Blaine Scott, 2018 OG, Ole Miss Decommit, Ark: Nada

[The_Iceman]

https://twitter.com/blaine_scott54/status/854068780179345410

[Richard Davenport]

http://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2017/apr/17/hogs-make-top-5-highly-recruted-offensive-lineman/

[Kevin]

Rutgers?

[bennyl08]

Rutgers?

I was just about to post about how one of these schools is not like the others, but how is Rutgers the question inducing school there and not Duke? Rutgers isn't a powerhouse, but as far as NFL players, they are basically Bama compared to Duke.

In the past 5 years, Rutgers has produced 11 draft picks. In order to find 11 draft picks from Duke, you have to include all the way back to 1992 and even that was a supplemental draft pick.

Duke did have a guard go in the first round of the 2015 draft so that's the only reason I could guess he has that school on his list.

[tophawg19]

I was just about to post about how one of these schools is not like the others, but how is Rutgers the question inducing school there and not Duke? Rutgers isn't a powerhouse, but as far as NFL players, they are basically Bama compared to Duke.

In the past 5 years, Rutgers has produced 11 draft picks. In order to find 11 draft picks from Duke, you have to include all the way back to 1992 and even that was a supplemental draft pick.

Duke did have a guard go in the first round of the 2015 draft so that's the only reason I could guess he has that school on his list. 

Benny do you not know the quality of an education at Duke ? There is a good chance he is looking beyond football

[The Hawg Marshal]

I'm more amazed that any kid would consider Ole Miss.

[ricepig]

Well, if he doesn't visit between now and then, I'd say he's going somewhere else.

[bennyl08]

Benny do you not know the quality of an education at Duke ? There is a good chance he is looking beyond football

Two things. First: Quality of education is a very relative thing. For starters, you can go to most any university in the country and find a professor that is one of the top 10 experts in the world on blank. So, the quality of an education that you can get a Duke would absolutely pale in comparison the quality of education at the Sam Houston Institute of Technology if you want to be educated on said blank. Secondly, undergraduate coursework isn't that different from one place to the next. Calculus at MIT teaches the same material as calculus at at Miss St. Homeworks might be more difficult though but the material is the same. It's up to the student how much effort they want to put into the material. Graduate work is really where prestige starts to matter because that is where you move on from being told what to do to where you are literally doing things that nobody else has ever done.

Second, if I'm recruiting people, I'm wanting to know their commitment level. For example, if I'm a coach, I'd rather somebody whose lifelong dream is to play in the NFL over somebody using football as a means to an education all else being equal. Now, that is a bit hypocritical because at the same time, I'd be strongly warning kids that their odds of going to the NFL are very small they should not take their education for granted because that will do more for them in life than football.

[tophawg19]

a Duke degree opens a lot of doors , Then if you're good enough , you'll make the NFL from Duke . hopefully he is a great U of A HOF guy though.

[RazorPiggie]

Well, if he doesn't visit between now and then, I'd say he's going somewhere else.

Did he not visit on the 15th?

Nvm juat read RDs link.

[GoHogzzGo]

I'm more amazed that any kid would consider Ole Miss.

Agreed

[Inhogswetrust]

a Duke degree opens a lot of doors , Then if you're good enough , you'll make the NFL from Duke . hopefully he is a great U of A HOF guy though.

Two things. First: Quality of education is a very relative thing. For starters, you can go to most any university in the country and find a professor that is one of the top 10 experts in the world on blank. So, the quality of an education that you can get a Duke would absolutely pale in comparison the quality of education at the Sam Houston Institute of Technology if you want to be educated on said blank. Secondly, undergraduate coursework isn't that different from one place to the next. Calculus at MIT teaches the same material as calculus at at Miss St. Homeworks might be more difficult though but the material is the same. It's up to the student how much effort they want to put into the material. Graduate work is really where prestige starts to matter because that is where you move on from being told what to do to where you are literally doing things that nobody else has ever done.

Second, if I'm recruiting people, I'm wanting to know their commitment level. For example, if I'm a coach, I'd rather somebody whose lifelong dream is to play in the NFL over somebody using football as a means to an education all else being equal. Now, that is a bit hypocritical because at the same time, I'd be strongly warning kids that their odds of going to the NFL are very small they should not take their education for granted because that will do more for them in life than football.

My son has a Bachelors from Arkansas and a Masters from MIT. He hires a lot of Electrical Engineers. Someone at a party I attended in his backyard asked him about where they hire from and if they hired only Ivy league and/or the "higher quality and rated" schools like MIT, Cal Tech., Etc. He said no they hire from all types and location of schools including large public, small private and foreign. It does help a candidate get an interview but that does not help them get hired by them. The thing about those "doors opening" is it all depends on the specific job, company and even industry. For example the top executives in the hotel industry are not all from Cornell but the bigger companies are the ones interviewing their graduates.

[Hoggish1]

I'm more amazed that any kid would consider Ole Miss.

Hawg Mashall, You know the quality of education and cheating at Olepiss, so I agree with you 100%! 

[justmakeit2thebcs]

Two things. First: Quality of education is a very relative thing. For starters, you can go to most any university in the country and find a professor that is one of the top 10 experts in the world on blank. So, the quality of an education that you can get a Duke would absolutely pale in comparison the quality of education at the Sam Houston Institute of Technology if you want to be educated on said blank. Secondly, undergraduate coursework isn't that different from one place to the next. Calculus at MIT teaches the same material as calculus at at Miss St. Homeworks might be more difficult though but the material is the same. It's up to the student how much effort they want to put into the material. Graduate work is really where prestige starts to matter because that is where you move on from being told what to do to where you are literally doing things that nobody else has ever done.

Second, if I'm recruiting people, I'm wanting to know their commitment level. For example, if I'm a coach, I'd rather somebody whose lifelong dream is to play in the NFL over somebody using football as a means to an education all else being equal. Now, that is a bit hypocritical because at the same time, I'd be strongly warning kids that their odds of going to the NFL are very small they should not take their education for granted because that will do more for them in life than football.

Arkansas has 10 experts, Harvard and Duke have a 100.  Harvard business school is better than the Sam Walton school because every professor is in the top 10%, not just a handful.  I say this as a proud graduate of the Sam Walton School of Business.

[bennyl08]

Arkansas has 10 experts, Harvard and Duke have a 100.  Harvard business school is better than the Sam Walton school because every professor is in the top 10%, not just a handful.  I say this as a proud graduate of the Sam Walton School of Business.

Not arguing that Duke isn't a good academic school. Just that if I was interested in geology or architecture or other programs, Arkansas would rank higher on the prestige list than Duke. Considering Harvard, their undergraduate architecture program ranks about 60th while Arkansas's ranks 13th. In contrast, Harvard's graduate architecture program is #1. So an undergraduate interested in architecture would prefer Arkansas over Harvard, while a graduate student would prefer Harvard. Probably find more famous Harvard architects since graduate those who go into graduate school are going to be more into the subject matter. There often is a bit of an inverse relationship. The schools with the great research going on typically have more research oriented professors and aren't as good teaching things as somewhere else. It's a great place to go when you are ready to do research but very few undergrads ever do that.

[Großer Kriegschwein]

I'm more amazed that any kid would consider Ole Miss.

Lol. Ain't that the truth. Watching too much "Blind Side", or he wants to be a fireman in his next profession because everyone will have to pitch in to put out that blazing dumpster fire.

[sowmonella]

I'm more amazed that any kid would consider Ole Miss.

^^^^THIS^^^^

[ArkansasI]

Congratulations to Blaine for narrowing his choices down to five fine schools.  Duke, Michigan State, Arkansas, Rutgers and Ole Miss are a virtual smorgasbord of opportunity.  I've been fortunate to visit all the campuses except Rutgers.

Duke is regarded as one of America's fine private universities.  Its campus in Durham, North Carolina, is absolutely beautiful and enjoys an Ivy League feel.  Blaine might not expect to win a ton of football games as a Blue Devil, but I'm certain he would enjoy the next 4 or 5 years along tobacco road participating in rivalry games against North Carolina, Virginia and other ACC schools.  He'd most certainly enjoy the challenge of playing against last year's national champion, Clemson, and perennial power Florida State.

Michigan State's campus in East Lansing is sprawling.  I found it to be as green as the school colors and surprisingly rural.  It may get cold in the winter, but Blaine is from Ohio... so he's probably not concerned about snow.  At MSU, Blaine would get particularly fired up to play rival Michigan, against whom the Spartans have enjoyed much success under the current coaching staff. 

Rutgers is the state university of New Jersey.  It is a new member of the Big 10 conference and, regrettably, enjoys a 2-0 record against my Hogs.  I considered making the trip to New Brunswick to watch the Hogs and Scarlet Knights play, and viewed several pictures of the campus online before realizing I had a conflict and couldn't make the game.  Rutgers looked very nice online.  And I'd imagine New Jersey doesn't sound too foreign to Blaine - it is one of the original 13 colonies of the United States... Rutgers is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and is one of nine colonial colleges.  While the football Scarlet Knights appear to be skidding a bit now, Blaine may see the chance to help return the program to the success enjoyed during the tenure of Greg Schiano.

Ole Miss seems wildly popular these days, and may be considered a destination school for students seeking a distinctly "southern" experience.  The campus is comfortably quaint, and Oxford is routinely listed as a popular town for authors, foodies and beautiful co-eds.  Ole Miss has had great success against Alabama recently, and they are putting a lot of football players in the NFL.

I'm happy knowing that the University of Arkansas can and does compete favorably with all of the schools on Blaine's final list.  Blaine has a difficult decision to make and I hope he sees Fayetteville as the perfect mix of the other four universities.  By choosing to be a Razorback, Blaine will enjoy 4-5 years in one of America's best places to live.  The economy in Northwest Arkansas is thriving, and I have no doubt that Blaine will get a great education.

[navyhog24]

If he doesn't visit next week, I'd assume he's not coming

[Richard Davenport]

If he doesn't visit next week, I'd assume he's not coming

Unless something changes, he won't visit before May 5.

[The_Boot_stops_here]

Unless something changes, he won't visit before May 5.

That's typically not a good sign.  Too bad

[HappyFan]

If you think about it, he is making his decision on May 5th (5-5), he has chosen 5 teams as his finalist, and our logo is the 5th one left to right top to bottom.  He is choosing us.

COINCIDENCE, I THINK NOT!!!

[GoHogzzGo]

If you think about it, he is making his decision on May 5th (5-5), he has chosen 5 teams as his finalist, and our logo is the 5th one left to right top to bottom.  He is choosing us.

COINCIDENCE, I THINK NOT!!!

I like the way you think happyfan! That is some high quality fact connecting, well played.

[Next1_04]

Any new news on this guy? Announcing Friday.

[Vantage 8 dude]

Any new news on this guy? Announcing Friday.

Uhh.....announcing Friday

[RzRbAcK18]

How is Ole Miss in the top 5 of almost every elite player? Blows my mind. Other than $$$ what do they offer that we can't? We play in the same league, they aren't winning SEC/National Championships, I would bet our facilities are better, I just cant figure it out.

[tusksincolorado]

How is Ole Miss in the top 5 of almost every elite player? Blows my mind. Other than $$$ what do they offer that we can't? We play in the same league, they aren't winning SEC/National Championships, I would bet our facilities are better, I just cant figure it out.

Girls drinking in skimpy sun-dresses ogling over young strong college football players in one of college football's fun environments...who gives a dang about reputation.

[bennyl08]

Girls drinking in skimpy sun-dresses ogling over young strong college football players in one of college football's fun environments...who gives a dang about reputation.

You just described every college campus with a football team.

[Piggfoot]

I've been told that UofA has some beautiful women. But Alabama, Ole Miss, La, Georgia, and Florida have many more. While on that subject. ATM used to have no women but now they have many more.

[NoogaHog]

So what time today?

[SouthTulsaHog]

Heavily trending to Ole Miss per 247 crystal balls. Wouldnt get your hopes up.

[HossHog]

According to a periscope video on Twitter he committed to Ole Piss

[navyhog24]

Lol wow.

[PorkRinds]

How the heck does anyone worth a damn want to play for ole miss right now? Maybe planning on redshirting so doesn't care much about the bowl ban?

[bennyl08]

How the heck does anyone worth a damn want to play for ole miss right now? Maybe planning on redshirting so doesn't care much about the bowl ban?

Well, they have beaten Bama in recent years while also being a miracle away from playing the SEC champ game.

A player still gets to play for an underdog team, but one that has beaten the big dog in town. The recruit probably wouldn't be expecting the sanctions to have a big impact and then they get to be part of the rebuilding.

[outlawhogeywells]

Well they are selling the self imposed sanctions and not talking about how much more the NCAA will add on to that. 
I say keep recruiting him and get him in town for a visit.

[Huds_HawgTide]

Puzzling to say the least

[mhuff]

Nothing Ole Mi$& does puzzles me. Anxious to  see if NCAA is going to be a joke again

[outlawhogeywells]

Nothing Ole Mi$& does puzzles me. Anxious to  see if NCAA is going to be a joke again

Past dealing with the NCAA says they will be,
Just ask Miami or UNC and how that is not happening or even the Louisville stuff. 

[jgphillips3]

Well they are selling the self imposed sanctions and not talking about how much more the NCAA will add on to that. 
I say keep recruiting him and get him in town for a visit.

This.

[Hogs49ers]

Why the heck did this guy commit to Ole Piss?  Surely some of their recruits will start rethinking their decision at this point, however they do not really have any highly sought after recruits committed at the moment and Blaine is one of the highest rated committed players they have.

[onebadrubi]

Why the heck did this guy commit to Ole Piss?  Surely some of their recruits will start rethinking their decision at this point, however they do not really have any highly sought after recruits committed at the moment and Blaine is one of the highest rated committed players they have.

I'd pass on the kid just because he did commit to OM. 

[outlawhogeywells]

If we wanted him before you take him now. OL is always a position of need

[Next1_04]

 Update: Has dropped his commitment to Ole Miss 

Per Saturday Down South

[Richard Davenport]

Update: Has dropped his commitment to Ole Miss 

Per Saturday Down South

More like per Scott.

https://twitter.com/blaine_scott54/status/891831678838218752

[RazorPiggie]

Update: Has dropped his commitment to Ole Miss 

Per Saturday Down South

I'm shocked.

[Richard Davenport]

FWIW, nothing will happen with Blaine and Arkansas.

[onebadrubi]

FWIW, nothing will happen with Blaine and Arkansas.

That doesnt surprise me.  And I think I support that

[litmachog]

I see Scott decommitted from Ole Miss.  any chance we can get back in the picture?

[Next1_04]

 I posted this earlier and it got removed, must be a touchy subject?