Can Miami beat Oregon for five star DB DJ Pickett?
Oregon is the perceived favorite for five star defensive back DJ Pickett. Can Miami beat the Ducks for Pickett on July 17th? Host Alex Donno and Bruce Warner argue over why Pickett moved up his announcement date.
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00:00What do you want to ask me about DJ Pickett?
00:02I'm my gut when I saw the 17th is that he's going to Oregon
00:06and I don't think it's going to change.
00:07And I don't think if he commits to Oregon, Oregon, he's coming back here.
00:11I've told you or I've told you before, Booker, Booker Pickett,
00:16his his cousin told we had him on our show.
00:20He said he never liked to get the canes.
00:22So he came down here.
00:24He understood everything.
00:25He was all excited about it.
00:27But in the back of his mind, LSU, Oregon.
00:31And I think it's going to be Oregon, because why would he change the date
00:35so quickly and so much further back than the October date they gave us originally?
00:41It's because he's not going to wait for Miami to see what they're going to do
00:44is my opinion.
00:46He's going to go to Oregon.
00:47Do I think we could flip him?
00:48No, unless Oregon stinks, which they won't be.
00:51Their preseason number four.
00:54They're loaded.
00:55Landing's doing an incredible job recruiting.
00:58So up until last week, when I saw this stuff with the date being changed,
01:02I thought we were right there.
01:04I don't think so anymore.
01:05I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think so.
01:08I listen.
01:09I right now I'm leaning Oregon as well.
01:12I'm not I'm not quite as pessimistic as you are about it, because I've seen this,
01:16Bruce, especially in the era of NIL.
01:18Now, it's worth noting Oregon obviously is very strong in NIL.
01:22They got that Phil Knight money.
01:23And there's I know Barstool for what for what it's worth.
01:26They they reported recently that Phil Knight, who's 86 years old,
01:31is like he basically he's like, I want as much money as I need to pump into this
01:34to win a championship before my time is up.
01:37Right. So so so that is out there.
01:39But at the same time, I don't like nine days in most things in life.
01:44Nine days is not a very long time. Right.
01:47In recruiting, a lot can change in nine days, Bruce.
01:50I mean, it's July 8th right now.
01:51July 17th is the decision.
01:54This is a situation where Miami has put in, as Oregon has as well,
01:58I'm sure, put in just a ton of effort into this recruitment.
02:02This has been number one priority player for Miami for a long time.
02:05They feel like they've done a really good job with the official visit
02:08and all the unofficial visits.
02:10There's obviously going to be ongoing NIL factors in negotiations
02:14that are going to happen over the over the next nine days.
02:16That's just the nature of it.
02:17So by no means do I think this is over.
02:20Now, I do agree with you right now.
02:21He's probably just based on the feedback that we get from numerous different people.
02:26He's probably an Oregon lean right now, but it's not as strong to the point
02:30where it's worth noting, Bruce, that these recruiting experts
02:34who love to throw out their crystal balls and their predictions,
02:38there's not a single crystal ball for DJ Pickett to land anywhere.
02:42So, you know, if you go by his 24-7 sports profile, yes,
02:45there are a lot of people who think he may be an Oregon lean.
02:48There are some people who think he could be a Miami lean right now.
02:51There are no crystal ball predictions for DJ Pickett for Miami.
02:54I get I get it, Alex, but I just don't like the handwriting on the wall.
02:58And I don't understand why he would say what he said about waiting to see how they do.
03:02And now he's not going to wait.
03:04If he picks Miami, what happened that he's going to he changed his mind?
03:08You know, well, OK, I think no matter what direction he goes in
03:12and it very well might be Oregon, but no matter what direction he goes in,
03:15I think a decision has been made where he wants to get locked in early
03:19so that he can focus on his upcoming high school season
03:22and focus on the school of his choice.
03:24This was something that his father told Cane Sport.
03:27Now, you know, this doesn't this doesn't necessarily bode well for Miami
03:31on this front, Bruce, because like you mentioned,
03:33if he does commit to Oregon on July 17th,
03:36the chances to flip him are very slim because one of the things that his father
03:40told the Cane Sport on three was that their their plan is when he wherever
03:46he commits, they're going to shut down the recruitment after that.