Would Cam Akers To Ole Miss Be the Silliest Commitment In MS History?

[ShotgunDawg]

On Bounds this morning, Bo said that he is hearing that Akers wants to go to LSU but may end up at OM due to "pressure".

It got me thinking, would Akers committing to OM be the silliest commitment in Mississippi history?

Let's look at the evidence

- Chance to got to a bowl game? No

- Chance to win the Heisman? No. probably won't ever go to a bowl game.

- Chance to play on a good team? Maybe. Will have to be soon because that currently ranked 59th recruiting class with similar classes to follow will be bearing down on him.

- Will he play for current OM coaches? Probably not

- Will he develop? They haven't developed anyone.

- Lastly, as the Kang used to say, cheating in recruiting doesn't work if the kid doesn't go to the school he wants because when the going gets tough he'll make excuses. Whereas kids that attend schools they want to go hold themselves accountable and figure things out.

So, if Cam goes to OM, would any recruit in Mississippi history have less going for him?

What silly, awful decision that would be. Not to mention it may show up in the NCAA's radar

[Jack Lambert]

What pressure? Is his parents being given money or something?

[SaintDawg]

Some people just can't see the forest for the trees. They'll make their bed and then blame everyone else for having to lay in it.

[GreenheadDawg]

What pressure? Is his parents being given money or something?

I really don't want to spread rumors about a kid or his family but the word around Clinton is that his mama is sending him to the highest bidder and you know who that is.

[HoopsDawg]

CJ Johnson to Ole Miss was pretty baffling. AJ was pretty bad last year b/c of how many receivers Ole Miss has and what a huge need he was for us.

But yeah, Cam to Ole Miss would be a bad career move for him. He would be better off going to any other sec school maybe even Missouri.

[lamont]

OM has only had 4 1,000 yard rushers since Integration

It would be a horrible move for him

[fishwater99]

The Bears were there yesterday and he called them his family...

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[Mjoelner34]

The Bears were there yesterday and he called them his family...

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Is that pullover courtesy of Rebel Rags?

[maroonmania]

The dude is from Clinton, not South Panola. The only "pressure" he might be facing is an offer too good to pass up.

[AlSwearengen]

He can be a rb in bucky's offense, which is not an attractive proposition. Or, he can be a rb in a new coach's offense, which has to be more attractive. But, with their problems on the OL and serious penalties looming, I don't see them having a great chance of upgrading their OL.

[mstatefan91]

Some people don't recognize a bad deal even when it smacks them in the face.

[BeastMan]

Freeze has never had a 1,000 yard rusher and that offense will teach ZERO concepts a RB needs for the NFL.

[fishwater99]

Freeze has never had a 1,000 yard rusher and that offense will teach ZERO concepts a RB needs for the NFL.

It's not like Freeze is know for developing RB's for the NFL...

[Political Hack]

OM has only had 4 1,000 yard rushers since Integration

It would be a horrible move for him

And none of them belonged to Freeze.

It would arguably be the dumbest move in the history of MS sports. It would be akin to the Red Sox trading Ruth, but in this case the Aker's family gets to be the Red Sox. Honestly, I would rather see him go to OM than LSU though because he won't be a threat there. If he goes to LSU, he's going to cram it down our throats for four years behind a real OL on a national contender. If he goes to Ole Miss, he'll be lucky to hoist to the egg bowl trophy in his lifetime and we know they're not going to be hoisting any other trophies while he's there. Him on a good team would be scary.

[starkvegasdawg]

The Bears were there yesterday and he called them his family...

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That's actually an altered image. An Ole Miss sorority student informant, I'll call her Deep Throat, sent me the original image:

[maroonmania]

Is Freeze wanting him as a RB?

[HSVDawg]

And none of them belonged to Freeze.

It would arguably be the dumbest move in the history of MS sports. It would be akin to the Red Sox trading Ruth, but in this case the Aker's family gets to be the Red Sox. Honestly, I would rather see him go to OM than LSU though because he won't be a threat there. If he goes to LSU, he's going to cram it down our throats for four years behind a real OL on a national contender. If he goes to Ole Miss, he'll be lucky to hoist to the egg bowl trophy in his lifetime and we know they're not going to be hoisting any other trophies while he's there. Him on a good team would be scary.

If he's as good as everybody says (or even half as good), he won't be at LSU but for 3 years, and he will be behind Guice for at least one of those years and will have to beat out multiple other 4* and 5* RB's for the other 2 years. LSU is never going to be NOT able to run the ball, so him going there doesn't change anything in regards to MSU or our games against them.

Personally, I'm running out of F's to give about Akers. It's looking more and more like his eventual destination isn't going to affect us one bit (unless by some miracle he chooses MSU), so I don't know why so many folks even care where he goes.

[msstate7]

If you're the NCAA, doesn't this send up red flags? Shouldn't they be interviewing Akers right now?

[notsofarawaydawg]

Freeze sure is getting cozy with the young lady. I guess he's humming "Old times there are not forgotten" in his head. Hypocrite in so many ways. I guess the network has come up with a new "cartel" method of money exchange that the NCAA can't detect. What does his mom do for employment? I guess she could move into the Tunsil house.

[fishwater99]

If he's as good as everybody says (or even half as good), he won't be at LSU but for 3 years, and he will be behind Guice for at least one of those years and will have to beat out multiple other 4* and 5* RB's for the other 2 years. LSU is never going to be NOT able to run the ball, so him going there doesn't change anything in regards to MSU or our games against them.

Personally, I'm running out of F's to give about Akers. It's looking more and more like his eventual destination isn't going to affect us one bit (unless by some miracle he chooses MSU), so I don't know why so many folks even care where he goes.

So his is not going to an SEC school? Michigan, OSU or FSU ?