Irish -- NDAFArly -- it is not the fact of being a negative nelly (from what I read on the initial post) -- but basically, I think what he was trying to convey was everyone getting over the top excited and proclaiming them as future all-americans, when in fact, they are still a year and a half away from a full commitment. Then, if the "commits" do flip at some point (and yes, we have seen this) then the board goes into a tizzy about the flip and saying things like "get lost", "he does not understand ND", "the SEC pays him more" ... insert your own comment here.
There is nothing wrong with the excitement of a commit -- I hope they all stay true to it as well. But, for me personally, I do not get fully excited until LOI day -- and even then, it can be a crap shoot at times (Eddie V comes to mind). I think that is the message the original person was trying to convey.