Don’t believe it was all about the money either. Personal belief is that Moore just did not want to come and play at Texas. He obviously had his reasons why, but can’t discount the fact he initially committed to LSU. Not Texas. When he decommitted and would talk about his finalist, he glowed about Ohio States program and how hard they practiced. When he spoke about Oregon, he talked about his relationships with the coaches. He never once talked about our program in the same light as OSU nor his relationship with our coaches. The only thing he mentioned was that his mother would be extremely happy if he picked Texas. He also was very critical of our quarterbacks when he last came in for a practice. Sort of trying to find reasons to not get excited about the Texas program.
I remember Gerry initially saying it was going to come down to Texas and OSU. Fact, in early June he was preparing to pledge to Ohio State. Now, he may have given Texas a silent on his official visit, but I believe that was more pressure from being around his family than anything. So that could be the reason he elected not to call the staff and inform them of his final decision. At the end of the day, Bobby and Gerry could both be right. It was not all about the money and Texas may have been out recruited. However, Dakorien had multiple opportunities to pledge to Texas but he never did. He pledged to two other schools (Oregon and LSU) knowing what type of season we just had and where our program is headed. Before his pledge to Oregon, he told some people that Ohio State would be the choice.
I can’t say that Texas was out recruited. They made him a priority. Sark road with him to the restaurant, took pictures with his whole family and told other recruits that he was their top WR. Maybe Sark thought he was in a better position with him than he really was, but to me it comes down to the fact that Dakorien just did not want to play for Texas.