't be stealing anybody.

    TinyLund

  • Winston is all Nole. As for Miles let Lance Thompson and Burton Burns (knows our offense as well as anybody) recruit him. I seem to recall a similar case last year where Clemson commit Cortez Davis wanted to check out Bama after Rumph left and a differdent coach handled it.

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  • samdog91 said...

    I dont get it myself. Kids decommit all the time when a coach he is interested in working with leaves a program. If its the kid and his father making the advances towards Bama now I see no problem with it. If I were a Bama coach handling his recruitment I would ask that he talk to Sark. and lay it all on the table and tell him whats going on. As far as JW goes, not far in my book if Cyler wants to come to Bama.

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  • TinyLund said...

    Step one is for the kid to decommit from UW and make himself available. If he does that we won't be stealing anybody.

    Bingo II

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  • We'll be blamed which ever way this works out, We should just go ahead and let him come on down and get it over with.
    I'd prefer a player thats 110% involved with fb instead of wishin he's someplace else during those hot summer 4th qtr. drills!

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  • coolstorybro said...

    Dude, the reason the kid wanted to go to Washington isn't Nussmeier. It's Sarkisian.

    Cyler Miles is on a surprise visit to USC as we speak. I don't think he would be looking around if Sark was the reason he was going to Washington in the first place. Also, TOS Washington site has an article about this very situation. Miles openly told the other site that he was not sure what he was going to do because Coach Nuss "leaving affected me a bit". That was his direct quote. He also said Coach Nuss told him to go to Washington. What the OP wrote is likely what is playing out right now.

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