Cantankerous, Out of Touch, Old Man Opinion TIME. (GET OFF MY LAWN YOU DAMN KIDS! CLOUDS... YOU SUCK!)
Isn't committing to a school a bit like becoming engaged? You haven't signed your LOI, you have not said, "I DO" so there is still time to bolt. But, if you're engaged, would your fiancee be on board with you going out with other girls/guys/gender fluid, whatever persons?
So, this dude verbally commits (which could impact other running backs Texas was looking at), but he is still going to take his official visits to Bama, Georgia and Tennessee? Because? He is not really sold on Texas all the way? Or, he wants to see if those other schools will bid higher for his services?
I don't see the point in verbally committing and still taking other visits. Just say you are impressed with Texas, want to carefully weigh all of your options and then definitively decide after all visits.
What is the over/under on the number of times this dude decommits, then commits elsewhere, then de-commits, rinse repeat?
OK, now back to your regularly scheduled posting. LID OUT.