Patrick Johnson Won't be a Cane

Apparently the drama is finally over. At least for now. Patrick Johnson, heralded recruit out of Pompano Ely has decided to finally pull the plug on what has been a shaky commitment to the U. A 5 star corner, he is generally considered to be one of the best players in the country and a potential 3 and done candidate.

However, from Day 1 Patrick has decided to be loose with his commitment, fooling around with recruiting sites and feeding anyone and everyone lies to amuse himself. His latest interview on rivals.com says he has fully decommitted from Miami because they ceased to recruit him after his commitment. Other rumors have it being he isn't able to qualify academically.

If this is the case, then so be it. The writing was on the wall for weeks, even months. Randy Shannon stopped recruiting him because Patrick was supposed to be committed. Patrick was supposedly recruiting other kids to come and join the Canes' stellar class. But once PJ decided to start going on trips to UNC and UF, and once rumors of payoffs and bribes came around, Randy stopped calling.

Randy isn't going to take crap from anyone, even a prized recruit. PJ is a great player, and it's still feasible he comes to Miami. He fully enjoys the recruiting process and loves screwing around with recruiting websites. This could all be a ploy of some sorts to make news for himself. He and his dad are really enjoying the spotlight.

Frankly, I don't really care anymore. Even if he comes here, which I still hope he does considering his talent level, I don't approve of the way things have been handled by the Johnson family. He is only 17 or 18 but he needs to make a decision like a man. Enough of the games. Just choose your college destination and stop with the trickery.

If he ends up at UNC, we will all know it was a payoff. Possibly the same with UF. Urban Meyer has made it a point to target several Canes commits/recruits, either out of spite or jealousy or more likely out of common interest in a player. However there have been a few shady rumors regarding PJ and his courtship by UF. LSU is still a possibility, though I wouldn't rule out USC.

The entire thing seems sketchy to me. Who knows what will result from all of this. I'm just disappointed that we have to sit through this stuff another week. Hopefully in the end he will be a Cane, but with the class that is coming in, his absence wouldn't be a catastrophic loss.