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'07 GA OL Nick Claytor (Georgia Tech signee)

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OSUBucks22 said:
As I said... Tends to jump the gun... There is still lots of hope for Claytor...
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he posted on the bsb premium board. let's just say that in his post there he backed off of the imminent GT commitment theme substantially. he also said that visits to osu and auburn will occur before any commitment, with a possible visit to fsu, whom he originally stated was probably running 2nd. he seems all over the place.
 
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Apparently, there is some premium info on BSB concerning Claytor - let's keep it there. If an article is forthcoming, then will post a summary over here. Thanks for your understanding.

EDIT: Info now presented in article format - previous posts undeleted.
 
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Claytor: No Tech commitment yet
By Matt Winkeljohn | Monday, July 10, 2006, 11:47 PM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Nick Claytor’s one of the biggest recruits in coach Chan Gailey’s plan, figuratively and literally, but the mammoth offensive tackle told me Monday night he’s not about to commit to Georgia Tech.

Or Ohio State, or Auburn, or Florida State, or any school. Not yet, anyway.

Claytor, the 6-foot-6, 320-pounder from Gainesville High was rumored on some websites Monday to be nearing a college decision, with Tech sitting pretty according to some reports.

My guess is the reports began circulating for one reason - he called Gailey Monday with a list of “big” questions.

“I’m just starting to call [college] coaches and ask some of the tougher questions,” said Claytor, who is ranked as the No. 8 offensive tackle in the nation by rivals.com among rising seniors. “You kind of tip-toe around when you’re visiting [those schools], but you have to ask.

“I asked Tech outright today, coach Gailey, are they going to win? Are they going to be consistent. I went straight to the source. I just want to let people know I didn’t make a commitment.”

From the sound of it, Claytor - who’s from Ohio, with much of his family, including his father, still in Toledo - is down to Tech, Auburn and OSU, with Florida State on the edge.

He went to a seven-on-seven camp last month at Georgia, which has offered fellow Gainesville tackle C.J. Wood a scholarship. Claytor did not, however, go to one of Georgia’s full camps. “I took that time [at the seven-on-seven camp] to debate it and see if I really wanted to go there, and put forth the effort to try to get an offer,” he said.

And he opted against that effort. “This is one of the toughest decisions I’ve ever had to make, and that would have been added pressure,” he said, adding that he did not blow off Georgia, but rather never said he’d attend full camp in the first place.

As for a timeline, Claytor, whose father started on Kentucky’s 1978 NCAA championship basketball team (his mother ran track in college), is looking down the road. “In football season, or closer to it, maybe September or October,” he said, when asked when he expected to commit to a college program.

This is recruiting, where the world changes daily.

This much is real, though: Claytor strikes me as very bright, and said of Gailey’s answers to his questions: “I thought they were pretty impressive. I can see how he wants this to happen, and he has a vision for Tech. I’m just making sure I’m asking the harder questions.”
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http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/tech/entries/2006/07/10/claytor_no_tech.html
 
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Like he is going to answer, "naw, I question whether we will win or be consistent". <sarc>


A better question might be "how" and "how long will it take" to compete with the Georgias/FSUs/Auburns and tOSUs of the college football world.....
 
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Guys, let's not degrade another school here. That won't help anything in Nick's eyes (remember, recruits and families read these boards).

Nothing is decided yet with Nick, and he will likely visit here again before he makes a decision. Let's let this play out, I'm telling you...
 
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