“I am really interested to see how things are in Texas,”
Moore told On3. “Since Johnny Manziel came through and played there, I have had an interest in Texas A&M. It is a top program with some history and I have always wanted to see how things are there. This will be a big visit for me.”
I think we all know what is going to happen when he gets to College Station. He is about to get a "strong-a$$ offer".
I heard a good perspective on IB podcast today. Essentially what they said is, if he picks A&M simply because of NIL $$, he probably wasn't a good fit for ND anyways and likely would have bailed into the transfer portal from a highest bidder anyways. While they continue to believe he will pick ND, he seems very intrigued by what A&M can offer. As the old saying goes, can you blame a kid? No. But I do think the staff has to decide who they really want.
I think we have to be extremely careful going forward about who we go all in on. There are a lot of 5 star kids that likely don't place as much value (of course it matters to a degree for everyone) on NIL. Keeley is a good example. Michael Mayer was apparently offered $1 million to ditch ND and go to Bama to finish his last year. Mayer didn't even blink. I think you have to have a good enough relationship with a kid and his family to decide if they are NIL crazed or not. I am hoping Dante is not that kind of a kid, but only time will tell. It would really be on the staff for going all in on a kid and losing him over NIL. In that case, shame on you for not properly assessing the situation. You don't just suddenly become a "highest bidder" kid. I think Dante isn't that kind of kid. For ND's sake, I hope that's the case.