chrisRU
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Anderson chooses Miami over WVU
Quote:Top safety recruit Latwan Anderson, who committed to West Virginia but chose not to sign in February as he explored other options, is now headed to Miami, Kristian Dyer reports on SportsIllustrated.com.
Anderson cast his lot with the Mountaineers in January at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl but had been wavering almost ever since. He scheduled a trip to USC but never went to Los Angeles. West Virginia kept trying to hold onto the Glenville, Ohio, product but to no avail. He made an official visit to Miami last weekend.
"I felt that all things were equal between West Virginia and Miami," Anderson told SI.com. "The only difference was the football. In my opinion, Miami is far and away closer to winning conference and national championships than West Virginia."
That's kind of an odd statement, since West Virginia has tons of starters returning and has won a Big East title far more recently than Miami has earned a conference crown.
He also added: "Even if I don't make the NFL, I could see myself living in Miami after I get my degree. I don't know if I can say the same if I went to West Virginia. I don't know if I can see myself living there after school."
Not getting Anderson is a setback for West Virginia. But if a guy clearly isn't fully invested in being at your school, it's best if everybody parts ways.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigeast/post/_/i...-for-miami
(This post was last modified: 03-10-2010 11:08 AM by chrisRU.)
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bitcruncher
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RE: Anderson chooses Miami over WVU
WVU has plenty of talented kids to play in the defensive secondary with the incoming recruiting class, and those currently on campus. Anderson would have been a nice get. But he didn't want to be here. So more power to him...
Frankly, I think everything worked out the way it should've, and WVU is probably the better for it...
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RE: Anderson chooses Miami over WVU
Most WVians don't stick around WV once they graduate either
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03-10-2010 11:12 AM |
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bitcruncher
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RE: Anderson chooses Miami over WVU
We would if their was any work worth seeking. But since there isn't...
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03-10-2010 11:14 AM |
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RE: Anderson chooses Miami over WVU
I think he signed a scholi to run track for Miami because they didn't have any football spots available...also means he can't play/workout with the football program for at least a year
Not sure why he soured on WVU...a lot of people think his HS coach (Tedd Ginn SR) wasn't keen on WVU from the getgo...he's tried to get offers from OSU and USC in the last couple weeks but no bites...basically signing to run track at Miami was the best he could do at this point
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03-10-2010 11:43 AM |
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bitcruncher
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RE: Anderson chooses Miami over WVU
Instead of expecting somebody under 6' to take over a spot in the secondary, WVU has taller players competing for those spots. I think it will work out just fine for the Mountaineers...
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03-10-2010 12:07 PM |
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