Through the Smoke

The longer he waits to commit, the better our chances....keep at em AG

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9/26/12: Bleacher Report's weekly college football recruiting show, "Full Ride", just posted a video handicapping the potential top three schools chances of landing Matthew Thomas. They have, in this order, FSU, Alabama and Miami. Take a look.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1348454-vegas-style-odds-on-who-lands-monster-linebacker-recruit

bleacher report thinks everybody is saying no to UM and that FSU is a lock wow dumb asses bet they never spoke to him

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10/3/12: Peter Ariz of CanesInSight, wrote about Matthew Thomas on Sunday...

"The hometown University of Miami has recently made a big move for Thomas’ services. At the beginning of process he says he wasn’t really feeling them as much, but things have changed according to him.

“I like Miami a lot, just the fact that it’s home and I like seeing them play. I grew up with Miami and I just love seeing them play the young guys because that has really caught my eye. I really like the coaching staff a lot, they’re cool guys. I’m talking to coach Barrow, coach Golden, and coach D’Onofrio. The University itself is just awesome so Miami is in great shape for me.”

There have been rumors for months that Thomas’ mother would like for him to stay home, which is something he says is true.

“She tells me about stuff, gives me her opinion on things ‘cause she’s been to the school and has given me her opinion. She tells me it would be best for me to stay here, but she’ll also support whatever decision I make.”

How important is it to Thomas for his family to be able to be at his games?

“It’s somewhat important for them to see my games. My mom is from another country so she’s never really seen me play. My brothers like to see me play too so they can watch me on TV, but I’d like for them to be in the stands cheering me on and giving me that support and drive.”

He says that there is no timetable for his decision.

“If I’m ready, then I’ll just go ahead and commit, but if not I’ll just ride it out until signing day.”

bada ba ba baaaaaaa I'm loooooooving it!

I felt the same way. I thought he was a lost cause to Tallahassee. He sees we need WLB help & that he could come in a compete right away with Paul & Kirby. It would be nice to get 2 deep at all of the LB positions & not have to worry about an injury. DP, Eddie, Thomas, Kirby, & Paul would ease that.

This will come down to when or if NCAA decides on sanctions... I still think Thomas will eventually be a Cane but FSU is very much a threat...

lol yo u know they already have that wont be a factor unless we get killed which i guarntee we wont

keith brown was obviously gone he never really wanted to be a golden guy he flipped to illinois for god sakes lol not an sec team nobody good then louisville like the follower that he is and northrup who cares bum

The names don't ring a bell.... (all joking aside, I really wanted Northrup but that's a FSU pipeline)

I'm glad Keith Brown didn't come, we don't need any more entitlement on this team.

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UPDATE: 11/04/12 – Today, Corey Dowlar of ESPN.com filed this interesting report, “Patten enjoys rivalry game”

“Florida State's victory over arch-rival Miami was witnessed by some high-caliber recruits two weeks ago. Arguably, the Booker T. Washington group consisting of Matthew Thomas, Denver Kirkland, Treon Harris and Nigel Patten were the most important.

Patten, an offered junior defensive back, relished seeing two of his favorite teams go head to head in a physical bout.

"I thought it was great," he said. "It was a hard-fought game. Miami manned up to the competition. Florida State, with all the good recruiting classes, I feel like they were able to do what they did. It probably should have been a blowout."

Patten wasn't about to play favorites, though. Whether it was the chop, or throwing up the "U," he tried to distribute his cheering evenly.

"I was rooting for both of them," Patten said. "Anytime one of them scored, I would throw up their sign."

That may have not been the case for the other three Tornadoes. Growing up in the shadows of UM, it was the orange and green that had their attention.

"I know Treon Harris, Matthew Thomas and Denver Kirkland were all going for Miami," Patten said. "We all grew up wanting Miami to win in that type of rivalry game."

The 33-20 win may have had some impact on other prospects that were there, but for Patten, it really wasn't a huge factor. He is more concerned with matters off the field.

"It doesn't matter," he said. "It comes down to who recruits you the hardest and things like that."

About a month ago, Patten seriously considered committing to Florida State. He even went as far to say so on social media.

But after having a chance to think things over, the 2014 corner figured it would be better to let things play out a little longer.

"I thought it was Florida State, but now I don't really know," Patten said. "I like both teams. Miami played their freshmen defensive backs. Florida State starts their young defensive backs as freshmen. They keep them going from there."

Did you notice Patten’s comment about Thomas and Kirkland? Hmmm…

I like our chances especially if we win out